TalentCast - Independent music podcast
472 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTalentCast is an independent music podcast and radio programme. We also host listening sessions with brand new independently released albums, and provide a platform for sharing gigs and events.
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Edition of Monday, 12 August 2019
August 12, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBWelcome back to TalentCast after such a long time. This is the 472nd edition. My regular listeners know that I couldn’t release a regular weekly podcast, because I didn't receive enough interesting independent music to play. Today it's exactly 12 years since the first podcast of TalentCast came out, and I did receive more than enough good music in the past months to make an interesting programme for today. I would love to make a weekly podcast again. If you also want TalentCast to come back e...
Edition of Friday, 7 December 2018
December 07, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBOur regular listeners might have noticed that for a long time just a few new artists and bands have joined TalentCast. Although our independent music podcast attracts still quite many listeners via podcast websites, our website is hidden away in search engines, which is the main reason why many artists and bands don't discover our project. Because of this I have decided to pause the weekly podcasts for a while, until I have fixed this issue. I still have some very nice tunes in the TalentCast...
Edition of Friday, 30 November 2018
November 30, 2018 15:00 - 56 minutes - 103 MBIn this week's podcast I will play downtempo, singer-songwriters, jazz, rap and some rock. One of the songs is by a newcomer to TalentCast. It's a new collaboration between a Belgian and a Dutch artist. Quite a few votes came in last week. In about 20 minutes you will hear which song is most appreciated by our listeners of last week and is our new Song of the Week. I will start with an electronic, downtempo and chill-out solo project from Barcelona, Spain.
Edition of Friday, 23 November 2018
November 23, 2018 15:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBLast week TalentCast was all about rock. This week the music genres are varied and mainly peaceful, some of the songs are new songs I have recently received, and I am happy to have a new Song of the Week winner again. I will start with a happy tune from Poland by a 4-piece rock band.
Edition of Friday, 16 November 2018
November 16, 2018 15:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBThe programme will sound a bit different than usual because I will only play rock music this time. But there are very many kinds of rock, so the music is still very varied. Unfortunately too few votes came in last week, so we don’t have a new Song of the Week winner this time. If you hear a song you enjoy, please take a short moment and vote for it. The first song of today is by a 3-piece punk rock band band from the Czech Republic.
Edition of Friday, 9 November 2018
November 09, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBThis week there are some artists in the programme whose work I enjoy a lot. The music styles vary from relaxed to pop and rock, so for sure there is something you will enjoy too. Two songs I am going to play are new songs I have recently received via our upload page, both are by bands from the United Kingdom. The podcast is a bit longer than usual this time, over 65 minutes. When we were still broadcast on Ede FM, our podcasts were limited to 57 minutes and a half, but now we have the freedom...
Edition of Friday, 2 November 2018
November 02, 2018 15:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBLast two weeks there was no TalentCast because of website updates and because of a technical issue: listeners were experiencing difficulties tuning in. The reason was Spotify attempting to download too many podcasts at the same time, which overloaded the small TalentCast network. Now, at the time you are listening, the complete TalentCast archive with 466 podcasts is available on Spotify in addition to all the previous platforms. Perhaps because of these technical issues we do not have a new ...
Edition of Friday, 12 October 2018
October 12, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBBecause I know I have some fans of electronic music among my listeners, I will pay extra attention to that genre today, after I have played this week's Song of the Week. I will also play one newcomer to TalentCast, an acoustic duo from the Netherlands. I will start in Denmark with a soul, jazz and pop project, and end in Poland with a 4-piece instrumental music band. Many votes came in last week and it was not easy to enter this week's charts top 3. In about half an hour I will play the numbe...
Edition of Friday, 5 October 2018
October 05, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBI have a lot of varied independent music from around the globe for you, from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland and Chile. The Song the Week of this week is by a very convincing winner from Finland. I start in the United Kingdom, with a 3-piece indie, alternative and dance project, formed in 2012. I shall end with a danceable song by an artist from Switzerland, who made her first home-recorded album at the age of 10 already.
Edition of Friday, 28 September 2018
September 28, 2018 14:00 - 58 minutes - 106 MBThis week I have a track from a just released album for you, made by the duo that also made some of our jingles, and like last week the music is relaxing and the music styles are varied. The first song of today is the track from the new album. It's by the duo of Paméla and Chris from France – Laïxa. The last track is by the dance and electronic project of Peter Lagarde from Germany - Pluxx7MusicStudio. This was the last time TalentCast was broadcast on Ede FM. They are reorganizing their prog...
