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21/07/2010

Marc has Albuquerque band The Handsome Family in session.

From over the pond we've been waiting a while for this - The Handsome Family in session. Their current album (their 8th) - Honey Moon was released on the couple's 20th Wedding Anniversary. The band are Brett Sparks (music) and Rennie Sparks (lyrics)

The twosome's seventh CD, "Last Days of Wonder" (June 2006), was one of Mojo's Top Ten American Albums for 2006 and was called "an unqualified triumph" by Uncut.

Their songs have been covered by many artists, most notably: Andrew Bird, Christy Moore, The Sadies, Sally Timms and Cerys Matthews. They have appeared in the movie, I'm Your Man (2005), a tribute to Leonard Cohen as well as Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2004).

The Handsome Family record all their songs in a converted garage studio at the back of their Albuquerque house.

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Wed 21 Jul 201019:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music and featured items

  • The Handsome Family live in session

    Marc introduces a live music session from The Handsome Family - their first track is Darling, My Darling.

    Duration: 06:08

  • More with The Handsome Family live in session

    More live music, The Handsome Family's next tracks are The Loneliness of Magnets and Down In The Ground.

    Duration: 14:00

  • Slaughter and the Dogs

    Where Have All The Bootboys Gone

  • Jaill

    Everyone's Hip

  • David Holmes

    I Heard Wonders

  • Looking Glass

    Wings

  • The Handsome Family

    Darling, My Darling

  • The Monochrome Set

    BID Spells Bid

  • Wavves

    King of the Beach

  • Cocteau Twins

    Iceblink Luck

  • Everything Everything

    My Kz Ur Bf

  • The Mekons

    Ghosts Of American Astronauts

  • The Handsome Family

    The Loneliness of Magnets

  • The Handsome Family

    Down In The Ground

  • Focus - House of The King

  • Embryo

    What's Happening

  • Raylene & The Blue Angels

    Shakin All Over

  • Sleepy Sun

    Marina

  • Teenage Fanclub

    When I Still Have Thee

  • Richie Havens

    The Dolphin Song

  • Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Down From Dover

  • Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Time Of The Season

  • Seeland

    Local Park

  • Spitfire

    Bare Doll

  • Pizzicato Five

    Go Go Dancer

Broadcast

  • Wed 21 Jul 201019:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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