[peel] "John Peel's Scottish Sessions" BBC Radio Scotland, Christmas Day

[Jimmy Stepek]

--- On Tue, 17/11/09, ken_garner <ken_garner@...> wrote:

> "I am producing a 2 hour special for BBC Radio Scotland to
> be broadcast on Christmas Day called "John Peel's Scottish
> Sessions" presented by his son Tom Ravenscroft charting the
> Scottish acts whose careers were boosted by John's programme
> and the offer to go to Maida Vale to record sessions for his
> show" he says.
> 
> "It will talk about Scottish Peel session phenomenons from
> Ivor Cutler to Lulu, del Amitri to The Stretchheads, and
> John  Martyn to The Delgados"
> 
> If you've got other suggestions/contacts/anecdotes.
> Scottish faves to suggest, let me know quick and I'll pass
> on the tips to Nick.

One of his first sessions after joining BBC was The Incredible String Band, a group who he had championed on The Perfumed Garden. They did 11 sessions up to their demise in 1974 then did another in 2000 when they briefly reformed.
Also worth considering are Stone The Crows, Writing On The Wall, Davey Graham, JSD Band (went to school with some of them), Gerry Rafferty, Rab Noakes, Stealers Wheel, Dick Gaughan, Rezillos/Revillos, Fire Engines, the sadly no longer with us Aerogramme, The Twilight Sad and The Phantom Band.

Well the last two would have got sessions if was still with us!

Cheers…..Jimmy