SleeveNotes # with Mike Kennedy
Sleeve Notes grew out of the Welsh Connections Show that I’d hosted since 2013. It was a vehicle to shout out about all the fantastic musicians that are in Wales but as the show grew and gained listeners the guests did too and I found myself interviewing ... Richie Blackmore, Allan Clarke, Kula Shaker, Steve Balsamo, Suzi Quatro, John Illsley etc - now some did still have a Welsh Connection but others did not and I was getting a few tongue in cheek comments asking what their connection to Wales was !
After a decade it was time to change. I wanted a name that still said what it did on the can but everything was taken - then I was interviewing Van Dyke Parks who was telling me about some sleeve notes he’d written for ‘Orange Crate Art’ and I had one of those lightbulb moments. So welcome to Sleeve Notes. I hope you’ll be entertained and I hope you discover some new music to fill up your record collections for the future
After a decade it was time to change. I wanted a name that still said what it did on the can but everything was taken - then I was interviewing Van Dyke Parks who was telling me about some sleeve notes he’d written for ‘Orange Crate Art’ and I had one of those lightbulb moments. So welcome to Sleeve Notes. I hope you’ll be entertained and I hope you discover some new music to fill up your record collections for the future
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 125
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Mike ‘Link’ Conway
Man’s Deke Leonard said of Link :
Link was a flamboyant, Strat-wielding Buddy Holly look-alike, who was different from the other local lead guitarists of the time because he was the first to shake off…
Link was a flamboyant, Strat-wielding Buddy Holly look-alike, who was different from the other local lead guitarists of the time because he was the first to shake off…
02:04:34 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Karen Brace
London-based actor, writer, teacher and spoken word artist, Karen Brace chats with Mike about her career and love of the spoken word. Her original pieces transport the listener outside of themselves …
00:55:38 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Jenny Colquitt
Named as one of RnR Magazines Ones to watch for 2022, Jenny Colquitt encompasses a unique combination of Americana, indie and folk rock and pop.
Winner of the 2021/2022 FATEA Female artist of the Year…
Winner of the 2021/2022 FATEA Female artist of the Year…
00:50:21 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Marty Wilde
Marty Wilde, MBE was among the first generation of British pop stars to emulate American rock and roll, scoring several 1950s and 1960s hit singles including "Endless Sleep", "Sea of Love" and "Bad B…
00:35:56 |
Sun 24 Mar 2024
Mel Gaynor
One of the best known and most renowned drummers in the world Mel Gaynor has sold over 60 million records during his 35 years with Rock superstars, the legendary force that is Simple Minds. Although …
00:35:28 |
Sun 24 Mar 2024
David Knopfler
David Knopfler the British musician was born in Scotland, but raised in Blyth, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he fou…
01:00:04 |
Sun 24 Mar 2024
Paul Roland
Paul Roland, the English singer-songwriter, author and music journalist typically writes his songs in the form of stories, often addressing historical figures, characters from literature and film, or…
01:04:38 |
Sun 24 Mar 2024
Bettie J Williams
Passionate about people, humanity and truth, Bettie is a Singer-Songwriter from Cardiff, Wales and a published author.
Having performed in various settings (and countries) big and small- from St David…
Having performed in various settings (and countries) big and small- from St David…
00:37:06 |
Sun 17 Mar 2024
Anonymous Iconoclasts
The four-piece band are best known for their ‘anonymous’ status, catchy tunes, dark humour and sardonic lyrics.
Although ‘anonymous’, each member is a well-established member of the Welsh music scene …
Although ‘anonymous’, each member is a well-established member of the Welsh music scene …
00:51:25 |
Sun 17 Mar 2024
Alcie Bela
Since going solo during lockdown then escaping to rural France after a house fire devastated her home in South Wales, indie folk singer songwriter Alcie Bela has embarked on a journey to fully indepe…
00:44:15 |
Sun 17 Mar 2024
John Fishell’
Nashville based, John Fishell’s most recent single “Carolina California” spent 18 weeks on the Mediabase Top 40 Chart (US Radio), eventually climbing to #38, and was the highest-ranked independent (u…
00:35:46 |
Sun 17 Mar 2024
Paul Da Vinci
Paul Da Vinci is a British singer and musician best known as the lead singer on the 1974 hit recording by the Rubettes, "Sugar Baby Love", although he did not perform with the group at the time. He w…
00:56:53 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Michael Armstrong
Michael Armstrong was born in South London in November 1973. His parents were not in the slightest bit musical, although they did listen to music frequently and he remembers car journeys singing alon…
00:51:28 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Jeremy Gluck
Barracudas frontman, Jeremy Gluck chats with Mike about his latest release, I Am Time, a personally selected career overview from 1985 to 2017 released on Glass Modern Records. Jeremy talks about his…
00:58:52 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
George Jones
They do say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and George Jones is carrying on his father’s musical legacy with his band, Son Of Man.
George has said that “Some people inherit jewellery, I’ve i…
George has said that “Some people inherit jewellery, I’ve i…
02:01:29 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Elaine Gilmore
Elaine has a wealth of experience working alongside show business luminaries including Bob Monkhouse OBE, Leslie Crowther CBE, Gary Wilmott MBE and many more. She started her career as a musician bac…
01:04:23 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
The Daisycutters
It's been some 15 years since The Daisycutters released their last album, 'Come Sweet Bullets', and a decade since frontman and vocalist Cameron Wilson had written a song.
It was a call from the band'…
It was a call from the band'…
01:00:34 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
All The Bees
All the Bees is a female-led collaboration comprising two consummate and highly experienced writer-musicians - Gitika Partington & Kirsty McGee. Between them they have clocked up more than 20 album r…
00:54:48 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Catherine Elms
Catherine is a dark pop singer-songwriter whose music is introspective and fierce in equal measure, drawing on the raw emotion of Tori Amos and the brash power of PJ Harvey. A self-taught pianist wit…
00:57:33 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Phil Ryan
Born in Port Talbot, Ryan played trombone in the National Youth Orchestra but his rock career started in 1964 when he formed the Port Talbot/Neath band The Smokestacks, with John Hockin, Gary Pickfor…
01:56:42 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
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