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 Friday, 1 April 2016
April 01, 2016 14:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBThis week we have made a varied programme for you. We will play easy listening, rock, electronic, chansons, a cappella, rap and at the end some metal. Last week's voting brought us a clear winner for this week. You will hear who won in about 40 minutes. We hope you will help us find a new winner for next week by voting for the song you like the most. Starting next week we will have new broadcast times on our partner radio station Ede FM. Gladly we are also then broadcast during prime time onc...
Edition of Friday, 25 March 2016
March 25, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBToday I will play quite many songs, 15 - and the biggest part of the programme will consist of peaceful music. One of the songs is sent by a newcomer to TalentCast and also last week some artists who you already know sent us their new tracks. Gladly we have a Song of the Week winner again, 220 people came to our website to vote. It's a clear winner. You will hear who won in about half an hour. I will start close to home, because the first song I will play is by a singer-songwriter from the Ne...
Edition of Friday, 18 March 2016
March 18, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBInspired by the sunny weather in the Netherlands this week, We have selected some happy tunes for you. We also got some new tunes from our artists, we will play these too. One thing is a bit different this week. There is no Song of the Week winner, because last week too few people came to our website to vote and because the few people who came to vote, almost all preferred for a different song. If you like one song the most, please go to our voting page and click on the green button of your c...
Edition of Friday, 11 March 2016
March 11, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBSome artists sent us quite a few new tracks last week. You will hear one song from each of them today, together with some nice album tracks and our new Song of the Week winner. Today's music styles vary from singer-songwriter, jazz and instrumental to rock ballads. We will start with a song from a very prolific singer-songwriter from San Diego.
Edition of Friday, 4 March 2016
March 04, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBLast week no new artists joined TalentCast, but we got some nice new tracks from our existing members. You will hear these tracks today, and of course you will also hear our new Song of the Week. Remember, also you can help us to find a new winner. You can vote for the song you like the most on our website, it takes only two clicks! For the third week in a row the music will be mainly relaxed and peaceful. We will start in the UK.
Edition of Friday, 26 February 2016
February 26, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBLike last week, we won't play much loud music today. You will hear some subtle rock songs, some instrumental tracks, at the end of the programme some pop songs and somewhere halfway the program you will hear who is this week's Song of the Week winner. We will also play a track from the debut EP of a newcomer to TalentCast. It's a 5-piece band from Chicago. We start the radio programme with a solo artist from the Netherlands.
Edition of Friday, 19 February 2016
February 19, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBLike every week we are here with a new edition of TalentCast, filled with only the nicest songs of independent artists. In this week's programme the music is quite relaxed. We will play some singers-songwriters, some electronica, some not too loud rock, some jazz and of course our Song of the Week winner. This week our winner is from a country where it's summer at the moment. In about half an hour I will tell you who won. The first song in this programme is by the duo of Colin Batters and Chr...
Edition of Friday, 12 February 2016
February 12, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBThe weather is depressing over here in The Netherlands at the moment. There is a lot of wind and rain while I am preparing this programme, so much that most of our carnival parades had to be cancelled. To make up for the bad weather, I have decided to play a lot of positive songs today. There are also 2 newcomers to TalentCast in the programme and of course I won't forget to play this week's Song of the Week winner. I start this programme with a Gypsy surf punk band from London and Madrid.
Edition of Friday, 5 February 2016
February 05, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe will play 15 songs in the programme of this week. You will hear some singer-songwriters, some fusion, some rock and some instrumental tracks. Somewhere halfway the programme you will find out who is this week's Song of the Week winner. We start in Australia with a singer-songwriter who calls himself a folk-punk troubadour.
Edition of Friday, 29 January 2016
January 29, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBLast week's voting was nice and brought us a clear winner. Somewhere halfway the program you will hear who won. The music in TalentCast will build up nicely this week. We start with a relaxing electronic tune from Denmark and we will end this programme with a metal band from India. In between we play country, easy listening and jazzy songs. Towards the end it will be a bit louder, then you can listen to three rock bands we like. There are a lot of good independent musicians and bands in the p...
Edition of Friday, 22 January 2016
January 22, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBWe did our best to make an attractive playlist for you again. We will play quite many different genres (trip-hop, country, ballad, classical rock, instrumental and more) by artists from all around the globe. Last week's voting was very quiet, but anyway we have a winner. We will play the winning song in about 35 minutes.
Edition of Friday, 15 January 2016
January 15, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBToday I am in the mood to play some of my favourite artists. Which of the artists I will play today are my favourites? That will be my little secret. Anyway, also this week I play many different styles by artists from all around the globe, so there is for sure for each his own song again. Don't forget to vote for that song. The Song of the Week winner is from a part of the world where it is summer at the moment. Somewhere halfway the program you will hear who is this week's winner.
