Sandwiched happily between Stuart Green's
@thefolkclub.bsky.social and Rick Stuart's #RootsandFusion shows, The Compendium airs weekly on Wednesday at 8pm (UK) on www.folkfridayradio.com @folkfridayradio.bsky.social

#TheWednesdayEclectic #supportindependentradio to #supportindependentmusicians

Sandwiched happily between Stuart Green's @thefolkclub.bsky.social and Rick Stuart's #RootsandFusions shows, The Compendium airs weekly on Wednesday at 8pm (UK) on www.folkfridayradio.com @folkfridayradio.bsky.social

#TheWednesdayEclectic #supportindependentradio to #supportindependentmusicians

The Compendium airs at 8pm (UK) on Wednesdays on www.folkfridayradio.com

This coming week, the opening songs are pure and calm, and then it builds, and builds.

So join me live or after the event at www.mixcloud.com/johnreedbreathe

#supportindependentradio to #supportindependentmusicians

The Compendium airs today at 8pm (UK) on @folkfridayradio.bsky.social www.folkfirdayradio.com bookended with songs from artists you may know well. The ten songs between are all from independent artists, and each of them merits a few minutes of your time.

Tune in and #supportindependentmusicians

The Compendium airs today at 8pm (UK) on www.folkfirdayradio.com again bookended with songs from artists you may know well. The ten songs within the bookends are all from independent artists, and every one of them merits a few minutes of your time.

Tune in and #supportindependentmusicians

JohnReedBreathe JohnReedBreathe is on Mixcloud. Listen for free to their radio shows, DJ mix sets and Podcasts

All previous Compendia can be found at www.mixcloud.com/JohnReedBrea...

Each show an hour long
Progressive & acoustic music
Focus not on new music
Focus on independent music
No song played more than once
No preannounced playlists
No Spotify

#supportindependentmusicians

The Compendium airs at 8pm Wednesday on www.folkfridayradio.com

You can find the latest Compendium (#240) and all previous shows at www.mixcloud.com/JohnReedBrea...

#supportindependentradio to #supportindependentmusicians

JohnReedBreathe JohnReedBreathe is on Mixcloud. Listen for free to their radio shows, DJ mix sets and Podcasts

Compendia Galore!

You can find the latest Compendium (#240) and all previous shows at www.mixcloud.com/JohnReedBrea...

The original name for The Compendium was "John Reed's Progressive & Acoustic Compendium" but I got tired of the typing 😎

#supportindependentradio to #supportindependentmusicians

Inheritance - Album, by John Reed 11 track album

Inheritance is an album about ancestry, family, me, and love. The stories in the song range from 1807 and the sacking of Montevideo to 2019 when the album was released. Give it a spin.

johnreed.bandcamp.com/album/inheri...

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Compendium #240 3rd December 2025 Compendium 240 is a 'tenth' show, therefore it has a mainly acoustic vibe, with some rattling good songs from both sides of the pond. Next week's show is mainly not an acoustic vibe. Enjoy the show! ...

Compendium 240 is now available at www.mixcloud.com/JohnReedBrea...
Being a 'tenth' show, it has a more acoustic vibe.
#supportindependentmusicians

A Proliferation Of Pointlessness - Album, by John Reed 12 track album

#BandcampFriday is 5th December

johnreed.bandcamp.com/album/a-prol...

#SupportIndependentMusicians

This week's Compendium is more acoustically than progressively themed, with the usual blend of the old and the new. Tune in at 8pm (UK) on Wednesday www.folkfridayradio.com

#supportindependentradio to #supportindependentmusicians

The Compendium airs at 8pm (UK) today on www.folkfridayradio.com

#supportindependentradio to #supportindependentmusicians

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday

#supportindependentmusicians this #bandcampfriday daily.bandcamp.com/features/ban...

The 220th Compendium airs today at 8pm (UK), happily caught between @thefolkclub.bsky.social and #RootsandFusion on
@folkfridayradio.bsky.social www.folkfridayradio.com

Every 'Tenth' show has an acoustic vibe, and I'm trying something a bit different this week...

#supportindependentmusicians

The Peasants' Revolt, by NIGHTSONG 16 track album

The next #bandcampfriday is on 2nd May. For 24 hours Bandcamp waive their artist fees. Here's the Bandcamp for Nightsong, my 2020 collaboration with Ali Karim Esmaail and Jo Beth Young. Have a browse:
nightsong.bandcamp.com/album/the-pe...

#supportindependentmusicians

She Moved Through The Fair ft. Jo Beth Young, by John & Duncan Reed track by John & Duncan Reed

The next #bandcampfriday is on 2nd May. For 24 hours Bandcamp waive their artist fees. Here's the Bandcamp me and my super-talented son Duncan are building ahead of a new album. Have a browse:
johnduncanreed.bandcamp.com/track/she-mo...

#supportindependentmusicians

John Reed & Ali Karim John Reed and Ali Karim have worked together since 2015, each bringing their own life and music experience into this partnership, which has produced 7 albums, and a bunch of EPs and singles.

The next #bandcampfriday is on 2nd May. For 24 hours Bandcamp waive their artist fees. Here's the Bandcamp for my partnership with Ali Karim Esmaail. Have a browse:
johnreedalikarim.bandcamp.com

#supportindependentmusicians

John Reed Blackpool born, now living in Berwick, John is a singer-songwriter, radio and podcast host. His songs cover themes of injustice, environment, politics, love and life. You can buy digital downloads on...

The next #bandcampfriday is on 2nd May. For 24 hours Bandcamp waive their artist fees. Here's my Bandcamp for you to trawl around. Have a browse:
johnreed.bandcamp.com

#supportindependentmusicians

Bandcamp Discover amazing music and directly support the artists who make it.

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Buy their music on #bandcampfriday from www.bandcamp.com

And so, the year begins...
#berwickupontweed
#internationalmusicvenueweek
#supportindependentvenues
#supportindependentmusicians
#grassrootsmusic
#lovelivemusic

Tomorrow night I'll be playing at Repas7 By Night in #berwickupontweed supported by Jonah Matthew Birkett, for #independentvenueweek

#SupportIndependentMusicians #supportindependentvenues
#lovelivemusic #grassrootsmusic #grassrootsmusicvenues

The good news just keeps coming. We have a choice, people: there ARE still sustainable and ethical ways to listen to music. Check @bandcamp.com or a good old webshop: link.soulfactory.be/shop 😎 #dumpspotify #dumptrump #saynotofascism #supportindependentmusicians

COMPENDIUM SHOW TIMES TODAY ON www.folkfridayradio.com

Wednesday 8pm GMT / 3pm EST (North America) / 7am Thursday AEST (Australasia)

Listen again at www.mixcloud.com/JohnReedBrea...
#SupportIndependentRadio to #SupportIndependentMusicians

“Take a little time to listen a little more!