Edition of Friday, 21 September 2018
September 21, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBThis week I planned a programme with many different music styles and mostly relaxing music. Not so many listeners came to vote during the last voting round, but the voting gained a new winner, a jazz band from my hometown Groningen which I played for the first time last week. First song in the programme is by a singer-songwriter from Nashville. The last song is by an electronic music composer from Finland.
Edition of Friday, 14 September 2018
September 14, 2018 14:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBI have very pleasant music for you in this week's programme. I will start with some jazz (one song is by a TalentCast newcomer from my home town Groningen), followed many more relaxed tunes. Of course I will also play our our first Song of the Week winner of this new season. The first song is from Australia, a track from the latest album of a jazz singer-songwriter, it's titled "The Bridge".
Edition of Friday, 7 September 2018
September 07, 2018 10:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBAfter a beautiful summer in the Netherlands, our break is over. We are back and ready to serve you your weekly portion of good independent music. Of course we are very curious again to know which song in the programme you particularly enjoy, so don't forget to vote for it before next Tuesday. This week I will only play new songs which I received during the summer break, 4 are by newcomers to TalentCast (a duo from Colorado, a project from Mansfield, a band from Grimbergen in Belgium, and a ba...
Edition of Friday, 25 May 2018
May 25, 2018 14:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBBecause this is the last programme before the summer break, I will do it a bit differently than usual. There is no voting, you will hear some artists I haven't played for a long time, and I will only play music from a country that brought TalentCast quite some good music in the past years. It's the country of kiełbasa, pierogi and votka: Poland. One song is not from Poland, but from Indonesia, our last Song of the Week winner of this season. TalentCast will be back on Friday, September the 7t...
Edition of Friday, 18 May 2018
May 18, 2018 10:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBThis is the second last programme before our summer break. We won't release new editions of TalentCast during June, July and August. This week is the last time before our break that we have a voting. Last week most of the votes came in for two songs, one by an acoustic project from Austria and the other by a country musician from Nashville. In about 35 minutes I will tell who won in the end. We have received quite a few new songs this week, and one of them was sent by a newcomer to TalentCast...
Edition of Friday, 11 May 2018
May 11, 2018 14:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBIt's very warm in the studio while I am preparing the programme, and maybe that's why I have selected only relaxing music for this week. Last week's voting brought us a clear winner. She is from Canada, has released two solo albums, and an album together with her family. In about 40 minutes you will hear who that is, and who else entered our top 3. This time I will start with a country singer-songwriter from Nashville, and end in the Netherlands with a popnoir, rock and gothic jazz band from ...
Edition of Friday, 4 May 2018
May 04, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBA musician from the Netherlands and a musician from the US joined TalentCast this week. You will hear them today, together with many more independent artists from around the globe. I will start the programme with uplifting music and end with some instrumental pieces. Last week we didn't receive enough votes to gain a new Song of the Week. This week the voting almost ended with two Songs of the Week, because the difference between the numbers 1 and 2 is just one vote. In about 40 minutes you w...
Edition of Friday, 27 April 2018
April 27, 2018 14:00 - 54 minutes - 100 MBI have made a varied programme for you, with soul, funk, folk, jazz, pop, rap, rock and more. Last week's voting didn't bring a new Song of the Week winner for this week because too few votes (just 9) came in. One artist voted 37 times for himself, of course we don't count such votes, and of course we won't play this artist any more. Until Tuesday (May 1) you can vote for 15 songs, so if you hear a song you really enjoy, feel very welcome to cast your vote for it. I will start with a singer-s...
Edition of Friday, 20 April 2018
April 20, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis week I made the programme a bit for myself because there are quite a few songs on the playlist I especially enjoy. Most of the programme will be filled with relaxed music. Towards the end I will play some rock. Three songs gathered quite some votes during last week's voting, and a symphonic metal project from New Jersey gathered the most. In about 35 minutes your will hear which songs entered TalentCast's top 3 this week. I really enjoy the first song. It is from Los Angeles, by the duo ...
