Saturday Morning with Fred (04/04/2026)

📅 Saturday 4. April 2026 09:00-11:00am
The best mix of music, news and chat with Fred Hart: From Folk & Acoustic sounds through to 1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll, Country, and well-known Classic Hits – blending familiar favourites with a few less familiar selections along the way.

This week features a smooth orchestral Country moment which explores the Countrypolitan subgenre; There’s a Same Song, Different Decade pairing of two different versions of Summertime Blues; Plus another personal pick goes in to Fred’s Jukebox.

Join Fred broadcasting live from home, Saturday mornings on Cirencester Radio.

💽 Fred’s Jukebox

Fred’s Jukebox returns this week with a track that feels closely tied to the music at the heart of the show. With a strong 1950s theme running through the second hour, this is a record that looks back on that era and reflects on the music that shaped it.

This week’s choice is American Pie by Don McLean from 1971, a song I’ve known since childhood and one of the first I learnt to play on guitar. It’s always been one I’ve come back to, both as a listener and a musician, and it continues to hold a special place in my own journey with music.

All my Jukebox entries are listed on the Fred’s Jukebox webpage.

🎶 Music Played

Skipinnish – Ocean of the Free
Show of Hands – Haunt You
Fairground Attraction – Perfect
🇩🇪 Wincent Weiss – Kaum erwarten
Muse – Be With You
Luke Bryan – Country And She Knows It
Haircut 100 – Love’s Got Me in Triangles
Seth Lakeman – Another Long Night
Jamie Smith’s Mabon – Yes We Sing Now
🌟Eddie Cochran – Summertime Blues
🌟Alan Jackson – Summertime Blues
Marty Wilde – A Teenager In Love
Brantley Gilbert – Good Damn
Peter Andre – All About Us 2.0 (feat. Montell Jordan)
🇬🇷 Νίκος Οικονομόπουλος – Όπου Κι Αν Πας
Jethro Tull – Living in These Hard Times
Danny & the Juniors – At The Hop
Buddy Holly – That’ll Be The Day
🤠 Anne Murray – Snowbird
🤠 Glen Campbell – If Not for You
Bay City Rollers – Shang-a-Lang
The Byrds – Mr. Spaceman
🇫🇷 Johnny Hallyday – Ne Reviens Pas
Status Quo – Caroline
Bobby Darin – Dream Lover
The Four Knights – I Get So Lonely
💽 Don Mclean – American Pie
Billy Joel – She’s Always A Woman
The Andrews Sisters – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Tanita Tikaram – Good Tradition
Manfred Mann – Bring It to Jerome
The Paramounts – It Won’t Be Long
Queen – You and I