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Where Does Music Come From?

Mary Anne Hobbs receives a Three Minute Epiphany from Howard Goodall, presenter of TV series The Story of Music.

Mary Anne Hobbs sets alight the sleepy Sunday hours with a handpicked breakfast soundtrack.

Howard Goodall, presenter of The Story of Music on BBC Two, treats you to a Three Minute Epiphany. The perfect guest to explain exactly where music comes from.

And as a special musical treat, check out The Sunriser: Mary Anne's track of the weekend.

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Sun 24 Feb 201307:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Alabama Shakes

    Hang Loose

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Depeche Mode

    Heaven

    • Columbia.

  • Françoise Hardy

    Le Temps De L'amour

    • Les Chansons D'Amour.
    • Camden.
    • 7.

  • Julianna Barwick

    Pacing

    • Suicide Squeeze Records.

  • DJ Shadow

    Midnight In A Perfect World

    • Mowax.

  • Little Green Cars

    Harper Lee

    • Glassnote.

  • Tom Waits - Downtown Train

  • The Byrds

    I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better

    • Columbia.

  • The xx

    Sunset

    • Young Turks.

  • Gruff Rhys

    Sensations In the Dark

  • Peace

    Follow Baby

    • Columbia.

  • Barrington Levy

    Here I Come

    • Greensleeves.

  • Monie Love

    It's A Shame

    • Cool Tempo.

  • Mary Anne's SUNRISER

    • Kurt Vile

      Air Bud

      • Wakin on a Pretty Daze.
      • Matador /Ada.

  • Bob Dylan

    All Along The Watchtower

    • Columbia.

  • Steve Mason

    Oh My Lord

    • Double Six Records.

  • Portishead

    Glory Box

    • Go Beat.

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair De Lune (played by Kathryn Stott)

  • Neneh Cherry

    Manchild

    • Now.

  • Swim Deep

    The Sea

    • Chess Club / RCA.

  • Broadcast

    Colour Me In - BBC Session 24/07/2003

  • SBTRKT

    Hold On (feat. Sampha)

    • Young Turks.

  • Tone‐Lōc

    Wild Thing

    • NOW.

  • Local Natives

    Heavy Feet

    • Infectious.

  • Deptford Goth

    Bronze Age

    • Life After Defo.
    • Merok/Cooperative Music.

  • THREE MINUTE EPIPHANY

    • Howard Goodall on the origins of music

      Composer and broadcast Howard Goodall tell us where music comes from

  • The Velvet Underground

    ROCK AND ROLL

    • Verve.

  • Pharrell Williams & Jay-Z

    Frontin'

    • Frontin'.
    • Arista.

  • The Charlatans

    Weirdo

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Beggars Banquet.

  • Cat Power

    Manhattan

    • Matador Records.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

    • Motown.

  • Nick Cave

    Higgs Boson Blues

    • Push the Sky Away.
    • 2012 Bad Seed Ltd.

  • John Grant

    Pale Green Ghosts

    • Bella Union.

  • Big Mama Thornton

    Ball & Chain

  • The Beach Boys

    In My Room

    • Capitol.

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

    It Mek

    • Trojan.

  • Johnny Marr

    Upstarts

    • Warners Bros.

  • Drenge

    Bloodsports

    • Infectious.

  • Björk

    Human Behaviour

    • One Little Indian.

  • SONG FOR CERYS

    • tUnE-yArDs

      We’re All Water

      • Chimera Music.

Broadcast

  • Sun 24 Feb 201307:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music