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Bursting Presence

As the Cambridge Folk Festival gets under way The Dark Lord hosts his first ever 'Nowt As Queer As Folk Festival,' celebrating the weird and wonderful events that take place around the UK and speaking to some of the people who make them happen.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 25 Jul 2013 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Arrow

      Hot Hot Hot

      • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
      • Virgin.

  • Paolo Nutini

    New Shoes

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Scouting for Girls

    Millionaire

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Keep The Customer Satisfied

    • Bridge Over Troubled Water.
    • Columbia.

  • JahmΓ©ne Douglas

    Titanium

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Fontella Bass

    Rescue Me

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Madonna

    Hung Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK out 18th August

    • Matt Cardle & Melanie C

      Loving You

      • (CD Single).
      • Absolute.
      • 1.

  • The Manhattan Transfer

    Tuxedo Junction

    • (Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Eurythmics

    You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • The Kinks

    Sunny Afternoon

    • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD Single "JUMP THE LIGHT" (HeartQuake Records) out 2nd September

    • Groove Enlightened Minstrels

      Jump The Light

      • CD Single.
      • HeartQuake Records.

  • Bryan Ferry

    Sign Of The Times

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Roxette

    The Look

    • Now 15 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • HOUR 2

    • Aerosmith

      Love In An Elevator

      • Aerosmith - Big Ones.
      • Geffen.

  • Starland Vocal Band

    Afternoon Delight

    • Have A Nice Day Vol.18.
    • Rhino.

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Big When I Was Little

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • George Benson

    Give Me The Night

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 1.

  • Gallagher & Lyle

    Heart On My Sleeve

    • Gallagher & Lyle - Breakaway.
    • River Records.

  • Bonnie Tyler

    This Is Gonna Hurt

    • Rocks And Honey.
    • ZYX Music.
    • 1.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Big Mountain

    Baby, I Love Your Way

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • The Mavericks

    Come Unto Me

    • In Time.
    • The Valory Music Co.
    • 1.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Pure

    • Lightning Seeds - Cloudcuckooland.
    • Ghetto.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the "BUSINESS AS USUAL" (Epic) suggested by Nick Audley in Cheshire

    • Men at Work

      Who Can It Be Now?

      • Wave Party (Various Artists).
      • Columbia.

  • Gwen Stefani & Akon

    The Sweet Escape

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Manfred Mann

    Fox On The Run

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • HOUR 3

    • Whitney Houston

      How Will I Know

      • The Best Of.
      • Arista.

  • David Bowie

    Fame

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Taylor Swift

    Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran)

    • Red.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • The Who

    Won't Get Fooled Again

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 021.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Everywhere

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 008.

  • Gabrielle Aplin

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Danny Wilson

    The Second Summer Of Love

    • The No.1 Summer Album (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "WHERE DOES THIS DOOR GO" (Island) out now

    • Mayer Hawthorne

      Back Seat Lover

      • Where Does This Door Go.
      • Republic.
      • 2.

  • Blondie

    Sunday Girl

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.
    • 9.

  • The Isley Brothers

    That Lady (Part 1)

    • Blues And Soul: The Soul Years 1966-1999: Vol.3 1972-1973 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.
    • 5.

  • Bryan Ferry

    Slave To Love

    • Virgin.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD "HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES" (Republic Records) out 2nd September

    • Florida Georgia Line

      Cruise

      • Here's To The Good Times.
      • Republic.

  • Carly Rae Jepsen

    Call Me Maybe

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Thea Gilmore

    Start As We Mean To Go On

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 25 Jul 2013 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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