First published on 28 March 2013

1. Flood by Levon Henry
New York/Los Angeles
levonhenry.bandcamp.com
2. Magpie by Mischa Marcks
Cologne, Germany
facebook.com/mischamarcksbassist
3. Guitar Miniature #3 by the North Sea Radio Orchestra
London, Salisbury, UK
nsro.co.uk
SPECIAL TRACK: keyboardist/composer Peter Bennborn and his musical collaborators Daniele Turani (guitars), Walter Kelleher (drums), Michelle Yaneza (vocals) introduce their song Never Turn Me Down. The other two members of this highly international 'funk unit' were Jonny Trobro (bass) and Jerry Karmskoy (guitars: left, second verse).
4. Dr Awkward by GMG
Chicago
5. Route 9 West by East of West
Boston/Los Angeles
eastofwest.net

Magellanic penguin recordings kindly provided by DrJ. Alan Clark