Get On The Right Track...

With Volker Houghton

 Great music needs information such as the singer, label, release date and record label to go along with it. I am surprised how many D.J.’s just assume that the listener knows what they are listening to! I have been into the rock ‘n’ roll scene for over thirty years, but I am not so smug that I think I know it all. The truth is I don’t, and I like to ask for more information, but there seems to be an expectation that you either know, or if not you keep your ignorance to yourself, so when I do ask and the looks of disdain I sometimes get are amazing…

 With ‘Get on the Right Track’ (GOTRT), hosted by Volker Houghton, I have no worries about being left in the dark about the records he plays. His enthusiasm shines through when he waxes lyrical about why he likes the music. He has stories too, about where and when he first heard the songs, where he was, and what he was doing at the time.

 The show airs via SG1 Radio Stevenage (www.sg1radio.co.uk) on Sunday nights from 7pm-9pm, and you can also download past shows via the podcast link (http://www.sg1radio.co.uk/series/get-on-the-right-track/). You can also hear GOTRT on Rockabilly Radio!

 The shows kick off with the excellent ‘Three to Get Ready’. Basically, it is the last three songs you listen to before you head out of the door for a night of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Anyone can send in their choices, even the great Joe Clay and Art Adams have been involved! Now that’s a great recommendation from a pair of living legends. Volker also plays and reviews new releases from current rockin’ bands, as well as offering the latest information on ‘Bear Family’ boxsets. Volker knows his stuff, and if he does not he will tell you that the song is new to him, and give you the information he has found out about the tune to boot. GOTRT is a mixed bag of great vintage rock ‘n’ roll music including rare tracks and alternative takes but he does not forget the classics either. I think the show is a fresh breath of air on a scene that has, let’s not forget, been going on for over sixty years. For me, the icing on the cake with a scene focused essentially on the past is the fact that I am still discovering new music…