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Umbrella Radio is Umbrella-London's musical platform, hosting everything from podcasts to events. Hear show's from The Sun Tavern, Discount Suit Co. & Umbrella Brewing.

Umbrella Radio


    • Jun 12, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 67 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Umbrella Radio

    The DSC Show - ep31

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 36:02


    John plays songs of protest from the Soul and Funk spectrum. Hear cuts from The Honeydrippers, Curtis Mayfield, Gil Scott Heron and many more.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep34 Lockdown Mix

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 65:50


    John supplies a special Lockdown Mix steeped in The Sun Tavern's non-specific Rock 'n' Roll. Hear tunes from The Stranglers, Jean-Jaques Perri, The Beatles and many more to keep the vibes highest.

    The DSC Show - ep30 Lockdown Mix

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 59:35


    John introduces an extended mix to get you through lockdown with big, big tunes from start to finish, reminding us all of of those DSC nights.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep33

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 28:27


    John takes requests from friends of The Sun Tavern. Hear Miles Kane, Carl Barât, Brix Smith and more, picking their tunes to get us through lockdown.

    The DSC Show - ep29

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 32:10


    John is back and spinning tunes fro Shorty Long, Jorge Ben, Mary Love, and many more to bring you you Funk 'n' Soul fix to lift alls y'alls spirits

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep32

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 51:32


    Mark & John pay tribute to Andrew Weatherall and play tracks by The Waitresses, Van Morrison, The Beta Band and many more.

    The DSC Show - ep28

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 31:49


    Hear songs from The Temptations, Billy Garner, Salt and more, while John tells of Jamaican influence on Hip-Hop, and The Marvelettes influence on The Beatles.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep31

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 41:39


    John & Mark get a little festive a seasonal tune from Eels amongst cuts from The Stones, Wanda Jackson, Father John Misty and many more, whilst taking tangents about the Multiverse.

    The DSC Show - ep27

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 32:03


    A slightly under the weather John plays tunes by Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Them Two and many more from the Soul & Funk spectrum.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep30

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 45:40


    John and Mark play tunes from The Viagra Boys, Serge Gainsbourg & The Big O amongst others, while comparing and contrasting Cream and some pretenders to their throne.

    The DSC Show - ep26

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 32:49


    John's back with a big old sackful of soul & funk. Big tunes from Nina Simone, The Impressions, The Ohio Players and many more.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep29

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 41:44


    John & Mark return with big tunes from Magazine, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Wedding Present and more. Listen up!

    The DSC Show - ep25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 31:16


    John returns with some big, big tunes from the Soul & Funk spectrum, with appearances from Sly & The Family Stone, Smokey Robinson, Mr Bloe and Curtis Mayfield.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep28

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 39:18


    John & Mark play big tunes from Supergrass, The Adverts & Shocking Blue amongst others, while chatting a certain serial killer and a certain Simpsons bad guy.

    The DSC Show - ep24

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 25:47


    John's back playing the Soul & Funk gems with tracks from The Drifters, Sam Cooke, Big Maybelle and more.

    The Sun Tavern Show -ep27

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 39:30


    With plenty of new music, John and Mark are back and cooking with gas. Tunes from Sunflower Bean, The Pale Fountains, Lee Hazlewood and many more.

    The DSC Show - ep23

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 26:56


    John brings in the new year with big old tunes from The Just Brothers, Ray Charles, The Chiffons and more, while stumbling on some serendipitous links. Listen up!

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep26

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 45:06


    Mark & John play a couple of festive treats while hitting some CSN, Ruts, Strokes and much more. Happy listening!

    The DSC Show - ep22

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 27:26


    John returns with a sack full of Northern Soul, a soupcon of Reggae and some Xmas love from Marvin Gaye - and unintentionally a whole lotta 1966.  

    The Sun Tavern Show -ep25

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 43:41


    John & Mark return with new music from Rebecca Lou & Kurt Vile, and some forgotten classics from The La De Da's, Ride and many more.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 39:06


    John And Mark play Rock 'n' Roll encompassing the Everly Brothers, The Modern Lovers, Weezer and more chatting the merits or lack of, of magpies. Dig!

    The DSC Show - ep21

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 30:36


    Beaming from Umbrella Towers, John plays Soul & Funk classics from The Marvellettes, The Four Tops, The Winstons and more, plus giving thanks to Aretha.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep23

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 42:45


    John & Mark return this month with some big tunes from Black Sabbath, The Undertones, Led Zeppelin, and new music from IDLES and Jack Jones, while they chat telephones and the price of saltfish in Thurso.

    The DSC Show - ep20

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 32:46


    This month's edition gets down to the rudiments with plenty of Northern Soul bangers, plus some birthday wishes to Issac Hayes, and an Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto duet, amongst the unusual suspects.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 44:28


    Plenty of big tunes from John & Mark this month with tracks from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, PiL, The Soft Boys & The Rolling Stones....and the rest!

    The DSC Show - ep19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 29:55


    John gets back to basics with some Motown and some sizeable cuts of funk. Skull Snaps, The Supremes, Soulful Strings and Wayne Cochran all make their presence felt.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep21

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 43:02


    The saga continues this month with John & Mark playing classics from The Byrds, The Steve Miller Band, and Fred Neil, and some new music from Amyl & The Sniffers. A theme and a theme within a theme for Mark's picks.

