Songs in the Key of...

Welcome to Songs in the Key Of… - a podcast about songs. These might be old songs, new songs or middle-aged songs. Anything that takes my fancy really. Sometimes these shows will be themed around an idea, a person, a genre or some other concept. Other times they will simply reflect my latest obsessions. My new favourite bands. Those songs I can’t get out of my head. This time round, there’s no par...

A couple of months ago you'd have been hard-pressed to go on social media and not see people waxing lyrical about all the wonderful things they were doing ten years ago, when life was so much...simpler. It's been a while, but I've finally been able to finish adding my two pennies worth into the debate with an episode celebrating the merits of music from 2016. Don't forget, if you like what you hea...

An episode with a difference - in which Stephen Morris explores ten versions of the same song. Different melodies, sometimes different words, but all rooted in a folk song originating from around 1400. It's been given treatments by folk artists, prog rockers and darkwavers and plenty of others. Welcome, then to Songs in the Key of...An Unquiet Grave.

And now the end is near it's time to... take a good hard listen to the things we've been listening to in 2025. In my case the songs I liked were so good I made a podcast about it. You can listen to it right here. And when you're done, hop on over to Spotify to hear all the songs in full. Happy New Year one and all!!!

It's been a while - again - but here's a new podcast episode filled to the brim with music that's been keeping me occupied of late. From The Divine Comedy through to A. A. Williams and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, there's plenty to get your teeth into.

A week after "Songs in the Key of...Live" went...live, a return to business as usual with a selection of ten songs that have been keeping me occupied of late. There's a tune from a Canterbury scene band that sounds nothing like the Canterbury scene, there's a song in English from someone who normally sings in Cornish and there's a song called 'Emily' which isn't really about Emily at all. Confused...

Welcome to a very special edition of 'Songs in the Key of...' It's the first ever like recording of the show. Recorded on 26 July 2025 at the Medway Little Theatre, I was joined by Glenn Prangnell, Rachel Lowrie and Lupen Crook to talk about their lives in music. On top of this, we heard music from Rachel's band South Shore and Lupen Crook. It was a fantastic night. If you weren't able to attend,...

A short podcast to tell you all about an event happening in Rochester on 26 July 2025!

You thought I'd forgotten about you, didn't you! Here, after far too long an absence, is a new episode of Songs in the Key of... featuring another selection of ten songs to keep you entertained. Happy (belated) new year! Don't forget to head over to Spotify (if you're not already there) to hear all the songs in full.

For the eighth installment of Songs in the Key of...Christmas we have indie songs about awkward family Christmases, folk songs about the harshness of winter and singer-songwriter songs about meeting an international treasure. Don't forget to head over to Spotify to hear the songs in full on the playlist accompanying the episode.

Welcome to another episode of Songs in the Key of... Here, in no particular order, are ten songs that have been keeping my ears busy of late. If you like what you hear, head over to Spotify to hear the songs in full on this specially created playlist .

Welcome to Songs in the Key Of… - a podcast about songs.  For this episode, I set up the microphone in our living room to have a chat with Rachel about the music she's been listening to and loving lately. It's a busy time for Rachel as The Ashen Keys, the band she's in, are days away from releasing their debut - and rather beautiful - album, The Name on Your Compass. Obviously we talk about t...

Welcome to a rather quiet episode of Songs in the Key of... To hear the featured songs in full, head over to this Spotify playlist .

Back in September 2021 singer-songwriter Jo Hook appeared as a guest on Songs in the Key of... with a list of ten songs that had taken her fancy of late. Three years later I've caught up with her again to discuss songs from her forthcoming - and rather beautiful - album Shiny Disposable Things . If you like what you hear on this podcast - and you surely will - make sure you go to Bandcamp to get y...

Welcome to Songs in the Key of 2023 - Part 2 during which I chat with Lucy Forder, Vicky Price, Kate Arnold, Marc Symonds and Roy Smith. Expect a wide range of musical highlights from indie folk through to the most ethereal of electronica. Don't forget: once you've listened to both these episodes, you can head over to Spotify to hear all the songs in full.

Welcome to Part One of the Songs in the Key of... review of the year. This episode features chats with Jeremy Simon, Stuart Turner, Moira Mehaffey, Darren Lovell and Nick Rice. Don't forget to stick around for Part Two...

Welcome to a special edition of Son g s in the Key of... featurin g a chat with my dau g hter. Don't for g et: once you've finished listenin g to this, head over to Spotify to ear all the son g s in full.

The seventh installment of Songs in the Key of...Christmas is here. Just in time for the big day. Listen up for chat about Phoebe Bridgers, Momus, Tim Minchin, The Futureheads and, of course The Fall. Don't forget. Once you've listened to the podcast, head over to Spotify to hear all the songs in full.

Brought to you by the Spirit of Christmas past, this installment of the seasonal "Songs in the Key of...Christmas" series was recorded last year - but too late for Christmas. Artists featured for this episode of festive music include Simon and Garfunkel, Saint Etienne, Hannah Peel and, of course - and at last - the mighty Half Man Half Biscuit. Don't forget, once you've listened to the podcast, he...

Steven Keevil is one half of the dynamic duo behind Local Authority , a news website for residents of Medway, and Medway-ish – which sells Medway related gift, designs and – among other things – my book, Do It Yourself: a History of Music in Medway . There’ll be more on that during the interview. This episode would have been called “Songs in the Key of Steven Keevil, were it not for the fact that...

Welcome to Songs in the Key of... - a podcast about songs. On this episode I have another guest in the form of the splendidly affable Ian Petrie who will be familiar to anyone who’s wandered into a folk club in the South East of England – or a folk festival further afield. He’s one of those people with whom it’s an absolute pleasure to spend time as he has a story for every occasion. He’s a gentle...

Welcome to another episode of Songs in the Key of... This episode features another wander around the songs that have been keeping Stephen Morris entertained over the last few days and weeks. No great theme, just great tunes. Don't forget to head over to Spotify to hear most of the songs from this show in full on the specially made playlist.

Welcome to the latest Songs in the Key of... episode in which you are invited to trawl through a selection of songs that have been keeping presenter Stephen Morris occupied of late. Don't forget. Once you've listened to this episode, head on over to Spotify to find the playlist for all but one of the songs in full. And don't forget to subscribe! It's practically the law.

Albarn Coxon James Rowntree This episode gives a glimpse of one fan's relationship with the band who sparked his absolute addiction to music. Once you have listened to the podcast, hear the songs in full on this Spotify playlist .

This is a big one. Back in 2015, my book, Do It Yourself: a History of Music in Medway was published. It covered the story of bands and artists who emerged in the area from 1976 through to what was then the present day. This episode of "Songs in the Key of..." features extensive readings from the book with tales from Billy Childish (with reference to The Pop Rivets, The Milkshakes, Thee Headcoats)...