Jess Gillam, Iain Burnside and Woody Woodmansey take us from tragedy to joy
Saxophonist Jess Gillam and pianist Iain Burnside - with the help of drummer Woody Woodmansey - take us from the bleak hills of Yorkshire to Portugal, with Cerys and Jeffrey.
Classical pianist Iain Burnside and saxophonist Jess Gillam continue the musical journey, taking us from a tragic tale of a shepherdess in Yorkshire to the Appalachian Mountains and to Portugal.
With the help of drummer Woody Woodmansey and biographer Paul Thompson, Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye discover new details and stories behind the five tracks on this week's playlist.
Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald
The five tracks in this week's playlist:
Old Molly Metcalfe by Jake Thackray
The Twelve Apostles, from 9 English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachian Mountains by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee
Starman by David Bowie
Desfado by Ana Moura
Other music in this episode:
Tour de France by Kraftwerk
Eena Meena Deeka by Kishore Kumar
Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland
Harper Valley PTA by Jeannie C. Riley
One Day Like This by Elbow
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- Fri 1 Jul 2022 19:15大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
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