At Home with Greg Russell

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From her garage studio in Wiltshire, Verity Sharp calls up musicians who are rooted in traditional music, exercises their home-recording skills, and asks them to sing something that’s been resonating for them during lockdown. In this edition, she contacts Greg Russell in Sheffield and for him it’s the political thrust versus the deceptively delicate melody of Labi Siffre’s “(Something Inside) So Strong” that’s keeping him occupied. In this period of social distancing, how is music helping us keep connected to the things that matter? With its deep links to people, communities, land, nature and history, folk song has much to offer at this point in time. Presented and produced by Verity Sharp. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3.