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161st anniversary of Moby Dick

Cerys celebrates the 161st annivesary of Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick with some whale songs and a chat with author Philip Hoare who has put together the Moby-Dick Big Read.

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Sun 21 Oct 201210:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Jim Capaldi

    Whale Meet Again

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    Seven Seas

    • Korova.

  • Damjan Petrovic

    Carnival In Paris

    • White Label.

  • Damjan Petrovic

    Carnival In Paris

    • White Label.

  • The Decemberists

    The Mariner's Revenge Song

  • Three Cane Whale

    Song Of Rescue

  • Louis Armstrong

    Jonah And The Whale

    • MCA.

  • Bob Marley (Catch A Fire, Jah Version)

    Stir It Up

  • Staff Benda Bilili

    Sopeka (Begging)

    • Crammed Discs.

  • Mountain

    Nantucket Sleighride

  • The Velvet Underground

    Sunday Morning

    • Verve.

  • The Minits

    Hook Line And Sinker

  • [nature sounds]

    Humpback Whale Songs

  • Stovepipe No.1 (Sam Jones)

    Cripple Creek & Sour Mountain

  • The Allman Brothers Band

    Midnight Rider

  • Sam Carter

    Intro: Antioch / Dreams Are Made Of Money

  • [nature sounds]

    Humpback Whale Songs

  • Belle and Sebastian

    The Boy With the Arab Strap

    • Jeepster Recordings.

  • Valerie June

    Workin' Woman Blues

    • Sunday Best.

  • Natural High

    Bump Your Lady (Pt's 1&2)

  • Serafina Steer

    Night Before Mutiny

    • Stolen Recordings.

  • Sundog

    The Heart Waits

  • Villagers

    The Waves

    • Domino Record Co. Ltd.

  • Juliet Greco

    Meldoy Gardot

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Oct 201210:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music