Rock'n'Goal

By: Rock'n'Goal
  • Summary

  • Music. Football. Sport. Intimate, revealing chats with the sports stars who love their music and the musicians, artists and entertainers with a sporting passion you never knew they had! Sports broadcasters and music obsessives Chris Skudder and John Anderson get stuck in!
    Chris Skudder, John Anderson
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Episodes
  • 10: Pat Nevin - The Accidental (Post Punk) Footballer
    Jul 8 2020
    Pat Nevin, Britain’s original post punk footballer, now a media pundit tells Rock’n’Goal about his journey from the music clubs of Scotland to some of the elite football clubs in English football’s top division, Chelsea and Everton.
    Still a touchstone for the music loving football crowd and football following music massive, Nevin, by his own admission  always preferred a gig to a goal. 
    A top international player too for Scotland, it was all a happy accident. Pat’s first love was always music. ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’?? He’s been writing his memoir ‘The Accidental Footballer’. Chris Skudder and John Anderson explore….

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    55 mins
  • 9: Football Terrace Anthems - Minnie Birch
    Jun 22 2020
    Football terrace anthems, we all know them, from the pop hits with memorable hooks to the traditional folk songs that rise from the communities that fill stadiums up and down the land.
    Critically acclaimed folk singer Minnie Birch explores the relationship between football and song with a unique new album ‘You’re Not Singing Anymore’. From the music of terrace choirs to the singer songwriters Minnie gets out her guitar and plays for Rock’n’Goal. Old terrace diehards Chris Skudder and John Anderson reminisce about the classic anthems 
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    48 mins
  • 8: Mike Ingham: Football and Music – Twin Passions
    May 25 2020
    For millions of listeners, Mike Ingham was the voice of football, as chief correspondent and commentator for BBC Radio. His autobiography 'After Extra Time And Penalties' chronicles a career spent describing the highs and lows of English football. But that’s only half the story. Mike’s love for the beautiful game is matched by his passion for music. It’s a memoir shot through with musical references, charting a gigging road map from Cliff and the Shadows to Bowie and Bob Marley. Since the early 1960s, he’s been attending gigs and collecting records with the same enthusiasm and knowledge that he brought to commentary boxes all over the world. As Chris Skudder and John Anderson discover it all strikes the same chord for Mike, whether it’s Messi or McCartney, Zidane or Zeppelin….
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    59 mins

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