The Night Train®

Slightly later than planned, it's a return to 8 Wheels Studio* to bring you the best late-night community radio show recorded from two cars! This week there isn't a theme but that doesn't stop us pulling together another fantastic show of music from the last 80+ years. The night was cold but the chat was hot. Don't believe us, just press play. Remember! You can also get in touch to ask for request...

It's the 2nd dispatch from 8 Wheels Studios*. This week we cover albums from '99, tip the hat to GZA's Liquid Swords and play too many songs from Numero Group compilations. Remember! You can also get in touch to ask for request or shout-out at; nighttrain93.2[at]gmail[dot]com or  https://www.twitter.com/RadioNightTrain  on the tweets. Please do, as this means we have something to mention...

We know. We're as shocked as you are. At no point did we think we'd last 5 years, let alone have anyone care! To celebrate half a decade in community broadcasting, we've pushed the boat out for a very special TNT. This show has it all, we've really pushed the boundaries of broadcasting* Remember! You can also get in touch to ask for request or shout-out at; nighttrain93.2[at]gmail[dot]com or ...

This week it's the 2nd of The Night Train's Halloween wing-ding shin-dig spookerama fun-fest. Steve goes first with a bunch of songs that are halloween adjacent before a twanging rockabilly set of songs that are 3 minutes max. After that it's over to Paul for a mix of horror-core hop hop, unsettling songs and eerie beats. Remember! You can also get in touch to ask for request or shout-out at; nigh...

It's time for Paul to play some records, so that's what he did for hour one. There was an anniversary cut, the birth of a new (mini) feature and a Bunny Lee tribute set. Hour two is a completely different affair. Steve was sure that it was a cohesive hour. Think of it a bit like translating a paragraph from French to English a word at a time only using a dictionary. While it each word may make sen...

We were saddened to hear that at the start of October, the great producer Bunny "Striker" Lee passed. As fans of reggae, it felt only right to put together a tribute show as only TNT knows how! Patchy information, paraphrased articles, half truths and a mention of the classic Bunny Lee video. Remember! You can also get in touch to ask for request or shout-out at; nighttrain93.2[at]gmail[dot]com or...

Last night, nobody noticed that we didn't manage to get a new show out on Sheffield Live. It's ok, we all know that we only make the show for ourselves. Anyway, people will notice the listen again is lacking hot new content so we're uploading this "classic" episode from the archives. So here we are, a return to another audacious Night Train special. To celebrate our 67th show we picked (and had su...

Hot off the press, it's another barnstorming edition of The Night Train! This week, we casually mention Kid A, tell tales of hash-cakes and enjoy the heavenless riddim. APPLE USERS! If you could do us a solid by giving us a review here... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-night-train/id1163313150 that would be much appreciated. Remember! You can also get in touch to ask for request or shou...

This week, despite it being a normal show there is a lot of listener homework as we reference a lot of things you "need" to check out. Paul is on hour one and Steve is on hour two, this time he's resisted the temptation to play "miserable music" (as one listener calls it) so the show finishes on an upswing! APPLE USERS! If you could do us a solid by giving us a review here... https://podcasts.appl...

This week it's all go at TNT Towers. Steve has had a laptop emergency and Paul is doing another all vinyl special. OK, when it's typed out it doesn't seem that exciting. Oh well.... Hour one is (somewhat) sombre as Steve plays some melancholic sounds to sooth the soul. Hour two is a journey through the grooves with Paul! Press play to find out why they're doing what they're doing and hear some gre...

This upload is a day late and a dollar short. As such, there won't be a witty spiel about what we did on the show. Just press play and enjoy what we managed to produce. We promise, next weeks upload will be full of beans. APPLE USERS! If you could do us a solid by giving us a review here... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-night-train/id1163313150 that would be much appreciated. Remember!...

This week was a bit of an anomaly... neither of us knew what the other one picked for each hour. It's not that we plan the show (can you tell?), just give each other heads-up on what we're playing. Not sure that's happened since way back in March. Luckily, we didn't both pick the same songs to play. Even better, we both enjoyed each others hour. Remember! You can also get in touch to ask for reque...

This week in community radio... we mixed it up again! For no reason and completely unplanned, we both decided to do a bit of a theme hour. Hour one sees Paul dig into his extensive record collection to give an airing to the purchases he's managed to sneak past his better half. Hour two is a much more low-key affair with Steve playing downtempo music in the style of Kid Koala's "Music to Draw To" s...

