23 December 2004
Thursday 23 December 2004 22:15-0:00 (Radio 3)
A traditional Peruvian Christmas song by Susana Baca, an idiosyncratic look at the new year from Ron Geesin, and a final listen to the best of the year's releases, including On The Transmigration of Souls by John Adams. Presented by Verity Sharp.
Duration:
1 hour 45 minutes
Playlist
Thursday 23rd December
10.15
Jones/Davenport/Prokoviev: Song of the Other Ranks
Bob Davenport/Chumbawumba Acoustic etc
Taken from the album The Common Stone
Topic TSCD 052
10.17
Trad arr. McCusker: McGoldrick's/The First Month of Spring
John McCusker & Michael McGoldrick
Taken form the album Goodnight Ginger
Pure Records PRCD 09
10.21
Trad arr. Cooper/Goldman/Silva Little Rabbit
Pete Cooper, fiddle/Candy Goldman, banjo/Sandy Silva, foot percussion
Taken from the album Pete Cooper, London Sessions
Big Chain BC 102
10.23
Reed: Along the Perimeter
Preston Reed (guitar)
Taken from the album Handwritten Notes
Outer Bridge OB1002,
10.37
N'Dour/Guèye: Allah
Youssou N'Dour
Taken from the album Egypt
Electra Nonesuch 7559 79694 2
10.44
Diabate: Cheick Oumar Bah
Toumani Diabate, kora/Keletigui Diabate, balafon/Basekou Kouyate, ngoni/Danny Thompson, bass
Taken from the album Djelika
Hannibal HNCD 1380
10.50
Cohen: Famous Blue Raincoat
Leonard Cohen
Taken from the compilation The Essential Leonard Cohen
Columbia 497995 2
10.55
Piaf/Louigny: La vie en rose
Mr McFall's Chamber
Taken from the album Upstart Jugglers
Mr McFall's Chamber MMCC 003,
11.00
Britten: Corpus Christi Carol
Jeff Buckley
Taken from the album Grace
Columbia 475928 2
11.03
Ron Geesin: Big Ben's Resolution
Ron Geesin
Taken from the album Right Through and Beyond
Headscope HEDCD 003,
11.07
Trad arr Parrish: Joy to the World
Arsis Handbell Ensemble
Taken from the album Arsis Handbell Ensemble
Antes Edition BM CD 31 9103
11.10
Blake arr Davenport: Jerusalem
Bob Davenport/Chumbawumba Acoustic/Jim Boyes
Taken from the album The Common Stone
Topic TSCD 052
11.12
Trad: Shepherd's Arise
English Acoustic Collective
BBC Recording 10/12/04 at the National Portrait Gallery
11.17
Trad: The Wassail Song
Phil Tanner
Taken from the album You Lazy Lot of Bone Shakers: Voice of the People Vol. 16
Topic TSCD 666
11.20
Dietrich Buxtehude: Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn
Marie-Claire Alain, organ of Schnitger-Ahrend de Groningen
Taken from the album Buxtehude - Oeuvres pour orgue
Erato ECD 75370, CD3
11.23
Rodgers/Hart: My Romance
Ted Piltzecker, vibraphone
Taken from the album Standing Alone
Equilibrium EQ43
11.26
Hayes/Johnson Blue Christmas
Low
Taken from the album Christmas
Tugboat TUG CD 014
11.29
Adams: On The Transmigration of Souls
New York Philharmonic/Lorin Marzel/New York Choral Artists/Brooklyn Youth Chorus/Philip Smith, trumpet/Preben Antonson, boy's voice/Mark Grey, engineer
Taken from the album On The Transmigration of Souls
Electra Nonesuch 7559 79816 2
11.55
Field Recording: Dawn Chorus, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Dartmoor
Cuckoo, Wren, Raven, Willow Warbler, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, bees and a distant stream
Taken from the album Dawn Chorus
National Sound Archive NSA CD 016
12.57
Wood: Walk This World
English Acoustic Collective
BBC Recording 10/12/04 at the National Portrait Gallery
