Dandelion Radio

Dandelion Radio is a volunteer-run independent station that gives its presenters room to choose unusual, unfamiliar and personally valued music. Its approach includes new discoveries as well as older recordings, avoiding a brief confined to one genre or period. Contributors prepare individual programmes that retain their own musical character.

The schedule changes at the beginning of each month, and the shows repeat through the station's continuous broadcast. This structure makes it possible to encounter a programme at different points in the day. Exclusive sessions are also part of the station's activity, extending the selection beyond commercially released recordings alone.

John Peel's broadcasting legacy inspired the project, and its name recalls Dandelion Records, the label he ran between 1969 and 1973. The station also continues his Festive Fifty tradition. Recent programme notes illustrate the breadth of its discoveries through Clinic, Prolapse and experimental hip-hop artist Moodie Black, alongside a featured debut by Berlin's Team Work. Such selections place established independent names beside less familiar releases, following each contributor's curiosity rather than a conventional hits chart.

The project is self-funded and invites music submissions, reflecting an interest in work that may have little exposure elsewhere. Dandelion Radio suits curious listeners willing to follow a presenter's choices across unexpected changes of sound. Its distinction lies in the autonomy of those selections and the way a monthly programme can offer a substantial personal view of music.