I had a chance to chat to Ruth Moody recently , this interview was recorded a few days before she played for Arts Yackandandah on May 4th as part of 3 week National Tour of the country. It was such a lovely interview, a chance to hear Ruth's thoughts on creating her latest album, "Wanderer", the challenges in juggling motherhood and songwriting and touring, and her current tour experience here in Australia after 12 years absence.

Car wheels on a gravel road #112 ( 19/5/25) with Tiff . American and alt country tunes, roots music and some country and then some western tunes as well. We kick of with new releases by Minor Gold, The Maes, Mt Joy, Ryan Holweger, Nathan Cavaleri, Josh Rennie-Hynes, JB Paterson, John Smith, Erin Durant, ERNEST, . Some great older songs by Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, Peter Green,, Phil Lynnot, Marty Robbins, Lefty Frizzell, Willie Nelson, Barb Waters, Dolly Parton. As well as some great tunes by David Garnham and the Reasons to Live, The Red Clay Strays. Plus some great country duets by Hailey Whitters and Charles Wesley Godwin, and Shaboozey and Sierra Ferrell.

On this show I dust off the 1995 Time Machine as we kick off with Supergrass' debut 'I Should Coco' - a mean lean slice of Britpop. There's heaps of new / recent tunes from Copenhagen's Erika De Casier, Sydney's Salarymen and Skeleten, LA's Miya Folick, Melbourne's Surprise Chef and Cry Club, London's Bleach Lab, UK's Everyone Says Hi, Indianapolis' Wishy. We close with an upcoming Time Machine preview - a couple of classics from Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins.
Playlist here

This show went to air on Mother's Day and featured several tracks from albums my mum Patricia Sassella and I bought together in the early 70s. Some of the artists include Paul & Linda McCartney, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Elton John. There's also a half hour chat from Yack Folk Festival featuring Vinny Russell from Rufous Whistler being interviewed by Tiff. This interview is ahead of their show at Yack Public Hall on 16 May. Other artists whose music ties into the mother's day theme include The Waifs, Hole and Japanese Breakfast. We round the show off with witty Canadian folk outfit The Burning Hell and a couple of tracks from their new album.
Playlist here

Hear new music from The Living End, Selve, Romanie, Candy Moore and more. Full playlist here.

Part 1: Join Tony and Shippa as they don their hi-vis lifejackets and grab their paddles to head up Pepper Creek…or at least catch up with Kelly and Barry from PepperCreek Revival, the roots, blues, alt country, folk and rock band: although we will learn that they are non-genre specific, aiming to create their own blend of all of the above. And what do you call a self-titled album…why, Self-Titled of course. Grab your canoes and join us up the creek!

Part 2: Tony and Shippa discuss new and old tracks from current Indie Artists, former Indie Artists and a classic or two. On this podcast, we introduce PepperCreek Revival (Melbourne), John Craigie (Portland, Oregon), Silver Synthetic (New Orleans, Louisiana), Elsie Lange (Alice Springs - Arrernte), Eskimo Joe (Perth), Spacey Jane (Perth), Chime School (San Francisco), Peta Caswell & The Lost Cause (Sydney), Full Flower Moon Band (Brisbane), The Phosphenes (Melbourne) and Gyasi (Nashville, USA), with Shippa’s Surprise coming all the way from Fredericton in Canada!

Year 5 students Will and Alfie provide an update on what's been happening in their lives inside and outside school. Music from White Stripes, AC/DC, George Thorogood, Frank Ocean, Zach Bryan, This Way North and several others.

The late Phil Buerckner chats all things Cyber Security with his son David from Probe Security (these days known as Probe Group).

Note this podcast was created from a phone interview recorded in September 2020. Whilst the general advice on this topic is still relevant, some of the advised tools and techniques may have altered with the passing of time. Please speak to a trusted IT expert for specific advice to keep you and your data safe on the internet.

Probe Group's website is here.

On 13 April 2025, Indigo FM was very saddened to hear of the passing of one of our founding members – Yackandandah’s Phil Buerckner – aged 79yo.

Phil was one of 3 founding members of Indigo FM, the other two being Shayne Soall and Paul Fitzgerald. He answered an ad in the local paper from Indigo FM’s first President, Paul Fitzgerald – and with Phil’s enthusiasm and drive Indigo FM was born.

To read a tribute to Phil and his contribution to Indigo FM click here