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Jools & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Jools’ Annual Hootenanny 2021 [no label, 2CD]
Riverside Studios, London, UK; December 15, 2021 (broadcast December 31, 2021). Very good audio (ripped from HDTV broadcast).
Thanks to smiler40 for sharing the HDTV broadcast at Dime.
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Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra welcome in the new year with a studio packed full of musical stars for his traditional Annual Hootenanny. As we see out 2021 and ring in 2022, Jools invites a spectacular cast of guest singers to help him and his band put on the best party in town, as well as taking time to reflect on years gone by with some of the best performances from the hit-packed Hootenanny archive.
Joining Jools and his Orchestra in the studio this year are Ed Sheeran, Gregory Porter, Lulu, Joy Crookes, Rag’n'Bone Man, Yola, Vic Reeves, Ruby Turner and the Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards. And there are archive performances from the likes of Craig David, Mandess and Soul II Soul, promising a musical medley of legends and newies, pop bangers and treasured classics to guide and entertain us through the last moments of 2021 and into 2022. - bbc.co.uk
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Disc 1
Track 101. Introduction/Unchain My Heart (Lulu) 5:04
Track 102. All I Gotta Do (Ruby Turner) 4:41
Track 103. Interview - Ed Sheeran 3:04
Track 104. Mister Holland (Gregory Porter) 4:32
Track 105. LDN (Lily Allen, 2006 Hootenanny) 3:04
Track 106. Do The Boogie (Jools & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) 4:16
Track 107. Interview - Vic Reeves 3:40
Track 108. All You Ever Wanted (Rag ‘N’ Bone Man) 3:05
Track 109. Countdown to New Year/Auld Lang Syne 4:12
(The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards with Louise Marshall)
Track 110. Dizzy (Vic Reeves) 3:24
Track 111. Diamond Studded Shoes (Yola) 5:19
Track 112. House Of Fun (Madness, 2007 Hootenanny) 3:06
Track 113. Shout (Lulu) 4:12
Track 114. Shivers (Ed Sheeran) 4:47
Track 115. 7 Days (Craig David, 2000 Hootenanny) 4:36
61 mins
Disc 2
Track 201. This Old Heart Of Mine (Rag ‘N’ Bone Man) 3:44
Track 202. Alright (Supergrass, 1995 Hootenanny) 3:15
Track 203. My Babe (Gregory Porter) 3:52
Track 204. Interview - Ed Sheeran 3:33
Track 205. When You Were Mine (Joy Crookes) 3:36
Track 206. Back To Life (Soul II Soul, 2017 Hootenanny) 5:08
Track 207. The Joker And The Queen (Ed Sheeran) 3:10
Track 208. Sunshine Of Your Love (Yola) 5:43
Track 209. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Hot 8 Brass Band, 2018 Hootenanny) 4:20
Track 210. Modern Day Apprentice (Gregory Porter) 3:50
Track 211. Raglan Road (Ed Sheeran and Joy Crookes) 3:47
Track 212. Interview - Lulu 2:10
Track 213. Movin’ On Up (Primal Scream, 2003 Hootenanny) 3:26
Track 214. The Piano (Ruby Turner) 3:17
Track 215. I’m A Believer (Vic Reeves) 4:53
58 mins
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