Author: THE HOBBLEDEHOY

Michael Stevenson, aka Dai Bando, Johnny Foreigner, Monsieur Pas De Merde, is a blogger of French and British culture. His blogs "Pas De Merde" and "The Hobbledehoy" have been called "marvelous" by some, and "meh" by others.

My New Radio Show: “The French Connection”

By Michael Stevenson

Mike Stevenson, host

You’re listening to WRIU, Kingston, 90.3 FM. It’s 7 o’clock and our show is called The French Connection.  I am your host, Mike Stevenson.

We broadcast from the University of Rhode Island’s Memorial Union every Sunday at 7 pm EST, following Wayne Cresser’s Picture This – Film Music on the Radio. “

Each week on The French Connection, we will explore the wonderful varieties of French music, from the early 1920s to present day: Chanson, Jazz, Folk, Jazz Manouche and Rock n Roll.

Play List :: THE FRENCH CONNECTION :: July 6, 2025

  • BORIS VIAN “J’suis Snob”
  • PATACHOU “Mon Homme”
  • FRANCIS CABREL “Simple Twist of Fate”
  • MADELEINE PEYROUX “J’ai Deux Amours.”
  • JACQUES BREL “Qu’avons-nous fait, bonnes Gens”
  • ZAZ “Le Long de la Route”
  • from “CHOCOLAT” Movie Soundrack “Minor Swing”
  • KEREN ANN ”Jardin d’hiver”
  • GILBERT BECAUD “Plain Soleil”
  • HENRI SALVADOR “Dans mon Ile”
  • PAULINE CROZE “Samba Saravah”
  • ETIENNE DAHO & SWINGLE SINGERS “Timide Intimide”
  • TOOTS THIELSMAN “The Mountain Whistler”
  • FRANCOISE HARDY “Pas Gentile”