Poetry and Music
Roger McGough presents a playlist of poetry set to music, from classical to drum and bass, taking in folk, punk and reggae.
Roger McGough presents a programme examining the long relationship between poetry and music. Poets through the ages have collaborated with musicians from every genre from classical to drum and bass, taking in folk, punk and reggae. Featuring Edward Elgar, Sir John Betjeman, ee cummings, Gregory Porter, Michael Horovitz, Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen, John Cooper Clarke, Benjamin Zephaniah, Kate Tempest and the Scaffold.
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This Week's Poems
Where Corals Lie
Words by Richard Garnett
Set to music by Sir Edward Elgar
Sung by Dame Janet Baker with Sir John Barbirolli and the LSO
From the CD Elgar: Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures
Label: EMI
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Business Girls
Words by Sir John Betjeman
Set to music by Jim Parker
From the album Betjeman鈥檚 Banana Blush
Label:听EMI
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Blues for the Hitchhiking Dead
Words by Michael Horovitz
Set to music by The Live New Departures Jazz Poetry Septet
From Blues for the Hitchhiking Dead- Jazz Poetry SuperJam #1
Label: Gearbox Records
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Tonight I Write Sadly
Words by Christopher Logue (his interpretation of Pablo Neruda鈥檚 Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines)
Set to music by the Tony Kinsey Quartet
From Red Bird: Jazz and Poetry
Label: Parlophone
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On My Way to Harlem
Written and performed by Gregory Porter
From the album Be Good
Label: Motema
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The Negro Speaks of Rivers
By Langston Hughes
From The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
Published by Vintage Classics
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Mr Tambourine Man
Written and performed by Bob Dylan
From the album Bringing It All Back Home
Label: Columbia
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Hey, That鈥檚 No Way to Say Goodbye
Written and performed by Leonard Cohen
From the album Songs of Leonard Cohen
Label: Columbia
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All in Green Went My Love Riding
Words by E.E. Cummings
Sung by Joan Baez
Music composed and conducted by Peter Schickele
From the album Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time
Label: Vanguard
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Evidently Chickentown
By John Cooper Clarke
From the CD Word of Mouth 鈥� The Very Best of John Cooper Clarke
Label: Epic
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Rong Radio Station
Written and performed by Benjamin Zephaniah
Taken from The Benjamin Zephaniah v Rodney P Naked & Mixed Up EP
Label: One Little Indian
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Extract from Brand New Ancients
Written and performed by Kate Tempest
The text is available from Picador
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Fish
Words by Roger McGough
Music by The Scaffold
From the album Fresh Liver
Label: Island Records
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Producer | Sally Heaven |
Broadcasts
- Sun 15 Jun 2014 16:30大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Sat 21 Jun 2014 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4