Edition of Friday, 8 January 2016
January 08, 2016 15:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBLast week, on Friday the first there exceptionally was no edition of TalentCast, so this is our first program for the new year. The crew of TalentCast wishes you all a happy, healthy and musical 2016! First, a little news: Perhaps you have noticed that the crowd-funding website SellaBand went offline just before Christmas. During our short break we have changed the links from many of our artists with SellaBand profiles. You will find the new links on our playlists, charts and voting page.
Edition of Friday, 25 December 2015
December 25, 2015 15:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBThis is a special Christmas edition of TalentCast and our last program for 2015. We are not only playing Christmas songs today, but the music will be relaxed, suitable to listen to while enjoying your Christmas dinner with your family and friends. I also won't talk much today. I will only introduce our last newcomer for 2015 a bit more extensively. Previous years I ended the last program of the year with a rock song and a lot of fireworks over it. The last song for 2015 is a Christmas song by...
Edition of Friday, 18 December 2015
December 18, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBWe are approaching the end of the year. Already next week, on December the 25th we will bring you our last program for 2015. Today we will play 15 songs in TalentCast. One of these is of course our Song of the Week winner. Dutch listeners might know the winner already, because nowadays his songs are also played by some Dutch national radio stations. I will play the winner towards the end of the program. The rest of the songs are very varied. The genres vary from peaceful at the beginning of t...
Edition of Friday, 11 December 2015
December 11, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBWe have a lot of music to play and there is less room for talking than usual. Maybe that is better, because my flat and the flats of my neighbours are being renovated this week and that makes a lot of horrible noise. We have one newcomer to TalentCast and we will also play some nice new songs from artists we have played before.
Edition of Friday, 4 December 2015
December 04, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBToday in TalentCast one newcomer, some new songs by artists we have played before and a song by a band from Australia which we haven't played for almost 6 years. Towards the end of the program you will hear this week's Song of the Week winner, it's a convincing winner this time. If you listen well, you might hear some hammering and drilling on the background. That is because my block of flats is being renovated at the moment.
Edition of Friday, 27 November 2015
November 27, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBToday we have a varied program with many different music genres and artists from the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Greece, UK, US, New Zealand and even South Korea. Last week our voting was a bit quiet, although we played some very talented artists. Let's hope this week it will be better again. If you like one of the songs we’re playing more than others, remember you can vote for it on our website, and it takes only two clicks! We start close to my home, in the Netherlands.
Edition of Friday, 20 November 2015
November 20, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBLast Friday evening started well with a new edition of TalentCast and a nice chat with CATSELF and many of her fans about her new video release. After the chat we realized that Friday the 13th ended in a drama for the people in Paris. The first thing I learned about Paris is that it's the city of love and a beautiful place to be.
Edition of Friday, 13 November 2015
November 13, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBI think I have an attractive playlist for you today. I will play some songs by artists I haven't played for some time, some new songs from artists I have played before, of course the Song of the Week winner, and a recording which is for the first time on the radio today.
Edition of Friday, 6 November 2015
November 06, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBIf you are in a good mood, I will make it even better. If you are in a bad mood, I will make you feel better by the end of the programme. Just stay tuned and enjoy the program filled with many happy tunes. We start in the Russian Federation.
Edition of Friday, 30 October 2015
October 30, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBYesterday we hosted our 8th album listening session. In this session we played Here At A Distance, the new, already third album of Casee Wilson. Casee is releasing the album today and of course we will play a track from it in TalentCast. We will also play some new uploads and our new Song of the Week.
Edition of Friday, 23 October 2015
October 23, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis week you can listen to us twice. Today you can listen to our usual weekly radio programme and next Thursday you can join our 8th album listening session. This time we will host "Here At A Distance", the new album of singer-songwriter Casee Wilson from York, UK. Today there are 14 songs in the program, and one of them is of course our Song of the Week.
Edition of Friday, 16 October 2015
October 16, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBToday we have 15 songs in the programme. One of them is by a newcomer to TalentCast, and the rest are songs by artists we have played before. It is again an attractive and varied playlist, and as usual we will play our Song of the Week winner and bring you some artist news.
Edition of Friday, 9 October 2015
October 09, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBThis week there is a lot of music from the Netherlands in the program. We didn't plan that, it just happened this way. Of course we have again some new songs and the Song of the Week, which is also by a band from the Netherlands. If you missed our album listening session of last Sunday, don't worry. We will start the program with the first song which was played in the listening session and we tell you where you can listen to the complete album.
