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A Joyous Exploration: Nicky Wire

Cerys handpicks you an eclectic three-hour Sunday soundtrack with bass lines, bluegrass and literature references. Cerys is joined by Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire.

Cerys handpicks you an eclectic three hour Sunday soundtrack, with music from all genres and eras. Today's selection is a mix of bass lines, bluegrass and literature references as well as Cerys' new music finds from Will Pound and Jenn Butterworth, Buster Sledge and Laetitia Sadier. Plus the world exclusive first play of Oisin Leech's new single One Hill Further.

This week Cerys catches up with Manic Street Preachers' bassist and lyricist Nicky Wire, to discuss his writing style and poetic influences. Manic Street Preachers debut album was released in 1992 leading to a string of top ten singles, two number 1 albums and in 2021 released their fourteenth studio album The Ultra Vivid Lament.

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Sun 25 Feb 2024 10:00
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Music Played

  • Clarence Carter

    I'm Qualified

    • This Is Clarence Carter.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 4.

  • Emmanuel Kahe & Jeanette Kemogne

    Ye Medjuie

    • Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984 (Analog Africa No. 23.
    • Analog Africa.
    • 7.

  • Dan Penn

    Far from the Maddening Crowd

    • The Fame Recordings.
    • Ace Records.
    • 3.

  • Anne Vanschothorst

    Nobody Knows This Little Rose

    • Big Round Records.

  • Nina Simone

    Il y a un baume Γ  Gilead

    • Fodder On My Wings.
    • Verve.
    • 4.

  • Lalo Schifrin

    The Man From Thrush (From The TV Show The Man From U.N.C.L.E)

    • Once A Thief And Other Themes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Verve Reissues.
    • 6.

  • Buster Sledge

    Way Too Pretty

    • Way Too Pretty.
    • Heilo.
    • 1.

  • Stereo Naked

    Wrong Chord

    • Upside Down.
    • 4.

  • AnaΓ―s Mitchell

    Wedding Song (feat. Justin Vernon)

    • Hadestown.
    • Wilderland Records.
    • 1.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues)

    • Far East Suite (Remastered).
    • RCA Victor/Legacy.
    • 6.

  • Free

    Songs Of Yesterday

    • Free (Remastered / Bonus Track Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 2.

  • Stereolab

    Metronomic Underground

    • Emperor Tomato Ketchup.
    • Duophonic.
    • 1.

  • The Trammps

    Love Epidemic (Extended Version)

    • Disco Champs.
    • Philadelphia International/Legacy.
    • 4.

  • Les Dynamites

    Uzi Kinrot

    • Uzi Kinrot.
    • Batov Records.
    • 1.

  • Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth

    Reckoned

  • Bob Dylan

    Freight Train Blues

    • Freight Train Blues, Vol. 1.
    • Top Tracks.
    • 13.

  • Oisin Leech

    One Hill Further

  • Nina Simone

    Blues On Purpose

    • Ultimate Nina Simone.
    • Verve Reissues.
    • 8.

  • Toe Fat

    Bad Side of the Moon

    • Bad Side Of The Moon: An Anthology 1970-1972.
    • Esoteric.
    • 2.

  • Beth Gibbons

    Floating On A Moment

    • Domino.

  • Apollo Ray

    From This Moment

  • James Burton & Ralph Mooney

    Moonshine

    • Corn Pickin' And Slick Slidin'.
    • EMI Music Special Markets.
    • 7.

  • LΓ¦titia Sadier

    Who + What

  • Luiz BonfΓ΅

    Samba De Duas Notas (Samba Two Notes)

    • Luiz Bonfa Sings and Plays Bossa Nova.
    • Poppydisc.
    • 1.

  • Amanda Whiting & Peach

    Intertwined

  • Junior Mance

    Sweet Georgia Brown

    • I Believe To My Soul.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Mercury Rev

    Goddess On A Hiway

    • Incredible.

  • The Band

    Such A Night (feat. Dr. John)

    • Warner Special Products.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Motorcycle Emptiness

    • Columbia.

  • The Smiths

    Cemetry Gates

    • Rough Trade.

  • Anne Sexton

    Said the Poet to the Analyst

    • Anne Sexton Reads Her Works - The 1959 and 1961 Readings.

  • Nicky Wire

    Derek Jarman's Garden

    • Break My Heart Slowly.
    • Red Ink.
    • 3.

  • The Cardigans

    You're the Storm

    • Long Gone Before Daylight (Remastered).
    • Universal Music AB.
    • 2.

  • Little Simz

    Mood Swings

    • Forever Living Originals/AWAL.

  • Charles Brown

    Trouble Blues

    • Trouble Blues.
    • Dance Plant Records Inc.
    • 1.

  • Saramaccan Sound (Suriname)

    I Built Two Boats to Take Me to the Sea

    • Where The River Bends Is Only the Beginning.

  • Pratt & Moody & Cold Diamond & Mink

    Creeping Around

  • Adrianne Lenker

    Sadness As A Gift

    • Sadness As A Gift.
    • Domino.

  • Joe Webb

    CCTV

    • CCTV.
    • Edition Records.
    • 1.

  • Emmanuel Kahe & Jeanette Kemogne

    Ye Medjuie (Ben Gomori's Open Goal Edit)

Broadcast

  • Sun 25 Feb 2024 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music