Edition of Friday, 13 April 2018
April 13, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBThis week I will play two tracks from brand new album releases, the music genres are very varied, and many of the songs are quite far away from mainstream music. No doubts about our new Song of the Week, because this song definitely gathered the most votes. In about 35 minutes I will tell you which song it is. Today's first song is by a self-taught piano and guitar player from Dallas.
Edition of Friday, 6 April 2018
April 06, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBThere is a lot of music to play this week, so I won't talk too much, otherwise the programme gets too long for our partner radio stations Ede FM, Universe Radio and Fame Music Radio. What a nice voting round we had last week. Quite a few songs got votes and the winner needed quite many. I will start in Finland with a song by four women who all play the same traditional instrument and sing.
Edition of Friday, 30 March 2018
March 30, 2018 14:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBLast week I have received some nice new songs from artists I have played before and one song from a newcomer to TalentCast, a hip-hop artist from Vancouver. A few of the artists and bands in this week's programme have upcoming performances. I will inform you about some of these. The music is mainly peaceful and relaxed, but the end of the programme will be loud, very loud! I will start with an Italian trip-hop band, and I will end with a brand new release by a metal and industrial band from F...
Edition of Friday, 23 March 2018
March 23, 2018 15:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBI will play one newcomer this time, an electronic pop solo project from Melbourne. All songs in the programme are relaxed. Towards the end I will give some extra attention to songs which are quite far away from main stream music, but of course still interesting to listen to. I will start with a Jazz musician from Paris and end with a solo project from Nebraska.
Edition of Friday, 16 March 2018
March 16, 2018 15:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBThere will be no loud music in this week’s edition, but I will give some extra attention to electronic music towards the end of the programme. And ... This week TalentCast brings you even more independent music, because tomorrow (Saturday the 17th) we will have our 10th album listening session. This time you can listen to "Subcircuits", the just released album of Los Angeles based electronic music project Leaving Richmond. You will find the details about this event on our album listening sess...
Edition of Friday, 9 March 2018
March 09, 2018 15:00 - 59 minutes - 108 MBYou will hear some rock in this week’s programme, but that will be closer to the end. First I will play a few relaxing tunes. A five-piece hard rock 'n' roll band from the United Kingdom, which I played for the first time last week, gathered the most votes during last week's voting. In about 35 minutes I will play our new Song of the Week. I will end the programme with a song about the rain and I will start the programme with a song about the rain. The first song is by a roots-pop singer-son...
Edition of Friday, 2 March 2018
March 02, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBI am in the mood for some rock this time, but I know most of my listeners are not so much into loud music, so I will save it until the second half of the programme. A five-piece hard rock’n’roll band from the United Kingdom has joined TalentCast this week. You will hear them later, because I am keeping the louder music for later as said. I shall start with a composer from Nashville this time.
Edition of Friday, 23 February 2018
February 23, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBThis week the music styles vary from acoustic singers-songwriters, to jazz, country, folk, alternative, rock and more. I enjoyed last week's voting, because the numbers 1 and 2 (a musician from New Zealand and a band from Australia) were often very close. Only in the last hours before the voting was ended, the winner was clear. In about 40 minutes you will hear who won. Two newcomers to TalentCast: An interesting rock band from the Netherlands, and a folk and country musician from Canada. But...
Edition of Friday, 16 February 2018
February 16, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBThis week I prepared a programme in varied genres, with music from all around the globe. I start with a song in the Polish language by an independent rock band from Poland.
Edition of Friday, 9 February 2018
February 09, 2018 15:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBThis week I will play you a TalentCast newcomer from Ottawa (Canada), some new songs I have recently received, and, like last week, the music styles are quite varied. This time I won't play rock at the end, but some pop songs. The first song is a new track from a 3-piece band from Norwich.
Edition of Friday, 2 February 2018
February 02, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBThis week I got some interesting new music from TalentCast musicians. The genres are varied this time. Every month we select a new video out of the requests we receive and feature it for one month on the main page of our website. During February you can watch a video made in Mongolia, and of course I play the song also in this week's programme too. I shall start with a singer-songwriter who I have already played since the first edition of TalentCast, August the 12th, 2007.
Edition of Friday, 26 January 2018
January 26, 2018 15:00 - 58 minutes - 108 MBI haven’t received any music from new TalentCast members this week, but I did receive some new nice tunes made by the artists I have already played before. Only at the very end will I play some loud music, because I know most of our listeners prefer more peaceful music. I shall start with a song by a solo musician from England.
