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Saxophonist and Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam, and lyricist and songwriter Richard Stilgoe, launch a new series as they join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add the first five tracks of the new playlist. The elements feature in three of the tracks (but Earth, Wind & Fire don't!), before we head to the barber's and round off with a Dylan classic.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King Earth by Joe Henderson and Alice Coltrane The Elements by Tom Lehrer Shave and a Haircut by Billy Watson and His International Silver String Submarine Band Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob DylanOther music in this episode:Ay Jona by The Bahama Social Club Will You Love Me Tomorrow by Carole King Poisoning Pigeons In The Park by Tom Lehrer Major General's Song from The Pirates of Penzance by W S Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan We Will All Go Together When We Go by Tom Lehrer Magic Melody by Les Paul and Mary Ford Unsquare Dance by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Belize-born British composer Errollyn Wallen, recently announced as Master of the King's Music, and composer and silent film music specialist Neil Brand, join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to round off the current series.From the first winner of the Eurovision Song contest to a Marvin Gaye masterpiece, via warring brothers, Add to Playlist wraps up before returning for a new series in November.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Refrain by Lys Assia The Honeysuckle and the Bee by Stanley Holloway Champagne Supernova by Oasis Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Other music in this episode:1st Movement of Concerto Grosso by Errollyn Wallen Trenulețul (Eurovision 2022) by Zdob și Zdub All in Your Head by New Jack & Lys Assia Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Disco Inferno by The Trammps

Keyboard maestro and prog rock musician Rick Wakeman and concert violinist Fenella Humphreys are today's studio guests with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye. In the penultimate episode of the current series, they take us from a Bach favourite via an Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong classic before hopping on a train to Moldova for some lively Eurovision action.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:1st movement of Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor by Bach A Futuristic Auntyquarian by Gryphon Your Woman by White Town Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Trenulețul (Eurovision 2022) by Zdob și ZdubOther music in this episode:Would You...? by Touch and Go Bapaalaay by Esukolaal Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor by Anne-Sophie Mutter Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor by Yehudi Menuhin My Woman by Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band Love Again by Dua Lipa

Saxophone player and composer Emma Rawicz and jazz pianist and bandleader Julian Joseph join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they take us from a 1973 Elton John hit to music with historical links to the Deep South. Special guest Rhiannon Giddens, the American folk musician, fiddler and banjo player, reveals the history of the bluegrass banjo, taking us from West Africa to the Americas, and the role of the transatlantic slave trade.The five tracks in this week's playlist:Bennie and the Jets by Elton John SilkyM by Sean Mason They Say I’m Different by Betty Davis Walkin’ Boss by Sam Amidon Bapaalaay by EsukolaalOther music in this episode:Carnaval de Paris by Dario G Slave to the Rhythm by Grace Jones Dreams by Kelsey Lu He Used to be Your Man by Lena Wilson Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten Texas Hold 'Em by Beyoncé

Cellist Gabriella Swallow and singer, pianist and songwriter Joe Stilgoe join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks, taking us from a pioneering use of a vocoder for a Stanley Kubrick soundtrack to a Grace Jones synth hit, via some early American Doo-wop.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:March – from A Clockwork Orange by Beethoven, Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind This Night by Billy Joel When You Dance by The Turbans Gopher by Yma Sumac Slave to the Rhythm by Grace JonesOther music in this episode:Night Boat to Cairo by Madness Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk The Shining - Main Title, by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind Piano Sonata No.8 by Bach, played by Alfred Brendel Why do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) by Betty Everett Street Hassle by Lou Reed Dance at the Gym from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein

Ukrainian-British pianist Dinara Klinton and Scottish operatic tenor Nicky Spence join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, taking us from a cheeky 1980s boy band from Birmingham via Domenico Scarlatti to the famous French duo behind the mask as they add the next five tracks.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth Sonata in G Major by Domenico Scarlatti Maybe This Time by Liza Minnelli Phantom of the Opera by Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk Other music in this episode:Wipeout by Duke University College Band My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean by Ella Fitzgerald Rule the Nation by U-Roy Gimme the Music by U Brown Pass the Kouchie by The Mighty Diamonds Cola Bottle Baby by Edwin Birdsong

Baritone Roderick Williams and bassoonist Amy Harman kick off with a famous four-letter acronym as they add the next five tracks to the playlist with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they go on their latest international musical journey.From the cop, the cowboy and the construction worker in Greenwich Village, the show drops in on Brahms, visits the Canary Islands, and ends up at an unorthodox Ella Fitzgerald version of a traditional Scottish folk song.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:YMCA by The Village People Scherzo in C Minor from the F-A-E Sonata by Johannes Brahms Canarios by John Williams ‘Pourquoi me réveiller?’ by Alfredo Kraus My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean by Ella FitzgeraldOther music in this episode:Linger by The Cranberries Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina Simone Macho Man by The Village People In the Navy by The Village People America from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim Gypsy Woman by Crystal Waters Riverdance by Bill Whelan My Bonnie by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers My Bonnie by Ray Charles

