with the Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad
On Remembrance Sunday Kate and Jason are joined by Katherine Jenkins as the country marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1.
Good Morning Sunday marks the centenary of the Armistice which brought fighting to an end on the Western Front in World War One.
The Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad are joined in the studio by the mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins as the nation remembers the sacrifice made by so many in the two world wars and in other more recent conflicts.
Jay Singh-Sohal, a trustee of the Commonwealth Graves Foundation and Chairman of the WW1 Sikh Memorial will discuss the contribution that soldiers from all across the Commonwealth made during the two World Wars and their legacy today.
Folk musician Sam Sweeney tells Kate and Jason the remarkable story behind the violin that he now plays. Its construction was started during the Great War but it lay unfinished for decades after the soldier carving it was killed in 1915. After the pieces were discovered and assembled Sam bought the violin and his new album ‘The Unfinished Violin’ has just been released.
Producer: David Cook
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You Can't Hurry Love
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Kylie Minogue
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Laura Branigan
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Boyzone
Love
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Coldplay
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Tom Odell
Another Love
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Mark Knopfler
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Stereophonics
Have a Nice Day
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Fast Car
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The Lightning Seeds
Lucky You
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Sam Sweeney
Battle of the Somme
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Little Mix
Woman Like Me
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Junior
Mama Used To Say
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Sam Sweeney
In 1915, a music hall performer named Richard S Howard started making the parts of a violin,
but before he could assemble it, he was called to war... and didn’t return.
The violin was left in pieces until violin maker Roger Claridge bought it at auction, assembled it and put it on sale.Ìý Ten years ago, Sam Sweeny who was then a fiddle player with Bellowhead, bought the violin, saw Richard’s label and decided to do some research.
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The story of Richard’s life and death was uncoveredÌý and now Sam is telling that story through the violin. Sam Sweeney’s album, The Unfinished Violin, was released ahead of Remembrance Sunday.
Jay Singh Sohal
Katherine Jenkins
Broadcast
- Sun 11 Nov 2018 06:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2