    The DSC Show - ep18

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 35:09


    John plays big Soul & Funk classics from Eddie Floyd, Lowell Fulson and Kool & The Gang, plus rareties from The Metros & Earl Grant. Listen up!

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep20

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 39:42


    John and Mark bring new music from Goat Girl, some classic Alabama Shakes, proto Reggae courtesy of Ronnie Wood, and loads more, while chatting tunes that jump into your head at inappropiate moments.

    The DSC Show - ep17

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 28:03


    John supplies the Soul & Funk this month with classics and gems from Erma Franklin, James Carr, The Velvellettes and many more. Plus a birthday tribute to a soul paragon.

    The Sun tavern Show - ep19

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 47:39


    Broadcasting direct from The Sun Tavern, John is joined by Ciaran Ó Dubhthaigh ahead of his Non-Specific DJ set. They talk pasts, presents & futures with tracks from 80's Matchbox B-line Disaster, Lou Reed, Slaves and more...  

    The DSC Show - ep16

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 43:45


    John is joined by regular DSC DJ Danny Roberts, who picks tunes from Betty Harris, Aaron Neville, Tony Borders and other Soul & Funk gems, while they discuss the prolificacy of Allen Toussaint and pay respects to Dennis Edwards.

    Casa Pueblo Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 44:17


    John brings exciting news from Mexico about a new Umbrella Project operation. Speaking with the main protagonists and playing a few tunes to set the scene. Listen up!

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep18

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2018 40:59


    Mark bears big news from afar, as he and John discuss musical duos, musical rhyming slang, and anecdotes from the drama community. All to the soundtrack of Sparks, Teddy Hill, Tempesst, The Rolling Stones and many more.

    The DSC Show - ep15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 31:08


    The first show of the year from Umbrella Radio, John plays strictly Soul & Funk from The Isley Bros., Ruby Andrews, Sam Cooke, and all the rest.

    The Sun Tavern Show - Haçienda Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 46:13


    John & Mark host a show dedicated to the bands that played at legendary Manchester club, The Haçienda ahead of the NYE extravaganza. Hear Spiritualized, Blur, The Inspiral Carpets, while they show the working out to creating Blue Monday. Plus a Christmas tune or two.

    The DSC Show - ep14

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2017 30:26


    Some big hitters this month emanating from Umbrella Towers. John takes in tunes from Tami Terrell né Mongomery, Gene Chandler, The Main Ingredient and more while talking James Brown & Curtis.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep16

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 41:57


    Mark & John Have some eerie choices this month, post Halloween. Along with Syd Barrett, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Band and plenty more!!  

    The DSC Show - ep13

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017 29:26


    Soul & Funk by the bucketful this month, with a slight diversion into Calypso. All the way from Umbrella Towers, hear gems, nuggets & dubloons from The Flirtations, Shuggie Otis, Vernon Garnett & The Arrows

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep15

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 39:24


    John & Mark discuss sleep deprivation and music thievery, to a soundtrack of The Walkmen, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joe Royal and many more big hitters. 

    The DSC Show - ep12

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 29:34


    This month John plays Funk and Soul gems from Terry Callier, Swan Silvertones, Frankie Beverly and all the rest for your delectation.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep14

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 47:00


    Transmitting from Umbrella Towers, hear music from The Sonics, The Fall, Eagles Of Death Metal and many more, while Mark & John discuss the dangers of sea travel. Listen up!

    The Sun Tavern Reggae Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 43:19


    In preparation for Carnival East on Bank Holiday Sunday. We treat you to a Reggae extravaganza. Hear Keith & Tex, Eek-a-Mouse, a rare Bob Marley dub, and loads more!

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep13

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2017 39:18


    John & Mark play cuts from The Velvet Underground, PJ Harvey, France Gall, plus new music from Goat Girl, while they discuss Eurovision and other silliness.  

    The DSC Show - ep11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2017 32:06


    All joking aside this month, as John steers us through Al Wilson, The Beginning Of The End, Arthur K Adams, The Coasters and many more, while sheltering from the rain in Umbrella Towers.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2017 45:04


    This month Mark & John discuss the world's best frontman, while playing Donovan, The Stranglers, The Moonlandingz and more

    The DSC Show - ep10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 32:56


    Beaming from Umbrella Towers this month, John tries to play a Motown free show...will he make it? In the meantime, hear Curtis Mayfield, The Vibrations, Syl Johnson and more.

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 40:52


    Mark & John bring you the result of their own poll, and have an alternative Queen's birthday celebration. Hear The Cure, The Count 5, and The Hives and more!

    The DSC Show - ep9

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 39:19


    Umbrella Towers has visitors this month with Fabienne & Bryony from Cuckooz picking Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue for your listening pleasure. Plus John spinning a little Joy Lovejoy, King Floyd & Brenton Wood

    The Sun Tavern Show - ep10

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 42:54


    Mark joins John once more at Umbrella Towers, where they discuss infant punks and are top heavy on new music, while still finding time for Mungo Jerry, The Damned & Bob Dylan.

    The DSC Show - ep8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2017 31:28


      From Umbrella Towers this month, John receives another Maths lesson courtesy of Betty Harris, and plays tunes from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, JJ Barnes , and many more Soul & Funk gems.

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