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An episode with a difference - in which Stephen Morris explores ten versions of the same song. Different melodies, sometimes different words, but all rooted in a folk song originating from around 1400. It's been given treatments by folk artists, prog rockers and darkwavers and plenty of others. Welcome, then to Songs in the Key of...An Unquiet Grave.

And now the end is near it's time to... take a good hard listen to the things we've been listening to in 2025. In my case the songs I liked were so good I made a podcast about it. You can listen to it right here. And when you're done, hop on over to Spotify to hear all the songs in full. Happy New Year one and all!!!

It's been a while - again - but here's a new podcast episode filled to the brim with music that's been keeping me occupied of late. From The Divine Comedy through to A. A. Williams and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, there's plenty to get your teeth into.

A week after "Songs in the Key of...Live" went...live, a return to business as usual with a selection of ten songs that have been keeping me occupied of late. There's a tune from a Canterbury scene band that sounds nothing like the Canterbury scene, there's a song in English from someone who normally sings in Cornish and there's a song called 'Emily' which isn't really about Emily at all. Confused? You soon won't be.

Welcome to a very special edition of 'Songs in the Key of...' It's the first ever like recording of the show. Recorded on 26 July 2025 at the Medway Little Theatre, I was joined by Glenn Prangnell, Rachel Lowrie and Lupen Crook to talk about their lives in music. On top of this, we heard music from Rachel's band South Shore and Lupen Crook. It was a fantastic night. If you weren't able to attend, this is for you. The evening was brought together by Medwayish to celebrate ten years since the publication of my book, Do It Yourself: a History of Music in Medway by Cultured Llama. I'm currently working on a second edition of the book - to be published by Medwayish - which will fill in details of what's been happening over the last decade. Keep your eyes open for more book related news by following @songsinthekeyof on Instagram. In the meantime enjoy this first ever live recording of the show.

A short podcast to tell you all about an event happening in Rochester on 26 July 2025!

You thought I'd forgotten about you, didn't you! Here, after far too long an absence, is a new episode of Songs in the Key of... featuring another selection of ten songs to keep you entertained. Happy (belated) new year! Don't forget to head over to Spotify (if you're not already there) to hear all the songs in full.

For the eighth installment of Songs in the Key of...Christmas we have indie songs about awkward family Christmases, folk songs about the harshness of winter and singer-songwriter songs about meeting an international treasure. Don't forget to head over to Spotify to hear the songs in full on the playlist accompanying the episode.

Welcome to another episode of Songs in the Key of... Here, in no particular order, are ten songs that have been keeping my ears busy of late. If you like what you hear, head over to Spotify to hear the songs in full on this specially created playlist.

Welcome to Songs in the Key Of… - a podcast about songs.  For this episode, I set up the microphone in our living room to have a chat with Rachel about the music she's been listening to and loving lately. It's a busy time for Rachel as The Ashen Keys, the band she's in, are days away from releasing their debut - and rather beautiful - album, The Name on Your Compass. Obviously we talk about that - and feature a play of the single 'Capricious' which is taken from the album. If you like what you hear, head over to Spotify where you can hear the songs Rachel has chosen in full on a special playlist created to accompany this episode. You can find out more about The Ashen Keys on their Facebook page.

Welcome to a rather quiet episode of Songs in the Key of... To hear the featured songs in full, head over to this Spotify playlist.

Back in September 2021 singer-songwriter Jo Hook appeared as a guest on Songs in the Key of... with a list of ten songs that had taken her fancy of late. Three years later I've caught up with her again to discuss songs from her forthcoming - and rather beautiful - album Shiny Disposable Things. If you like what you hear on this podcast - and you surely will - make sure you go to Bandcamp to get your mits on the album when it comes out on 29 June 2024.

Welcome to Songs in the Key of 2023 - Part 2 during which I chat with Lucy Forder, Vicky Price, Kate Arnold, Marc Symonds and Roy Smith. Expect a wide range of musical highlights from indie folk through to the most ethereal of electronica. Don't forget: once you've listened to both these episodes, you can head over to Spotify to hear all the songs in full.

Welcome to Part One of the Songs in the Key of... review of the year. This episode features chats with Jeremy Simon, Stuart Turner, Moira Mehaffey, Darren Lovell and Nick Rice. Don't forget to stick around for Part Two...

Welcome to a special edition of Songs in the Key of... featuring a chat with my daughter. Don't forget: once you've finished listening to this, head over to Spotify to ear all the songs in full.