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and lyricist and musician Richard Stilgoe join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the first five tracks in the new series, taking us from a pop/disco banger from 2001 to Nina Simone, via a heartfelt countertenor revival.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Can’t Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue Losing My Mind by Stephen Sondheim, sung by Bernadette Peters The Self Banished by John Blow, sung by Alfred Deller Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina SimoneOther music in this episode:Summer Breeze by The Isley Brothers The Self Banished by John Blow, sung by The Deller Consort

Recorder and baroque flute player Heidi Fardell and pianist Keelan Carew join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the last five tracks, which include the theme for a famous animated woodpecker, a huge recent TV soundtrack with echoes of Beethoven, and a funked-up version of a classic 1960 guitar track by The Shadows. Add to Playlist will return with a new series on 16th AugustProducer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Woody Woodpecker Song by Kay Kyser The Division Flute: Faronell’s Ground by Anonymous Succession – Main Title Theme – by Nicholas Britell Sonata Tragica by Nikolai Medtner Apache by The Incredible Bongo BandOther music in this episode:He's the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge Venus as a Boy by Björk Work by Rihanna ft Drake My Girl by Madness Apache by The Shadows Apache by Bert Weedon

Sitar player and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun and composer and musician Anne Dudley continue the musical journey with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.From New York punk to Björk's debut via a 13th century drinking song in Latin, this penultimate episode of the series brings the current tally of tracks to 25. Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:I Don’t Want to Grow Up by the Ramones The Barley Mow by The Irish Rovers In Taberna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff Hamri Atariya Pe Aaja Re by Shobha Gurtu Venus as a Boy by BjörkOther music in this episode:It's My Life by Dr Alban Forever Young by Bob Dylan Old Man by Neil Young Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen Help the Aged by Pulp Songs to Aging Children Come by Joni Mitchell Getting Older by Billie Eilish I Don't Wanna Grow Up by Tom Waits O Fortuna by Carl Orff Happy Birthday to You

Singer-songwriter Andrew Roachford and organist and conductor Anna Lapwood join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye in the studio as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.Starting in Jamaica in the 1960s, they travel via the Hunger Games and a Rolling Stones choir classic to the Congo, finishing up at arguably the most famous song on the planet.Also, Tessa Tulloch, formerly of The London Bach Choir, describes being conducted by Mick Jagger before actually hearing the track they were contributing to. Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:No, No, No by Dawn Penn The Hanging Tree by Jennifer Lawrence You Can’t Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones Ngonga Ebeti by Tabu Ley Rochereau Happy Birthday to You Other music in this episode:Cuddly Toy by Roachford Family Man by Roachford What We Had by Andrew Roachford and Beverley Knight Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts She's Fine, She's Mine by Bo Diddley You Don't Love Me by Willie Cobbs You Don't Love Me (No No No) by Dawn Penn Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis Duel of the Fates from Star Wars by John Williams The Ecstasy of Gold from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone

Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Emma Rawicz, and composer Gavin Higgins, join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks.From a Muddy Waters masterpiece, they take us to Aldeburgh for Benjamin Britten's tragic tale, before jumping on their bicycles and heading to Copenhagen for an audacious saxophone composition.The five tracks in this week's playlist:Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters The Passacaglia from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten Bicycle Town, Pt 1 by Marius Neset Egyptian Reggae by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the BlackheartsOther music in this episode:Eejit by Blazin' Fiddles Concerto Grosso written by Gavin Higgins Tusk by Fleetwood Mac I'm a Man by Bo Diddley None Shall Escape the Judgement by Earl Zero I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett and the BlackheartsGavin's BBC Radio 3 Sunday Feature - Everything Stops:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zgft

Folks singer and song collector Sam Lee, and composer Debbie Wiseman, join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye in the studio as they add the next five tracks. Starting with time travel, they head to a ground-breaking Coachella performance, a May Day celebration, and finish off with an unexpected dogleg from Fleetwood Mac, following their all-conquering album Rumours.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Dr Who (Original Theme) by Ron Grainer/Delia Derbyshire Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn Freedom (Live) from Homecoming by Beyoncé Padstow May Song by Lisa Knapp Tusk by Fleetwood MacOther music in this episode:This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - (Live) by Talking Heads Sweet Girl McRee by Sam Lee Call Me by Blondie 20th Century Fox Fanfare written by Alfred Newman Gorilla by Little Simz Fanfare For The Common Man by Aaron Copland, performed by Emerson, Lake & Palmer Freedom by Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar

Add to Playlist returns for its ninth series and Jeffrey is joined by a new co-host, the violinist and composer Anna Phoebe. To kick off the new six-part series, Jeffrey and Anna are joined in the studio by the composer and silent film specialist Neil Brand and jazz singer and composer Natalie Duncan, who create a playlist of five tracks which take us from a manic Monday to Blondie’s biggest-selling single, via Sergei Prokofiev’s children’s masterpiece.Cerys Matthews is taking a temporary pause from presenting the programme in order to pursue other musical and literary projects. Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Manic Monday by The Bangles The Knight Bus from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams Peter and the Wolf: The Duck, Dialogue with the Bird, Attack of the Cat by Sergei Prokofiev Matte Kudasai by King Crimson Call Me by BlondieOther music in this episode:Mr Vain by Culture Beat Manic Monday by Apollonia 6 Manic Monday by Prince Apparition on the Train from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams Double Trouble from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone Move on up a Little Higher by Mahalia Jackson

