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2024032220240323 (R4)Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.
Amy Harman And Debbie Wiseman Get In The Mood2024022320240224 (R4)Bassoonist Amy Harman and Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman are today's studio guests, as Linton Stephens sits in for Cerys Matthews alongside Jeffrey Boakye. This episode takes us from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to Glenn Miller's wartime smash hit.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Jeffrey Boakye and Linton Stephens

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Nonet, Op.2 ‘Gradus ad Parnassum': 1st movement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Nobody Knows (Ladas Road) by Loyle Carner

Adagio from Piano Sonata in G minor by Clara Schumann

If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys

In the Mood by Glenn Miller

Other music in this episode:

Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Irving Berlin

Moondance by Van Morrison

Symphony No. 6 in B minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Nobody Knows by Pastor T L Barrett & The Youth for Christ Choir

Tar Paper Stomp by Wingy Manone

Amy Harman and Debbie Wiseman add five more tracks to the playlist

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Bassoonist Amy Harman and composer Debbie Wiseman join Linton Stephens (sitting in for Cerys Matthews) and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks

Amy Harman And Keelan Carew Add Five More Tracks2023102020231021 (R4)Bassoonist Amy Harman and pianist Keelan Carew are today's guests in the studio with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.

From a gentle nursery rhyme, the musical links take us to a Russian dance, a celebration of the Earth's origins in Estonia, and a testosterone-fuelled TV theme with helicopters and machine guns.

Dr Peter J Bentley discusses the increasing use - and challenges - of Artificial Intelligence in music, and the singer/songwriter Mari Kalkun tells us about the origins of her track Kui Kivid Olid Veel Pehmed.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Mary Had a Little Lamb by Ramona Singh

What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers

Russian Dance from Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky

Kui Kivid Olid Veel Pehmed by Mari Kalkun

The A-Team TV theme by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

Other music in this episode:

I wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free (Live) by Nina Simone

The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, performed at the BBC Proms by the Aurora Orchestra

Fingertips pt 2: Live by Stevie Wonder

Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie

Theme from The Rockford Files by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

Bassoonist Amy Harman and pianist Keelan Carew add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Bassoonist Amy Harman and pianist Keelan Carew take us from a gentle nursery rhyme to an action-packed TV theme as they add the next five tracks with Cerys and Jeffrey.

Anna Lapwood And Benjamin Appl Go On A European Dance Adventure2024021620240217 (R4)Organist Anna Lapwood MBE and Bavarian baritone Benjamin Appl join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye on a trans-continental journey as they explore the music of dance in different cultures, from the beer tents in Munich to Transylvania.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus by The Bavarian Oompah Band

‘Burlesque Overture' Suite in B-flat Major by Georg Philipp Telemann

Fast Dance + Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók

Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille by Jacques Dutronc

Moondance by Van Morrison

Other music in this episode:

Jumpin' at the Woodside by Count Basie and Duke Ellington

Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

Sakura Sakura by Tadaaki Misago and the Tokyo Cuban Boys

Organist Anna Lapwood and baritone Benjamin Appl help add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Organist Anna Lapwood and baritone Benjamin Appl join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they embark on a musical dance journey across Europe.

Anna Meredith And Joe Stilgoe Head For South Africa2024030820240309 (R4)Anna Meredith - composer, producer and performer of both acoustic and electronic music - and singer, songwriter and pianist Joe Stilgoe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks. The journey takes them from Hugh Masekela's South Africa to a masked ball in Brazil, and ending up at arguably the most famous notes ever played on the saxophone.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela

You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon

My End is My Beginning by Guillaume de Machaut

Baile De Máscaras by Bala Desejo

The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini

Other music in this episode:

Titanium by David Guetta feat. Sia

Nautilus by Anna Meredith

Lazarus by David Bowie

Mr Bull No. 4 by Freddie Gumbi

In My Solitude by Branford Marsalis

Old Landmark by Aretha Franklin

Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue

Anna Meredith and Joe Stilgoe join Cerys and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Anna Meredith and singer, songwriter and pianist Joe Stilgoe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they travel from South Africa to Brazil, adding five more tracks.

Anne Dudley And Emily Sun Are On A Mission2024031520240316 (R4)Composer, producer and arranger Anne Dudley and concert violinist Emily Sun add five more tracks to the playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye. The journey takes them from a dark tale of deceit and entrapment to a hotel you can never leave. Irish pipes and whistle player John McSherry also calls in to tell us about his live recording of traditional jigs.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Babooshka by Kate Bush

Piano Concerto in A Minor (1st mvt) by Edvard Grieg

Theme from Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin

The Roaring Promenade by John McSherry, Brendán Quinn & Francis McIlduff

Hotel California by The Eagles

Other music in this episode:

The Look of Love Pt 4 by ABC

Poison Arrow by ABC

The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini

Piano Concerto in A minor by Robert Schumann

Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel

Anne Dudley and Emily Sun add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Anne Dudley and violinist Emily Sun join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks, including a huge TV theme from the 1960s.