It's pre-record BAU this week as Paul has returned from the west and Steve has returned from the east! There's no guest mix, the self indulgence was toned back so it's just 2 hours of great music, hot chat and a great mini-set of mid-2000s glitchy-electronica.  Point of note this week, both of us have realised we can put a jazzy effect on the mic when we do our links. Pay close attention and...

This week for reasons best known to himself, Steve decided to do ANOTHER solo show. Paul was on holiday (tune in next week to hear about that) so we couldn't leave you with nothing! It's a pretty normal affair until you make it to hour two... then Steve hands over the Sheffield Live airwaves to himself for a 30 minute guest mix of mean psychedelic-guitar-fuzz action. Sorry this upload is a day lat...

These pre-records are a strange beast, a real game of two halves and other cliches. This week is no different. This week sounded like two very different shows, hour one sounds somewhat like an hour two and hour two sounds a bit like an hour one. Anyway, you can be the judge of that when you listen for yourselves! Let us know if the show is any good. You can also get in touch to ask for request or...

That's right! For (hopefully) one week only, Steve ditches the deadweight and soars with a solo show. It's been a minute since he's been trusted to take the reins on his own so the pressure is always on when left to his own devices. As you expect with a 2hr show from Steve, it's got; - Instagram obsessions - Talk about 20 year old radio shows - Mindless rambling about songs that is low on facts He...

We are totally gettin' in the groove now. It's been a few weeks but this show could be proof that we (somewhat) know what we're doin' with these pre-records. This week, tune-in to hear about Paul's drink of choice and Steve's current obsessions amongst other things! Also, don't want to big it up but these could be some of our most cohesive links yet. Let us know if the show is any good. You can al...

pologies for this being a day late! Hopefully it's meant you guys have been chompin' at the bit to hear what The Night Train has to offer for show 203. Well, it's all solid gold all the way down the line with the unique blend of music from across the ages that only we can deliver*. Let us know if the show is any good. You can also get in touch to ask for request or shout-out at nighttrain93.2[at]g...

This show might contain some of the best links since we were in a studio. While that's not sayin' a lot, it's still pretty exciting. There's also new songs, old songs, a kinda mini-mix and tales of lockdown adventures. We say this each week but nobody does, so we're gonna write it in capital letters... LET US KNOW IF THE SHOW IS ANY GOOD BY GETTING IN TOUCH! LINES OF COMMUNICATION ARE OPEN FOR REQ...

After the excitement of the last few weeks, it's back to the grind with a standard show! Press play to enjoy some standard fayre from The Night Train. I'm hungover today so can't really work out anything witty to say so I'm just gonna publish the show.... Let us know if the show is any good. You can also get in touch to ask for request or shout-out at nighttrain93.2[at]gmail[dot]com or https://www...

This is our 200th show on Sheffield Live. We were talking about what we were going to do to celebrate this milestone. Usually, we’d be doing another oddball show but it didn’t sit right with us. A couple of weeks ago, for show 198, we did a show called “Rhythms of Resistance”, songs that spoke to protest, struggle and change. Those with a keener ear might have noticed we only played one song from...

So this is another great show in the pantheon of The Night Train. Powlo takes the 1st hour, Steve brings it all home for hour 2. The usual stuff, anniversary cuts, random waffle and a varied selection of genres for 2 hours. Let us know if the show is any good. You can also get in touch to ask for request or shout-out at nighttrain93.2[at]gmail[dot]com or https://www.twitter.com/RadioNightTrain on...

This week, more than ever, we have been watching the news, trying to work out what we can do with our platform. It’s only modest but staying silent in these times isn’t an option, so tonight’s show is going to be a bit different. Regular listeners will know that music from the African diaspora runs throughout this show. Whether it’s from the spirit of Congo Square, sound system culture of Jamaica,...

nother show in two parts. P kicks things off and S brings it home. In terms of music, this is a like a classic TNT (aka it's all over the shop). Usual mix though of old and new, strange and straightforward. Let us know if the show is any good. You can also get in touch to ask for request or shout-out at nighttrain93.2[at]gmail[dot]com or https://www.twitter.com/RadioNightTrain on the tweets. To ex...