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Donovan

Donovan is a person from the UK, active since 1946.

Person GB since 1946 folk psychedelic folk singer-songwriter

TOTAL PLAYS

878

SONGS PLAYED

115

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-25 12:20 · 6 Music — "Sunshine Superman"

LAST PLAYED

1 month ago · 6 Music — "Sunshine Superman"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 441 50%

Radio 2 425 48%

Radio 1 8 1%

1Xtra 4 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 07:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Sunshine Superman 236 2026-08-11

2 Mellow Yellow 94 2026-04-04

3 Jennifer Juniper 80 2026-04-04

4 Hurdy Gurdy Man 71 2025-09-27

5 Catch the Wind 49 2026-07-25

6 Season of the Witch 32 2026-07-12

7 Colours 27 2023-07-12

8 Get Thy Bearings 26 2025-11-11

9 Catch The Wind 23 2012-08-06

10 Sunny Goodge Street 10 2024-10-06

11 There Is a Mountain 10 2022-06-11

12 There Is A Mountain 9 2011-07-21

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-11 14:19 Sunshine Superman 6 Music

2026-07-25 06:40 Catch the Wind Radio 2

2026-07-12 20:16 Season of the Witch Radio 2

2026-05-10 15:08 Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) 6 Music

2026-05-10 05:30 Catch the Wind Radio 2

2026-05-09 06:50 Sunshine Superman Radio 2

2026-04-04 05:19 Mellow Yellow Radio 2

2026-04-04 01:31 Jennifer Juniper Radio 2

2026-03-29 16:30 Jennifer Juniper Radio 2

2026-03-22 07:42 The Lullaby of Spring Radio 2

2025-12-13 19:44 Sunshine Superman Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

115 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

Atlantis —

5 2025-07-09 ▶

Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) —

4 2022-04-10 ▶

Brave New World —

1 2015-07-12 ▶

Candy Man —

1 2013-11-29 ▶

Catch the Wind —

49 2026-07-25 ▶

Catch The Wind —

23 2012-08-06 ▶

Catch The Wind (Cambridge Folk Festival 1981) —

1 2017-02-18 ▶

Catch The Wind - Electric Proms 2006 —

4 2018-12-07 ▶

Catch The Wind 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Catch The Wind- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

4 2015-05-11 ▶

Celia Of The Seals —

1 2025-10-15 ▶

Colors (Kissy Klub Version) —

1 2010-01-14 ▶

Colours —

27 2023-07-12 ▶

Colours - Electric Proms 2006 —

2 2018-12-07 ▶

Colours 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Colours- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

4 2017-02-18 ▶

Cosmic Wheels —

3 2018-08-26 ▶

Egyptian Rhythm —

1 2018-04-08 ▶

Epistle to Derroll —

1 2023-10-29 ▶

Epistle to Dippy —

1 2014-10-04 ▶

Epistle To Dippy —

1 2010-10-18 ▶

Fishes in Love —

1 2010-08-11 ▶

Get Thy Bearings —

26 2025-11-11 ▶

Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) —

5 2015-06-16 ▶

Green Is The Colour - Electric Proms 2006 —

1 2008-06-20 ▶

Guinevere —

1 2006-10-24 ▶

Heights Of Alma (Cambridge Folk Festival, 1 Aug 1981) —

1 2017-02-18 ▶

Heights Of Alma- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

3 2015-05-11 ▶

Hey Gyp —

1 2014-12-25 ▶

Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) —

4 2026-05-10 ▶

Hey Gyp- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

4 2017-02-18 ▶

Hurdy Gurdy Man —

71 2025-09-27 ▶

Hurdy Gurdy Man (Cambridge Folk Festival, 1 Aug 1981) —

1 2017-02-18 ▶

Hurdy Gurdy Man 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Hurdy Gurdy Man- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

8 2015-05-11 ▶

I Love My Shirt —

1 2013-11-24 ▶

In An Old Fashioned Picture Book —

1 2023-05-21 ▶

Island Of Islay- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

3 2009-09-16 ▶

Isle of Islay —

1 2023-10-29 ▶

Jennifer Juniper —

80 2026-04-04 ▶

Jennifer Juniper (Cambridge Folk Festival, 1 Aug 1981) —

1 2017-02-18 ▶

Jennifer Juniper - Electric Proms 2006 —

2 2018-12-07 ▶

Jennifer Juniper- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

5 2015-05-11 ▶

Jersey Thursday —

5 2023-02-19 ▶

Johnny Tuff- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

4 2017-02-18 ▶

Josie - Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

2 2017-02-18 ▶

Lady Of The Flowers —

3 2017-02-18 ▶

Lady Of The Flowers 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Lalena - Electric Proms 2006 —