Edition of Friday, 19 January 2018
January 19, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBI survived Blue Monday and received some nice new tunes, so I am ready to bring you a new programme. Quite a few bands and solo musicians joined TalentCast last week, but only two of those bands (a pop rock band from Florida and a 5-piece alternative rock band from New Zealand) sent us their music. Sometimes the last song I play doesn't really fit between the other songs, but is still interesting to play. Today's last track is like that. It's a track by an experimental music project from Wars...
Edition of Friday, 12 January 2018
January 12, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBThis week I want to bring you a very relaxed programme with not too much talking. Only the first song is a bit uptempo. It's a danceable song by a multicultural project from Ukraine. Last week's voting brought us very many votes, so every musician who entered this week's top 3 is a winner in my opinion. Enjoy the beautiful music. After listening you are totally relaxed.
Edition of Friday, 5 January 2018
January 05, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBWelcome to the first edition of TalentCast for 2018. I hope this will be a good and healthy year for you and the people who are close to you, and of course I hope this will be a great year for independent music. 2018 is starting very well, because I received quite a few nice new tunes during my short break. One of these is by a newcomer to TalentCast, a singer and guitarist from France. The musicians which I played in the last edition on December 15, before my short break, needed to be a bit ...
Edition of Friday, 15 December 2017
December 15, 2017 15:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBThis will be the last edition of TalentCast for 2017 because I want to take a little break. The next edition of TalentCast will be out on January the 5th. We have three TalentCast newcomers this week, including two solo artists: one is from Germany and the other is from Jamaica, and a band from Slovakia. Because it's almost Christmas, I will also play two Christmas songs. I start the programme with a song by a solo musician from New Zealand. Like every week there is a voting round. The winnin...
Edition of Friday, 8 December 2017
December 08, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBThis week’s TalentCast is divided in two parts. Until the Song of the Week, I will play relaxed music in varied genres. After the Song of the Week, I will play rock music. One of the rock songs is by a solo musician from Austria who I will be playing for the first time. Another song is recorded in my living room. I will start with something else, a song in the Polish language.
Edition of Friday, 1 December 2017
December 01, 2017 15:00 - 56 minutes - 103 MBTwo interesting rock bands joined TalentCast last week. The first one from the Netherlands doesn't really like Facebook and doesn't understand YouTube. The second one is a 4-piece psychedelic Anglo rock band from Chile. You will hear both today. A song by symphonic metal project from New Jersey (US) got the most votes during last week's voting round. I will play the winning song towards the end of the programme/podcast. This time the programme features mainly peaceful and relaxed tunes, but I...
Edition of Friday, 24 November 2017
November 24, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBLast week's voting round was a nice one, many votes came in (250) and we have a clear Song of the Week winner for this week: Two cooperating musicians from India. A rock musician from Manila (Philippines), a rock and metal duo from Santiago (Chile), and a folk band from Nantes (France) joined TalentCast last week and sent us their music. You will hear them all today. The music I will play today is very varied, and I will start with the band from Nantes who has recently joined TalentCast.
Edition of Friday, 17 November 2017
November 17, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBThis week you will hear 4 artists who are being played on TalentCast for the first time: a pianist, composer and vocalist from France, an independent singer-songwriter from Hampshire, England, a rapper from Calcutta, India, and a project which recorded an album live on the internet in a single take. I will also play an unreleased song, which is not on the internet yet and exclusively for the listeners of TalentCast, and there is much more attractive independent music in a nice mix of varied g...
Edition of Friday, 10 November 2017
November 10, 2017 15:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBThis week you will hear two new artists on TalentCast (a country singer from New Zealand and a rockabilly musician from Georgia) and a convincing Song of the Week winner. Most of the music I am going to play is relaxed, only at the very end of the programme I will play two louder songs. The first three songs are by musicians from California. All of them have upcoming performances, so maybe some of our Californian listeners would like to visit one of these. The first song is by a soul singer f...
Edition of Friday, 3 November 2017
November 03, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBThere are no newcomers to TalentCast this week, but that doesn't mean the music isn't interesting. The genres are varied and the songs are relaxing. Quite many people are tuning in at the moment, but not so many of you come to our website to vote. When you hear a song you really enjoy, please cast your vote for it. Today I will start with music from my home country the Netherlands.
