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Verity Sharp with May Day music

Verity Sharp marks the start of May with recordings Padstow's annual May Day celebrations. Plus new music from Stian Westerhus and flamenco duo Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus.

Verity Sharp marks the start of May with seasonal shoots and roots from different parts of the world. We'll hear original English folk music recorded during the annual May Day celebrations at Padstow in Cornwall, International Workers Day protest songs, and songs to put a Spring in your step.

We also hear new releases from experimental guitarist Stian Westerhus and Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus, a father and son flamenco duo.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Tue 3 May 2016 23:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ioana Bud

    Alphorn Signal For Spring

    • Rumanian Songs And Dances.
    • Ethnic Folkways Library β€Ž.
    • 4.

  • Fats Waller

    Spring Cleaning (Getting Ready For Love)

    • Smashing Thirds.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 9.

  • The Mods

    Pushto (Spring Dance)

    • Folk Instrumentals Of Pakistan.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Lisa Knapp

    May Garland

    • Hunt The Hare - A Branch of May.
    • Ear To The Ground.
    • 1.

  • Jacques Brel

    Au Printemps

    • Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons.
    • Barclay.
    • 12.

  • Magpahi

    Stitchwort

    • Devon Folklore Tapes Vol.IV - Rituals & Practices.
    • Folklore Tapes.
    • 6.

  • Wiki

    Cherry Tree feat. Micachu

    • Lil Me.
    • The Famous Letter Racer.
    • 6.

  • Weather Report

    Blackthorn Rose

    • Mysterious Traveller.
    • CBS.
    • 5.

  • Darren Hayman

    May Day 1894

    • Chants For Socialists.
    • Where It’s At Is Where You Are.
    • 2.

  • Doc Rowe

    Field Recording from Padstow May Day Festival, 2016

  • Steeleye Span

    Padstow

    • Another Parcel of Steeleye Span.
    • EMI.
    • 9.

  • Stian Westerhus

    Kings Never Sleep

    • Amputation.
    • House of Mythology.
    • 1.

  • George Crumb

    The Sleeper

    • Bridge Records.

  • Xiu Xiu

    Dance of the Dream Man

    • Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks.
    • Polyvinyl Records.
    • 9.

  • The Doors

    Spanish Caravan

    • Waiting For The Sun.
    • Elektra.
    • 7.

  • Pedro Soler & Gaspar Claus

    Vendaval (Por Buleria)

    • Al Viento.
    • ±υ²ΤΉσΎ±²ΤΓ©.
    • 2.

  • Amaraterra

    Pizzica Di San Vito

    • Tradizioni - Traditional Songs from Salento.
    • Amaraterro.
    • 1.

  • Jarlath Henderson

    The Slighted Lover

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 667

    Composer: Ferruccio Busoni. Performer: Kun Woo Paik.
    • Piano Transcriptions.
    • Decca.
    • 005.

  • Shirley Collins

    The Queen of May

    • False True Lovers.
    • Fledg’ling Records.
    • 18.

Broadcast

  • Tue 3 May 2016 23:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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