EPISODE · Sep 12, 2025 · 42 MIN
Catrin Finch and Rhodri Marsden on absence and resilience
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Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and musician and composer Rhodri Marsden join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks, with unexpected and surprising connections. The eclectic music choices range from an Americana classic knocked off in just 30 mins to the winner of this year's Ivor Novello Award for Best Album, via a reworking of a Bach organ sonata for piano.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Louie Louie by The Kingsmen I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor Organ Sonata No.4 movt II (Andante) by Bach, played by Víkingur Ólafsson My Dearest Dear by Ivor Novello – sung by Mary Ellis WHO AM I by BerwynOther music in this episode:P.I.M.P. by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band Killing Me Softly With His Song by Fugees El Loco Cha Cha by René Touzet Louie Louie by Richard Berry Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard, sung by Frank Sinatra Someone Like You by Adele Hotel California by The Eagles It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys Organ Sonata No.4 movt II (Andante) by Bach, played by Robert Quinney
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Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and musician and composer Rhodri Marsden join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks, with unexpected and surprising connections. The eclectic music choices range from an Americana classic knocked off in just 30 mins to the winner of this year's Ivor Novello Award for Best Album, via a reworking of a Bach organ sonata for piano.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Louie Louie by The Kingsmen I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor Organ Sonata No.4 movt II (Andante) by Bach, played by Víkingur Ólafsson My Dearest Dear by Ivor Novello – sung by Mary Ellis WHO AM I by BerwynOther music in this episode:P.I.M.P. by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band Killing Me Softly With His Song by Fugees El Loco Cha Cha by René Touzet Louie Louie by Richard Berry Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard, sung by Frank Sinatra Someone Like You by Adele Hotel California by The Eagles It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys Organ Sonata No.4 movt II (Andante) by Bach, played by Robert Quinney
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