Amy Harman and Gavin Higgins start a brand new playlist
Bassoonist Amy Harman and composer Gavin Higgins join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add the first five tracks to the new playlist.
Bassoon player Amy Harman and composer Gavin Higgins join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye for the opening episode of the new series of the Prix Italia and Prix Europa award-winning music programme.
Starting from scratch, the new adventure takes us from the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee via the Aegean Sea to a hand-rubbing fado song from Lisbon.
Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
The five tracks in this week's playlist:
Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No 8) by Dolly Parton
Mes Sto Aigaiou Ta Nisia by Glykeria
Casta Diva by Bellini, sung by Maria Callas
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi by the Noordpool Orchestra
Vai de Roda by Duarte
Other music in this episode:
The Poor People of Paris by Winifred Atwell
Blue Yodel No 8 by Jimmie Rodgers
Labor Blues by Tom Dickson
El Condor Pasa by Simon & Garfunkel
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi by Radiohead
Inner City Life by Goldie
Funky Mule by Ike Turner
Last Nite by The Strokes
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- Fri 9 Jun 2023 19:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sat 10 Jun 2023 22:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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