This list is by no means complete (or wholly correct) and only covers the bands booked onto the Musical Mystery Tour.
Bands in session on Adam’s previous show ‘Revolution’ have not been listed.
Reasons for gaps are that Adam was on holiday, he had pre-recorded a show or that his budget meant they couldn’t afford the bands.

Any bands listed below who want to share their memories of recording their session; the mood of the day, where you did it etc, then please get in touch via the Contact Us link on the left…

04.11.2001 Liberty 37
11.11.2001 Loving Cup
18.11.2001 Mooi
25.11.2001 Andrew Bird
02.12.2001 Mclusky
09.12.2001 Dar Williams
16.12.2001 Rocket Goldstar
23.12.2001 Goatboy
30.12.2001 [no session]
06.01.2002 [no session]
13.01.2002 Junebug
20.01.2002 Pocket Venus
27.01.2002 Gogz
03.02.2002 Pocket Venus [repeat]
10.02.2002 Sammo Hung
17.02.2002 Relatives
24.02.2002 Big Leaves / Mank
03.03.2002 Nutonic
10.03.2002 Benjamins
17.03.2002 Fantastic Super Foofs
24.03.2002 Midasuno
31.03.2002 Black Swans
07.04.2002 Headcase Ladz
14.04.2002 Nameless
21.04.2002 [no session]
28.04.2002 The Loves
05.05.2002 Fathead
12.05.2002 Tom Hingley & The Lovers
19.05.2002 Gabrielle 25
26.05.2002 Rope
02.06.2002 Chang
09.06.2002 Spoonidols
16.06.2002 Nathan Burton
23.06.2002 Benjamins [live set 42mins]
30.06.2002 [best sessions tracks of year so far played]
07.07.2002 Dopamine
14.07.2002 Tetra Splendour
21.07.2002 Mountain Men Anonymous
28.07.2002
04.08.2002 Llwybr Llaethog / Mank [mix set]
11.08.2002 The Adventurer – Jennifer’s Parents
18.08.2002 Skep
25.08.2002 Nameless / Kenny young & The Eggplants
01.09.2002 Gwenno
08.09.2002 Shooter
15.09.2002 Janiero
06.10.2002 Lo Cut
13.10.2002 MC Mabon
20.10.2002 Nathan Burton [repeat]
27.10.2002 [no session]
03.11.2002 [no session]
10.11.2002 Kald
17.11.2002 [no session]
23.11.2002 Kentucky AFC
01.12.2002 Carsondown
08.12.2002 Jylt
15.12.2002 Stuntface
22.12.2002 Varispeed
29.12.2002 [no session]
05.01.2003 [best of 2002 sessions]
12.01.2003 No One Driving
19.01.2003 Paccino
26.01.2003 Death of Cool
02.02.2003 Kardomah
09.02.2003 Kald [begin a quest to produced one session track every week]
16.02.2003 Soft Hearted Scientists
23.02.2003 [no session – no Kald either]
02.03.2003 Wishing Hour
09.03.2003 Mountaineers
16.03.2003 [no session]
23.03.2003 [show hosted by Neil Crud]
06.04.2003 Gabrielle 25 / Infinity Chimps [live session from Wrexham]
13.04.2003 Transposer
20.04.2003 Big Leaves [session] / Soundhog [repeat – half hour mix]
27.04.2003 Dek Slasha Slicer Man [half hour mix]
04.05.2003 Squeezebox
11.05.2003 Hot Puppies
18.05.2003 JT Mouse
25.05.2003 Jarcrew
01.06.2003 Alien Matter [Kald’s one year quest ends after 4 months]
08.06.2003 Suns of Thunder
15.06.2003 Rocket Goldstar
22.06.2003 Jarcrew [live session – repeat]
29.06.2003 Stuntface [live session repeat – rec 23.3.03]
06.07.2003 Wendykurk
13.07.2003 Panel
20.07.2003 Soundhog [half hour mix – repeat]
27.07.2003 The Crimea [live set from MS1 Club]
03.08.2003 [no session]
10.08.2003 [no session]
17.08.2003 Turnstone
24.08.2003 [no session]
31.08.2003 Noisecandy
07.09.2003 Jodrell
14.09.2003 The Caves
21.09.2003 Skinflick
28.09.2003 The 9ine
05.10.2003 Vinyl Stickons
12.10.2003 [no session]
19.10.2003 Along Came Man
26.10.2003 Kentucky AFC [session] / Culprit One [half hour mix]
02.11.2003 3hird Light
09.11.2003 Crosbi
16.11.2003 [no session]
23.11.2003 [no session]
30.11.2003 [no session]
07.12.2003 [no session]
14.12.2003 [no session]
21.12.2003 Sherbet Antlers
28.12.2003 [best session tracks of 2003]
04.01.2004 [best session tracks of 2003] / Jarcrew [repeat live set]
11.01.2004 Sammo Hung
18.01.2004 Deaf Shall Hear [session] / Soundhog [half hour mix no.2]
25.01.2004 Gintis
01.02.2004 Jives Room
08.02.2004 The Hollow
15.02.2004 Loving Cup
22.02.2004 [no session]
29.02.2004 Aeronaut
07.03.2004 [no session]
14.03.2004 [show hosted by Neil Crud]
21.03.2004 The Caves
28.03.2004 [no session]
04.04.2004 ?
11.04.2004 Murry The Hump [live set rec Wrexham May02]
18.04.2004 [no session]
25.04.2004 [no session]
02.05.2004 Duncan Black
09.05.2004 Jesse
16.05.2004 Distant Sun
23.05.2004 Apparatus [session] / [also High Quality Recs artists 1 track each]
30.05.2004 Flailing Wail
06.06.2004 Mountain Men Anonymous
13.06.2004 [no session]
20.06.2004 [no session]
27.06.2004 Crosbi
04.07.2004 [no session]
11.07.2004 [no session]
18.07.2004 [no session]
25.07.2004 Crosbi {repeat] / Soundhog [45min mix]
01.08.2004 [no session]
08.08.2004 ?
15.08.2004 Next Nine years
19.08.2004 Xms3 [was this on a Thursday ?]
22.08.2004 Gabrielle 25
29.08.2004 [no session]
05.09.2004  Viva Knievils [show hosted by Neil Crud]
12.09.2004 [show hosted by Neil Crud]
19.09.2004 [no session]
26.09.2004 Alun Tan Lan
03.10.2004 Martini Henry Rifles
10.10.2004 Inferno
17.10.2004 October Country
24.10.2004 [no session]
31.10.2004 [no session]
07.11.2004 Caves
14.11.2004 Sherbet Antlers

