Blues From The Ouse – UK Blues Podcast | Classic Blues, British Blues & Modern Blues Radio

This week on Blues From The Ouse , we explore how the blues is passed down through brothers, bloodlines, and generations , alongside a powerful selection of brand-new releases and listener-chosen favourites. We open the show with the latest new blues releases, including Lil’ Magic Sam, Ross Neilson, Mississippi Shakedown, and Angel Ocasio Jr. , showcasing modern blues from the USA, Canada and Aust...

Blues From The Ouse is a weekly UK blues radio show and podcast broadcast on Jorvik Radio , featuring classic blues legends, modern blues artists, themed shows, and listener requests. Hosted by Paul Winn, Ben Darwin and Angie Howe, the show blends deep cuts, new releases, blues history, themed features, and relaxed banter, with full tracklists and gig round-ups. New episodes weekly. Catch up anyti...

Blues From The Ouse #305 is a two-hour UK blues radio show and podcast broadcast on Jorvik Radio , blending classic blues legends , modern blues artists , listener requests, and new releases. This episode features a special tribute to Steve Cropper , the influential Memphis soul and blues guitarist, alongside fresh tracks from today’s blues scene, a themed “Heartbreaker” blues trilogy , and commun...

Blues From The Ouse #304 is a two-hour UK blues radio show and podcast broadcast on Jorvik Radio , blending classic blues legends , modern blues artists , themed features, and listener requests. This episode explores the blues’ long love affair with coffee — from gritty classic recordings to modern interpretations — alongside a special “Sugar Mama” blues trilogy and fresh new releases from today’s...

Blues From The Ouse #303 is a two-hour UK blues radio show and podcast broadcast on Jorvik Radio , blending classic blues legends , modern blues artists , themed features, and listener requests. This episode explores a “bird blues” theme — songs inspired by birds, flight, and freedom — alongside brand-new blues releases and community-driven listener requests. Expect music from Christone “Kingfish”...

Blues From The Ouse #302 is a two-hour UK blues podcast and radio show on Jorvik Radio , featuring classic and modern blues , road- and railway-themed tracks , listener requests, and new releases. This episode takes you on a blues journey along open roads and railways , from fresh releases to riotous riffs. Highlights include car-themed classics, railway-inspired tunes, and listener favourites, wi...

Blues From The Ouse #301 is a two-hour UK blues podcast and radio show broadcast on Jorvik Radio , blending classic blues legends , modern blues artists , themed features, and listener requests. This episode explores Big Fellas and Little Ladies — metaphorical rivals, historical rogues, and barroom bruisers, alongside tracks highlighting powerful women in blues. It also features a selection of lis...

Blues From The Ouse #300 marks a major milestone — 300 episodes of blues radio on Jorvik Radio , celebrating classic blues, modern blues, live sessions, and listener requests. This special anniversary show features fresh blues releases , exclusive performances, and deep-cut storytelling, alongside surreal trivia and gig-guide highlights. From South Africa to Mississippi, Italy to Yorkshire, the ep...

This week’s show dives into fresh blues releases, muddy metaphors, and money blues — with a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from Lightning Threads, a spotlight on Emma Wilson’s UK Blues Challenge win, and swampy swagger from The Too Bad Jims. Listener requests roll in from Taj Mahal to DC Blues, plus Halloween-ready tracks and a cinematic gospel closer. Also featuring Paul’s bathtub tear maths and gig picks acros...

🎙️ Blues From The Ouse #298 – 22 Oct 2025 Delayed by technical gremlins, but the blues waits for no one… This episode features a rich mix of new releases, whiskey-soaked ballads, working man blues, and listener requests. Expect gritty storytelling, harmonica mastery, and gig picks across Yorkshire and beyond. 🎧 Highlights include: The Zac Schulze Gang , Mudlow , Choca Blues , and Piper & The...

Fresh releases, funky legs, and chicken-fuelled chaos — this week’s show struts from blues grit to poultry-powered grooves. Angie turns 70 and celebrates by dodging the show entirely, while we honour her with whiskey, cheese curd laws, and harmonica swagger. We measure Big Joe against baked bean tins, revisit Freddie King’s leggy lament, and dive into chicken-themed tracks with swampy funk and Cam...

Blues From The Ouse #296 If you missed it live, don’t worry — we’ve bottled the blues and brought them straight to your ears. We kicked off with new releases so fresh the ink’s still wet, including high-voltage energy from The Zac Schulze Gang and deep Mud from Morganfield. Then it was time to get low down and funky with Tim Gartland, Robert Ward, and York legends The Blueflies. We walked, ran, an...

Blues From The Ouse #295 – 01.10.25 Fresh blues, festival news, and midnight grooves — this week’s show kicks off with new releases from Burning Rope, Pops Fletcher, and Nine Below Zero, then dives into the 2026 York Blues Festival lineup: Lightning Threads, Jack-Austin Depsey, Pat Fulgoni, and The Stumble leading the charge. We swing through four takes on midnight (CCR to Johnny Otis), then hit y...

