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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Feel like I've been running the whole week (I haven't actually run anywhere obvs) Ready for that weekend... What do you want to hear on Monday's Americana Jukebox??

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Leaving you with the 3rd version of this song we've played so far this year - #NowPlaying Amy Speace, John Fullbright, Garrison Starr, Beth Nielsen Chapman & Jeff Black's version of Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee) on 107 Meridian FM Have a great week all and thanks for your company once again

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This vinyl is scratchier than I thought... #NowPlaying The Load-Out from Jackson Browne's Running on Empty on 107 Meridian FM - wishing him a happy 78th birthday this Friday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just 5 dates on this tour for American Aquarium - Hassocks for me... #NowPlaying Just Like You from the new album New Ways to Lose on 107 Meridian FM Dates at www.americanaquarium.com/tour

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Tour — American Aquarium

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Rhiannon Giddens - Hope Is The Thing With Feathers on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday Just 3 UK dates on her tour, in December - dates at www.rhiannongiddens.com/tour

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Tour — Rhiannon Giddens

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Buddy Miller - You Never Really Get Over It (featuring Shawn Colvin) on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Time for a little country pop - #NowPlaying Kelsea Ballerini - I Hate Love Songs on 107 Meridian FM Thanks for the request @alexanderleigh.bsky.social :)

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Aaron Lee Tasjan's version of Instant Coffee Blues, taken from the Old No 1 Revisited album which came out earlier this year On 107 Meridian FM

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying The Long Game from Viv & Riley and Rachel Baiman on 107 Meridian FM It's taken from a fabulous forthcoming album, The Long Memory - 20 Years of Free Dirt Records

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Sally Jaye - Love On The Road - from her new album You'll Be Okay, Baby on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday Thanks for the request @davidmhughes.bsky.social :)

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Happy 52nd birthday Colin Meloy! #NowPlaying Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect on 107 Meridian FM

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Ian Noe - Tobacco Moon - from his new album Canyon Falls Trailer Band on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Israel Nash's version of Pretty Boy Floyd from his new covers album Sweetheart of the Rodeo on 107 Meridian #NewMusicMonday I'm not 100% sure how I feel about the 80s keyboard but I'm always happy to listen to Israel Nash's vocals...

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The new Margo Cilker album, Little White Cross, is out this Friday... #NowPlaying Molly and Me on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Dean Owens & The Sinners - Road of Diamonds on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday The album is out on Friday and features new as-live versions of a load of Dean's songs and this new one.

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I am totally loving the eclecticism of the new album from Lady Nade - #NowPlaying the title track Identity on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Our Man In The Field - Doing Alright - taken from the beautiful new album Silverado on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The fabulous Ags Connolly is back - #NowPlaying Yesterday's Man - the title track from his forthcoming album on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Kelly Hunt - Clouds - from her new album Requiem For a Stormy Night on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Lindsay Lou has a new album called Bluegrass Women and crikey, it features some incredible women of bluegrass - #NowPlaying All I Ever Loved Is You on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#NowPlaying Owen Temple - Cooler Weather, from his new album Close, Says Love on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Good evening chums! Getting us underway tonight - #NowPlaying Jason Scott & The High Heat - Too Good, Too Bad on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh yeah, it's the weekend! What do you want to hear on Monday's Americana Jukebox?? PS: good luck to everyone in this weekend's East Grinstead 10k!

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Chris Pierce - It Ain't Every Wrong To Be Free on 107 Meridian FM Thanks for your company once again - see you back here next week!

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Ian Noe - Kentucky Hurricane from his new album Canyon Falls Trailer Band on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying 10 String Symphony - Even A Dog Has Dreams on 107 Meridian FM Thanks for the request @alexanderleigh.bsky.social :)

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sam Baker's new album - Survivor, recorded with Rodney Crowell, features reworkings of a number of his songs. We're going to play Thursday (#NowPlaying) and Waves... but we're also going back to our 2020 interview to hear more of Sam's story on 107 Meridian FM

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying the title track from Shea Rafferty's new album, Livin' on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We've played quite a lot from this album over the last few months - but pleased to play another - this is Idaho from Jobi Riccio's record Face The Feeling on 107 Meridian FM Catch her on your with John Craigie from next week - www.jobiriccio.com/shows

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Shows — Jobi Riccio

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Susannah Clegg - Forgetmenot - from her new album Good Times Are Coming Our Way on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday Thanks for the request @renkadima.bsky.social :)

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying David Corley - Take Me Down Some - from the album Zero Moon on 107 Meridian FM David's passing was announced a few days ago and he will be much missed by friends, family and fans alike. Thanks for the request @blackcatmusic.bsky.social

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Garrison Starr - It's Alright - from her beautiful new album The Gospel Truth on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh my... Mary Gauther's new album Reckoning is out now... and she's not holding back. #NowPlaying Judgement Day on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Noeline Hofmann - Wilson Silverstar 402 Blues on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Eliot Bronson has a new album on the way - Arrive - out on November 6th - produced by Oliver Wood who you can hear on this track, End Times, as well 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Adam Sweet - Full Moon Fight - from his new album Mortuary Blues, out this Friday - on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Keeping it soulful for a moment... #NowPlaying Joy Oladokun - Easy Company - from her new record Hope is a Heavy Thing on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Frank Mastra - Good To Be Alive from his debut record Bitter End on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday What a voice...

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Orville Peck - Already Gone - from the new album Mule on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday The album is the story of addiction and sobriety...

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying James Felice - Let Yourself Live - from his forthcoming solo album Homeworld Blue, out in November, on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Sister Sadie's tale of life on the road, Marlboros in Muskoge on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NowPlaying Track Dogs - The Sun Goes Down (feat. Peter M. Smith) from the forthcoming album Still at the Music on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday They're back in the country on their 20th anniversary tour in November - dates at trackdogsmusic.com/gigs/

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Gigs - Track Dogs

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good evening chums! Welcome to the show - getting us underway tonight, I'm pleased to say Uncle Lucius are back after a few year hiatus, #NowPlaying Coming Down (Again) from the new album Open Eyes, Broken Heart on 107 Meridian FM #NewMusicMonday

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

No wonder tourists in London think they're being ripped off. C15th coaching inn The George in London Bridge serves short pints at £7:30 (with free attitude), charges £18 for a 6oz burger and the whole place smells of piss.

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dear god, I really do not need three multi-page emails in a week from my son's school about toilet rules...

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Friday folks! Tell me what you want to hear on Monday's Americana Jukebox...

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There's a reason people don't like train travel: other people

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Leaving you with a little Nathan Bell, American Gun, featuring the exceptional voice of Patty Griffin, on 107 Meridian FM Thanks for your company once again - stay tuned for an hour more of the Americana Playlist next on Meridian FM

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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#NowPlaying Long Haired Country Girl from Margo Price's most recent album on 107 Meridian FM Thanks for the request Mike Ritchie on Facebook :)

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