Laura Marling
Laura Marling chats in-depth with Matt Everitt to reveal the pivotal moments and songs that have shaped her life and career.
Laura Marling chats in-depth with Matt Everitt to reveal the pivotal moments and songs that have shaped her life and career.
A Brit award-winning artist, Laura has released seven albums to date, her first being 'Alas, I Cannot Swim' in 2008 and her most recent 'Song For Our Daughter' was released in April 2020 during the first lockdown. She has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2020, respectively.
In this interview Laura talks about her musical influences, from Bob Dylan to Joni Mitchell, Blake Mills to Dolly Parton and Captain Beefheart to Tom Waits.
BBC 6 Music celebrates its love of live music with a virtual festival this year including a brand-new performance from Laura. Also performing exclusively for 6 Music are Michael Kiwanuka, Bicep, Black Country New Road, Poppy Ajudha, Working Men’s Club, Dry Cleaning, Nubya Garcia, and Shame. These sets from the virtual event will be available in full to watch on iPlayer and to listen to in BBC Sounds.
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Laura Marling
Strange Girl
- Partisan/Chrysalis.
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Stevie Wonder
I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)
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Macy Gray
I Try
- Columbia.
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Neil Young
Harvest Moon
- Reprise.
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Chet Atkins
City Slicker
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The Thrills
Big Sur
- Virgin.
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Laura Marling
New Romantic
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Happy Love Song
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Laura Marling
Cross Your Fingers
- CD SINGLE.
- VIRGIN.
- 1.
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Laura Marling
Master Hunter
- EMI.
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Cursed Sleep
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Blake Mills
Wintersong
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Dolly Parton
You Gotta Be My Baby
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Laura Marling
False Hope
- Virgin EMI.
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Bob Dylan
Up To Me (Take 2, Remake)
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Tom Waits
Alice
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Billy Bragg
Levi Stubb's Tears
- Go! Discs.
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Aztec Camera
Deep & Wide & Tall
- WEA.
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Heaven 17
...(And That's No Lie)
- Best Of.
- Virgin.
- 7.
Broadcasts
- Sun 28 Mar 202113:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Wed 1 Sep 202102:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Wed 23 Mar 202202:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Wed 1 Mar 202302:00BBC Radio 6 Music
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