Rob Walsh

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Music radio the way it should be, rare beats and sonic treats. I play what I like, which is plenty. Over 200 one hour radio shows! PLUS... specials on Lee Perry, Roots Radics & Scientist, soul, R'n'B, dub, Studio One, Gregory Isaacs.. and more. And I don't get paid for it! Sign up for the weekly playlist / reminder - just drop me a line via blowin@gmail.com I'm also a photographer - https://www.instagram.com/roberto.walsh Yorkshire, England.

18h ago

BLOOD & FIRE RECORDS - uploaded in CD quality

Bangers all the way - a Blood & Fire selection and a tribute to Steve Barrow Uploaded in CD quality - reggae loses so much BASS when heard in mp3 blowin@gmail.com More below, including the PLAYLIST.... One hour of uninterrupted tunes as reissued by Blood & Fire Records. If you’re not familiar with Blood & Fire, between 1993 and 2006 the label released over 50 albums of classic roots reggae, well-designed and well-packaged. The label was set up in Manchester with help from Simply Red’s management. They made sure that royalties got back to the artists involved, which has not always been the case in reggae music. The late Steve Barrow selected the tunes, sometimes from his own collection. Steve cowrote The Rough Guide To Reggae and had a long history of compiling reggae albums - he knew more about the music than anyone in the UK. Wikipedia says Steve was a reggae historiographer, chronologist, archivist, journalist, curator, writer, promoter, sound system operator, record-label owner and producer. I never met him but we chatted online. He liked my photos, and that meant a great deal to me. Steve was wide open to good music, not just reggae, and we had a good chat about Miles Davis. He was a lovely man and I miss him. Steve Barrow: ‘Even after B&F finished, I was sending money to Stitch for his drugs - he had several medical conditions - and Don Mais [Roots Tradition] for his daughter's college fees. As well as £100 to Trinity immediately after his wife died.’ NOTE - these albums are no longer available. Blood & Fire closed down some time ago. The individual tracks may well appear on other releases. PLAYLIST • Big Youth – Jim Screechy – Big Youth: Natty Universal Dread 3xCD – BAFCD034 • Burning Spear – Marcus Say Jah No Dead – Social Living – BAFCD004 • The Congos – Fisherman – Heart Of The Congos 2xCD – BAFCD009 • Cornell Campbell – Bandulu + Ranking Dread – Hard Time – Cornell Campbell: I Shall Not Remove 1975-1980 – BAFCD030 • Glen Brown & King Tubby – Wicked Tumbling Version – Termination Dub (1973-1979) – BAFCD015 • Gregory Isaacs – Get Ready – Mr Isaacs – BAFCD035 • Horace Andy – Do You Love My Music + Music Dub – In The Light / In The Light Dub – BAFCD006 • King Tubby & Friends – Dub Fi Gwan – Dub Gone Crazy – BAFCD002 • Yabby You – Steppin’ High featuring Tommy McCook – Dub It To The Top – BAFCD038 • Yabby You – Conquering Dub – King Tubby’s Prophesy Of Dub – BAFCD005 • Yabby You & Tommy McCook – Plague Of Horn + King Tubby’s – King Pharoah Dub – Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-1977 2xCD - BAFCD021 • Outro – Prince Fari & The Arabs – Foundation Stepper - THIS LAST TRACK IS NOT ON BLOOD & FIRE!
Oct 25

BLOWIN 25 OCT 2026

A good earfull! Rob Walsh, with Blowin PLAYLIST Sonny Sharrock – Once Upon A Time – Ask The Ages CD – Axiom – 1991 Scientist – The Mummy’s Shroud – Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires CD – Greensleeves – 1981 Wailing Souls – Firehouse Rock – Firehouse Rock CD – Greensleeves 1981 Fela Kuti – Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am – Roforofo Fight/The Fela Singles CD – Knitting Factory – 1972 - https://felakuti.bandcamp.com/album/50th-anniversary-roforofo-fight Orchestra Baobab – Autorail – Bamba CD – Sterns Bim Sherman – You Are The One – Adrian Sherwood Presents The Master Recordings CD – On-U Soundcloud The Upsetters – Cheat Weston Head – Lee Scratch Perry: Born In The Sky CD – Motion Records - The Rastafarians – Jah’s Greatest Blessing – Jah Fingers Music – 2018 Mal Waldron & Eric Dolphy – Fire Waltz – The Quest LP – 1961 Aphex Twin – Early Morning Clissold – Soundcloud
Oct 25

