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With a virtual trip to the Guca Festival with Joe Walker

Cerys takes a virtual road trip to the Guca Festival, the annual brass festival taking place every summer in the tiny Serbian town of Guca.

Cerys takes a virtual road trip to the Guca Festival the annual Serbian brass festival held in August in the tiny
Serbian town of Guca.

The festival has gained notoriety as one of the the wildest music festival on earth. It's a cacophonic and crazy brass band festival which began as a small competition for the Dragačevo Assembly of Trumpet Players back in 1961. It now attracts nearly half a million people every year.

Cerys is joined by Songlines writer Joe Walker who has first hand experience of the festival to find out exactly what goes on.

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Sun 14 Aug 2011 10:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Fanfare Ciocarlia

    Caravan

  • Van Morrison

    Sweet Thing

  • The Pioneers

    Long Shot Kick De Bucket

  • Lucas Santtana

    Cira, Regina e Nana

  • Mississippi John Hurt

    Salty Dog

  • Mary Hampton

    Honey in the Rock

  • Georgie Fame and Alan Price

    Rosetta

    • (Single).
    • Old Gold.

  • Quantic and his Combo BΓ‘rbaro

    Un Canto a Mi Tierra

  • Bob Marcia

    Take Me [previously unreleased]

  • Harry J. Allstars

    Liquidator

    • Island.

  • Pavement

    Summer Babe

    • BIG CAT RECORDS.

  • Belly

    Feed The Tree

    • 4 A.D..

  • Fruit Bats

    Youre Too Wierd

  • Townes Van Zandt

    Loretta

    • The Nashiville Sessions.
    • Parlophone.

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    The Onion Song

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    The Onion Song

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Attab Haddad Quintet

    Longa-esque

  • Soft Hearted Scientists

    The Trees Don't Seem To Know It's September

  • The Beach Boys

    Hang on to Your Ego

    • Capitol.

  • Ghostpoet

    Liiines

    • Brownswood recordings.

  • Aretha Franklin

    See Saw

    • Atlantic.

  • Boban MarkoviΔ‡ Orkestar

    Mundo Cocek

  • Goran BregoviΔ‡

    Ruzica (Rose)

    • Alkohol.

  • Crystal Fighters

    Plage

  • Furry Lewis

    Falling Down Blues

  • Dr. Feelgood

    Roxette

    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Sun 14 Aug 2011 10:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music