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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe take us on a musical journey of discovery, exploring the web of connections between tracks across the breadth of all musical styles, from pop, rock, reggae and hip-hop to classical, jazz, folk and country.


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Trombonist Carol Jarvis and singer and songwriter Andrew Roachford join Jeffrey and Anna to add five more tracks to the playlist. Starting with a famous composer and former taxi driver, they head to some classic boogie-woogie, a female kora virtuoso, and hit the road again with one of country's finest.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Etudes: No 6 by Philip Glass
Pyramid Song by Radiohead
Hassle Attack by Ann Rabson
Ballaké Sissoko by Sona Jobarteh
On the Road Again (Live) by Willie Nelson 

Other music in this episode:

Mary Ann by Buddy Guy
With Love by Thin Lizzy
Sex Machine by James Brown
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
Diary of a Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann

Andrew Roachford and Carol Jarvis celebrate a former taxi driver

Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman and Scottish classical composer Jay Capperauld are Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe's studio guests as they add five more tracks. Starting with a hip-shake in Colombia, they head to South Africa, a state secondary school in London, the firebombing of Dresden, and finally to Honolulu for a Canadian lament.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Hips Don’t Lie by Shakira
Zithande by Freshlyground
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, by Pink Floyd 
String Quartet No 8, 2nd mvt: Allegro Molto by Dmitri Shostakovich 
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell

Other music in this episode:

Rock Your Baby by George McCrae
Our Gilded Veins by Jay Capperauld
With Love by Thin Lizzy
Amores Como El Nuestro by Jerry Rivera
Dance Like This by Wyclef Jean
The Time of Our Lives by Toni Braxton and Il Divo
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira and Freshlyground
Chicken to Change by Freshlyground
Endlings by Jay Capperauld

Debbie Wiseman and Jay Capperauld head to Colombia

Composer Errollyn Wallen, Master of the King's Music, and lyricist and musician Richard Stilgoe, join Jeffrey and Anna as they add five more tracks to the playlist, taking us from the Nashville Sound to Dublin rock via New Zealand.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Do I Ever Cross Your Mind by Dolly Parton & Chet Atkins
Tre sbirri, una carrozza...Te Deum by Giacomo Puccini
Sober by Lorde 
Memory by Elaine Paige
With Love by Thin Lizzy 

Other music in this episode:

Gypsy Sahara by Taraf de Haïdouks & Kočani Orkestar
The Outside by Taylor Swift
Four Walls by Jim Reeves
Oh Lonesome Me by Don Gibson
Royals by Lorde
Parisienne Walkways by Gary Moore
The Boys are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy

Errollyn Wallen and Richard Stilgoe head to Nashville

Irish classical and folk violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain and keyboard player Rick Wakeman are Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe's first guests as they begin a brand new series. Valentine's Day vibes are in the air so expect a bit of love as we embark on a new playlist, taking us from a sweet disco classic to a precocious pop/country megastar via Thor and Mozart.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

[03'55] Love is in the Air by John Paul Young
[11'07] Love’s Dream by Rick Wakeman ft Roger Daltrey
[18'40] Thor: Ragnarok by Mark Mothersbaugh 
[25'45] Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto No 1 in B-flat Major by Mozart 
[33'40] The Outside by Taylor Swift

Other music in this episode:

Berghain by Rosalía ft Björk
Whip it by DEVO
Arena Fight by Mark Mothersbaugh

Rick Wakeman and Aoife Ní Bhriain launch the new series

Anna and Jeffrey host an Add to Playlist Yuletide special. They are joined by jazz musician and songwriter Joe Stilgoe and baroque recorder player Heidi Fardell to pick apart five cracking festive tracks, from Sleigh Ride to the Carol of the Bells.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Sleigh Ride by Ella Fitzgerald 
Sinfonia from The Christmas Oratorio by J S Bach
Carol of the Bells by The Sixteen, written by Mykola Leontovych and Peter Wilhousky
Step into Christmas by Elton John and Bernie Taupin 
Feliz Navidad by José Feliciano

Other music in this episode:

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by The Torero Band
Sleigh Ride by the Boston Pops Orchestra
Sleigh Ride by The Andrews Sisters
Sleigh Ride by The Ronettes
Christmas Oratorio Pt 1 by J S Bach
Shchedryk by Mykola Leontovych
Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christmas) by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by Elton John
Maoz Tzur by The Maccabeats
Yalda by Hossein Tavakoli

Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell celebrate Yuletide Classics

Conductor Ben Gernon and Music Director Katy Richardson join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add another five tracks, taking us from the Mongolian landscape to a sunrise in Lesbos, a famous TV theme, and some seriously wronged wives.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Wolf Totem by The HU 
Daybreak (Lever du jour) by Maurice Ravel 
Stranger Things Theme by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein
Madeline by Lily Allen
Ex-Wives from SIX: The Musical

Other music in this episode:

Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
Creep by Radiohead
The Lonely Goatherd by Julie Andrews
Morgul by Ay-Kherel
Dancing On My Own by Robyn
Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics
I Feel Love by Donna Summer
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush

Katy Richardson and Ben Gernon head to Mongolia

Pianist Keelan Carew and saxophonist Emma Rawicz join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks, taking us from an unforgettable Nat King Cole classic to a sunken cathedral, a famous submarine, and the Austrian Alps. 

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Unforgettable by Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole
Señor Mouse by Gary Burton and Chick Corea
La Cathédrale Engloutie by Debussy 
Stingray by Barry Gray 
The Lonely Goatherd by Julie Andrews

Other music in this episode

Particles of Change by Emma Rawicz
Ya Taali’een el-Jabal by Kronos Quartet ft Rim Banna
Unforgettable by Nat King Cole
Memories of You by Louis Armstrong
Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid) by Samuel E Wright
Theme from Thunderbirds by Barry Gray

Emma Rawicz and Keelan Carew enjoy the vibes

Flautist and composer Claire Wickes and composer Vince Pope join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks, taking us from some traditional Irish violins to San Francisco's Kronos Quartet, stopping along the way for some musical Greek mythology.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Runaway by The Corrs
La flûte de Pan by Claude Debussy
Cassandra by Florence and the Machine
Stay With Me by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet
Ya Taali’een el-Jabal by Kronos Quartet ft Rim Banna

Other music in this episode

A Girl Like You by Edwyn Collins
True Detective: Night Country - Caribou (ft. Tanya Tagaq) by Vince Pope 
Posee un Corazón by Leonor Dely
Oyé Oyé (Lumbalú) by Leonor Dely & Millero Congo 
Venus by Bananarama
Midas Touch by Midnight Star
Cassandra by ABBA
Cassandra by Taylor Swift
Cole's First Dream from the 12 Monkeys soundtrack by Paul Buckmaster
Theme from Minority Report by John Williams
Lux Aeterna from the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack by Paul Buckmaster

Claire Wickes and Vince Pope and plenty of strings

Bassoonist Amy Harman and bandleader, jazz man and multi-instrumentalist Peter Long join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks, a journey which starts with a virtual cartoon band and ends up in Colombia, stopping off at Gotham City, Knebworth and the New York jazz scene in 1946.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Feel Good Inc by Gorillaz
Main Title Theme from Batman by Danny Elfman
Another One Bites the Dust (live) by Queen
One Bass Hit by Dizzy Gillespie 
Posee un Corazón by Leonor Dely

Other music in this episode

Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson
Animal Crackers by Melanie
The Laughing Policeman by Charles Penrose
Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks
Main Title Theme from Superman by John Williams
Main Title Theme from Beetlejuice by Danny Elfman
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Bernard Herrmann
Main Title Theme from The Simpsons by Danny Elfman
Another One Bites the Dust by Queen

Amy Harman and Peter Long cue the bass

Pianist and silent film music specialist Neil Brand and trumpeter Imogen Whitehead join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add the first five tracks of the new series, taking us from an energetic bee to Woodstock via The Netherlands and Bristol.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Hocus Pocus by Focus 
Teardrop by Massive Attack
Glory to God in the Highest by George Frideric Handel 
Animal Crackers by Melanie 

Other music in this episode

On my Radio by The Selecter
Flight of the Bumblebee performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Flight of the Bumblebee performed by Wynton Marsalis
Hocus Pocus by Focus, Live from The Rainbow
Unfinished Symphony by Massive Attack
Sometimes I Cry by Les McCann
We Will Rock You by Queen
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) by Melanie

Errollyn Wallen and Richard Stilgoe head to Nashville

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