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The rhymes, they are a-changin'

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Hi

Here's a quick heads up about Sunday's Theme Time Show which will feature songs all about TRANSFORMATION.

During the show you will encounter:

A song about the transformative powers of alcohol

At least three he-male scenarios

A song featuring an all-girl back-up singing group called Thunderthighs

A song about a girl suffering from a surfeit of personalities

Several songs about growing pains

Several


Cotswold Country 4th February 2012

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This week on Cotswold Country we feature an album by an artist who has topped the US charts in the last few weeks and is currently no 8 in the Billboard Country charts .

David Nail's album "The Sound of a million dreams " was released in the UK on 12th December 2011 on the Humphead Country label (humpheadcountry.com )and includes his no 1 hit, a duet with Sarah Buxton  "Let it rain " 

We take our


WIN GOLDFRAPP

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Hi

 Here's your chance to win a copy of Goldfrapp's new singles collection.

All you have to do to win this fab 14 track CD is answer the following 10 questions correctly and if you're first into the inbox with the right stuff, Goldfrapp's yours.

Here we go:

1. Who's the main singer in Kasabian?

2. Who's the main singer in Smashing Pumpkins?

3. On which Neil Young LP did Tell Me Why first appear?

4. Who


Don't Tell Anyone

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Hi

Here's the playlist from Sunday's Theme Time Show which featured songs all about SECRETS.

The Rolling Stones: Hide Your Love

Kasabian: Secret Alphabets

David Bowie: The Secret Life Of Arabia

Lana Del Rey: Million Dollar Man

Smashing Pumpkins: Mayonaise

James Carr: The Dark End Of The Street

Tunng: Secrets

Billy J Kramer And The Dakotas: Do You Want To Know A Secret?

Creedence Clearwater Revival: I Heard


Hush Hush

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Hi

Here's a quick heads up about Sunday's Theme Time Show which will feature songs all about SECRETS.

During the show you will encounter:

A bass player who likes to strip naked on stage

A bloke who's reluctantly brought back from the dead

At least three songs about infidelity

A song by a man planning to murder a friend

A song by a lady planning to murder her sister

A song by a lass who's fed up with her


Cotswold Country 28th January 2012

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This week on Cotswold Country we have a very special guest talking to us on the telephone from his home in Brighton  .

At around 12.30pm Jim Marshall a stalwart of Country Music in the UK for over 40 years and not only a founder of the British Country Music Association but also producer and presenter of BBC 's Radio Brighton Country music show for many years  will be giving us the lowdown on how


WIN PULP

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Hi

 Here's your chance to win a copy of It, the newly re-released debut album by Pulp.

All you have to do to win this fab LP is answer the following 10 questions correctly and if you're first into the inbox with the right stuff, the CD's yours.

Here goes:

1. Name the two principal members of The Black Keys

2. Who's the lead singer in Super Furry Animals?

3. Who was the drummer in Supergrass?

4. Who is


Torch Songs

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Hi

Here's the play list from Sunday's Theme Time Show which featured songs all about LIGHT.

The Black Keys: Everlasting Light

Super Furry Animals: Northern Lites

Supergrass: Seen The Light

Todd Rundgren: I Saw The Light

Bombay Bicycle Club: Lights Out, Words Gone

The House Of Love: Shine On

Ash: Shining Light

The Strokes: Life Is Simple In The Moonlight

Magazine: The Light Pours Out Of Me

Joya Landis:


Light up!

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Hi

Here's a quick heads up about Sunday's Theme Time Show which will feature songs all about LIGHT.

During the show you will encounter:

A song sung by a bloke who used to exist entirely on a diet of McDonalds burgers

A song about a band member killing himself with drugs

A song which includes a sheep impersonation

A song about losing the plot in a nightclub

A song about wanting to let your hair down at


Cotswold Country 21st January 2012

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This week on Cotswold Country we feature an album which we reviewed in June last year "Randy Travis 25th Anniversary ". It is such a great album and features many of todays top stars in duets with Randy and is really worth a second look .

As usual we take our regular look at the US charts at around 12.15pm and then at around 1.00pm the easy listening segment features two tracks from Randy Travis


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