The Sound Of Nottingham UK (the home of Robin Hood on Robin Hood Radio) is a weekly radio show broadcasting from Connecticut USA, promoting the best music from the UK city of Nottingham.

The show is presented by Nottingham writer, broadcaster and champion of all things Nottingham; Steve Oliver.

Listen to the show Friday 11pm and Sunday 1pm EST / Saturday 4am and Sunday 6pm UK times. Link to the website is in the side links of this blog.

Please note: This is not a 'new music' show. Yes new music is played, but Steve also likes to step back in time to allow you to enjoy every possible facet of this city's musical output.



Sunday 7 October 2012

Show Ten

We Show Up On Radar 'Anchors In Your Heart'
Apparatus Of Sleep 'Brian Blessed's Landrover Adventures'
Best Kept Secret 'Mazes'
The Wax Dramatic 'Colours'
Cut The Heroics 'Everyday'
Baby Godzilla 'Three Legged Racist'
Tastebuds 'When Oceans Dry'
Chris Reeve 'West Bridgeford Blues'
Tim McDonald 'Chinese Waltz'
Barnum Meserve 'Stay Awake'
Injured Birds 'In The Doldrums'

Sunday 30 September 2012

Show Ten

We Show Up On Radar 'Anchors In Your Heart'
Apparatus Of Sleep 'Brian Blessed's Landrover Adventure'
Best Kept Secret 'Mazes'
The Wax Dramatic 'Colours'
Cut The Heroes 'Everyday'
Baby Godzilla 'Three Legged Racist'
Tastebuds 'When Oceans Dry'
Chris Reeve 'West Bridgeford Blues'
Tim McDonald 'Chinese Waltz'
Barnum Meserve 'Stay Awake'
Injured Birds 'In The Doldrums'

Sunday 23 September 2012

Show Nine

Josh Kemp 'Will You'
Rapunzel M.A.P. 'I Want You Back Again'
Injured Birds 'Song For Bailey'
Will Jefferey 'Dorothy Jean'
Practical Lovers 'Put It Bluntly'
Danny Apple 'Ain't Got No Time'
Richard Snow And The Inlaws 'Am I Really That Boring?'
In The Teepees 'Application'
Teenage Casket Company 'Best Friend Is My Radio'
The Austin Francis Connection 'Black Day'
The Deli's Mix 'California Maid'
Captives 'Can't Remember When You Changed'
Strings Of Seville 'Drown'
Captain Dangerous 'Forgive Us We're British' (acoustic version)
Louis 'To Wait A Lifetime'
Thee Eviltones 'Smoke And Mirrors'

Sunday 16 September 2012

Show Eight

Oldboy 'Down The Line'
Sofa King 'There Was A Time'
The Distillery Blues Band 'I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outside'
The Undercats 'Caravan'
Satnam's Tash 'Beam Of Light'
Vanity Box 'Vanity'
The Breakdowns 'Some Kind Of Wonderful'
Sam McKenzie 'Time To Unwind'
We Show Up On Radar 'I'll Be A Ghost'
Rosie Abbott 'Woodpigeon Translation'
Cool Blue 'Digging On James Brown'
Frankie Rudloph 'Throw Me Under'
Liam O'Kane 'Get It Right'
The Streetlights 'Smiley Happy Unicorns'
Yvonne Lake 'Send A Postcard'

Sunday 2 September 2012

Show Seven

Allotment Dogs 'Thousand Words'
25 Past The Skank 'Come Again'
Natalie Duncan 'Songbird'
Ben Wager 'You And I'
Georgie Rose 'River'
Captain Dangerous 'Everything Beautiful Reminds Me Of You'
Royal Gala 'The Wren'
Thee Eviltones 'Smoke And Mirrors'
Frankie Rudolph 'The War'
The Streetlights 'Smiley Happy Unicorns'
Marc Reeves 'Hanging Around'

Originally broadcast on Robin Hood Radio on Saturday 1st September and Sunday 2nd September 2012

Listen to the show again here.

