The Vintage Underground is a monthly radio show that uncovers and explores obscure or lesser-known music through the ages, from the folk music of the British Isles and the U.S. to the screaming psychedelic sounds of the sixties and beyond. Live guests from various musical backgrounds will be invited regularly onto the show to perform English-language folk music in their own particular style. The show is broadcast monthly in Vienna on Radio Orange and is hosted by  Marcos John Arrow aka Boxer John (U.K.) and Travis Leggett (U.S.) If you like rare old records, music history and live folk music, this show is really the one for you. Follow the show at https://www.facebook.com/thevintageunderground.

60s Underground and Overground: Summer Silk and Strange Brews 

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In this show we will explore some excellent underground, semi-psychedelic sixties songs pertaining to aspects of the weather with the occasional dash of the occult from the darker side of the hippy generation. During the second segment of the show, host Marcos John Arrow, aka Boxer John, will be joined by two of the show's previous guests, Patrizia Sieweck and Markus Brandstetter for some live folk covers of songs from Southern U.S., World War 2 and the river Thames. Enjoy what we think will be a great mid year show :) Playlist and artist links will follow broadcast of show.

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Guest Links:

http://www.markusbrandstetter.at
https://soundcloud.com/patrizia-sieweck

Playlist:

Main Segment:

Dr Marigold's Prescription, "The Land of Fusan"
Strawberry Alarm Clock, "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow"
Nirvana, "Rainbow Chaser"
Hawkwind, "Hurry On Sundown"
Harsh Reality, "Heaven and Hell"
Black Widow, "Come to the Sabbat"
Tyrannosaurus Rex, "Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat)"
The Zombies, "Brief Candles"
Aphrodite's Child, "End of the World"

Guest Choices:

Bruce Molsky, "Lazy John"
Warren Zevon, "Lawyers, Guns and Money"

Live songs from this show:

Boxer John, Patrizia Sieweck and Markus Brandstetter, "Lili Marlene"
Patrizia Sieweck, Boxer John and Markus Brandstetter, "I'll Fly Away"
Boxer John, Patrizia Sieweck and Markus Brandstetter, "Dear River Thames"

Vague Beginnings and Loose Ends: 60s and 70s songwriters. 

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In this episode we will explore the origins of a couple of well-known songs and serve up a tasteful splattering of obscurities to boot, before being joined live by Laura Rafetseder and Markus Brandstetter who will perform a handful of folk songs from Ireland, the U.S. and the Carribean, accompanied by host Marcos John Arrow (Boxer John).

Main Segment:

Carol King, "Tapestry"
Don Mclean, "Tapestry"
Lori Lieberman, "Kiling Me Softly With His Song"
Pete Ham, "Without You"
Peter Sarstedt, "Time, Love, Hope, Life"
Brian Protheroe, "Pinball"
Nico, "These Days"
Sid Selvidge, "Amelia Earhart"
Paul Masse, "Season Sun"
Marianne Faithful, "Lady Madelaine"

Guest Segment:

Dion, "No-one's Waiting For Me"
Link Wray, "Rumble"

Laura Rafetseder, Markus Brandstetter and Marcos John Arrow (Boxer John), "My Son John" (Live on this show)
Markus Brandstetter, Laura Rafetseder and Boxer John, "Pay Me My Money Down" (Live on this show)
Boxer John, Markus Brandstetter and Laura Rafetseder, "Island in the Sun" (Live on this show)

Introducing Songwriters of the Sixties and Seventies: Not Just Bloody Love Songs Innit Mush! (Live Guests-Bird People) 

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In this show we will be introducing some very obscure songwriters along with better known ones with lesser known songs. Our guests this time will be Bird People which consists of members from Austria, Hungary and the U.S. As usual, the first segment of the show will deal with a little musical history, records and commentary from hosts Marcos John Arrow (U.K.) and Travis Leggett (U.S). During the second segment of the show our guests will present a couple of records and talk about their instruments before playing live both with and without one of the shows hosts.