BLOWIN - 1 Nov 2026

Your weekly dose of sunshine - Rob Walsh with Blowin blowin@gmail.com NEXT WEEK'S SHOW IS AN HOUR OF CLASSIC ROOTS REGGAE FROM BLOOD & FIRE RECORDS - TUNE IN! PLAYLIST The Fall – Nate Will Not Return – Ersatz GB CD – Cherry Red – 2011 The Upsetters – Bus A Dub – Public Jestering LP – Trojan Horace Andy – Serious Thing + Serious Version – Good Vibes CD – Blood & Fire – 1978? Neil Young – Cortez The Killer (live) – Way Down In The Rustbucket 2xCD – Warners – 1990, issued 2021 Nelson Y Sus Estrellas – Aguardiente Y Pollo - Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove Vol 1 CD – Rough Guide Tangerine Dream – No Mans Land - Hyperborea CD - 1981 Rhythm & Sound – Carrier – Rhythm & Sound CD – Basic Channel / Indigo – 2001 Bill Frisell – Wildwood Flower – Ghost Town CD – Nonesuch – 2001 Terry Reid – The Frame – Seed Of Memory CD – MCA / Edsel – 1976 Soul Syndicate – Riot – Green Door 7”, produced by Keith Hudson
Oct 18

BLOWIN 18 OCT 2026

BLOWIN WITH ROB WALSH blowin@gmail.com What a set! PLAYLIST Marvin Gaye – Ain’t That Peculiar – Tamla – 1965 Transglobal Underground – Ali Mullah – Rough Guide To Sufi Music CD – Rough Guide (also on Rejoice Rejoice 1998) Ammar 808 – Ain Essouda – Live At Another Sky Festival CD – Glitterbeat - 2025 Big Brother & The Holding Company – Ball And Chain - Cheap Thrills CD -1968 Bob & The Upsetters – Natural Mystic (Upsetter Dubplate Mix) – Lee Perry: Roaring Lion CD – Pressure Sounds Lee Perry - Stay Dread – Lee Perry: Words Of My Mouth CD – Trojan Lou Reed – Last Great American Whale – New York CD – 1989 Miles Davis – Miles Runs The Voodoo Down – Bitches Brew 2xCD – 1970 Dobby Dobson – Loving Pauper – The Story Of Treasure Isle 2xCD – Metro Tommy McCook & The Supersonics – De Pauper A Dub – The Treasure Dub Albums Collection 2xCD – Doctor Bird via Cherry Red Freddie McKay – High School Dance – Picture On The Wall 2xCD – Studio One / Yeproc Aphex Twin - ssnb – Soundcloud 2015
Oct 5

BLOWIN 11 OCTOBER 2026

A thrilling motley Rob Walsh with Blowin blowin@gmail.com PLAYLIST Smog – Hit The Ground Running – Knock Knock CD – Domino – 1999 Led Zeppelin – Ramble On – Led Zeppelin II – Atlantic – 1969 Lone Ranger – Natty Burial – Reggae Anthology: The Channel One Story 2xCD – 1982 Delroy Wilson – Dub Plate Style: Remixed By Prince Jammy CD – Pressure Sounds – 2009 Omar Shooli - Hab Isii (Hug Me) – Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu CD – Analog Africa Gwen McCrae – I’m Losing The Feeling – Lay It On Me: The Columbia Years CD – 1974 Jah Lion – Colombia Colly - Colombia Colly CD – Island - 1976 The Flames – Zion – Produced & Directed By The Upsetter CD – Pressure Sounds Time Unlimited – Africa We Are GoIng Home – Divine Madness…Definitely 2xCD – Pressure Sounds Pharoah Sanders – The Creator Has A Master Plan (edit) – Red Hot On Impulse CD - Impulse Little Richard – Directly From My Heart – Modern 1966 John Coltrane – Naima – Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings 4xCD – Impulse Marie Osmond – Karawane (written by Hugo Ball 1916) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USTQgu229Wc Aphex Twin - ssnb – Soundcloud 2015
Oct 4