Edition of Friday, 2 October 2015
October 02, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis weekend will be an extra musical weekend for TalentCast, because next to this radio show, we will host our 7th album listening session. On Sunday we will host "Fake blood from real wounds", the newest album of The Imaginary Suitcase, the solo project of Laurent Leemans from Belgium. You are very welcome to join the session, and to bring your friends. Check our website talentcast.nl for the details. Today you will hear some new songs from artists we have played before, some older songs an...
Edition of Friday, 25 September 2015
September 25, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBNice that you have tuned in again. Today, just like last week, I will play relaxed music, perhaps because I am a bit feverish at the moment. You will hear 4 newcomers, the Song of the Week and some new songs from artists we have played before. This is already the last program for September. October will be an extra musical month for TalentCast with lots of new music to discover, because next to 5 regular programs we will host 2 album listening sessions. In the first session we’ll host the new...
Edition of Friday, 18 September 2015
September 18, 2015 14:00 - 55 minutes - 102 MBToday I will mostly play relaxed music, like jazz, country and some easy listening tunes. After the Song of the Week, I will play some electronic pieces until the end of the program. This time the Song of the Week got a record number of votes, because the band asked to share their post in which they asked to vote for them. That worked out well for them - they gathered 280 votes. In about 30 minutes you will hear who gathered that many votes.
Edition of Friday, 11 September 2015
September 11, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBLast week you could listen to the first program after our summer break. If you were among our listeners: Thank you for tuning in! We got some nice comments after that show, so it feels good to be back again. Quite many people voted last week. A singer-songwriter gathered the most votes. Somewhere halfway the program you will hear who won. Just like last week we will play a lot of new songs. One of these is by a new member, a solo artist from Austria.
Edition of Friday, 4 September 2015
September 04, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBTalentCast is back! We had a warm and sunny summer and we hope you did too. During our break we got some songs from artists who have just joined TalentCast and we also got some new songs from artists we have played before. You’re going to hear some of these songs today. On August the 12th we had our 8th anniversary, so this is already the 9th season in which you can listen to our weekly radio program. Ede FM, Deventer Radio, Universe Radio and Fame Music Radio, thank you again for broadcastin...
Edition of Friday, 26 June 2015
June 26, 2015 15:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBWelcome to the last edition for this season. Just in the last moment a newcomer joined TalentCast. It's an act from my home town Groningen. You will hear it today. A lot of relaxed music in the program, but I will end with some rock. Of course we play the Song of the Week. It is a happy song this time. Ede FM, Deventer Radio, Universe Radio and Fame Music Radio, thank you for broadcasting TalentCast and thank you all for tuning in. We wish you a warm and sunny summer. We are back with the 9th...
Edition of Friday, 19 June 2015
June 19, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBYou will only listen to two more TalentCast programmes before our summer break. Next Friday we will bring you the last edition before the summer. But after that we will still meet one more time before our summer break begins: on Sunday the 28th we still will host our sixth album listening session. This time we will host a band from London, The Crocked Monsieurs. You will find more details on our "Album listening session" page. Today the music is rather peaceful and we play quite some songs fr...
Edition of Friday, 12 June 2015
June 12, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBThe first three songs we will play today are by artists who have some exciting events coming up. Two singer-songwriters have upcoming live shows and one band will share their debut album with you in our sixth album listening session. This album listening session will take place on Sunday, June the 28th. We will host "Borderin The Trainline", the debut album of The Crocked Monsieurs. They are a London based band, formed by Colin Batters and Chris Howard. Their aim is to bring quality music to ...
Edition of Friday, 5 June 2015
June 05, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBThe weather is getting better and warmer in the Netherlands and slowly we are moving towards our summer break. After today's program we will make only 3 programs for this season and we will still host 1 album listening session. Soon we will inform you about that. Also today we will play music from many different parts of the world. We will start not too far from home, in Wales.
Edition of Friday, 29 May 2015
May 29, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBThere are many artists in this program I really enjoy. I hope you will like the music as much as I do. There are 15 songs on the playlist in again a rather big variety of music styles: country, jazz, rock, easy listening, alternative and more. The new Song of the Week winner gathered far out the most votes. I will tell you who won towards the end of the program.
Edition of Friday, 22 May 2015
May 22, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBWe have again compiled a nice program for you this week. We will play music from Finland, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Portugal, Greece, United States, Canada and Australia. The genres vary from easy listening to rock. We have a clear Song of the Week winner again. The winning song gathered twice as many votes as the number 2. You will hear who won last week's competition in about 40 minutes. One newcomer joined TalentCast this week, although our regular listeners might recognize...
Edition of Friday, 15 May 2015
May 15, 2015 15:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBLast week's voting was a Finish battle between a band from Kuopio and a composer from Espoo. Both songs ended with just 1 vote difference. Towards the end of the program you will hear who won. One newcomer has joined TalentCast this week and we have also got some new songs from artists we have played before. If you like rock 'n' roll, stay tuned till the end, because the last songs are especially for you. Like usual we start the program peaceful, this week with an artist form the US who was b...