Sunday 26 August 2012

Show Six

Jimmy The Squirrel 'Daydreamer'
Yunioshi 'She Wolf'
Gaz Peacham 'Need The Dough'
Zulu Road 'Call The Ambulance'
Rosie Abbott 'Unfathomable'
Ruckus 'The Way I Do'
The Breakdowns 'The Kids Don't Wanna Bop'
Dreaded Monkey 'This Is Not A Song'
Jake Bugg 'Taste It'

Originally broadcast on Robin Hood Radio on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August 2012
Listen to the show again here.

Sunday 19 August 2012

Show Five

Practical Lovers 'Textbook Romance'
Baby Godzilla 'Streamline Feline'
Dick Venom And The Terrortones 'Cadillac Twist'
Evil Jack 'Happy Valley'
Howling Buddha 'Bionic Elbow'
Johnny And The Raindrops 'Joey Chrome's Guide To The Solar System'
Kerplunk 'The Great Publicity Stunt'
Old Boy 'Down'
Rebel Soul Collective 'Wired'
Proper English Gentlemen 'Fuel'
In The North Wood 'Southern Ground'
Stuck In 2nd 'Reggae Heat'
Taken By The Tide 'Looks Like A Dead Heat'
The Smears 'Pieces'

Originally broadcast Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August 2012

Listen to the show here

Sunday 12 August 2012

Show Four

The Dusty Bible Band 'Spike Driver Blues'
Flaming Fields 'Be Free'
Jimmy The Squirrel 'Here I Go'
Patchwork Grace (I can't remember the song, as sadly I only wrote their name down)
Swimming 'Neutron Wireless Crystal'
The Downpage Liberation 'Monkeys On Typewriters'
The Undercats 'Caravan'
Wholesome Fish 'Reubens Train'
Your Weapons Are Useless 'Saturday Night'

Originally broadcast on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August 2012
Listen to the show here.

Sunday 5 August 2012

Show Three

Emily Needs 'Innocence'
Emily Rachel Martin 'Mansfield Road'
Ferocious Dog 'On The Rocks'
Frontiers 'Organ Grinder'
Halluminati 'Song For The Unknown'
Marc Reeves 'It's Not Okay'
Tastebuds 'Gloria (Romance Is Dead)'
Bluebird 'Nobody's Fool'
Rosie Abbott 'Unfathomable'
Sam Beeton 'Storyteller'
The Broomhill String Band 'Got My Mojo Working'
The Idolins 'Better Time'
The Hubris 'This Is Not A Plastic Band'
Alex Blood And The Diggers 'Layabout'

Originally broadcast Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th August 2012

Listen to the show here

Sunday 29 July 2012

Show Two

Spaceships Are Cool 'Toy Satellites'
8mm Orchestra 'Kevin Spacey's Box Of Mystery'
Skeleton Crew 'How Come I'm Never Around'
Illuminatus 'Falling Out Of An Aeroplane'
The Eviltones 'Smoke and Mirrors'
Great British Weather 'Supermarket Blues'
The Austin Francis Connection 'Everybody Knows Dave'
JD and the FDCs 'Tie Me Up Tie Me Down'
Golden Troubadours 'Silent Revolution'
Tom Wardle 'California Here I Come'
Liam O'Kane 'If You Could Say'
Fields 'Rock Paper Scissors'
Daniel Cliffe 'Should Have Listened To My Friends'
Sleaford Mods 'Five Pound Sixty'

Broadcast Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July 2012
Listen to the show again here

Sunday 22 July 2012

Show One

Captain Dangerous 'Everything Beautiful Reminds Me Of You'
Captain Dangerous 'Forgive Us We're British'
Will Jeffery 'The Day Off'
Hymn 'These Hands'
Georgie Mason 'Ask Me A Question'
Gallery 47 'Blue Chelsea Girl'
Nemo Shaw 'Beautiful Moment'
Nina Smith 'I Won't Forget You'
The Madeline Rust 'Back Home'
The Amber Herd 'Thursday'
Proper English Gentlemen 'Friend Of A Friend'
The Breakdowns 'Sad But True'
Ghosts Wear Clothes 'Stay At Home'
2 Sick Monkeys 'Senora'

Broadcast Saturday 21st July and Sunday 22nd July 2012
Listen to the show again here