Baritone Roderick Williams And Violinist Jennifer Pike On A Two-note Masterpiece2023111020231111 (R4)Baritone and composer Roderick Williams and violinist Jennifer Pike - the youngest ever winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year at the time in 2002, aged just 12 - join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks to the playlist.

The musical choices take us from one of the most famous tunes in the UK (composer unknown) to a Labi Siffre hit famously sampled by Eminem, via arguably the most recognisable film theme of all time. Labi Siffre makes an appearance to look back on his 1975 classic.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

God Save the Queen (from 1888 and 1898)

In Flanders Fields by Charles Ives and John McCrae

Jaws – Main Title by John Williams

Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major: III Perpetuum mobile by Maurice Ravel

I Got the... by Labi Siffre

Other music in this episode:

Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante

Let's Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins

God Save the King, performed by Roderick Williams and Le Concert Spirituel

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) - the National Anthem of Wales

Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja from The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Vespers of 1610: Deus in adiutorium meum intende by Claudio Monteverdi

Opening of La Valse by Maurice Ravel

To Those Who Pass the Borough from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten

Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

My Name Is by Eminem

Baritone Roderick Williams and violinist Jennifer Pike add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Baritone Roderick Williams and violinist Jennifer Pike make an anthemic start with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Corinne Bailey Rae And Nicky Spence Launch A Brand New Series2024020920240210 (R4)It's the start of a new playlist, and to get things going, singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae and the Scottish operatic tenor Nicky Spence join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the first five tracks.

As well as discussing the five compositions, the four are outnumbered by the London Bulgarian Choir who give a special live performance in the Add to Playlist studio. Also, producer Fraser T Smith sends a message about the recording of one of Adele's biggest hits.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Povela E Yova / Dilmano Dilbero by The London Bulgarian Choir

Confrontation and Rescue from Satyagraha by Philip Glass

Bad Guy by Billie Eilish

Meditation (Meditação) by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Frank Sinatra

Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

Other music in this episode:

A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

Corinne Bailey Rae and Nicky Spence add the first five tracks of a new playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Singer and songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae and tenor Nicky Spence join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add the first five tracks to a new playlist, and are joined by special guests.

Debbie Wiseman, Rhodri Marsden And Lang Lang Enjoy A Beethoven Classic2023112420231125 (R4)Composer Debbie Wiseman and the writer and multi-instrumentalist Rhodri Marsden join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks, taking us from a Drifters' classic hit to one of Beethoven's most famous compositions.

For Add to Playlist, the Chinese pianist Lang Lang reflects on playing Beethoven, and percussionist Ruairi Glasheen is on hand to talk us through the finer elements of the popular instrument, the güiro.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters

Für Elise: Bagatelle No 25 in A Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven

Tchintchirote by Cesária Évora

Golden Birdies by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian

Other music in this episode:

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff

Oye Como Va by Eliane Elias

Butt music from Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights

Supersonic by Oasis

Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones

Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing by Stevie Wonder

Hands Up by Cherry Bullet

Debbie Wiseman and Rhodri Marsden add five more tracks, with a message from Lang Lang.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Debbie Wiseman and musician Rhodri Marsden add the next five tracks with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye, with additional input from the Chinese pianist Lang Lang.

Eliza Carthy and Tim Rhys-Evans share the joys of singing2024032220240323 (R4)

Fiddler and folk musician Eliza Carthy and choral conductor Tim Rhys-Evans join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks.

Starting at a famous masked ball in Vienna, they then head for the Genoa docks, rounding off with a cheeky Soca hip-thrusting classic. In the penultimate episode of the current series, recorder player and baroque flautist Heidi Fardell demonstrates some of her collection of early instruments.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

'Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir!' From Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
La Partenza (The Parting) by Trallaleri of Genoa
Gagliarda by Giorgio Mainerio, performed by Il Giardino Armonico
How High The Moon by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, sung by Ella Fitzgerald
Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas
Other music in this episode:

Hotel California by The Eagles
The Flower Duet from the opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Battalia a 10 by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Die Katz (The Cat) by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Mack the Knife by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, sung by Ella Fitzgerald

Eliza Carthy and Tim Rhys-Evans add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Musician Eliza Carthy and choral conductor Tim Rhys-Evans join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they take us from the Genoa docks to a cheeky Soca classic.