21.11.2004 Soft Hearted Scientists
28.11.2004 SKWAD
05.12.2004 Melys
12.12.2004 [no session]
19.12.2004 [no session]
25.12.2004 [no show]

02.01.2005 The Hollow
09.01.2005 Ipsofacto
16.01.2005 Julie Murphy
23.01.2005 ?
30.01.2005 Skindred
06.02.2005 Hot Puppies
13.02.2005 Juniper
20.03.2005 Midasuno
27.03.2005 Victorian English Gentleman’s Club
03.04.2005 Cymbient
10.04.2005 Kaptain Black
17.04.2005 Twig And The Buffalo
25.04.2005 ?
01.04.2005 ?
08.05.2005 Glen UK
15.05.2005 [no session]
22.05.2005 Donde Stars
29.05.2005 International Karate Plus
05.06.2005 Strawberry Blondes
12.06.2005 Mclusky
19.06.2005 Strawberry Blondes [repeat]
26.06.2005 Crosbi
03.07.2005 Moscow
10.07.2005 Winebego
17.07.2005 Der Bomber
24.07.2005 TFA
31.07.2005 Cream Tangerine
07.08.2005 Jack Sharp
14.08.2005 Fillmore
21.08.2005 Dan Amor
29.08.2005 ?
04.09.2005 Gethin Pearson
11.09.2005 Licking Chocolate Jesus
18.09.2005 Beehive Project
25.09.2005 The Calm
02.10.2005 Physicists
09.10.2005 Haemasonic
16.10.2005 Pippa Rogers
23.10.2005 David Mysterious
30.10.2005 Khagool
06.11.2005 Pulco
13.11.2005 Dancing Bullets
20.11.2005 Psychic Spies
27.11.2005 The Voices
04.12.2005 Ipsofacto
11.12.2005 Fernhill Trio
18.12.2005 Poppies
25.12.2005 [no session]
01.12.2005 [no session]