The Vintage Underground on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/thevintageunderground
Bird People (Live Guests):
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bird-People/139734989412064
https://bird-people.bandcamp.com/
https://twitter.com/birdpeoplemusic

Playlist :

Main Segment: Lee Hazlewood, "No Train to Stockholm"
Rex Holman, "Red is the Apple"
Buffy Sainte Marie, "God is Alive, Magic is Afoot"
Donovan, "Roots of Oak"
Bridget St. John, "To B Without a Hitch"
Ed Askew, "Mr. Dream"
Bill Nelson, "End of the Seasons"
Dino Valente, "Everything is Gonna Be Ok"
Harry Chapin, "Laugh Man"
Roy Harper, "Twelve Hours of Sunset"

Guest Segment:

"Big Sweet" Lewis Hairston, "Bile Them Cabbage Down"
Peter Walker, "Sunshine"

Bird People, "I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground (Live on this show)
Bird People and Boxer John (Marcos John Arrow), "Shady Grove" (Live on this show)

Sixties Psychedelia: Syd's Salaciously Psychedelic Spunk Receptacle 

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Main segment: An exploration of some of the psychedelic groups of the late sixties to early seventies. Guest segment: Band "Little Big Sea" will make an appearance and perform a unique and exclusive interpretation of an old English folk song before joing host Marcos John Arrow (Boxer John) in a live performance of an old folk murder ballad.

The Vintage Underground on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/thevintageunderground
Little Big Sea (This show's guests):
https://www.facebook.com/LittleBigSea
https://soundcloud.com/littlebigsea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGqTjUq7rHk
Marcos John Arrow(Boxer John):
http://www.boxerjohn.com

Playlist:Main Segment: Pink Floyd "Candy and a Currant Bun"
Tomorrow "My White Bicycle"
Jefferson Airplane "Lather"
Kaleidoscope (U.S.) "Keep Your Mind Open"
Kaleidoscope (U.K.) "(Further Reflections) In The Room of Percussion"
Jason Crest "Black Mass"
The Paisleys "Now"
Ruby Jones "Looking Out At Tomorrow"
Sam Gopal "Yesterlove"
Hearts and Flowers "Ode to a Tin Angel"
World of Oz "Like a Tear"
Gandalf "Hang on to a Dream"

Guest Segment: (Little Big Sea)

Vashti Bunyan "The Train Song"
Connie Converse "How Sad, How Lovely"
Little Big Sea "Bushes and Briars" (Live on show)
Little Big Sea with host Marcos John Arrow (Boxer John) "The Greenwood Sidee" (Live on show)
Lothar and the Hand People "Today is Only Yesterday's Tomorrow



Traditional Folk: An Extravagant Yet Barely Articulate Compendium 

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A broad overview of traditional folk from the English language tradition with special guest Patrizia Sieweck singing both live solo and as a duet with one of the show's hosts. Folk music from England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, the U.S. and Canada.
Patrizia Sieweck: https://soundcloud.com/patrizia-sieweck
The Vintage Underground on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevintageunderground
Marcos John Arrow (The Vintage Underground): http://www.boxerjohn.com

 

Playlist:

Mickey Newbury, "On Top of Old Smokey"
Martin Carthy, "The Dominion of the Sword"
Dick Gaughan, "Now Westlin Winds"
Sweeney's Men, "Dance to Your Daddy"
Stan Rogers, "Barrett's Privateers"
Brenda Wootton, "Rape of the Mackerel Shoals"
Tom Madden, "The Broken Down Squatter"
Cyril Tawney, "Sammy's Bar"
Doc Watson, "Shady Grove"
Fairport Convention, "Sir Patrick Spens"
Melanie, "Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)"
Levon Helm, "Anna Lee"
Patrizia Sieweck, "The Lowlands of Holland" (Live on this show)
Patrizia Sieweck and Marcos John Arrow (Boxer John), "The Bold Grenadier" (Live on this show)
Pete Seeger, "Oh Had I A Golden Thread"