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Sir Richard Stilgoe takes us from Folsom Prison to the Berlin Wall

Add to Playlist · Aug 4, 2023 · 42:02

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In the final episode of the current series, Sir Richard Stilgoe joins Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks, taking us from a live recording in California's Folsom Prison to a massive 1980s pop classic via a celebration of freedom with the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Drummer Jeremy Stacey is also on hand to fill us in on the changing fashions of laying down the beat.

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Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Folsom Prison Blues (Live) by Johnny Cash Ode to Joy (Freedom) from Beethoven’s Symphony No 9, conducted by Leonard Bernstein Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters What’s Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja / The Birdcatcher am I indeed from The Magic Flute by Mozart

Other music in this episode:

Bad Guy by Billie Eilish I’d Rather Go Blind by Etta James Crescent City Blues by Gordon Jenkins, sung by Beverly Mahr Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live) by Nirvana Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) by Kate Bush

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