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Amy Harman and Roderick Williams head for The Village

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Baritone Roderick Williams and bassoonist Amy Harman kick off with a famous four-letter acronym as they add the next five tracks to the playlist with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they go on their latest international musical journey.

From the cop, the cowboy and the construction worker in Greenwich Village, the show drops in on Brahms, visits the Canary Islands, and ends up at an unorthodox Ella Fitzgerald version of a traditional Scottish folk song.

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

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

YMCA by The Village People
Scherzo in C Minor from the F-A-E Sonata by Johannes Brahms
Canarios by John Williams
‘Pourquoi me réveiller?’ by Alfredo Kraus
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean by Ella Fitzgerald

Other music in this episode:

Linger by The Cranberries
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina Simone
Macho Man by The Village People
In the Navy by The Village People
America from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
Gypsy Woman by Crystal Waters
Riverdance by Bill Whelan
My Bonnie by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
My Bonnie by Ray Charles

Published on Friday, 23rd August 2024.

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