Eliza Carthy and Tim Rhys-Evans share the joys of singing20240322

Fiddler and folk musician Eliza Carthy and choral conductor Tim Rhys-Evans join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks.

Starting at a famous masked ball in Vienna, they then head for the Genoa docks, rounding off with a cheeky Soca hip-thrusting classic. In the penultimate episode of the current series, recorder player and baroque flautist Heidi Fardell demonstrates some of her collection of early instruments.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

'Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir!' From Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
La Partenza (The Parting) by Trallaleri of Genoa
Gagliarda by Giorgio Mainerio, performed by Il Giardino Armonico
How High The Moon by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, sung by Ella Fitzgerald
Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas
Other music in this episode:

Hotel California by The Eagles
The Flower Duet from the opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Battalia a 10 by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Die Katz (The Cat) by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Mack the Knife by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, sung by Ella Fitzgerald

Eliza Carthy and Tim Rhys-Evans add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Musician Eliza Carthy and choral conductor Tim Rhys-Evans join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they take us from the Genoa docks to a cheeky Soca classic.

Emma Rawicz And Ben Gernon Take Us From Argentina To Korea2023102720231028 (R4)21-year-old saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz, finalist of BBC Young Musician 2022, and conductor Ben Gernon add five more tracks to the playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye. The musical links take them from a Langston Hughes poem set to jazz to a seventies Spanish disco classic via the dusty plains of Argentina.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Life is Fine by Langston Hughes

Estancia/Danzas del Ballet: IV by Alberto Ginastera

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie by Baccara

Something to Believe In by Madison Cunningham

Hands Up by Cherry Bullet

Other music in this episode:

Phlox by Emma Rawicz

The A-Team TV theme by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

Gangnam Style by Psy

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and conductor Ben Gernon add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and conductor Ben Gernon join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add the next five tracks, taking us from a ranch in Argentina to a Spanish disco classic.

Fraser T Smith And Amanda Whiting Enjoy Some Gin And Juice2023111720231118 (R4)Fraser T Smith - producer, musician and collaborator with artists including Adele, Stormzy, Dave and Sam Smith - and Welsh jazz harpist Amanda Whiting, add the next five tracks to the growing playlist. With Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye they go from a Snoop Dogg 1994 hit to Brazil via some serious jazz piano.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Gin and Juice by Snoop Dogg

Passion Dance by McCoy Tyner

Deacon Blues by Steely Dan

String Quartet No 2 in A Minor: II Andante Cantabile by Florence Price

Oye Como Va by Eliane Elias

Other music in this episode:

Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder

I Got the... by Labi Siffre

Blinded by Your Grace Pt 2 by Stormzy

Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

Black by Dave

I Know You by Craig David Feat. Bastille

Fallin' by Alicia Keys

I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James

He's Got the Whole World In His Hands by Wanda Jackson

The Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte

Oye Como Va by Tito Puente

Chanchullo by Arcaño y sus Maravillas

Oye Como Va by Santana

Producer Fraser T Smith and harpist Amanda Whiting add the next five tracks

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Producer Fraser T Smith and Welsh jazz harpist Amanda Whiting add the next five tracks with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye.

Isata Kanneh-mason And Neil Brand Launch A New Series2023101320231014 (R4)Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and musician and silent movie score composer Neil Brand launch a new playlist. With presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye, they choose the first five tracks which take us from a celebratory anthem chanted in football stadiums to a live, mischievous performance by a 12-year-old Stevie Wonder.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Freed from Desire by Gala

Piano Concerto in F Major: 3rd Movement by George Gershwin

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

Piano Quartet in A minor by Gustav Mahler

Fingertips pt 2: Live by Stevie Wonder

Other music in this episode:

Welcome to My World by Ezra Collective

Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Prokofiev

Isata Kanneh-Mason and Neil Brand start a brand new playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and composer Neil Brand join Cerys Mattews and Jeffrey Boakye as they start a new playlist from scratch.

