Yellow Brit Road

This week was August bank holiday weekend, which means ordinarily, it should have been the weekend that the Reading and Leeds festival, one of the longest running and largest music festivals in the world, took place. While the physical festival was called off for 2020 owing to health concerns over COVID-19, the Yellow Brit Road managed to secure passes to a very special edition of the festival: on...

John Reith, the famously uptight director of the BBC in the 1930's, took it upon himself to be the upholder of Britain's morality as director of the nation's airwaves. As we heard in the Lancashire episode from earlier, Lancastrian actor, comedian and musician George Formby often fell afoul of the BBC's standards under Reith with his cheeky and playful lyrics.  In time, the often unreasonable...

This week's Yellow Brit Road follows the rise of the Thin White Duke, in our first-ever album listen! We listened to David Bowie's seminal art-pop album, Hunky Dory . Cutting a portrait of a young Bowie in 1971, on the brink of stardom, a year before 1972's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars catapulted him firmly into the public eye, Hunky Dory gives us a glimpse of Bowie setting out his pla...

This week, we followed the Yellow Brit Road all the way up to the north of England, to the county of Lancashire. Between old music, local dialect, accent, culture (and chips) and poetry, this was possibly the most fun show I've ever done, and I hope you enjoy it too! The artists played this week were Lancashire folk bands The Houghton Weavers, Oldham Tinkers, Lancastrian actor, comedian and musici...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we dive through new music and old, discuss guitaring faux pas, and talk about identity. We opened with a solid set by Siouxie and the Banshees, and in a curveball for this show, American singer Andy Williams. His version of Can't Take My Eyes Off You can be heard here , and Muse's jazz cover for a BBC performance in 2002, here . Rock music is not dead, and this s...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, history, geography and modern rock epiphanies! We looked at the history of Canadian music's obsession with British bands during the British Invasion and the height of Beatlemania, particularly the interesting story of 60's Winnipeg rockers the Guess Who? Bringing in the fast-paced bangers, we played the latest synth rock single from Percy , whose catalogue can be...

This week, the Yellow Brit Road trekked down the paths of the current and happening in the world of music, both in the UK and globally. We listened to some classic bands and music, discussed the trends and workings of music streaming, cheered on an emerging charts battle with a front view, and sipped some masala chai from Montreal. We heard some classic Led Zeppelin and the last EP from Gang of Fo...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we took our foot off the pedal and coasted down the chill road. No good taste was harmed or compromised during the recording of this show, with our mixtape (can we a call a playlist that?) featuring the likes of Good Dog from Glasgow, Gorillaz, John and Jehn, Courting , Muse, Shingai , a brilliant cover by acclaimed guitarist Antoine Dufour . We also celebrated o...

This week, the Yellow Brit Road lead to a rainbow (with the pot of gold at the end and everything intact) as we celebrated Pride month. We revelled in the music of LGBTQ+ artists, sang along to Tom Robinson's national queer anthem from 1978 because we're Glad To Be Gay, and celebrated younger artists breaking new ground in queer music, both in Britain and across the world. Featuring David Bowie, T...

This week, the Yellow Brit Road marches down the path of justice in support of the Black Lives Matter movement resonating around the world. We played a few protest songs and put the spotlight on black musicians in the UK, and played a few classic tunes to lift your spirits as the world appears to burn. Find the (mostly complete) show Spotify playlist here . For Seye's music, go here . Come for the...

Come for the pun, stay for the music. CFRC's Yellow Brit Road brings you your weekly fix of British music every Sunday evening at 8 PM. We talk British music and its rich and exciting history, and then some! On the first ever broadcast of Yellow Brit Road, we played some classics like the Sex Pistols and Gang of Four, discussed the enigmatic Manic Street Preachers and had a surprise visit from an...

Come for the pun, stay for the music. Yellow Brit Road is CFRC's weekly British music show on Sundays from 8 to 9 PM on CFRC Radio Queen's. We delve into music history, past interviews, bizarre reviews and media, discuss band lore, and do the occasional themed show: eras, regions, dialects, albums, poetry; everything is on the plate! The podcasted version of this show contains all your fav...