Edition of Friday, 27 October 2017
October 27, 2017 14:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBThe last song in the programme of last week was absolutely not the least, interesting because it's our new Song of the Week. I will play it in about 20 minutes. Today I have also two TalentCast newcomers for you, a folk group from South Wales, and a music producer and songwriter from Jamaica. I will play some other new tracks sent by our artists and a lot of relaxed music. This week there are a few more mainstream songs in the programme than usual. Why not, as long as they are good? The firs...
Edition of Friday, 20 October 2017
October 20, 2017 14:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBInspired by the very nice weather while preparing the programme, I will start this time with some uplifting and happy tunes. Later on I will play you some easy listening and romantic songs. If you are used to listen via headphones to TalentCast, you might notice that the recording is now more quiet during my presentation. The server (which is also standing in the studio) is now much more quiet, I replaced a noisy fan in the workstation, and I managed to reduce the buzzing sound of the tube la...
Edition of Friday, 13 October 2017
October 13, 2017 14:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBI think I have managed to make an attractive playlist for you this week, with a mix of very different genres. There are no doubts about our Song of the Week winner for this week, because almost all votes went to the same country/Americana song. You will also hear a TalentCast newcomer (a folk pop singer-songwriter from Denmark) and some new songs by our existing musicians. I will start the programme close to home, with a Dutch singer-songwriter. In you are in the Netherlands at the moment: Th...
Edition of Friday, 6 October 2017
October 06, 2017 14:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBThis week I will play 15 songs and, as usual, they are from different parts of the world. You will hear one newcomer to TalentCast, a music project from Nebraska (United States). One of the songs is of course the new Song of the Week, which needed just four votes to win this time. I hope this week more of you will come to our website to vote. Voting is easy and takes just two clicks. This voting round ends on Monday the 9th at midnight. You will mostly hear peaceful, relaxing music in this we...
Edition of Friday, 29 September 2017
September 29, 2017 14:00 - 58 minutes - 106 MBNext to lots of other interesting independent music, I will play tracks from two brand new album releases, "Thy Grace & Wisdom" by Belgian singer-songwriter The Imaginary Suitcase and "Straight Stories" by Dutch band Chabliz. Just like last week, the music genres vary quite a lot. Last week's voting was no close finish like two weeks ago. This time most of the votes came in for just one song by a singer who's first performance was in a karaoke bar, singing "Hero" by Mariah Carey. If you joine...
Edition of Friday, 22 September 2017
September 22, 2017 14:00 - 58 minutes - 108 MBI probably sound a bit different this week, that’s because I have a cold. Because so many people are tuning in to our radio programme and podcast at the moment, I don’t want to skip a week, but I will talk a bit less than usual. The genres of this week’s songs vary quite a lot. I will play acoustic, pop, rock, blues, country, R&B and more. Two newcomers joined TalentCast, a jazzy blues trio and a pop musician, both are from Germany. Last week's Song of the Week competition was a close finish,...
Edition of Friday, 15 September 2017
September 15, 2017 14:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBIt is strange that some artists join TalentCast and then never upload their music. Just one new solo musician has sent a track at the moment of the recording. You will hear him later on in the programme. This week I will start with some folky tunes, then I will play some varied genres, and the last part of the programme/podcast is as usual reserved for some rock music. Dutch listeners: If you like to meet me, Catself and Chabliz this Sunday, tune in. The first folky tune I will play is from C...
Edition of Friday, 8 September 2017
September 08, 2017 14:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBThis week I don't have music from newcomers to TalentCast for you. Several musicians and bands joined the project last week, but at the moment of recording I still haven’t received any music from them. But I did receive some new songs of our existing members, and I set the date for a new album listening session. I will tell you more about that in the programme. Again mainly relaxed and easy listening music in the programme. I received also some nice rock tunes, but because not all our listene...
Edition of Friday, 1 September 2017
September 01, 2017 14:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBThe summer break is over, welcome back. I had a very nice summer break and I hope you had a nice time as well. August 12 was TalentCast's tenth anniversary day. I will start this eleventh season well, with seven newcomers, a new Videoclip of the Month, and the news of an upcoming listening session, which you can join soon. Of course, as usual, you are invited to vote for the song you like the most. Welcome to cast your vote on our website. The first song is by one of the newcomers to TalentCa...