UK-based Syrian qanun player and composer Maya Youssef and concert pianist Keelan Carew put the finishing touches to the current playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye.The final leg of the journey takes us from Wagner's famous water nymphs to a massive Beyoncé hit from this year, via France, Sicily and Lebanon.Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 with a new series on 24th MayProducer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:"Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!" from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner Mouvement de Sicilienne by Charles Koechlin The Magic Number by De La Soul Ya Nassim Alrouh by Toufic Farroukh Texas Hold ‘Em by Beyoncé Other music in this episode:Bye, Bye Boozoo by BeauSoleil Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas Money by Pink Floyd Money, Money, Money by ABBA Price Tag by Jessie J Greenback Dollar by Woody Guthrie I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc Independent Women, Pt.1 by Destiny's Child The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel Diamonds are Forever by Shirley Bassey Prelude to Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner Three is the Magic Number by Bob Dorough Amen Brother by The Winstons Brimful of Asha by Cornershop

Fiddler and folk musician Eliza Carthy and choral conductor Tim Rhys-Evans join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks. Starting at a famous masked ball in Vienna, they then head for the Genoa docks, rounding off with a cheeky Soca hip-thrusting classic. In the penultimate episode of the current series, recorder player and baroque flautist Heidi Fardell demonstrates some of her collection of early instruments.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:'Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir!' From Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II La Partenza (The Parting) by Trallaleri of Genoa Gagliarda by Giorgio Mainerio, performed by Il Giardino Armonico How High The Moon by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, sung by Ella Fitzgerald Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas Other music in this episode:Hotel California by The Eagles The Flower Duet from the opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes Eye of the Tiger by Survivor Battalia a 10 by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Die Katz (The Cat) by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Mack the Knife by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, sung by Ella Fitzgerald

Composer, producer and arranger Anne Dudley and concert violinist Emily Sun add five more tracks to the playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye. The journey takes them from a dark tale of deceit and entrapment to a hotel you can never leave. Irish pipes and whistle player John McSherry also calls in to tell us about his live recording of traditional jigs.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Babooshka by Kate Bush Piano Concerto in A Minor (1st mvt) by Edvard Grieg Theme from Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin The Roaring Promenade by John McSherry, Brendán Quinn & Francis McIlduff Hotel California by The EaglesOther music in this episode:The Look of Love Pt 4 by ABC Poison Arrow by ABC The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini Piano Concerto in A minor by Robert Schumann Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel

Anna Meredith - composer, producer and performer of both acoustic and electronic music - and singer, songwriter and pianist Joe Stilgoe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks. The journey takes them from Hugh Masekela's South Africa to a masked ball in Brazil, and ending up at arguably the most famous notes ever played on the saxophone.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon My End is My Beginning by Guillaume de Machaut Baile De Máscaras by Bala Desejo The Pink Panther Theme by Henry ManciniOther music in this episode:Titanium by David Guetta feat. Sia Nautilus by Anna Meredith Lazarus by David Bowie Mr Bull No. 4 by Freddie Gumbi In My Solitude by Branford Marsalis Old Landmark by Aretha Franklin Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue

Composer, conductor and bassoonist Leo Geyer, and The Southbank Centre's Gillian Moore, join Jeffrey Boakye and saxophonist Jess Gillam - standing in for Cerys Matthews - as they head from a famous Bach well-tempered classic, via Taiwan, to David Bowie's parting gesture. British-Chinese flautist Daniel Shao explains the intricacies of a traditional Taiwanese flute tune.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Jeffrey Boakye and Jess GillamThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude in C Major by Bach Bad Romance by Lady Gaga A Tayal Folk Song by Ming Flute Ensemble Symphony No.9 in D Major (1st movement) by Gustav Mahler Lazarus by David BowieOther music in this episode:Pull Up To The Bumper by Grace Jones In the Mood by Glenn Miller Ave Maria by Charles Gounod Don't Cry For Me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice Fugue No 24 in B Minor by Bach Symphony No.6: 'Pathétique' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Bassoonist Amy Harman and Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman are today's studio guests, as Linton Stephens sits in for Cerys Matthews alongside Jeffrey Boakye. This episode takes us from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to Glenn Miller's wartime smash hit.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Jeffrey Boakye and Linton StephensThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Nonet, Op.2 ‘Gradus ad Parnassum’: 1st movement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Nobody Knows (Ladas Road) by Loyle Carner Adagio from Piano Sonata in G minor by Clara Schumann If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys In the Mood by Glenn MillerOther music in this episode:Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Irving Berlin Moondance by Van Morrison Symphony No. 6 in B minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Nobody Knows by Pastor T L Barrett & The Youth for Christ Choir Tar Paper Stomp by Wingy Manone