01.01.2006 Halflight
08.01.2006 The Hoods
15.01.2006 Tracey Curtis
22.01.2006 Sicknote
29.01.2006 Elephant Rescue Plan
05.02.2006 Crosbi [live in Cardiff]
12.02.2006 Sammo Hung [repeat?]
19.02.2006 Physicists [repeat]
26.02.2006 Hot Puppies / Dirty Perfect / Psychic Spies [live sets from Aberdare]
05.03.2006 [show hosted by Bethan Elfyn]
12.03.2006 [show hosted by Bethan Elfyn]
19.03.2006 The Keys
26.03.2006 Shooter
02.04.2006 Rhys Downing [session] / Pipettes [repeat live set from Rhyl]
09.04.2006 Robots Talk In Twos
16.04.2006 Strange Pains
23.04.2006 [pre-rec show]
30.04.2006 Technocrat [half hour mix]
07.05.2006 Kings of Despair
21.05.2006 Death of Her Money
28.05.2006 Frictionless Man
11.06.2006 Pagan Wanderer Lu
18.06.2006 Murry The Hump [live set from 2000]
02.07.2006 [no session]
09.07.2006 [no session]
16.07.2006 Glow
23.07.2006 [no session]
30.07.2006 Acid Casuals [30min mix]
06.08.2006 King Alexander
13.08.2006 [no session]
20.08.2006 Homespun
27.08.2006 Acid Casuals [30 min mix]
03.09.2006 [no session]
10.09.2006 Red Falls
17.09.2006 [no session]
24.09.2006 [no session]
01.10.2006 Dead Ends
08.10.2006 [no session]
15.10.2006 [no session]
22.10.2006 [no session]
29.10.2006 Spencer McGarry Season [live set from Electric Proms]
30.03.2008 Som Bom
24.08.2008 Gintis
05.10.2008 Danblagroyd

11.01.2009 Bastions
18.01.2009 Solutions
24.01.2009 Sweet n Tender Hooligans
01.02.2009 Red Stripe
08.02.2009 El Goode
15.02.2009 Bomb The Sun
22.02.2009 Georgia Ruth Williams
01.03.2009 [no session]
08.03.2009 Polly Mackey
15.03.2009 Loose Kites
22.03.2009 The Mams
29.03.2009 Roseville Band
05.04.2009 The School
12.04.2009 Henry’s Funeral Shoe
19.04.2009 Mr Huw
26.04.2009 Gallops
03.05.2009 Camera
10.05.2009 The Keys
17.05.2009 Joy of Sex
24.05.2009 The Boy
31.05.2009 Truckers of Husk
07.06.2009 Houdini Dax
21.06.2009 Future of The Left / Sophie Mackintosh
05.07.2009 Dez Williams (30 electronic collage)
09.08.2009 Sweet Baboo
23.08.2009 Victorian English Gentlemen’s Club
27.09.2009 Colorama
18.10.2009 Mechanical Owl
25.10.2009 Martin Carr & Band (live from Swn Festival)
01.11.2009 The Death of Her Money
15.11.2009 The Owls
29.11.2009 A Owen (acoustic)
13.12.2009 Soft Hearted Scientists
10.01.2010 Stop Motion Men

4th Session for Adam Walton

Tracks aired – Robots Remember / Mountains / Panorama Song

Acoustic session.

Tracks feat; Julie / On The Road / Rolling Stone

Band features former members of The Caves.

Tracks aired; Arrow / Remember The Sun / Spark Created a Universe

Acoustic session broadcast on Adam Walton’s Musical Mystery Tour on BBC Radio Wales.

Tracks: Navy Wen / Pa Bryd Y Deui Eto? / Pam Fawr Nos / Sound

Cardiff band.

Tracks : Colour Me Black / Swingers / Roland / Don’t Care

Max from the band says:
We got the session after I’d asked Huw Williams the best way to get radio sessions – not just on Adam Walton’s show, but generally. He advised me to simply ask outright, which I did – again, not just for Adam’s show, but for a handful of others. Adam was the only one who responded.

We recorded the session with Carl Bevan at Le Mons studio in Newport. Thanks to vehicle trouble, we were forced to take a much smaller car than usual, at the expense of one of our drums, which led to use using one of Carl’s instead. It turned out Carl’s drum was tuned completely differently to ours so we had to make some fairly dramatic modifications to get the drum sounding close to the one we usually use. Otherwise, the recording of the session as a whole was straight-forward; we recorded six weeks in advance and were finished in less than three hours.

