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The Poet Tree: Rachel Long

Cerys has an in-depth conversation with poet Rachel Long about her influences, inspirations and work. Plus she raids her record collection for an eclectic joyous Sunday soundtrack

Cerys has an in-depth conversation with poet Rachel Long in The Poet Tree, discussing her work, influences and inspirations. Rachel also shares records where the lyrics have had an impact on her personally and shines a light on contemporary poets.

Rachel Long was nudged our way by Kei Miller in the July instalment of The Poet Tree as one of the writers he admires. In 2020 Rachel's debut collection, My Darling from the Lions was published and subsequently nominated for numerous awards including the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Jhalak Prize Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour. She is the founder of Octavia Poetry Collective for women of colour and has taught poetry workshops at The Poetry School and Oxford University.

And Cerys also raids her record collection for hidden gems, crossing continents and genres as well as bringing you her latest finds from around the globe. This week there's new music from Jules Buckley and The Heritage Orchestra, Balimaya Project, Leeds' Gotts Street Park and Red Deer Sleeping, mixed with classics from Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and The Fairport Convention.

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Sun 1 Aug 2021 10:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Opkectp

    Ytpo

  • Heritage Orchestra & Jules Buckley

    X Breaks

  • YEBBA

    Louie Bag (feat. Smino)

  • Tr铆o Servando D铆az

    Mis Hijos Se Me Casaron

    • Postales de Mi Tierra.
    • 11.

  • Muddy Waters

    Trouble No More (Live at Casino Montreux 23rd July 1977)

    • Muddy Waters: The Montreux Years.
    • BMG.
    • 2.

  • Nina Simone

    My Baby Just Cares For Me (live at Casino Montreux 13 July 1990)

    • The Montreux Years.
    • BMG.
    • 15.

  • Brittany Howard

    Run To Me (Laura Mvula Remix)

    • Jamie Reimagined.
    • ATO Records.

  • Revival Season

    Iron Warrior

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • The Bongolian

    El Beardo

    • Harlem Hipshake.

  • Gotts Street Park

    Diego

    • Blue Flowers Music.

  • Balimaya Project

    Baliymaya

  • Langston Hughes

    Dreams

    • The Voice of Langston Hughes.
    • 14.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova & Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras

    Frozen River Flows

  • Sean Gibbs

    Camperdown

    • Ubuntu Music.

  • Fairport Convention

    Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

    • Island.

  • Alegres de la Sierra

    Amorcito consentido

    • Los alegrisimos.
    • 5.

  • Joe Gibbs & The Professionals

    Chapter Three

    • African Dub All Mighty Chapter 3.

  • Yahoos

    Mabala

    • Sound Affects: Malmaison (CD 1 Originals).
    • Sanctuary Records Ltd.
    • 10.

  • Joel Culpepper

    Black Boy

    • Sgt Culpepper (PG Advisory).
    • PEPPER RECORDS.
    • 11.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Higher Ground

    • Motown.

  • Theon Cross

    We Go Again

    • New Soil.

  • Red Deer Sleeping

    Steps Of Passing Ghosts

  • Little Simz

    Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)

  • Big Red Machine & Robin Pecknold

    Phoenix

  • Arjuna Oakes & Serebii

    Even When You're Gone

    • First Nights.
    • Innovative Leisure.

  • Aretha Franklin

    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

    • Atlantic.

  • Miles Davis

    So What

    • Kind of Blue.
    • Columbia.

  • Dusted

    Baseball

    • III.
    • Depedent Records.

  • The Coopers

    Acapulco, dos de la tard

    • Heavenly Sweetness Sampler #3.
    • 10.

  • Son Little

    Mad About You

    • New Magic.
    • Anti/Epitaph.
    • 5.

  • Andrew Wasylyk

    Avril Hydrangeas

  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    Juicy

    • Bad Boy Entertainment.

  • Tony Allen

    Secret Agent

  • Donald Byrd

    Think Twice (feat. Kay Haith)

    • The Mizell Brothers: Sky High.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 4.

  • Desert Ships

    Neon

  • G谩bor Szab贸

    Spellbinder

    • Spellbinder.

  • Thundercat

    Them Changes

    • Brainfeeder.

  • Rog茅r Fakhr

    Had To Come Back Wet

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Aug 2021 10:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music