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16/11/2019

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Vote, Vote, Vote for the Weird Tales Radio Show

16/11/2019

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I'm childishly delighted to announce my Weird Tales Radio Show has been nominated for Best Paranormal Podcast in this year's Paranormal Entertainment Awards. Yes there really is such a thing but the awards ceremony is always an anticlimax as half the nominees never show up, what with being dead and ghosts!

Here's the link to the voting page https://www.higgypop.com/awards/

Quick #101 here: you have to work your way through all the categories to reach the podcast category and you can't click the <Next> button until you've completed the previous category. But you can just click the <No Preference> if it's a category that doesn't interest you.

Voting closes at Midnight on Saturday 30th November. Please vote, I'd love you to vote.

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Americana Music Radio Show #9 out now!

15/11/2019

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The Americana Music Radio Show #9 is out now. This is the AMA UK 2020 awards special featuring nominated tracks from Ida Mae, William the Conqueror, Pete Gow, Yola, Jamie Freeman, Danni Nichols, Elles Bailey, Joan Armatrading, Nick Lowe and – going for my own special award for longest track name by a band with the longest name Turn Off The News (Build A Garden) by Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real.

You can catch the show on Mixcloud as well as 10+ syndicated radio stations including SG1 Radio, A1 Radio, CMR Nashville, Faithful Radio, Radio Scarborough, Eastpoint Radio, SeaBird Radio, Phoenix Country Radio, Mix Tape Radio International and KCOR Radio.

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Mesopotamian suppositories anyone? Time for another Weird Tales Radio Show

14/11/2019

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In Episode 89 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we hear about ghostly encounters from around the world in ancient times – and learn of some of the unusual remedies for dealing with unwelcome hauntings. Mesopotamian suppositories anyone? We also visit 17th century Holland where the Dutch had a thing about weighing women to see if they were witches.

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Americana Music Radio Show #8 out now!

8/11/2019

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The Americana Music Radio Show #8 is now available on Mixcloud as well as on multiple internet radio stations. This week's show line-up includes No Coward Soul, Peregrino, E.J. O'Reilly, The Byrds, First Aid Kit, Phil Lee, Van Morrison, Lucinda Williams, Jade Bird, The Devil Makes Three and The Decemberists. Plus we have an interview with & tracks by Lucy Grubb.

Syndicated stations include SG1 Radio, A1 Radio, CMR Nashville, Faithful Radio, Radio Scarborough, Eastpoint Radio, SeaBird Radio, Phoenix Country Radio and KCOR Radio.

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Witchcraft Special: Meet the 'Queen of the Witches' on the latest Weird Tales Radio Show

7/11/2019

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In Episode 88 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have a Witchcraft Special including an interview with Wicca legend Maxine Sanders the Queen of the Witches + we talk to Darren Charles about the Scottish & Newcastle witchcraft trials, encounter a haunted computer disk drive & meet Day of the Dead Barbie.

The Weird Tales Radio Show is available on all major podcast platforms, plus YouTube & Mixcloud, as well as these internet & paranormal radio stations: KCOR Digital Radio Network (Thursdays 1pm PST/4pm EST/9pm UK) + Para-X Radio (Fridays 8pm PST/11pm EST) + Smart Radio GY (Sundays 7pm UK) + Pulse Talk Radio (Tuesdays 6pm UK) + East Point Radio (Wednesdays 8pm) + A1 Radio (Tuesdays 6pm + Saturdays 00:01am + Sundays 8am UK) + Radio Scarborough (Wednesdays 7pm & Saturdays 7pm UK) + SG1 Radio (Sundays 11pm UK).

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Latest Americana Music Radio Show #7 out now!

2/11/2019

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My latest Americana Music Radio Show is now available on Mixcloud as well as on multiple internet radio stations. This week's show line-up includes Tom Petty, Tanya Tucker, Mark Knopfler, Al Stewart, Amanda Fish, Keb Mo & Alannah Miles. We also have an interview with and tracks by Josh & Erika of The Empty Pockets. We also feature our youngest ever artist EmiSunshine with the title track from her new album Family Wars. Syndicated stations include SG1 Radio, A1 Radio, CMR Nashville, Faithful Radio, Radio Scarborough, Eastpoint Radio, SeaBird Radio, Phoenix Country Radio & KCOR Radio.

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Samhain Blessing & Looking for Ghostland - latest Weird Tales Radio Show out now

31/10/2019

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In Episode 87 of the Weird Tales Radio Show our Big Interview is with Edward Parnell about his new book Ghostland – the search for the haunted country of ghost stories, weird fiction & folk horror movies like The Wicker Man + Weird Tales Radio favourite Naomi of Inannas explains the spiritual significance of Samhain/Halloween + we ask what kind of spirit are they hoping to raise with the biggest ouija-board in the world?

The Weird Tales Radio Show is available on all major podcast platforms, plus YouTube & Mixcloud, as well as these internet & paranormal radio stations: KCOR Digital Radio Network (Thursdays 1pm PST/4pm EST/9pm UK) + Para-X Radio (Fridays 8pm PST/11pm EST/4am UK) + Smart Radio GY (Sundays 7pm UK) + Pulse Talk Radio (Tuesdays 6pm UK) + East Point Radio (Wednesday 8pm) + A1 Radio (Tuesday 6pm + Saturday 00:01am + Sunday 8am UK) + Radio Scarborough (Wednesday 7pm & Saturday 7pm UK) + SG1 Radio (Sundays 11pm UK)

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Ah yes... about the spooky house I grew up in!

30/10/2019

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Americana Music Radio Show #6 available now

25/10/2019

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My latest Americana Music Radio Show is now available on Mixcloud as well as on multiple internet radio stations including SG1 Radio, A1 Radio, CMR Nashville, Faithful Radio, Radio Scarborough, Eastpoint Radio, SeaBird Radio, Phoenix Country Radio & KCOR Radio. This week's show line-up includes The Waterboys, A Thousand Horses, Phil King, Cody Jinks, Thrifty Malone, The Rosellys & The Vagaband.

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