For the session we recorded five songs instead of the usual three, simply because our songs are typically shorter than the average. The five songs all together clocked in at less than ten minutes of total music. We chose to record two older songs, two new ones and a cover of our friend’s band’s song (Don’t Care by Threatmantics). We used the Hammond organ in the studio on Don’t Care in lieu of our synth because Carl was enthusiastic about it, explaining how he tries to get every band to use it in some way, and we liked the idea.

Carl had promised we’d hear a final mix nearer the date of the show, about a week or so before maybe, and that we’d have a chance to make any adjustments we felt necessary. Come the morning of the broadcast we still hadn’t heard anything. We finally received the tracks in the late afternoon. We had several issues with the mix (for example, the Hammond on Don’t Care was almost inaudibly low) but Carl had some personal business to attend to that evening and didn’t have the opportunity to fix it, hence we were never 100% happy with the session recording.

The actual broadcast was a mixed blessing; on the plus side Adam had several flattering things to say about us and it’s always nice to receive radio play. On the minus side, we felt our session was somewhat incongruous with the tone set by the majority of the other songs and features aired on that edition of the program. Also, by the end of the evening only four of the five songs were played. During the recording, we had actually considered turning the five songs into three by segueing some of them together with guitar feedback (which we even went so far as to record) so that we’d stand a better chance of having all the material broadcast. We abandoned the idea after Carl was told by Adam all five songs would be played. By the end of the broadcast, we wished we’d stuck with the idea. Although Adam promised on air to play the missing fifth track on the following week’s program, the song was never played, and still hasn’t been to my knowledge.

Session broadcast on Adam Walton’s Musical Mystery Tour on BBC Radio Wales.

Tracks: Dead Weight / Lineage of Locusts / Phantom Limb

The Band say, ‘We got the session off the back of sending Hello; I Have Toxic Shock to Mr Walton – and he asked us from there. We played awful. It sounded awful. And gave us a kick up the ass.’

The band’s third session for the show, and their first in 5 years.

Track aired – Monsters of The Id / Seeing / Turn The Tables

Tracks aired: Y Wers / Worksong / Apocalypse

Dan from the band says:
We were invited to do the session by Adam in February 08. At that time we were still playing to a drum machine, so the sessions don’t represent our current live sound. We’ve had a personnel change, and introduced live drums into the band since.

We were happy with the recordings, especially Worksong and Y Wers. In fact, Worksong competes with our studio version. We were gigging frequently at the time, so the performance is quite tight.

We recorded the sessions in an old bunker outside of Wrexham. I can’t find any reference to the name in my old emails sadly, but it had seemingly once been the headquarters of Wrexham house DJs, K-Klass. I remember, because we bought all their old keyboard cases on the cheap, and they’ve still got K-Klass written all over them. It’s useful to be able to pass yourself off as another band if a gig goes awry.

These sessions represent the last recordings we made with Chris Prydderch on the bass.

This was their second recorded session for Adam Walton’s BBC Radio Wales Show (their third if you count the live set).

Vocalist Carl says, ‘The second session came about after having sent Adam demos of the second album we were working on. It was in a studio in Wrexham which was amazing, with the sound engineer Dom (who is a bloody top guy and good engineer). Having spotted the free bar, and being absolutely skint Dave and myself helped ourself to the Cointreau and the Pimms. Dave and myself were shitfaced during recording and mixing and with the help of Rob playing a couple of chords on the acoustic we wrote a song called “Idiots and Children First” about vikings coming to town to rape and pillage and the five of us would all shout the chorus “Idiots and children first” in our best pirate voices – we decided to have this as the only song in our side project “The vikings of the Indian Subcontinent”.’

‘We recorded “The Waltzer Song”, “The Overdraft Song” and “The Bakery Song” for the session and if you listen closely to the 2nd chorus of “The Waltzer Song” you can hear that I change the line “I know you want to ride on the waltzer” to “I know you want to ride Adam Walton” … I don’t think he noticed though. This session was by far the best and the songs and all the backing vocals etc sounded great. Rob (Mercer) Gintis, had replaced Dan on the bass at this point and provided backing vocals, Kyle (Lee) Gintis had also replaced Ste on Lead guitar and also provided backing vocals, along with my stalwart harmonizer Joe (Booker) Gintis.’