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Desmond shares good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before. This week's show features fairs, circuses and holiday treats, as he sorts through his personal record collection for songs and music related to the theme "fairground attractions".

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 May 2012 19:00

Music Played

  • Harry James

    Carnival

    • Best Of Swing.
    • EMI 0946 3 80159.
  • Anthony Newley

    Strawberry Fair

    • Anthony Newley Greatest Hits.
    • DERAM 820 694.
  • Shirley Bassey

    Diamonds Are Forever

    • Top Of The Pops 1972.
    • EMI 50999 5 08952.
  • Ronnie Carroll

    In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

    • Back On Song With Lebab.
    • CADIZ DTR -.
  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northen Dance Orchestra

    Bedtime For Drums

    • Diamonds.
    • CORRIAN CORRIAN 101/2.
  • Nancy Nova

    Lady Is A Tramp

    • Nancy Sings Jazz.
    • FX RECORDS FX 008.
  • Curtis Stigers

    Things Have Changed

    • Let's Go Out Tonight.
    • CONCORD JAZZ 0888 0723 0986.
  • Patricia Hammond

    Come To The Fair

    • Our Lovely Day.
    • IMPERIAL MUSIC IMMPLC 0001.
  • Billy Cotton / Alan Breeze

    I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts

    • Best Of Billy Cotton.
    • SPECTRUM 544 298.
  • The King’s Singers

    Widdicombe Fair

    • Taste Of The King Singers.
    • SOVEREIGN 7243 8 59108.
  • Marenghi Fairground Organ

    Dodgems

    • Mechanical Marches.
    • SOUNDLINE SILCD 4170.
  • Marianne Faithfull

    Scarborough Fair

    • Best Of Marianne Faithfull.
    • LONDON 820 482.
  • Amanda McBroom

    Carousel

    • Chansons.
    • GEKKO GR 007CD.
  • Ian Bostridge / Polyphony

    Brigg Fair

    • English Songbook.
    • EMI 7243 5 56830.
  • Foster & Allen

    Carnival Is Over

    • Best Friends.
    • TELSTAR TTVCD 2935.

Broadcast

  • Fri 4 May 2012 19:00