Fred On the Radio (16/02/2026): What’s In A Name?

📅 Monday 16. February 2026 19:00-21:00
Fred Hart plays an eclectic music mix with something for everyone. This week’s theme is What’s In A Name?, bringing together songs that tip their hat to other artists, musical heroes and influences.

From classic pop and rock to country, soul and singer-songwriter favourites, this is a wide-ranging playlist built around strong songs and memorable performances. You’ll hear well-known tracks alongside unexpected choices — with a few familiar names woven into the lyrics along the way.

There’s A Song for My Best Friends, plus, the second half of the show is our weekly Monday Evening Wind-Down: Music to relax and unwind to.

🎶 Music Played

Steve Earle – Guitar Town
The Beatles – Rock & Roll Music
The Beach Boys – Do You Remember
Don Mclean – American Pie
Meghan Trainor – Get In Girl
ABC – When Smokey Sings
Alvin Stardust – I Feel Like Buddy Holly
Taylor Swift – Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw – Give It to Me Strait
🇩🇪 Truck Stop – Country made in Germany
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Down at the Twist and Shout

𝄟⃝💞 A Song for My Best Friend

For Hannah, Ida, Calum, Anna & Victoria: Jelly Roll – Thorns
Alannah Myles – Black Velvet
Adam & The Ants – Antmusic
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Anything That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll
MT Jones – I Don’t Understand
Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
Jackson Dean – Over And Over
The Traveling Wilburys – End of the Line
Dolly Parton – The Lonesomes
The Band Perry – PSYCHOLOGICAL
Demi Lovato – Concentrate
Hilary Duff – Roommates
Carly Simon – You’re So Vain
Rick Astley – Waiting On You
Kenny Rogers – We’ve Got Tonight (feat. Sheena Easton)
Kezia Gill – Gut Feeling
James Taylor – Your Smiling Face
Squeeze – You Get the Feeling
Sandie Shaw – (There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
Sam Cooke – You Send Me