Leo Geyer And Gillian Moore Take Us From Bach To Bowie2024030120240302 (R4)Composer, conductor and bassoonist Leo Geyer, and The Southbank Centre's Gillian Moore, join Jeffrey Boakye and saxophonist Jess Gillam - standing in for Cerys Matthews - as they head from a famous Bach well-tempered classic, via Taiwan, to David Bowie's parting gesture. British-Chinese flautist Daniel Shao explains the intricacies of a traditional Taiwanese flute tune.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Jeffrey Boakye and Jess Gillam

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude in C Major by Bach

Bad Romance by Lady Gaga

A Tayal Folk Song by Ming Flute Ensemble

Symphony No.9 in D Major (1st movement) by Gustav Mahler

Lazarus by David Bowie

Other music in this episode:

Pull Up To The Bumper by Grace Jones

In the Mood by Glenn Miller

Ave Maria by Charles Gounod

Don't Cry For Me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice

Fugue No 24 in B Minor by Bach

Symphony No.6: 'Pathétique' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Leo Geyer and Gillian Moore join Jeffrey and Jess Gillam to add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Composer, conductor and bassoonist Leo Geyer, and The Southbank Centre's Gillian Moore, add five more tracks to the growing playlist.

Matilda Lloyd And Leon Foster Thomas Reach For The Skies2023110320231104 (R4)Trumpet player Matilda Lloyd and gold steel pan player Leon Foster Thomas bring their instruments to the studio as they join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks to the playlist, each chosen for its musical connections with the previous one.

In this episode the journey takes us from Mozart via a classic jazz trio to a 1964 kite-flying Disney singalong hit.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Molto allegro from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor by Mozart

Easy Does It by Oscar Peterson Trio

I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston

Kwa Heri Mafisadi by Mwana Cotide

Let's Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins

Other music in this episode:

Bliss by Leon Foster Thomas

Tarantella Napoletana played by Matilda Lloyd

Hands Up by Cherry Bullet

I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton

Matilda Lloyd and Leon Foster Thomas add five more tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Trumpeter Matilda Lloyd and steel pan player Leon Foster Thomas join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add the next five tracks.

Maya Youssef and Keelan Carew ride into the sunset20240329

UK-based Syrian qanun player and composer Maya Youssef and concert pianist Keelan Carew put the finishing touches to the current playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye.

The final leg of the journey takes us from Wagner's famous water nymphs to a massive Beyoncé hit from this year, via France, Sicily and Lebanon.

Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 with a new series on 24th May

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

"Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!" from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner
Mouvement de Sicilienne by Charles Koechlin
The Magic Number by De La Soul
Ya Nassim Alrouh by Toufic Farroukh
Texas Hold ‘Em by Beyoncé

Other music in this episode:

Bye, Bye Boozoo by BeauSoleil
Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas
Money by Pink Floyd
Money, Money, Money by ABBA
Price Tag by Jessie J
Greenback Dollar by Woody Guthrie
I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc
Independent Women, Pt.1 by Destiny's Child
The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
Diamonds are Forever by Shirley Bassey
Prelude to Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner
Three is the Magic Number by Bob Dorough
Amen Brother by The Winstons
Brimful of Asha by Cornershop

Maya Youssef and Keelan Carew add the final five tracks to the current playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Syrian qanun player Maya Youssef and pianist Keelan Carew join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the playlist of the current series.

Maya Youssef And Keelan Carew Ride Into The Sunset2024032920240402 (R4)UK-based Syrian qanun player and composer Maya Youssef and concert pianist Keelan Carew put the finishing touches to the current playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye.

The final leg of the journey takes us from Wagner's famous water nymphs to a massive Beyoncé hit from this year, via France, Sicily and Lebanon.

Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 with a new series on 24th May

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!' from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner

Mouvement de Sicilienne by Charles Koechlin

The Magic Number by De La Soul

Ya Nassim Alrouh by Toufic Farroukh

Texas Hold ‘Em by Beyoncé

Other music in this episode:

Bye, Bye Boozoo by BeauSoleil

Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas

Money by Pink Floyd

Money, Money, Money by ABBA

Price Tag by Jessie J

Greenback Dollar by Woody Guthrie

I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc

Independent Women, Pt.1 by Destiny's Child

The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel

Diamonds are Forever by Shirley Bassey

Prelude to Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner

Three is the Magic Number by Bob Dorough

Amen Brother by The Winstons

Brimful of Asha by Cornershop

Maya Youssef and Keelan Carew add the final five tracks to the current playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Syrian qanun player Maya Youssef and pianist Keelan Carew join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the playlist of the current series.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Natalie Duncan And Martin Phipps Unpick A Children's Festive Favourite2023120120231202 (R4)Pianist, singer and songwriter Natalie Duncan and Martin Phipps, composer of TV's The Crown and Ridley Scott's new film Napoleon, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they travel from Senegal to a massive Cher hit from 1998.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

El hadji n'fa djigui Diabaté by Salimata Diabaté

Mute Heart by Matt Calvert

Jingle Bells by Dean Shostak

Il Dolce Suono by Gaetano Donizetti

Believe by Cher

Other music in this episode:

Insomnia 2021 by Faithless (Maceo Plex Epic Remix)

Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian

Wild Signals from Close Encounters of the Third Kind by John Williams

So Doggone Lonesome by Ernest Tubb

Adagio in C for Glass Harmonica, K356 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Singer Natalie Duncan and composer Martin Phipps help add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Pianist and singer Natalie Duncan and Martin Phipps, composer of The Crown and Ridley Scott's Napoleon, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks.

