This is SKA

This is SKA

This is ska comes to you every week with brand new tracks from great new artists and classic from Jamaica, 2Tone and 3rd Wave artists.

Episodes

May 4, 2025 120 mins

This is SKA brings you two hours every week of ska and rocksteady from around the world and every era with your host Middagh Goodwin.

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This is SKA radio brings you, two hours of Ska, Rocksteady and Skadjacent music from every era and around the world, with your host Middagh Goodwin

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April 20, 2025 119 mins

Join us each week for two hours of Ska and Rocksteady from around the world with your host, Middagh Goodwin. www.thisisska.com 

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April 13, 2025 120 mins

Did you say spa day, no Ska Day? Enjoy 2 hours of ska and adjacent tunes from around the world, every week. This is SKA with Middagh Goodwin. This week, hear songs from the Skatalites, Hortense Ellis, Keith & Tex, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Desmond Dekker, Madness, Bad Manners, The Selecter,  Bim Skala Bim, Mustard Plug, Bluekilla, Sonic Boom Six, The Chains, Smoke + Mirrors Sound System, Bite Me Bambi, The Goodwin ...

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Just found out that Clem Burke the drummer for Blondie passed away today, April 7th, 2025. So here is a short bonus episode paying homage,  with songs by The Skapones, The Valkarians, Los Chicklets, Rude Boy George, The Bracers, Mealticket, and Checkmate. Of course, we had to kick the show off with The Paragons and the original version of "The Tide is High".

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April 6, 2025 119 mins

This week, we kick off This is SKA with Middagh Goodwin, with a brand new theme song performed by Smoke + Mirror Sound System with vocals by Chris Dowd of Fishbone.  Tune in and listen to 2 hours of SKA, Rocksteady, 2Tone, and more from bands around the world.  

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March 30, 2025 120 mins

April is Jazz Appreciation and Ska History Month, March 29th was Tell a Stranger About Ska Day, and April 1st is National Trombone Day. All that said, we have two hours of great ska and skadjacent music from every era and around the world this week on This is Ska with your host Middagh Goodwin. thisisska.com

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March 23, 2025 120 mins

This is SKA features two hours of Ska and Rocksteady from around the world and every era with your host Middagh Goodwin. www.thisisska.com

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March 17, 2025 134 mins

Enjoy a special bonus episode of This is SKA, celebrating Saint Patrick's Day with songs about Beer, Whiskey, and drinking, and in the second hour, 13 songs by ska bands from Ireland with your host, Middagh Goodwin. www.thisisska.com

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March 15, 2025 119 mins

Another week and episode of This is SKA with your host, Middagh Goodwin. Songs from every era and around the world. Check out the website at thisisska.com and follow us on social media @thisisska 

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March 9, 2025 120 mins

We celebrate Five Years on the Air on this week's episode of This is SKA with your host, Middagh Goodwin. Thanks to everyone who has tuned in for the last five years or if this is your first time. Check us out on social media @thisisskaradio and www.thisisska.com Hear songs by The Skatalites Band, Prince Buster, Dandy Livingstone, The Specials, Bad Manners, The Selecter, Madness, English Beat, The Bodysnatchers, Fishbone, ...

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March 8, 2025 123 mins

Celebrating Women in SKA with a special International Women's Day/National Women's History Month bonus episode of This is SKA.  www.thisisska.com

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March 2, 2025 119 mins

We celebrate and remember three members of the Skatalites on their birthdays this week on This is SKA, playing a lot of songs from every era, including some brand-new tracks. Enjoy

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February 23, 2025 119 mins

2 hours every week of the best ska and rocksteady from around the world with your host Middagh Goodwin. We are celebrating 5 years pick up a shirt at https://beammeupskatees.bigcartel.com/product/this-is-ska 

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February 16, 2025 120 mins

Join us every week for a new episode of This is SKA with your host, Middagh Goodwin, ska, and rocksteady from every era and around the world. This week, hear songs by The Skatalites, Althea & Donna, The Specials, Madness, Bad Manners, The Slackers, St Petersburg Ska-Jazz. Azul Flamingo, Killer Diller, The Rag, The Gamblers, The Planetsmashers, The Bracers, Stop the Presses, and more. 
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February 14, 2025 50 mins

Bonus short episode of This is SKA for Valentine's Day. 

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February 9, 2025 120 mins

A brand new episode of This is SKA with your host, Middagh Goodwin, is hitting the airwaves. In it, we celebrate the Premiere of Dance Craze, the formation of Let's Go Bowling, some birthdays and anniversaries, and some new music. 

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February 2, 2025 120 mins

On this week's episode of This is SKA with Middagh Goodwin, hear songs by The Skatalites. Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, The Specials, Selecter, Madness, the Beat, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Smoke + Mirrors Sound System, Some Ska Band, Girls Go Ska, Pilfers, The Bakeseys, Hub City Stompers, Hey Smith, Mayson's Party, Party Like It's, Spicy Roots, and more. www.thisisska.com 

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January 26, 2025 119 mins

Middagh Goodwin brings another 2-hour show packed with songs from throughout ska history and worldwide. www.thisisska.com 

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January 19, 2025 120 mins

January 20th is National Disc Jockey Day; on this week's episode of This is SKA, we are joined by Mikey Rhude of That Same Old Show, Gil Sanchez of Twist and Shake, and Charles Benoit of This is Ska-Jazz. 
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