Ross Allen is something of a wanderer these days, which means that I get the call for extra duties on Mi-Soul on a Friday morning. If I wasn't such a "radio tart" this might be a bridge too far , but I not only love doing radio but I also love cycling to South London, though it must be said that the ride south early on a Friday morning is as different as my selections tend to be when I'm standing in for Ross.
Actually it could be even more different as I've contemplated digging out some hip-hop for one of Ross' shows, but it doesn't really get much further than pulling out a couple of tunes and deciding that I'm not really feeling it at the moment. Maybe because it would end up being like something of a lament for hip-hop's classic era, lost values etc etc.
Of course there's a dominant strain of vintage music on all my shows, but I tend to think of whatever I'm currently getting into as being just that....current!
So it's a relatively jazz-free zone, at least by my standards, there's the odd solo, harmonic twist , and vocal inflection that owes a debt to the tradition but by and large we swim in soulful waters.... of many hues.
From gentle beginnings to disco dramatics it's two hours of not quite The Cosmic Jam... and I hope you like it.