1 2013-03-05 ▶

Lalenya —

2 2015-05-11 ▶

Lalenya 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Lalenya- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

2 2008-02-25 ▶

Laléna —

1 2017-02-18 ▶

Lay Down Lassie —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Little Boy in Corduroy —

1 2023-10-29 ▶

Lullaby of the Spring —

2 2020-05-04 ▶

Mad John's Escape —

3 2014-01-18 ▶

Maria Magenta —

2 2015-07-12 ▶

Mellow Yellow —

94 2026-04-04 ▶

Mellow Yellow 1981 —

2 2007-08-27 ▶

Mellow Yellow- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

4 2017-02-18 ▶

Mountain- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

2 2017-02-18 ▶

One English Summer —

2 2015-06-06 ▶

Only What The Lonely Call The Blues- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

1 2008-02-25 ▶

Only What The Lonely Call The Blues- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

1 2017-02-18 ▶

Peregrine —

1 2025-09-07 ▶

Poor Cow —

2 2015-08-10 ▶

Preachin' Love —

2 2015-01-26 ▶

Remember The Alamo —

1 2016-04-05 ▶

Riki Tiki Tavi —

1 2013-01-17 ▶

River Song —

1 2024-01-07 ▶

Rock 'n' Roll With Me —

3 2016-09-06 ▶

Sand And Foam —

1 2019-09-08 ▶

Saturday Night - Electric Proms 2006 —

1 2013-03-05 ▶

Season of the Witch —

32 2026-07-12 ▶

Season Of The Witch (Electric Proms, 27 Oct 2006) —

1 2018-12-07 ▶

Season Of The Witch - Electric Proms 2006 —

1 2013-03-05 ▶

Season Of The Witch 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Starfish-On-The-Toast —

1 2023-10-29 ▶

Summer Day Reflection Song —

1 2016-11-06 ▶

Sun —

4 2025-05-29 ▶

Sunny Goodge Street —

10 2024-10-06 ▶

Sunny Goodge Street- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

3 2017-02-18 ▶

Sunshine Superman —

236 2026-08-11 ▶

Sunshine Superman (Cambridge Folk Festival, 1 Aug 1981) —

1 2017-02-18 ▶

Sunshine Superman - Electric Proms 2006 —

2 2018-12-07 ▶

Sunshine Superman 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Sunshine Superman- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

8 2015-05-11 ▶

Superlungs My Super Girl —

1 2014-02-27 ▶

Teas —

1 2019-04-21 ▶

The Hills Of Tuscany —

1 2015-05-11 ▶

The Hills Of Tuscany 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

The International Man —

1 2015-07-12 ▶

The Land of Doesn't Have to Be —

1 2017-12-11 ▶

The Lullaby of Spring —

5 2026-03-22 ▶

The Owl and the Pussycat —

2 2024-03-12 ▶

The Promise - Electric Proms 2006 —

1 2018-12-07 ▶

The Summer Day Reflection Song —

1 2018-04-20 ▶

The Tinker & The Crab —

1 2023-10-29 ▶

The Trip —

3 2021-07-01 ▶

The Voyage of the Moon —

2 2021-12-27 ▶

There Is a Mountain —

10 2022-06-11 ▶

There Is A Mountain —

9 2011-07-21 ▶

There Is A Mountain 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Three King Fishers - Radio 2 session 29/05/2011 —

1 2014-11-15 ▶

Three Kingfishers - Radio 2 session 29/05/2011 —

1 2019-02-21 ▶

Turquoise —

1 2015-11-11 ▶

Under the Greenwood Tree —

1 2023-11-05 ▶

Universal Soldier —

6 2018-09-16 ▶

Universal Soldier - Electric Proms 2006 —

3 2018-12-07 ▶

Universal Soldier 1981 —

1 2007-08-27 ▶

Universal Soldier- Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 —

2 2017-02-18 ▶

Voyage Into the Golden Screen —

2 2023-10-29 ▶

Wear Your Love Like Heaven —

8 2024-12-02 ▶

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod —

1 2019-08-04 ▶