Simon Birds
“The UK Country Music Showcase”
“The UK Country Music Showcase” –
A 3 Hour weekly show highlighting current British Country Music acts.
Click here to Listen to latest Redroad FM show (Sun 12-3pm) & Playlist
“The UK Country Music Showcase” –
A 3 Hour weekly show highlighting current British Country Music acts.
Click to listen LIVE to Country Music Showcase (CMS) with Simon Birds on Country Radio dot UK (Weds 17:00-19:00)
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Click to watch latest Country Music Showcase Sound & Vision Video
Click to hear the latest Country Music Showcase Podcast
Broadcasts on Redroad FM (WEBSITE)
WHEN: Sunday 12:00 pm - 15:00 pm: The UK Country Showcase
Online | On Mobile | On Smart Speaker | On 102.4 FM
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WHEN: Sunday 12:00 pm - 15:00 pm: The UK Country Showcase
Online | On Mobile | On Smart Speaker | On 102.4 FM
TuneIn | Internet Radio UK | Internet-Radio
LATEST SHOW & LISTEN BACK
2020-03-15
LISTEN BACK
2020-03-15 PLAYLIST
Artist (Facebook or Instagram Link) / Song
HOUR 1
2020-03-08
Laura Oakes plays 3 songs live and chats about her writing
and life in music!
INTERVIEWS: Louise Parker
& Kelsey Bovey chatting at the Belles and Gals Spotlight awards
which were held at The Water Rats, London.
2020-03-15 PLAYLIST
Artist (Facebook or Instagram Link) / Song
HOUR 1
Steve Bonham and
The Long Road - Sally in Blue
Flames
Peter Donegan - Little Man (Live)
Raintown - Play It Loud
Sandy McLelland - Because It's You
Sarah Yeo - Safe
Tennessee Twin- Two Heart Rendezvous
Gasoline & Matches - Patient Wolves
Kelsey Bovey - Interview (35 mins)
Kelsey Bovey - Define Me
Nia Nicholls - Back Up
Caitlin Mae - The Dream
Katee Kross - Bumblebee
Leon Marshall - Hold On
Elles Bailey - Wild, Wild West
Laura Oakes - Live In Session (1hr 12) (recorded in
Barnsley)
Donna Marie – Pity Party
Boxes - Electric Lights
Jessica Lynn - Look At Me That Way
HOUR 3
HOUR 3
Louise Parker - Story of Love
Katie O'Malley - Yoshino
Malcolm MacWatt - Raining Down In Nashville
Malcolm MacWatt - Lie For Your Love
Charlotte Young - Whiplash
2020-03-08
Lovely-jubbly! The UK Country Music Showcase
presented by Simon Birds on Redroad FM 8th March 2020 show
LIVE IN SESSION Izzie Walsh sharing her
stories and playing 3 songs. You will be able to catch her live at the C2C 2020
festival in this same 3-piece format
appearing on the Icon Stage (Fri 13 March 15:20; Sat 14 March 12:30) &
Garden Stage (Sat 14 March 14:20)!