Blues From The Ouse #194 Another deep dive into the good stuff—Paul, Ben & Angie bring you two hours of top-drawer blues, from raw roots to modern grit. Expect fresh releases, vintage gems, and a few curveballs to keep your ears guessing. Harmonica howls, guitar growls, and vocals that cut straight through. Whether you're tuning in from the kitchen, the car, or the work van, this one’s built t...

Blues From The Ouse #293 – Lost & Loaded A weekly blues radio show from Yorkshire, unearthing raw, soulful tracks that slipped through the cracks. Paul, Ben & Angie bring the usual grit, groove, and dry commentary—with a few surprises that bend the blues rulebook just enough. Plug in, zone out, and let the Ouse do its thing. Featuring: Robert Kane, Savoy Brown, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamass...

Featuring... Buddy Guy - It Keeps Me Young Matt Edwards - Are You Free Bison Hip - Chemicals Ash Lambe & The 32-20's - Get Gone The Kinsey Report - Full Moon On Main Street Roy Buchanan - You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover Larry McCray - Soulshine Tinsley Ellis - To The Devil For A Dime Paul Oscher - Wee Wee Baby Willie “Big Eyes” Smith - Tell Me Mama Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson - It's You...

Featuring... Devon Allman Project - Blues Is A Feeling Matt Edwards - Won't Get Nothing Never Tora Daa - Baby Blue Robert Finley - Holy Ghost Party Jon Hines Trio - Memphis Sun Blues Walter Trout - Good Enough To Eat Son Seals - Bad Axe Chris Duarte - My Way Down Kenny Neal - Walking On Fire Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee Muddy Waters - Who Do You Trust Sonny Boy Williamson II - Temperature 110 John...

From fresh releases and 80s gems to listener requests and a few guitar gods thrown in for good measure, it was another packed show full of blues brilliance. Whether you tuned in live or plan to listen back, thanks for keeping the blues alive with us every week. Featuring.... The Zac Schulze Gang - High Roller Jon Hines - Riverside Ramble Mike Zito & Albert Castaglia Help Yourself Tom Hambridge...

Featuring... Boogie Bombers - Boogie Bomb The 2:19 - One Thing I Figured Aki Kumar - Man Of Constant Sorrow The 251s - Riding In The Moonlight John Campbell - Judgement Day Long Tall Deb and Colin John - Sweet Dreams Larry McCray - Stop Your Crying Ash Lambe & The 32-20's - Sight For Sore Eyes Bobby Saxton - Trying To Make A Living Savoy Brown - Street Corner Talking Big Amos Patton - Move Wit...

Featuring... Texas Headhunters - Maggie Went Back To Minneola The Derek Trucks Band - Down Don't Bother Me Long Tall Deb and Colin John - Black Light John Angus Band - Muddy Waters Blues Hot Foot Hall - Boogie Man Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast - Heart Of Gold Dusk Brothers - I Go It Alone Quintus McCormick - Fifty-Fifty Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker Johnny Winter - Rock Me Baby Chuck Berry -&nbsp...

Featuring... Kid Ramos - Nobody But The Lord The Terraplanes Blues Band - Tell Me Robert Finley - Helping Hand Sloe Train - Nobody's Business Mark Cole & Liam Ward - Lie To Me Baby Jimmie Vaughan - In The Middle Of The Night Quintus McCormick - I'm A Good Man Baby Johnny Mars & The Cold Heart Revue - A Room Mister Mick Clarke - Good Name Hat Nina Simone - Feeling Good The Allman Brothers B...

Featuring... The Zac Schulze Gang - The Rocker Jimmie Vaughan - Out Of The Shadows Laura Evans - Nobody Loves Me Like You Do Texas Headhunters - Gun Barrel Philipp Fankhauser - The Undertaker Big Daddy Wilson - Way Down South Brother Buffalo - Seen Nothin Kent Burnside - Crawling King Snake Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience - Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven ZZ Top - She Loves My Automobile Otis Rush -...

Featuring... Brother Buffalo - What You Got Jimi "Prime Time" Smith - Back On the Road Blue Milk - I Want Your Love Mad Guz & the Mojos - She's Dynamite Kent Burnside - I Heard Mother Blues with Gerald Mcclendon - Leaves Tremble On The Tree Big Daddy Wilson - Smiling All Day Long Mississippi MacDonald1 - You Can Love Yourself The Swamp Poets - Cadillac Lazy Lester - Bye Bye Baby Jimmy Reed - Y...

Featuring... Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Stop Breakin' Down Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - How Do I Let A Good Man Down? Eli Paperboy Reed - Workin' Man Blues The James Hunter Six - Free Your Mind (While You Still Got Time) The Jarekus Singleton Band - Purposely Eric Lindell - It's My Pleasure Emma Wilson - Water  The Bad Day - Wake Up Carolina Travis Bowlin - Just Saw My Baby...

Featuring... King King - One More Time Around LaVendore Rogue - Dead Mans Chest Studebaker John & The Hawks Your Hoodoo Man Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations Half A Piece Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport - Hate The Bite Mitch Laddie - She Keeps Me Down Ash Lambe & The 32-20's - Wayside Sam Morrow - By Your Side Junior Wells - Checking On My Baby Jimmy Reed - Shame, Shame, Shame Sonny Boy...