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Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Alice Boyd

Bonnie "Prince" Billy shares some of his favourite records and Alice Boyd talks about recording the natural world.

Cerys curates your Sunday sonic and cultural adventure. Bonnie "Prince" Billy swings by to talk about his new album and share some of his favourite records and Alice Boyd pops in to talk about recording the natural world.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy is the musical alias of Will Oldham, a Louisville‑born singer‑songwriter and actor whose work has shaped the sound of modern alternative folk. Emerging in the early 1990s with the Palace Brothers, he became known for his raw, emotionally direct recordings before adopting the Bonnie “Prince” Billy name in 1998. His music blends traditional folk influences with poetic, often disarming lyricism and a distinctive vocal delivery. Hie new album We Are Together Again is out 6 March.
Alice Boyd is a British composer and sound artist known for her work blending music with environmental themes. Her compositions often weave together field recordings and organic textures to create immersive soundscapes that reflect the natural world. Alice produces Found Sounds episodes for Ffern’s acclaimed podcast As the Season Turns, blending music and field recordings to explore seasonal changes.

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Sun 25 Jan 202610:00
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Music Played

  • Ron Carter & Ricky Dillard

    Sweet, Sweet Spirit

    • Sweet, Sweet Spirit.
    • Motown Gospel (EGS).
    • 1.

  • Aretha Franklin, Rev. Alexander Hamilton & Rev. James Cleveland

    Old Landmark (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA)

    • Amazing Grace (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA, 01.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Brother Wallace

    Who's That

    • ATO Records / PIAS.

  • Coleman Hawkins & Django Reinhardt

    Sweet Georgia Brown

    • All Star Sessions.
    • Parlophone (France).
    • 9.

  • Shabaka Hutchings

    A Future Untold

    • Of The Earth.
    • Shabaka Records.

  • Hugh MacDiarmid

    Address To A Haggis

    • Nevis.

  • Camera Obscura

    I Love My Jean

    • I Love My Jean.
    • Elefant Records distributed by Altafonte.
    • 1.

  • Pictish Trail

    Sorry Eyes

    • lost map records.

  • Hawkwind

    Lost Johnny

    • Hall of the Mountain Grill.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 7.

  • Dale Hawkins

    Suzie Q

    • Oh! Suzy-Q.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • CCFX

    The One to Wait

    • CCFX EP.
    • DFA Records.
    • 1.

  • Band of Burns

    Now Westlin Winds

    • the thread.
    • Ord Ban Music.

  • Michael Marra & Mr. McFall’s Chamber

    Green Grow the Rashes (live 2010)

    • Michael Marra with Mr Mcfall's Chamber: Recorded Live on Tour 2010.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 19.

  • Tessa Rose Jackson

    Fear Bangs The Drum

    • TINY TIGER RECORDS.

  • Alice Boyd

    The Mountain

    • Cloud Walking.
    • Alice Boyd.

  • Alice Boyd & Rachel Kitchlew

    Tape Session (Live at Shuta Shinoda's Studio)

    • Alice Boyd.

  • Alice Boyd, The Listening Planet & NATURE

    All We Are

    • EarthPercent.

  • Alice Boyd & RSPB

    Return of the White-Tailed Eagle

    • Alice Boyd.

  • Alice Boyd

    Heart ii

    • Cloud Walking.
    • Alice Boyd.
    • 4.

  • Jimi Hendrix

    Auld Lang Syne (Live at the Fillmore East, NY - 12/31/69 - 2nd Set)

    • Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 1.

  • John Lee Hooker

    Drifting Blues

    • Don't Turn Me From Your Door.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 6.

  • Momoko Gill

    No Others

    • No Others / When Palestine Is Free.
    • Strut.
    • 1.

  • Camera Obscura

    A Fond Kiss - BBC Session 22/01/2004

  • The Band

    Who Do You Love [Concert Version] (feat. Ronnie Hawkins)

    • The Last Waltz.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 3.

  • Coleman Hawkins

    Think Deep

    • Hawk Flies High.
    • Not Now Music.
    • 3.

  • The Beatles

    I Want You (She's So Heavy)

    • Apple Records.

  • Fading Out

    Sherman Minton Bridge

    • Fading Out.
    • Palace Records.
    • 8.

  • Randy Newman

    Old Kentucky Home

    • 12 Songs.
    • Warner Records.
    • 9.

  • Washington Phillips

    I Had a Good Mother and Father

    • Washington Phillips.
    • Death Is Not The End.
    • 2.

  • Palace

    I Had A Good Mother And Father

    • There Is No-One What Will Take Care Of You.
    • Domino Recording Co.
    • 10.

  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy

    They Keep Trying To Find You

    • Domino Records.

  • Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan & Texas Playboys

    Dusty Skies

    • Together Again.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 8.

  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy

    Our Home (feat. Tim O’Brien)

    • The Purple Bird.
    • Domino Recording Co.
    • 12.

  • Dick Gaughan

    Both Sides The Tweed

    • An Introduction to Dick Gaughan.
    • Topic Records.
    • 1.

  • Michael Hurley

    The Animal Song (If I Could Ramble Like A Hound)

    • Folkways Records.

  • The Pipes & Drums of Leanisch

    Auld Lang Syne

    • Rel Records Ltd.

Broadcast

  • Sun 25 Jan 202610:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music