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Desmond Carrington shares good tunes, some unexpected and a few you may never have heard, with the theme 'Around Britain': A random selection of places in song.

Desmond shares good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before from the worlds of classical music, pop standards, jazz , shows and films. All served with a sprinkling of interpretations from modern artistes who dig into the music of yesterday to make the 'music go 'round' today. This week he sorts through his personal record collection for songs and music related to the theme of "'Around Britain". A random selection of places in song.

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Fri 5 Dec 2014 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Gerry and the Pacemakers

    FERRY 'CROSS THE MERSEY

    • TOP OF THE POPS 1965.
    • EMI 50999 5 15528 2.

  • DENISE WELSH

    HEV YE SEEN WOR JIMMY

    • FROM TYNE TO TWEED.
    • MWM CDSP 52.

  • The Northern Dance Orchestra

    BLAYDON RACES

    • LEGEN REBORN.
    • CHRY ASSOCIATES NDOCD 101.

  • Marty Wilde

    ABERGAVENNY

    • BORN TO ROCK AND ROLL.
    • UNIVERSAL 984 7088.

  • Jo Stafford

    MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS

    • SONGS OF SCOTLAND.
    • CORINTHIAN COR 122CD.

  • Edmundo Ros

    COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE

    • TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.
    • VOCALION CDLK 4386.

  • The King’s Singers

    WIDDICOMBE FAIR

    • TASTE OF THE KING SINGERS.
    • SOVEREIGN CDSOV 025.

  • Geoff Love

    CORNISH RHAPSODY

    • BIG WAR MOVIE THEMES.
    • VOCALION CDLK 4468.

  • Georgia Brown

    WOT CHER (KNOCKED THEM IN THE OLD KENT ROAD)

    • LITTLE OF WHAT YOU FANCY / WILL YE NO....
    • VOCALION CDLK 4164.

  • Mantovani

    LONDONDERRY AIR

    • VERY BEST OF MANTOVANI.
    • DECCA 460 039 2.

  • The New Vaudeville Band

    WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL

    • FORTY YEARS OF TOP TEN HITS.
    • READERS DIGEST RDCD 406.

  • Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    ROSSINI ON ILKLA MOOR

    • BRITISH LIGHT MUSIC COLLECTION - 1.
    • SANCTUARY CD RSB 205.

  • LYDIA MACDONALD

    SKYE BOAT SONG

    • LITTLE OF WHAT YOU FANCY / WILL YE NO....
    • VOCALION CDLK 4164.

  • Ivor Emmanuel

    LAND OF MY FATHERS

    • BEST OF IVOR EMMANUEL.
    • PULSE PLSCD 242.

  • Chappell

    BY THE SLEEPY LAGOON

    • FAMOUS THEMES.
    • GRASMERE GRCD 10.

  • Vera Lynn

    (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover

    • GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO.
    • READERS DIGEST RDCD 531.

  • Petula Clark

    LONDON IS LONDON

    • ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
    • SANCTUARY SANDD 111.

Broadcast

  • Fri 5 Dec 2014 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2