Pianist, singer and songwriter Natalie Duncan and Martin Phipps, composer of TV's The Crown and Ridley Scott's new film Napoleon, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they travel from Senegal to a massive Cher hit from 1998.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

El hadji n'fa djigui Diabaté by Salimata Diabaté

Mute Heart by Matt Calvert

Jingle Bells by Dean Shostak

Il Dolce Suono by Gaetano Donizetti

Believe by Cher

Other music in this episode:

Insomnia 2021 by Faithless (Maceo Plex Epic Remix)

Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian

Wild Signals from Close Encounters of the Third Kind by John Williams

So Doggone Lonesome by Ernest Tubb

Adagio in C for Glass Harmonica, K356 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Singer Natalie Duncan and composer Martin Phipps help add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Pianist and singer Natalie Duncan and Martin Phipps, composer of The Crown and Ridley Scott's Napoleon, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks.

Neil Brand and Anna Phoebe round off the latest series2023120820231209 (R4)

Composer, silent film music specialist and musician, Neil Brand, and violinist and composer Anna Phoebe, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye for the final episode of the current series.

From Ma Rainey's loud and proud blues to a singalong classic from 1981, via an 8'25" digitally-manipulated track that could split the room, the current musical journey is making its last stop.

Add to Playlist returns on 9th Feb 2024

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Prove It On Me Blues by Ma Rainey
O Superman by Laurie Anderson
Yo Soy Cubano by The Chakachas
Finale from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky
Lay All Your Love On Me by ABBA

Other music in this episode:

Peter Gunn Theme from The Blues Brothers, written by Henry Mancini
Believe by Cher
Backseat Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar
Crazy Frog by Axel F
Magic Carpet Ride '07 by Mighty Dub Katz
Theme from Stingray by Barry Gray

Neil Brand and Anna Phoebe add the final five tracks of the current series.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Musician Neil Brand and violinist Anna Phoebe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the current series, including a big singalong finale.

Neil Brand and Anna Phoebe round off the latest series20231208

Composer, silent film music specialist and musician, Neil Brand, and violinist and composer Anna Phoebe, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye for the final episode of the current series.

From Ma Rainey's loud and proud blues to a singalong classic from 1981, via an 8'25" digitally-manipulated track that could split the room, the current musical journey is making its last stop.

Add to Playlist returns on 9th Feb 2024

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Prove It On Me Blues by Ma Rainey
O Superman by Laurie Anderson
Yo Soy Cubano by The Chakachas
Finale from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky
Lay All Your Love On Me by ABBA

Other music in this episode:

Peter Gunn Theme from The Blues Brothers, written by Henry Mancini
Believe by Cher
Backseat Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar
Crazy Frog by Axel F
Magic Carpet Ride '07 by Mighty Dub Katz
Theme from Stingray by Barry Gray

Neil Brand and Anna Phoebe add the final five tracks of the current series.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Musician Neil Brand and violinist Anna Phoebe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the current series, including a big singalong finale.

Neil Brand And Anna Phoebe Round Off The Latest Series2023120820231209 (R4)Composer, silent film music specialist and musician, Neil Brand, and violinist and composer Anna Phoebe, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye for the final episode of the current series.

From Ma Rainey's loud and proud blues to a singalong classic from 1981, via an 8'25' digitally-manipulated track that could split the room, the current musical journey is making its last stop.

~Add To Playlist returns on 9th Feb 2024

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Prove It On Me Blues by Ma Rainey

O Superman by Laurie Anderson

Yo Soy Cubano by The Chakachas

Finale from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky

Lay All Your Love On Me by ABBA

Other music in this episode:

Peter Gunn Theme from The Blues Brothers, written by Henry Mancini

Believe by Cher

Backseat Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar

Crazy Frog by Axel F

Magic Carpet Ride '07 by Mighty Dub Katz

Theme from Stingray by Barry Gray

Neil Brand and Anna Phoebe add the final five tracks of the current series.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Musician Neil Brand and violinist Anna Phoebe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the current series, including a big singalong finale.