Mystery Train #105

Stringy edition

This show contains mostly stringy songs. Well, not all of them. But most are. Stringy is good here. It goes twang and makes you happy!
Featured artists include Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Thin Lizzy, Yola, Cameron Avery, Stephen Stills, Austin Meade, Bettye LaVette, Erma Franklin, Lord Cobra Y Los Hnos. Duncan et al.

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Mystery Train #104

Coming cold edition

It’s getting colder every day. The wild geese have long ago gone south. Time for music to soothe the soul.
This show features music by The Soundcarriers, Sébastien Tellier, Christophe & Philippe Katerine, The Cramps, Fountaindale, Ben Watt, Gary Clark Jr., 16 Horsepower, Madness, Mercury Rev et al.

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Mystery Train #99

Change of weather edition

This show faces the coming rain, the falling of the leaves and the chilling winds. We’re in an autumn mood here, slowly getting ready for what lies ahead.
Featured artists include Richmond Fontaine, Curtis Harding, Odetta, F. J. McMahon, Jim Sullivan, Ethan Hawke, Robert Wyatt, Nikos Xilouris, Cristina Donà, Steven Wilson, The Shins et al.

Mystery Train #93

Fuel stop edition

With this show we catch our breath, change pace and proceed into autumn.
Featured artists include OMD, Visage, Ultravox, The Beautiful South, Leon Of Athens, The Housemartins, Prefab Sprout, John Hammond, Thee Hypnotics, Goldfrapp, Kore.Idro et al.

Mystery Train #70

MPHI edition

This show pays a musical tribute to the late surrealist writer (and graphic designer, and painter) Panos Koutroubousis, whose funny fictional organization MPHI (Monstrous Power, Humongous Ignorance) provided the title.
It features songs by Ronny & the Daytonas, Johnny Winter, Lady Gaga, Rodrigo Leão & Beth Gibbons, Vanilla Fudge, Phosphorescent, Scott Walker, Love, CW Stoneking, Dimitris Poulikakos & Socos, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band et al.

The Blues #4

Sit back and enjoy 160 minutes of blues, old school soul and jazz. Get that blue note in your heart!
Featuring music by Stanley Turrentine, Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Django Reinhardt, Red Garland Trio, Chet Baker, King Curtis, Lonnie Mack, Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Smith, Dave Pike et al.

Mystery Train #43

After the desert edition

A unique journey from Mali and North Africa all the way to the Middle East and Turkey. Bomako, Arabs, Tuareg, Egyptians, Jews, Turks and westerners meet and create amazing music!
Fellow travelers include Peter Gabriel, Natacha Atlas, Songhoy Blues, Tinariwen, Amadou Et Mariam, Francisco Tárrega, Ibrahim Maalouf, Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder, Go! Save The Hostages!, Light in Babylon et al.

The Blues #3

Almost four delicious hours of the blues, most of them electric. They’ll get you far -and your soul will thank you!
Artists include Big Mama Thornton, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Coco Montoya, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Etta James, Irma Thomas, Taj Mahal, Slim Harpo, Memphis Slim, Buddy Guy, Howlin’ Wolf, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Albert Collins, Champion Jack Dupree et al.