A Warm Welcome

Well, this is what you could call a work in progress.

I've decided to set up my own little home for my new show commencing on CSR FM 97.4 this coming Sunday and also online at csrfm.com.

It's basically just a little calling point for me to provide you with show previews tracklistings etc so it's nothing new.

I'd best introduce myself to those who haven't heard of me before, I'm Robin, the title of the show comes from my surname "Blamires" (pronounced Blay-myers) but everyone else pronounces it phonetically so "Blam Jam" seemed like the ideal title.

I used to present a show on the award winning Smoke Radio for four years, where I played a selection of soul and rare groove tunes but I hope that this new offering for the silver award winning CSR will give me a chance to broaden my horizons.

I'll still be playing stuff such as Earth Wind and Fire, Jamiroquai, The Sunburst Band, but I hope to blend them in with quirkier offbeat stuff such as Calvin Harris, Florence and The Machine, Skint and Demoralised etc as well as
melodic hip hop (Roots Manuva, Ed Solo) and even a bit of easy listening and lounge.

It's a bloody mish mash in all honesty.

I hope to get a page on the official CSR website pretty soon, and possibly a Facebook group and all sorts of stuff.

In the meantime I'll use this blog to give you an idea of what sort of things I have on offer.

The first show will include tunes such as

• A gem from the genius that is Leroy Burgess and the Universal Robot Band,
• A new stunner from the Reel People
  
• Amazing loungey stuff from Count Indigo
• We head back to the late 80s with a "timeless" offering from Shakatak
• Earth Wind and Fire join forces with Family Guy's Cleveland Brown
  
• and we get a bit raucous with the three stringed genius that is Seasick Steve
  

Features will include the Album Profile where every month I will play two tracks each week of a chosen LP.
For December '09 it's Noel McKoy and his new solo offering "Brighter Day".

There's also the Kickback Track where I play an extended tune from back in the day without talking over it.

And the Wordless Wonder which is an instrumental gem of mine and possibly your choosing as the show starts to find it's feet.

I'll also be chatting about the James Taylor Quartet gig that's taking place at the Farmhouse in Canterbury this Saturday.

Any suggestions for tracks to play on future shows can be made via the comments section of the blog and via the CSR e-mail when I get that up and running.

I'd love to hear your suggestions.

Overall I hope you enjoy what I have to offer and hopefully the show will fulfill it's aim of bringing the musical colour to Canterbury.