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BlindboyBoatclub on the importance of creativity

BlindboyBoatclub reflects on his experiences of autism and the role of creativity & music in his life. With tracks from T-Rex and Brandy and ending with a 20-minute calming mix.

Grounding is a series which celebrates the unique perspectives and creativity of neurodivergent artists. Across the series they explore how neurodiversity shapes their relationship with music and highlight the songs that hold personal significance.

Musician, author and podcaster BlindboyBoatclub reflects on his experiences of autism and the role of creativity. He explores his obsessive curiosity, his first day of school and how when being overstimulated, it is music that keeps him calm. Alongside deeply personal stories, BlindboyBoatclub curates a selection of music with tracks from T-Rex and Brandy finishing with a 20-minute calming mix to close the show.

Produced by Louise Mason for Granny Eats Wolf, working with The Donaldson Trust, The National Body for Neurodiversity

2 hours

Last on

Wed 24 Sep 2025 23:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • J.J. Cale

    Magnolia

    • Classic J.J. Cale - The Universal Masters Collection.
    • EMI.
    • 2.

  • Stelvio Cipriani

    Il Tavestimento

    • Squadra Volante (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Creazioni Artistiche Musicali.
    • 9.

  • T. Rex

    Ride a White Swan

    • Single.
    • Crimson.
    • 5.

  • Brandy

    Best Friend

    • Brandy.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Smog

    Teenage Spaceship

    • Knock Knock.
    • Drag City Records.
    • 5.

  • Louisa Mark

    Keep It Like It Is

    • Breakout.
    • Reggae Library.
    • 7.

  • Ronan Keating

    Life Is A Rollercoaster

    • Ronan.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 1.

  • Bob Dylan

    Knockin' On Heaven's Door

    • Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid ((Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)).
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 7.

  • Yukihiro Takahashi

    I SAW THE LIGHT

    • Once A Fool,....
    • T?E?N?T.

  • Tom Waits

    Shore Leave

    • Swordfishtrombones (2023 Remaster).
    • Island Records.
    • 2.

  • Eternal & Teddy Riley

    Stay - Teddy Riley 'Eternal' Mix

    • The Remixes.
    • Parlophone UK.

  • The Dixie Cups

    Iko Iko

    • The Dixie Cups' Another Boy Like Mine.
    • Charly Records.
    • 6.

  • Tom Lenihan

    Paddy's Panacea

    • Paddy's Panacea.
    • Topic.
    • 1.

  • Prince

    The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker

    • Sign "O" the Times.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 4.

  • Fred Neil

    Everybody's Talkin'

    • The Many Sides Of Fred Neil.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 6.

  • DOUBLE

    Strange Things

    • VISION.
    • FOR LIFE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT,INC..

  • Jeanette

    Oye papá, oye mamá

    • Porque Te Vas.
    • Parlophone Spain.
    • 10.

  • Moodymann

    Wednesday Night People

    • Forevernevermore.
    • Peacefrog Records.

  • Yves Tumor

    Hasdallen Lights

    • Heaven To A Tortured Mind.
    • Warp Records.
    • 5.

  • Henry Mancini

    Lujon

    • Mr. Lucky + Mr. Lucky Goes Latin.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 14.

  • 山屋清

    Lullaby of Shimabara (feat. 米川敏子)

    • Single.
    • Malibu Public Library.

  • Mack Browne & The Brothers

    Bumpy's Lament

    • Shaft.
    • Legacy International.
    • 7.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Bibo No Aozora

    • 1996.
    • KAB America Inc..

  • Oscar Peterson

    Con Alma

    • Con Alma: The Oscar Peterson Trio – Live in Lugano, 1964.
    • Mack Avenue Records.
    • 4.

  • Crash Test Dummies

    Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

    • God Shuffled His Feet.
    • SONY BMG MUSIC (CANADA) INC..

Broadcast

  • Wed 24 Sep 2025 23:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music