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Music, chat and Richard Dawson

Mark and Stuart present a feast of great music, plus Richard Dawson shares his 鈥楩irst, Last and Everything鈥� and chats about his forthcoming new album.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Today they are joined by singer-songwriter Richard Dawson. Richard shares his 鈥楩irst, Last and Everything鈥� - that鈥檚 his first record, the most recent one he's enjoyed and the record that means 鈥榚verything鈥� to him. He also chats about his forthcoming new album 鈥楨nd of the Middle鈥� which is set for release on Valentine鈥檚 Day.

Richard, who recently supported Mitski on tour, became a fixture in the underground folk scene with his distinctive blend of traditional English folk music, Sacred Harp-kissed North Country blues, jazzy psych-folk, and progressive rock.

The new album is partly inspired by his love of the films of Japanese director Yasujir艒 Ozu, and focuses around a family unit. 鈥淚t zooms in quite close-up to try and explore a typical middle class English family home,鈥� Richard says. 鈥淲e're listening to the stories of people from three or four generations of perhaps the same family. But really, it鈥檚 about how we break certain cycles. I think the family is a useful metaphor to examine how things are passed on generationally.鈥�

Also on the show... long-running feature 鈥楾he Chain鈥� which gives listeners the chance to pick a track that links in some way to the last. The list now contains over 8000 songs.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started.

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Sat 18 Jan 2025 08:00
大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Smiths

    What Difference Does It Make?

    • The Sound Of The Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • 3.

  • Hamish Hawk

    Disingenuous

    • SO Recordings.

  • Mitski

    Washing Machine Heart

    • Be the Cowboy.
    • Dead Oceans.
    • 12.

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tears Of A Clown

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Fionn Regan

    ISLANDS

    • O AVALANCHE.
    • Nettwerk Music.
    • 1.

  • Fleet Foxes

    Mykonos

    • CD SINGLE.
    • BELLA UNION.
    • 1.

  • Goldie

    Angel

    • Timeless.
    • FFRR.
    • 1.

  • Shygirl

    F*me (feat. Yseult)

    • Because Music.

  • Mandrake Handshake

    The Change and the Changing

    • Earth-Sized Worlds.
    • Tip Top Recordings.

  • Tracey Thorn

    Plain Sailing

    • A Distant Shore.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 6.

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Hooked

    • Domino.

  • Magazine

    The Light Pours Out Of Me

  • Tweet

    Oops (Oh My) (feat. Missy Elliott)

    • Goldmind.

  • Joshua Idehen

    Could Be Forever

    • Smugglers Music.

  • Bob Dylan

    Positively Fourth Street

    • Columbia.

  • Alice Cooper

    Welcome To My Nightmare

    • Welcome to My Nightmare.
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 1.

  • Yazmin Lacey

    The Feels

    • AMF Records.

  • Fun Boy Three

    Our Lips Are Sealed

    • Chrysalis.

  • Richard Dawson

    Gondola

    • Domino Publishing Company Ltd.

  • Alice Donut

    The Chicken Door

    • Freaks in Love.
    • Howler Records.
    • 10.

  • Shinichi Atobe

    SA DUB 1

    • Discipline.
    • DDS.
    • 1.

  • Guy Klucevsek

    Citrus, My Love (Scene 4 & 5)

    • Citrus, My Love.
    • Starkland.
    • 8+9.

  • Chic

    I Want Your Love

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Sat 18 Jan 2025 08:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music