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Blues history with elbows on the table.
Blues From The Ouse is a blues radio show with a crate-digger’s range and a pub-table pulse. Episodes move from fresh releases into focused features on Chicago, Mississippi, British blues, bass lines, film soundtracks, and listener requests.
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Blues From The Ouse is a weekly blues radio show with a lively panel feel. It comes through Jorvik Radio with Paul, Ben, and Angie named in the on-air identity, and it carries the easy clutter of people who clearly know one another. The structure is reliable without feeling stiff. Episodes commonly begin with new blues releases, then head into a focused feature before making space for listener requests. Recent themes have included Chicago blues, Mississippi styles, the British blues explosion, East Coast versus West Coast blues, blues in film soundtracks, and bass-driven blues. The show is good at genre mapping. It can explain how Chicago blues kept evolving, why Bentonia blues feels haunted, or how West Coast players shaped tone and swing, then undercut the lesson with a joke about headphones, sweets, weather, or a broken bucket. That looseness is part of the appeal. The music is treated seriously, but the room is not. Track introductions often set up region, era, album context, or sonic character in plain spoken terms. The show might move from Muddy Waters and Little Walter toward modern Chicago players, or from Fleetwood Mac and Jeff Beck toward British hard rock’s blues roots. It also keeps an ear on current releases from both sides of the Atlantic. Listener participation matters, especially in the request sections. So does the wider local blues ecosystem, with repeated references to York Blues Festival, Rydale Blues Club, the Milton Rooms Malton, and UK blues events. The tone is warm, quick, and occasionally unruly. It is not built for listeners who want pristine documentary pacing. It is for people who like their blues knowledge delivered between records, jokes, affectionate corrections, and sudden sharp little history notes. Beneath the chatter sits a genuine curator’s instinct: old masters, modern standouts, deep cuts, and guitar-led fire all sharing the same table.
Made for: For blues listeners who want new releases, classic cuts, regional history, and listener requests in one lively radio-style stream. It especially suits fans who enjoy knowledgeable chatter more than polished documentary narration.
What sets it apart: Its edge is the mix of real blues context and unruly studio chemistry. The show can explain Chicago, Bentonia, West Coast tone, or British blues rock, then pivot straight into teasing banter without losing the thread.
Blues From The Ouse – Best UK Blues Podcast | New Blues Releases, Classic Blues, British Blues, Chicago Blues, Blues Rock & Blues Guitar Weekly radio-style show featuring the best in modern and classic blues, including listener requests, new releases, and tracks from artists like Joe Bonamassa, B.B. King and Shemekia Copeland. Perfect for fans of blues guitar, blues rock, Chicago blues, and classic blues radio. Broadcasting from Yorkshire, England, the show showcases new blues releases, deep cuts, and independent blues artists from the UK, USA, and beyond. Hosted by Paul Winn alongside Ben Darwin and Angie Howe, the show mixes sharp commentary, listener requests, and artist spotlights in a c…
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Sharp musical context and easy studio chemistry help listeners hear the differences between blues regions, eras and playing styles.
Blues From The Ouse - UK Blues Podcast | Classic Blues, British Blues & Modern Blues Radio turns record selection into a lively conversation among Paul Winn, Ben Darwin and Angie Howe.
Bentonia's eerie tuning and a seven-pastille debate: your blues listening comes with company.
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A brisk guitar-led path from London club blues toward hard rock, loosened by jokes that occasionally crowd the music.
British blues history is kept lively and close to the speakers, beginning with new blues before turning toward the 1960s. Bad Bob Bates' "Looked Good" from Car Trouble opens the route into London clubs, louder amps and the pull toward hard rock.
A lively Chicago blues route from early Chess roots to Toronto Cannon and Peter Green.
This single-episode review frames Chicago blues as music in motion, beginning with Casper Berry, Rapkin and the Swamp Dogs' "Vices" before moving through Magic Sam's "All of Your Love," Jimmy Dawkins and J.B.
A loose Mississippi blues route, with Bentonia's eerie sound getting the sharpest frame.
Mississippi gives the episode its spine as Blues From The Ooze moves from the Delta to Bentonia and the Hill Country, with Paul, Ben and Angie keeping the route brisk through jokes, a quick volume check and compact history notes.
A relaxed, well-mapped trip from East Coast roots to West Coast style, with British blues and 1956 rhythm and blues rounding it out.
East Coast blues comes through as rhythm, roots, and regional grain before the programme eases into the cleaner tone, cooler swing, and California poise of West Coast blues.
A sociable blues radio set where strong grooves, loose banter, and listener requests sit comfortably together.
Blues From The Ouse turns a radio set into a sociable room, with Paul Wynne and Ben Darwin easing in through Angie's absence and their weekend playing with Emma Wilson's band at Leeds Blues Festival and the Breeding Owl Club.
A loose working-blues episode where presenter banter sits close to the music and Big Walter Horton closes with restraint.
Blues From The Ooze uses the working day as a loose thread, opening with John Hines Crewe's "Working Man" and its slide guitar, harmonica and storytelling before drifting into the oddly specific total of 10,716 work days.
A loose, funny blues episode where records, memories, and room chatter sit easily together.
Blues From The Ooze treats blues less like a playlist than a room in motion. Paul Winn and Ben Darwin move from a Leeds Blues Festival weekend with Emma Wilson's band into records that shift the temperature, from Magic Slim's direct punch to Junior Kimber's darker, late-night…
Weekly blues with archive-deep memory.
A record-first hour of blues history.
Loose radio banter with a music backbone.
Hosts Paul Winn, Ben Darwin, and Angie Howe present episode #298 of Blues From The Ouse on Jorvik Radio, featuring new releases like Zach Schultz Gang and Piper and the Hard Times.
Hosts Paul Wynne and Ben Darwin present Blues From The Ouse episode #314 without Angie Howe, who is absent due to illness.
A blues radio show hosted by Paul Winn, Ben Darwin, and Angie Howe, featuring music from YouTube recommendations and lighthearted banter.
A radio show episode featuring blues music and casual banter among hosts Paul, Ben, and Angie.
A blues radio show with hosts Paul, Ben, and Angie discussing music and banter.
The hosts of Blues From The Ouse on Jorvik radio chat about the upcoming Christmas break and recent gigs before playing blues music.
A radio show episode featuring blues music and casual banter among hosts about a recent gig.
Blues From The Ouse #320 centers on York Blues Festival, the UK Blues Federation Awards, and a long run through British blues history.
Blues From The Ooze #319 centers on a Chicago blues special, moving from Muddy Waters and Little Walter to Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Jimmy Dawkins, and modern Chicago sounds.
Blues From The Ooze #318 opens with Paul, Ben, and Angie on Jorvik Radio teasing a "world exclusive" and a Mississippi-themed first hour.
A blues radio show featuring new releases and a special segment on bass-driven blues from Chicago to modern basement blues.
Blues from the Ouse episode 316 features new blues releases, a segment on blues tracks in movies, and includes music from Selwyn Birchwood, Eric, Babe, Jimmy Vaughan, and Kokomon Tire.
Blues from the Ouse #315 on Jorvik Radio moves from new blues releases into an East Coast versus West Coast set, with Spencer McKenzie, Chris Thayer, and The Stumble among the new names.
Blues From The Ooze #314 on Jorvik Radio opens with new music from Spencer McKenzie, Mark Broussard, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Paul Gemmell and the Black Magic Blues Band.