LISTEN BACK
2020-03-08 PLAYLIST
HOUR 1
Lucy Blu - Tequila Made Me Do It
Broken Flowers - Cool Green Water
TJ Walker - Where You Are At (Redroad special)
Zoe Newton - If I Could
Hicktown Breakout - Roses
DANIEL WESLEY - Rainmaker
Danny McMahon - When I See You
Holly Rose Webber - Angel Eyes
Elles Bailey - Miss Me When I'm Gone
Bob Fitzgerald - Running From The Rain
Helena Mace - Take Me Away
The Keeper of the Plains - Lovin' and Lettin' Go (From Texas)
Biddy Ronelle - Change It
TJ Walker - Where You Are At (Redroad special)
Zoe Newton - If I Could
Hicktown Breakout - Roses
DANIEL WESLEY - Rainmaker
Danny McMahon - When I See You
Holly Rose Webber - Angel Eyes
Elles Bailey - Miss Me When I'm Gone
Bob Fitzgerald - Running From The Rain
Helena Mace - Take Me Away
The Keeper of the Plains - Lovin' and Lettin' Go (From Texas)
Biddy Ronelle - Change It
HOUR 2
Kezia Gill - They Fall
Jade Helliwell - Stay
Stuart Landon & The Angels with dirty faces - Beautiful Mess (Exclusive first play)
The Southern Companion - Can I Get A Witness
Malcolm MacWatt - No-One Could Love You Like I Do
Sam Coe & The Long Shadows - Cruel
Steve Hewitt - Light Gone Out
Kezia Gill - They Fall
Jade Helliwell - Stay
Stuart Landon & The Angels with dirty faces - Beautiful Mess (Exclusive first play)
The Southern Companion - Can I Get A Witness
Malcolm MacWatt - No-One Could Love You Like I Do
Sam Coe & The Long Shadows - Cruel
Steve Hewitt - Light Gone Out
*** Izzie Walsh - LIVE Studio Session (Hours 2 & 3) ***
Shannon Hynes - Comfort
Simon James - Flower In The Rain
The Fireflies - Calm After The Storm (The Common Linnets cover)
Becky Lawrence - Wasted On You
Emily Lockett - That Girl
Sabine - Over
Patrick J Hart - Just Because
Millwood (Duo) - I Think I Would (World Exclusive first play)
Andrew Jones - Reminds Me of You
Laura Oakes - Old Ghosts (New single)
Tommy Atkins - Cinderella's Had a Drink
Simon James - Flower In The Rain
The Fireflies - Calm After The Storm (The Common Linnets cover)
Becky Lawrence - Wasted On You
Emily Lockett - That Girl
Sabine - Over
Patrick J Hart - Just Because
Millwood (Duo) - I Think I Would (World Exclusive first play)
Andrew Jones - Reminds Me of You
Laura Oakes - Old Ghosts (New single)
Tommy Atkins - Cinderella's Had a Drink
2020-03-01
The Country Music Showcase presented
by Simon Birds on Redroad FM 1st March 2020 show.
With Lucy Blu & Anna
from Broken Flowers Band - Live In Session
3 tracks back to back from Two Ways Home
(Isi & Lewis) to celebrate the release of their brilliant debut album -
Break The Silence
LISTEN BACK
2020-03-01 PLAYLIST
Artist (Facebook or Instagram Link) / Song
HOUR 1
Artist (Facebook or Instagram Link) / Song
HOUR 1
A Good Day – Sure Love Having You Around
Alan Finlan – Big Man, Small Town
True Strays – Campesina
The Good Lies – Sally * NEW MUSIC *
Kezia Gill – Local Man’s Star
Alan Finlan – Big Man, Small Town
True Strays – Campesina
The Good Lies – Sally * NEW MUSIC *
Kezia Gill – Local Man’s Star
Izzie Walsh – The Curse
Georgia Barker – Dream Big
The Rising - Love Machine * NEW MUSIC *
Louise Parker – Story Of Love
Laura Oakes – Better In Blue Jeans
The Atlantic
Project – Living A Lie
Two Ways Home – Out On The Road (Album
of the week Triple Play)
Two Ways Home – Prove Me Wrong
Two Ways Home – Broken Hearts Club
Two Ways Home – Prove Me Wrong
Two Ways Home – Broken Hearts Club
HOUR 2
Boxes – Electric Lights
Lucy Blu & Anna from Broken Flowers Band - * LIVE IN SESSION *
Danny McMahon – Momentarily
Lucy Blu & Anna from Broken Flowers Band - * LIVE IN SESSION *
Danny McMahon – Momentarily
Bob Fitzgerald – Running From The Rain (world exclusive via Rachel
Sellick) * NEW MUSIC *
Becky Lawrence – Wasted On You
Shannon Hynes – Comfort * NEW MUSIC *
The Fargo Railroad Co. – Pretty Little White Ones
Shannon Hynes – Comfort * NEW MUSIC *
The Fargo Railroad Co. – Pretty Little White Ones
Gavin Clifton ft. Hanna Morgan Beynon – A World Full Of Dreams
Malcolm
MacWatt – I Can’t Carry The Weight Of You
Kerry Fearon music & media – Ford Econoline
Bailey Tomkinson –
(I Wish) It Didn’t End Like This
Tennessee Twin – Move On
Emilia Quinn Music – Sorry Momma
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The show was filled with music and chat with daft news items, competitions, requests and even a celebrity interview with Mitch Johnson of Virgin 1215. It was great fun to do and seemed popular enough with the somewhat captive audience on the wards in the hospital. During this time I also appeared at the Roadshow which took place on Fargate in Sheffield City Centre, raising vital funds to keep the station broadcasting.