Edition of Friday, 8 May 2015
May 08, 2015 15:00 - 58 minutes - 106 MBToday we have 14 songs in the program. We play music from UK, US, Germany, Poland and Finland and of course the Song of the Week winner. The real winning song of course, not the song that got very many votes from just one person. Of course we again play a nice mix of different genres, like singer-songwriter, electronic, pop and rock. We start the program jazzy.
Edition of Friday, 1 May 2015
May 01, 2015 13:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBLast week our Song of the Week voting was a bit quiet, but we have a clear winner. You will hear the winner in about 15 minutes. This week one newcomer to TalentCast, a singer-songwriter from Poland. We start the program peaceful, like we usually do. We end the program rather loud with some techno and metal.
Edition of Friday, 24 April 2015
April 24, 2015 15:00 - 58 minutes - 108 MBLast week we got quite some new songs from our artists and one newcomer joined TalentCast. Today no rock music in the program, but different genres. We start with some folk songs. Then we will play a few romantic and easy listening songs, followed by some pop songs. We end with electronic music. We have a clear Song of the Week winner this week. It is a band which gathered far out the most votes. In about 30 minutes you will hear who won. The first song is by one of the best known and oldest ...
Edition of Friday, 17 April 2015
April 17, 2015 15:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBLast week quite many people came to our website to vote. In about 20 minutes you will hear who won. We have just one newcomer to TalentCast this week, but it's a nice one. It is a band from the country were we more often discover interesting new talent, Poland.
Edition of Friday, 10 April 2015
April 10, 2015 15:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBWe hope you had a nice Easter time! Last week 72 people came to our website to vote and we have a clear winner. Actually we got 216 votes, but we had to disqualify 144 votes. You will hear why we disqualified so many votes and who won the Song of the Week competition in about half an hour. We will also play 2 newcomers, some sunny songs from New Zealand, some experienced artists who are already in music for over 20 years and some new releases by artists we have played before.
Edition of Friday, 3 April 2015
April 03, 2015 15:00 - 58 minutes - 108 MBThis week the summer time begins in the Netherlands and most of Europe, but the weather has nothing to do with summer or spring. It is cold and windy. This is the ideal weather to be in the studio and to make a nice radio program for you. We start with a song for which you can also watch the video on our main page of our website, because it is our Videoclip of the Month for April.
Edition of Friday, 27 March 2015
March 27, 2015 16:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBWe have a lot of music in today’s program, not because of the number of songs, but because of their length. The first song is from a country where the happiest people of the world live. Tune in to hear which country that is.
Edition of Friday, 20 March 2015
March 20, 2015 16:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBWe have lot of music to play today, because there are 15 songs on the playlist. One of them is of course the Song of the Week, which got quite many votes. We also have a newcomer, a progressive rock band from Finland.
Edition of Friday, 13 March 2015
March 13, 2015 16:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB13 is our lucky number this week. Today it is Friday the 13th and we have 13 attractive songs for you in the program. We have one newcomer to TalentCast, some new songs from artists you might be familiar with already and the Song of the Week winner. We start the program with a song we also played on August 12 2007, the first edition of TalentCast.
Edition of Friday, 6 March 2015
March 06, 2015 16:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MBI think we have an attractive playlist this week. Perhaps there is a song you like more than others. If so, feel welcome to vote for it. If your favourite song gathers the most votes, I will play it again next week. This week we have a clear Song of the Week winner. It's a band from Canada. You will hear the winning song towards the end of the program. We start with a song you might recognize, because the video for this song was our Videoclip of the Month for February.
Edition of Friday, 27 February 2015
February 27, 2015 16:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBEvery Monday morning I go through all the new songs that have been sent via our website and there were again some nice songs in the upload directory this week. You will hear them today. Towards the end of the program you will hear who won the Song of the Week competition. We start the program with a band from Poland. 5 years ago, I met them and saw them play.
Edition of Friday, 20 February 2015
February 20, 2015 16:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBToday I am going to play 14 songs. One of these is by an artist from Germany who will be played on TalentCast for the first time. Again I will play some songs from albums I really enjoy and of course I will play our Song of the Week winner. It was not too easy to win this week, because again quite many people came to our website talentcast.nl to vote.
Edition of Friday, 13 February 2015
February 13, 2015 16:00 - 59 minutes - 108 MBToday we have one newcomer for you. It is an artist from the Russian Federation. Last week many people came to our website to vote and we have a clear Song of the Week winner. Somewhere halfway the program you will hear who it is. We start with a track from a beautiful album titled "The Dream" by a jazz singer and composer from Australia.