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Live from Glasgow for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music's Biggest Weekend

Ken is live in Glasgow getting ready for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music's Biggest Weekend in Perth. Amy Macdonald chooses the Tracks Of My Years, Callum Beattie performs live and Jim Kerr chats to Ken.

Ken is live in Glasgow getting ready for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music's Biggest Weekend in Perth. Amy Macdonald chooses the Tracks Of My Years, Callum Beattie performs live and Jim Kerr from Simple Minds chats to Ken about performing this weekend.
Amy Macdonald chooses the Tracks Of My Years ahead of performing live at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music's Biggest Weekend, at Scone Palace in Perth on Saturday. Her final choices of the week are from Billy Joel and Bette Midler. In 2007, Amy released her debut album 'This Is The Life', which reached number one in four countries and sold three million copies worldwide. In total, Amy has sold over 12 million records worldwide including her singles 'Mr.Rock and Roll' and 'This Is The Life', the latter charting at number one in six countries, while reaching the top 10 in another 11 countries. Amy has released 4 studio albums to date, including her last album 'Under Stars' which sold over 250,000 copies across the UK and Europe. In 2017, Amy played 80 shows in 17 different countries including at the Royal Albert Hall and performed as a headline act at the Danube Island Festival in Vienna. This summer, Amy is playing several festivals across Europe including headlining at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in Inverness in August.
Callum Beattie is an Edinburgh born singer-songwriter who is on the line up at the Biggest Weekend and drops in to see Ken to perform his hit single 'Man Behind The Sun'.
Jim Kerr from the legendary Simple Minds chats to Ken about the bands latest album and performing at the weekend in Perth.
Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 May 2018 09:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Paloma Faith

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Olly Murs

    Dear Darlin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
    • 1.

  • Simple Minds

    Summer

    • Walk Between Worlds.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    She Taught Me How To Fly

    • Who Built The Moon?.
    • Sour Mash Records.

  • The Four Seasons

    Who Loves You

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.

  • Simply Red

    Ain't That a Lot of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • East West Records.

  • Anne-Marie

    2002

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Labrinth

    Beneath Your Beautiful (feat. Emeli SandΓ©)

    • Electronic Earth.
    • Sony.

  • Record of the Week

    • Tony Hadley

      Tonight Belongs To Us

      • Talking To The Moon.
      • Moonstone Music.

  • Kygo

    Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 91 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Bobby Goldsboro

    Summer (The First Time)

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Matt Simons

    We Can Do Better

    • (CD Single).
    • Pias Recordings.

  • Marc Almond

    A Kind Of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • Callum Beattie

    Man Behind The Sun (Radio 2 Session, 25 May 2018)

  • Bucks Fizz

    I Hear Talk

    • I Hear Talk: The Definitive Edition.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 017.

  • Album of the Week

    • James Bay

      Wild Love

      • (CD Single).
      • Virgin.

  • Kate Bush

    Cloudbusting

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Sigrid

    High Five

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Billy Joel

      We Didn't Start The Fire

      • Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection.
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.

    • Bette Midler

      Chapel Of Love

      • Experience The Divine: Greatest Hits.
      • Warner Music UK Limited.

  • Calum Scott

    What I Miss Most

    • Only Human.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • The O’Jays

    Back Stabbers

    • The Ultimate Sound Of Philadelphia.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Fri 25 May 2018 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2