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Foy Vance

Foy Vance is a person from the UK, active since 1974.

Person GB since 1974 singer songwriter classic pop and rock

TOTAL PLAYS

185

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2008-04-06 23:47 · Radio 2 — "Shed a Little Light"

LAST PLAYED

1 month ago · Radio 2 — "Sapling"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2008 — 2026

100 75 50 25 0

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

◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 170 92%

6 Music 10 5%

Radio 1 5 3%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

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Peak hour: 01:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Coco 49 2018-10-30

2 Upbeat Feelgood 38 2017-05-10

3 Closed Hand, Full of Friends 24 2020-03-13

4 Shed a Little Light 24 2012-09-27

5 Guiding Light (feat. Ed Sheeran, Elton John & Keith Urban) 9 2023-12-11

6 Sapling 3 2026-07-19

7 She Burns 3 2016-04-09

8 Cheers Theme (Saturday Session Archive) 3 2015-02-21

9 Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Saturday Sessions) 2 2026-04-18

10 Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Saturday Session) 2 2024-09-14

11 Alice From Dallas 2 2022-10-02

12 Time Stand Still 2 2021-07-31

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-07-19 02:52 Sapling Radio 2

2026-04-18 07:28 Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Saturday Sessions) Radio 2

2026-03-18 20:50 I'm Not Celebrating Radio 2

2025-04-27 04:30 Make It Rain 6 Music

2024-09-14 07:47 Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Saturday Session) Radio 2

2024-07-14 22:51 Sapling Radio 2

2024-01-14 23:15 Sapling Radio 2

2023-12-11 02:34 Guiding Light (feat. Ed Sheeran, Elton John & Keith Urban) Radio 2

2023-12-09 09:24 Guiding Light (feat. Ed Sheeran, Elton John & Keith Urban) Radio 2

2023-12-05 02:26 Guiding Light (feat. Ed Sheeran, Elton John & Keith Urban) Radio 2

2023-11-27 02:37 Guiding Light (feat. Ed Sheeran, Elton John & Keith Urban) Radio 2

2023-11-26 09:44 Guiding Light (feat. Ed Sheeran, Elton John & Keith Urban) Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

33 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

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Alice From Dallas —

2 2022-10-02 ▶

Bangor Town —

1 2016-06-19 ▶

Be with Me —

1 2012-01-03 ▶

Cheers Theme —

1 2013-12-14 ▶

Cheers Theme (Saturday Session Archive) —

3 2015-02-21 ▶

Closed Hand Full Of Friends —

1 2013-08-03 ▶

Closed Hand, Full of Friends —

24 2020-03-13 ▶

Coco —

49 2018-10-30 ▶

Fifteen —

1 2011-05-17 ▶

Foy Vance In The Summer Sundae Hub Tent 9/8/08 —

1 2008-08-14 ▶

Guiding Light —

1 2022-10-23 ▶

Guiding Light (feat. Ed Sheeran, Elton John & Keith Urban) —

9 2023-12-11 ▶

Guiding Light (Radio 2 Session, 8 June 2014) —

1 2014-06-08 ▶

Homebird —

2 2019-04-15 ▶

I'm Not Celebrating —

1 2026-03-18 ▶

Into the Fire —

1 2012-11-05 ▶

Joy of Nothing —

1 2014-08-23 ▶

Joy Of Nothing (Radio 2 Session, 8 June 2014) —

1 2014-06-08 ▶

Make It Rain —

1 2025-04-27 ▶

Man In The Mirror —

2 2016-08-20 ▶

Noam Chomsky is a Soft —

1 2016-11-19 ▶

Noam Chomsky Is A Soft Revolution —

1 2016-10-20 ▶

Sapling —

3 2026-07-19 ▶

She Burns —

3 2016-04-09 ▶

Shed a Little Light —

24 2012-09-27 ▶

Stroke My Fire —

1 2014-04-12 ▶

Time Stand Still —

2 2021-07-31 ▶

Upbeat Feelgood —

38 2017-05-10 ▶

Where Everybody Know Your Name —

1 2014-03-28 ▶

Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Saturday Session) —

2 2024-09-14 ▶

Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Saturday Sessions) —

2 2026-04-18 ▶

You and I (feat. Bonnie Raitt) —

2 2017-04-12 ▶

You and I (Radio 2 Session, 8 June 2014) —

1 2014-06-07 ▶