itsafrogslife.net/podcast

• Started: July 2006
• Type of show: acoustic music
• Frequency: monthly
• Other portfolio entry: website

The It’s A Frog’s Life Acoustic Podcast is my first show. Started in July 2006, it features some of the best unsigned, independent and podsafe acoustic music from across the UK and around the world.

Because of copyright laws I can only play music that I have permission for. Fortunately there are hundreds of musicians who own the copyright to their music and are more than willing to let me share it with the rest of the world in exchange for a little bit of extra exposure and free publicity. Also, there are some websites where ‘podsafe’ and creative commons music is available for podcasters to use.

The show became accepted as a member of the Association of Music Podcasting in October 2006. In 2009 the show came second in the music category of the Podcast Peer Awards.

For five and a half years the show only played acoustic music from the UK (with occasional journeys overseas). In February 2012 the format was changed from just UK music to artists from around the world, and the number of tracks in each show was increased from eight to ten.