After 9 months the need to get a ‘proper job’ reared its ugly head and unfortunately I was forced to choose between the two. Sadly the paid job needed to come out on top and that put his career as a DJ on hold, indefinitely.
Feb
12, 2020 Sound & Vision Episode 4 - Tennessee Twin
In this episode of Sound & Vision The UK
Country Music Showcase were invited to Cambridge to interview Geoff Meads &
Victoria Mills (Tennessee Twin). Conducting the interview on the famous
'sofa sessions' sofa SImon Birds spoke with Geoff & Victoria about
the chart success of their debut EP TIPS IN A JAR and their follow
PODCASTS
Continuing
journey as UK Country Music Showcase give you even more insight into the
artists on the Country Music scene from around the world.
Episode
1. With Biddy Ronelle
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
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Simon Birds
Simon is a voluntary Radio presenter for RedroadFM
@djSJBirds speaking to Sile Sibanda on BBC Radio Sheffield about British Country music:— Country Routes News (@CRoutesNews) March 1, 2020
"It's getting bigger...its growing & it's REAL music & the talent, these are unsigned or Independent artists, the talent they have is phenomenal, for me KNOCKS the chart music off the chart' pic.twitter.com/6A9k1JL4ot
Redroad FM (Profile) in his own words - I (S J Birds), born
Simon John Birds on 6th April 1978 in Barking Hospital, Essex (some say
that explains a lot!).
I moved up to Sheffield within the first year of my
life and have lived in and around the area ever since. I attended Dobcroft
First and Middle schools and then went to High Storrs Secondary School in 1990.
My love of the limelight was established early in my life, performing magic
shows to family and friends. I also enjoyed putting on a Christmas concert
every year, which I took very seriously, from the schedule to how each carol
should be sung! During my teenage years I preferred to spend time setting up
and messing with various audio setups in my bedroom. In 1993, I produced
several demo tapes of a radio show entitled ‘The Big Red Microphone Show’ with
my brother, Andrew. The inspiration for the name came from, surprisingly
enough, the colour of the microphone! Sadly those tapes have long since bitten
the dust!
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| Simon Birds | Credit Facebook Photo |
After the fun and games I had with the mock radio
show I decided to apply for a job with Sheffield Childrens Hospital Radio.
The demo went in and I was lucky enough to be offered my own show on a Saturday
morning from 10am – 12pm.
The show was filled with music and chat with daft news items, competitions, requests and even a celebrity interview with Mitch Johnson of Virgin 1215. It was great fun to do and seemed popular enough with the somewhat captive audience on the wards in the hospital. During this time I also appeared at the Roadshow which took place on Fargate in Sheffield City Centre, raising vital funds to keep the station broadcasting.
After 9 months the need to get a ‘proper job’ reared its ugly head and unfortunately I was forced to choose between the two. Sadly the paid job needed to come out on top and that put his career as a DJ on hold, indefinitely.
Over the following 20 years I have worked in the
hospitality industry as chef, barman and ultimately manager of a public house.
Upon leaving the trade I then worked for a community organisation, providing
support and education to adults with learning disabilities. During this time
music and entertainment were never far from my mind. I worked with individuals
to develop musical performance skills and record a CD at Red Tape studios,
Sheffield. From there a talent show was born and the 8 week show, in the style
of X-Factor, was presented, produced and directed by SJ.
The show was even made available on DVD, which were
purchased by relatives and friends of participants to buy as keepsakes. The
years spent in the community and charity sector have given me a broad understanding
of all different walks of life and different challenges people face.
Specifically, how the power of music can enhance and
change lives for the better.
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