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With The Unthanks

Lauren Laverne has a live session from Northumbrian folk five-piece The Unthanks, plus Memory Tapes.

Lauren welcomes The Unthanks to the Live Room. The Northumbrian folk five piece's latest album Diversions Vol - The Songs And Poems Of Molly Drake is due out on the 26th of May on the Rabble Rouser label. The project seeks to understand, connect with and share the great writing of Molly Drake, mother of Nick who was a wonderful, yet unknown poet and songwriter. She made a number of home recordings with her husband in the 1950s and now, some 60 years later, her work is being loving brought to new audiences.

With the help of Molly's daughter Gabrielle, The Unthanks have created an extraordinary album, which sets Molly's poetry to music. The draw of creating such a record was simple, with the band saying "Hearing a woman, a mother, from that time, expressing the struggle between darkness and light, so beautifully, with such artistry, confidently, and yet kind of from behind closed doors, is as compelling a listen as we've ever experienced".

All this plus Lauren has this week's Memory Tapes, a celebration of a listeners beloved mixtape, Just Added, a Headphones Moment and as much music as we can pack in.

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Wed 3 May 2017 10:00
大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Chambers Brothers

    Time Has Come Today

    • Milan.

  • Feist

    Century (feat. Jarvis Cocker)

    • Polydor.

  • Beach Fossils

    This Year

    • Bayonet.

  • The Cure

    Close To Me

  • Jurassic 5

    Customer Service

  • Sylvan Esso

    Die Young

    • Loma Vista Recordings.

  • Spiritualized

    Come Together

  • Happy Mondays

    W.F.L. (Vince Clarke Remix)

    Remix Artist: Vince Clarke.
    • LONDON.

  • !!!

    The One 2

    • Warp.

  • Aztec Camera

    Oblivious

    • The Best Of Aztec Camera.
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • JoBoxers

    Just Got Lucky

  • Shannon

    Let The Music Play

    • New Note Distribution Ltd.

  • Oliver Cheatham

    Get Down Saturday Night

    • Get Down Saturday Night.
    • MCA Reocrds.
    • 1.

  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    The Chant (Iquo Isang)

    • Merge Records.

  • Grandaddy

    The Crystal Lake

    • V2.

  • Paul Weller

    Nova

  • Jack Cutter

    Serpent Strut (Larry Heard Fingers Deep remix)

    • Claremont 56 Ten Year Anniversary 2007-2017.
    • Claremont 56.
    • 1.

  • Mary Jane Hooper

    I've Got Reasons

    • Tuff City/Funky Delicacies.

  • Nas & Damian 鈥淛r. Gong鈥� Marley

    As We Enter

    • Island.

  • Kendrick Lamar

    FEEL.

  • Phoenician Drive

    Fat Bill

  • The White Stripes

    The Denial Twist

    • CD SINGLE.
    • XL.

  • Mary Epworth

    Me Swimming

    • Elytral.
    • Sunday Best.

  • sir Was

    Revoke

  • The Cardigans

    Erase/Rewind

    • Stockholm.

  • Public Service Broadcasting

    Progress (feat. Tracyanne Campbell)

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • The Unthanks

    Bird In The Blue (6 Music Session, 3rd May 2017)

  • Perfume Genius

    Slip Away

    • Matador.

  • Santigold

    Disparate Youth

    • Atlantic.

  • Inner City

    Big Fun

  • The Unthanks

    The First Day (6 Music Session, 3rd May 2017)

  • Thurston Moore

    Smoke Of Dreams

    • Caroline International.

  • DJ Format & Abdominal

    Behind The Scenes

    • AAF/Kartel.

  • Kae Tempest

    The Beigeness

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 May 2017 10:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music