Survival Songs
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!!! Annabel Pettigrew: 'Last Christmas' by Wham!
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ho, Ho… HOW did we end up with a Christmas Special? Is there no end to this format, I hear you cry?! But then along came Annabel Pettigrew, and sudd...
Anders Duus: 'Bobby Malone Moves Home' by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve had the pleasure of interviewing lots of friends on this podcast. Why else would you start one? Meet Lydia’s friend, Anders. They regularly ...
Andrew Emery 'Can We Pretend' by Bill Withers
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our podcast forces the guest to choose one song - We know, we’re awful. But when our guest is someone who writes about music and culture, where do t...
Liz Postlethwaite: 'Leave Home' by The Chemical Brothers
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Liz is a community artist and organiser. She has particular interest in the way that an open, creative, inclusive process can be used to encourage the...
Danny West 'Rain' by The Sunday Service Choir
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Danny thought he had his go-to survival songs sorted. Then, a year ago, this one hit him from left field and handed him the entire, survival toolkit i...
Laura Slater: 'Start Together' by Sleater-Kinney
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grab yer air guitars and prepare to yell - We’re about to go in for a female-focussed, punk moment, and it’s ace.Laura Slater in a designer who wo...
Rich Huxley: 'If I'm Dead' by Dan Mangan
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Big song - Gorgeous chat. Grab a cuppa and enjoy two pals unpacking a very beautiful song.Rich Huxley is a musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter...
Caroline Ross: 'Mount the Air' by The Unthanks
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bodies, brains, friends and lovers. This is a beautiful chat about a beautiful song - What more do you want? We laughed, cried and swayed our way thro...
Luke Tonge: 'On The Bow' by Chuck Ragan
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Craft, community, solidarity and skateboarding: This chat with Luke Tonge goes places! It may be the shortest track we’ve heard so far on Survival S...
Testament: 'I Am The True Vine' by The Pro Arte Singers
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Testament is an acclaimed writer, rapper and Guinness world record breaking human beatboxer who is based in West Yorkshire. Testament’s work r...
Ruth Charnock: 'Hejira' by Joni Mitchell.
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every now and then, there comes a song that has space for everything - all of it. Good, bad and ugly; brave, wild and hilarious. This is one such song...
Mat Lazenby: 'You're Beautiful' by Mojave 3
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A longer and lovely episode for you this week, as we overhear two best friends having the kind of conversation they’ve been having in the pub for a ...
Char Heather: 'Musica leggerissima' by Colapesce Dimartino
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When does Char play this euro pop banger? “Every opportunity! I’ve become unbearable! I’m a very annoying fan of this song!” Despite really no...
David Benjamin Blower: 'The End' by The Doors
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Benjamine Blower is a musician, poet, podcaster and writer. From the post-industrial melting pot of Birmingham, he has written and toured prolif...
Robbie Austin: 'Overkill' by Men At Work
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘I would’ve been twelve. And I was holding on to the ladder, there was this little radio with the antennae up, tin foil on it…’ Grab a cuppa a...
Rio Matchett: 'Graceland Too' by Phoebe Bridges
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘You’ve just got to keep walking.’ Says Rio, ‘Surviving is giving yourself permission not to thrive.’Are we spoiling you with the wisest gue...
Florence Brady: 'The Good Old' Way' by The Watersons
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“My partner give it me” says Florence, when we asked how this song first found her. But while Joe may have given her this song, what Florence desc...
Nicki Davy: 'Get Better' by Frank Turner
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicki Davy is a Yorkshire actor, musician, writer and theatre-maker. She has been lucky enough to tread the boards at some brilliant venues, including...
Simeon Walker: '22. Death Of All Romance' by The Dears
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sim isn’t a die hard fan of many things, but this band had him at this song. We hope you enjoy what turned out to be a lovely chat about the right t...
Lindsey Chapman 'Love Over Gold' by Dire Straits
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Those songs that remind us who we are a bit, soundtrack us through doorways and towards more loving places - Know what we mean? Yeah. Here’s one of ...
Lucy Wright: Dolly Parton 'Here You Come Again'
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Warning: This episode may cause the impulse to sing like no one’s listening.We were so chuffed to welcome the brilliant Lucy Wright to Survival Song...
Ric Neale: The Power Of Two by Indigo Girls
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“If my one survival song just reminds me of something that happened 20 years ago, then I’m not living my life right, right?”Meet the lovely Ric ...
Letty McHugh: Love Can't Turn Around (Long Mix) by Darryl Pandy
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get your wide dance moves ready - This episode is a bop.We are delighted to bring you the excellent Letty McHugh and her song choice, ‘Love Can’t ...
Alys Williams: Song of Good Hope by Glen Hansard
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation with Alys Williams is where Survival Songs began.Ed first met Alys during the development of her one-woman show, The Lighthouse. The...
Coming Soon
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coming Soon: Survival Songs, a podcast where each episode our guest tells us about one songs that gets them through the best and worst of times....