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John Lunn, Jess Gillam and Johnny Marr on the joys of the tremolo

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Downton Abbey composer John Lunn and saxophonist Jess Gillam join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye on a journey from the snowy landscape of northern Finland to the warmth of Ecuador as they add the next five tracks, exploring unusual instruments and effects, including the theremin and the tremolo.

Guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, talks us through one of the most ambitious uses of tremolo, and guitarist Adam Goldsmith demonstrates a few other tricks guitarists have up their sleeve.

This episode was first broadcast in March this year.

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

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Kilisee, Kilisee Kulkunen by Tapiola Choir
Snowflake by Kate Bush
How Soon is Now? by The Smiths
Clair de Lune, Arr. for Theremin and Voice by Carolina Eyck - by Claude Debussy
Huashca de Corales by Biluka y los Canibales

Other music in this episode:

(Love is Like a) Heatwave by Martha & the Vandellas
Many Rivers to Cross by Jimmy Cliff

Published on Wednesday, 30th August 2023.

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