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Beats, Poetry and A’ That Jazz

Seonaid Aitken serves up the perfect soundtrack looking ahead to Burns Night with hi-energy beats, poetry plus a medley of some of the Bard’s works from pianist Richard Michael.

Seonaid Aitken serves up the perfect soundtrack looking ahead to Burns Night with hi-energy beats, poetry plus a medley of some of the Bard’s works in a jazz setting as part of tonight’s Song Book with pianist Richard Michael. Plus a brand new recording of Ae Fond Kiss by Scottish singer Luca Manning alongside cuts from Ivor Cutler, Us3, Gil Scott Heron, Georgia Cecile & the Haggis Horns.

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Sun 22 Jan 202321:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Us3

    Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)

    • Acid Jazz: The Essential Album.
    • Essentials.

  • Matt Carmichael

    Dune

  • Ryan Mackenzie & Luca Manning

    Ae Fond Kiss

  • Ali Affleck and The Copper Cats

    Coucou

  • Bill Laurance and Michael League

    Sant Esteve

  • Lil Hardin Armstrong

    Doin' The Suzie Q

    • Let's Swing.
    • Intersound.

  • Rebecca Nash

    Iridium II

  • Ainsley Hamill

    The Green Woods Back Home

    • Belle Of The Ball.
    • Ainsley Hamill.
    • 005.

  • Trip

    Eye Of The Storm

    • A Drop For Neptune.
    • Trip Music Records.
    • 9.

  • Eddi Reader

    Comin' through The Rye

    • The Songs of Burns.
    • Reveal Records.

  • Michael Richard

    My Love, She's But A Lassie Yet

  • Michael Richard

    John Anderson, My Jo

  • Michael Richard

    A Rose-Bud By My Early Walk

  • Michael Richard

    The Deil's Awa Wi' The Exciseman

  • John Rae

    Napier Stride

    • John Raes Celtic Feet.
    • Thick Records.

  • Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson

    The Bottle

    • Starsky & Hutch.
    • Virgin.

  • Geoff Warren

    The Year Of The Monkey

    • The Lonely Cool.

  • Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra

    Apple Honey

    • Effervescence.
    • Spartacus.

  • Peru Eizagirre

    Stream

  • Ma Rainey

    Hear Me Talking to You

    • Presenting… Ma Rainey.
    • Signature.
    • 8.

  • Andrew Wasylyk

    Dusk Above Delphinium Dew

  • Ravi Coltrane & Julie Patton

    At Night

    • Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked.
    • Impulse Records.
    • 11.

  • John Coltrane

    Naima

    • The Very Best Of John Coltrane.
    • Rhino / Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Sarah Vaughan & Count Basie

    Perdido

  • Federation of the Disco Pimp

    Pass The Peas (No Place Like Home)

    • Tough Enough (Double A Side).
    • Dusty Reel Records.
    • 2.

  • Jalen Ngonda

    What A Difference She Made

  • Cassani/Campbell

    Peacefully

    • poet.shuts.clock.

  • Ivor Cutler

    I'm Happy

    • Ludo.
    • Rev-Ola.
    • 10.

  • Georgia Cecile

    Goodbye Love

  • Django Reinhardt

    Swing 39

    Ensemble: John Etheridge.

  • The Haggis Horns

    Take It Back

    • Take It Back.
    • Haggis Records.

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Jan 202321:00
    BBC Radio Scotland

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