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Martin Freeman

Mark is joined by actor Martin Freeman, who talks about his new television project Fargo, plus he plays some of his favourite Irish tunes as part of 6 Music Celebrates Ireland.

Mark is joined by actor Martin Freeman, who talks about his latest television project, Fargo.

Plus, as part of 6 Music Celebrates Ireland week, Mark plays some of his favourite Irish tunes. He tells us why he's chosen to play these particular tracks and the history behind the songs themselves.

One of these tracks is Van Morrison's Coney Island. 'This is taken from his stunning 1989 Avalon Sunset album. Some people found the orchestrations a bit lush but the beauty of the strings here is wonderfully complemented by Van's thick Ulster accent.

Another track is The Auld Triangle, by Bert Jansch. He says, ''This was written by Dominic Behan, brother of Brendan Behan and it appears in his celebrated 1954 play 'The Quare Fellow'. At least, that's one theory. Dominic Behan never credited himself as composer suggesting it might be a traditional old prison song or somesuch'.

And finally, The Dubliners - The Travelling People. 'This is actually written by an Englishman - the celebrated Salfordian Ewan MacColl. But The Dubliners made this their own - in particular the way it was sung so indelibly by the late Luke Kelly'.

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Music Played

  • The Clash

    White Riot

    • ESSENTIAL CLASH.
    • Columbia.

  • tUnE-yArDs

    Water Fountain

    • Nikki Nakk.
    • 4AD.
    • 001.

  • Fleet Foxes

    Mykonos

    • CD SINGLE.
    • BELLA UNION.
    • 1.

  • The Heartbreakers

    You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

  • The Hosts

    Give Your Love To Her

    • Fierce Panda.

  • Goldfrapp

    Lovely Head

    • Mute Records.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Kiss

    • Paisley Park/Warner Bros.

  • The Four Seasons

    The Night

    • Spectrum.

  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)

    • Ibibio Sound Machine.
    • Soundway.
    • 001.

  • Frazier Chorus

    Dream Kitchen

  • Black Grape

    In The Name Of The Father

    • Radioactive Records.

  • Sharon Van Etten

    Taking Chances

    • Are We There?.
    • Jagjaguwar.
    • 001.

  • David Bowie

    Beauty And The Beast

    • The Singles Collection.
    • EMI.

  • CeeLo Green

    Forget You

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music UK.
    • 1.

  • Van Morrison

    Coney Island

  • Cate Le Bon

    Sisters

    • Mug Museum.
    • Turnstile.
    • 001.

  • Julian Cope

    World Shut Your Mouth

    • Island.

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Fresh Strawberries

    • Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.
    • Domino.

  • Slow Club

    Complete Surrender

    • Complete Surrender.
    • Caroline.
    • 001.

  • Phoenix

    Too Young

    • Source.

  • Queens of the Stone Age

    I Sat By The Ocean

    • Matador.

  • Damon Albarn

    Heavy Seas Of Love

    • Everyday Robots.
    • Parlophone.
    • 001.

  • LCD Soundsystem

    Time To Get Away

  • Thin Lizzy

    Emerald

    • Vertigo.

  • Nick Mulvey

    Meet Me There

    • First Mind.
    • Fiction.
    • 001.

  • Paul Weller

    Brand New Toy

  • Lykke Li

    No Rest For The Wicked

    • I Never Learn.
    • Atlantic.

  • Kraftwerk

    Trans Europe Express

  • The Human League

    Mirror Man

  • Stina Nordenstam

    Little Star

  • Desmond Dekker

    007 (Shanty Town)

    • Mango.

  • Augustines

    Now You Are Free

    • Augustines.
    • Oxcart/Votiv/Caroline.
    • 001.

Broadcast

  • Wed 16 Apr 2014 13:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music