The Underfall Yard Podcast

David 'Wilf' Elliott's 51st radio show in The European Perspective series, which is broadcast on The Dividing Line station The Dividing Line is devoted entirely to Big Big Train and The Underfall Yard.

David Elliott has kindly made available a permanent link to download the show here (right-click and save as...):

Info and tracklist

The podcast is in four parts:

1. A section on our influences featuring a track from 10 of the albums which have most influenced BBT
2. An interview with Greg Spawton and Andy Poole about the history of the band, featuring some of our older songs
3. An interview with David Longdon about his background in music, including his solo career, his time with Genesis, working with Martin Orford and how he came to join Big Big Train. Some songs from David's solo album Wild River and from The Old Road are featured during the interview.
4. A playthrough of the entire Underfall Yard album with commentary from Andy Poole and Greg Spawton

The Underfall Yard Podcast Features:

1. Influences
• Genesis - Dancing with The Moonlit Knight
  from Selling England By The Pound, 1973
• Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback
  from Jordan: The Comeback, 1998
• Premiata Forneria Marconi - Appena Un Po'
  from Per Un Amico, 1972
• XTC - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
  from Nonsuch, 1992
• Mew - Am I Wry? No
  from Frengers, 2003
• Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
  from Takk, 2005
• Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost
  from The Geese And The Ghost, 1977
• Van Der Graaf Generator - Scorched Earth
  from Godbluff, 1975
• Elbow - The Bones Of You
  from The Seldom Seen Kid, 2008
• Steve Hackett - Jacuzzi
  from Defector, 1980
2. Interview with Greg Spawton and Andy Poole of Big Big Train, featuring the following:
• Wind Distorted Pioneers
  from Goodbye To The Age Of Steam, 1994
• The Shipping Forecast
  from English Boy Wonders (Remastered), 2008
  (originally released 1997)
• For Winter
  from Bard, 2002
• High Tide, Last Stand
  from Gathering Speed, 2004
• Summer's Lease
  from The Difference Machine, 2007
3. Interview with David Longdon of Big Big Train, featuring the following:
• David Longdon - About Time
  from Wild River, 2004
• Martin Orford - Ray Of Hope
  from The Old Road, 2008
• David Longdon - In Essence
  from Wild River, 2004
• David Longdon - Wild River
  from Wild River, 2004
• Martin Orford - Endgame
  from The Old Road, 2008
• David Longdon - This House
  from Wild River, 2004
• David Longdon - On To The Headland
  from Wild River, 2004
4. The Underfall Yard, with commentary
   from Greg Spawton and Andy Poole:
• Hope This Finds You (from The Difference Machine)
• Evening Star
• Master James of St. George
• Victorian Brickwork
• Last Train
• Winchester Diver
• The Underfall Yard