BLOWIN 4 OCT 2026

'Life affirming' - a listener. Rob Walsh with Blowin PLAYLIST Tamikrest – Imanin – Assikel CD – Glitterbeat – 2026 Rhythm & Sound – Mango Drive – Rhythm & Sound CD – Basic Channel – 2001 Mississippi Sheiks – Sitting On Top Of The World – Charley Patton: Screamin’ And Hollerin’ The Blues (Charley’s Orbit) – 7xCD Box – Okeh / Revenant – 1930 Howlin’ Wolf – Sittin’ On Top Of The World – The Genuine Article: Best Of Howlin’ Wolf CD – Chess – 1957 The Cure – Pictures Of You - Mixed Up CD – Fiction Andrew Flanders – Girl Boy Song (Aphex Twin tune) - downloadable from www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VQUjEe3b7Q Popul Vuh – Morgengruss – Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2xCD – Soul Jazz Bob Wills – Sitting On Top Of The World - 1963 Cream – Sitting On Top Of The World – Wheels Of Fire 2xCD – Polydor – 1968 Sam Rivers – Chartreuse – Hues LP – ABC - 1971 Gil Evans Orchestra – Thoroughbred – Blues In Orbit CD – 1971 – Enja Freddie McKay – Slip Away – Picture On The Wall CD – Studio One / Yeproc – 1974 Bill Frisell – Sittin’ On Top Of The World – The Willies CD – Nonesuch – 2002 Aphex Twin - ssnb – Soundcloud 2015
Sep 27

BLOWIN 27 SEPT

All killer, no filler - Rob Walsh with Blowin PLAYLIST The Cure – Close To Me (Closer Mix) – Mixed Up CD – Fiction Judy Clay & William Bell – Private Number – Best Of William Bell – Stax – 1968 Ry-Co Jazz – Caramba Da Ma Vida – Rumba ‘Round Africa CD – RetroAfric – 1961 Al Qasar – Sham System + Hobek Thawrat – Who Are We CD – Glitterbeat – 2022 Jimi Hendrix – Captain Coconut – Crash Landing CD – 1975 Yabby You / Vivian Jackson & The Prophets – Anti-Christ – Jesus Dread 1972-1977 2xCD – Blood & Fire Wire – Being Sucked In Again – Chairs Missing CD – Harvest – 1978 Robert Wilkins – Rollin’ Stone Part 2 – The Original Rolling Stone CD – Yazoo – 1928 Rev. Robert Wilkins – Prodigal Son – Memphis Gospel Singer LP – Piedmont – 1964 Thelonious Monk – Everything Happens To Me – Alone In San Francisco – 1959 The Sextet Of Orchestra USA – Bilbao Song (alternate take) – Mack The Knife – Jazz Connoisseur – 1964 Aphex Twin - ssnb – Soundcloud 2015
Sep 20

BLOWIN 20 SEPT 2026

So many tunes so little time Rob Walsh with Blowin PLAYLIST Toots & The Maytals – Time Tough Ethiopian (aka Leonard Dillon) – Locust – Everything Crash LP – Studio One – 1980 Prince Fari – Shake The Nation – Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 3 CD – Pressure Sounds – 1980? Rhythm & Sound – No Partial – Rhythm & Sound CD – Basic Channel – 2001 Saagara – Sunbeam Spirits – Saagara 3 CD – Tak:til / Glitterbeat – 2024 Can - Don’t Say No – live Nottingham 1977 Sam Mangwana – Marabenta (Vamos Para Y Campo) - Golden Afrique Vol 2 2xCD – Networks Tabu Ley Rochereau – Tabalissimo – The Voice Of Lightness Vol 1 2xCD – Sterns – 1965 Funkadelic – Maggot Brain – Maggot Brain – Westbound / Ace – 1970 Aphex Twin – Early Morning Clissold – Soundcloud

Music radio the way it should be, rare beats and sonic treats. I play what I like, which is plenty. Over 200 one hour radio shows! PLUS... specials on Lee Perry, Roots Radics & Scientist, soul, R'n'B, dub, Studio One, Gregory Isaacs.. and more. And I don't get paid for it! Sign up for the weekly playlist / reminder - just drop me a line via blowin@gmail.com I'm also a photographer - https://www.instagram.com/roberto.walsh Yorkshire, England.

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Rob Walsh
Years Active

2020 - 2026
Episodes

303
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