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A Joyous Exploration: Space Travel, Estonian Folk and Saunas

Cerys chats to Major Tim Peake on the history and future of space travel, inspiring a moon-themed selection. Plus Estonian musician Mari Kalkun shares Võru traditions.

Cerys handpicks you an eclectic Sunday selection from her record collection, featuring new discoveries, classics and rarely heard gems. This week her guests are Major Tim Peake and Mari Kalkun.

Major Tim Peake chats to Cerys about the history and future of space travel, inspiring a moon themed selection of songs. In 2015 Tim launched into space, he was the first British ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station. and conduct a spacewalk during his six month mission. His latest book Space: The Human Story comes at a time when NASA plans to send four astronauts to orbit the moon in Artemis II.

Joining Cerys live from a snow Estonia is Estonian musician Mari Kalkun, her creations draw inspiration from ancient Estonian and Võru traditions, played on a variety of instruments including kannel, piano and drones. Plus director Anna Hints of the Sundance award-winning documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood shares sounds and her inspirations behind the film.

Expect to hear listeners favourite words mixed alongside new music from Bonnie Prince Billy, Eda Diaz and Theo Bard with classics from Etta James, Ohio Express and Johnny Wells.

3 hours

Last on

Sun 26 Nov 2023 10:00

Music Played

  • Count Basie

    Half Moon Street

    • Chairman Of The Board.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 9.
  • Sam Fonteyn

    Pop Looks Bach (Theme from Ski Sunday)

    Performer: New Dance Orchestra.
    • The Best Of Â鶹Éç-TV's Themes.
    • Â鶹Éç Records.
  • Ëda Diaz

    Tiemblas

    • Airfono.
  • Bonnie “Prince†Billy

    Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You

    • Domino Records.
  • Theo Bard & Ewan Bleach

    Wide

    • Wood Burner.
  • Toe Fat

    Bad Side of the Moon

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

    By the Light of the Silvery Moon

    • Miss Etta James: The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings.
    • Ace Records.
    • 20.
  • Randolph's Leap

    Up In Smoke

    • Spirit Level.
    • Fika Recordings.
    • 6.
  • Eeter

    Nothing but a Kiss Was Allowed

    • Smoke Sauna Sisterhood.
  • Joe & Rose Lee Maphis

    Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)

    • Country Classics.
    • Nifty Music, Inc..
    • 15.
  • Kronos Quartet

    Nodir Paare Uttchhe Dhnoa (Smoke Rises Across the River)

    • You've Stolen My Heart, Songs from R.D. Burman's Bollywood.
    • Nonesuch/Warner Records.
    • 5.
  • Goldie & the Gingerbreads

    Big Black Smoke

  • Esbjörn Svensson Trio

    From Gagarin's Point Of View

    • Jazz - Det Bästa.
    • Universal Music AB.
    • 5.
  • Ohio Express

    Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo Theme Song)

    • Scooby-Doo.
    • Cleopatra Records.
    • 1.
  • Derrick Morgan

    Man Pon Moon

    • Do the Reggae: Skinhead Reggae in the Spirit of '69.
    • Trojan Records.
    • 56.
  • Thelma Houston

    Everybody Gets To Go To The Moon

    • Sunshower (Expanded Edition).
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 2.
  • Johnny Wells

    Lonely Moon

    • Desperate.
  • Betty Carter

    No Moon at All

    • The Classic Years.
    • Sleeping Giant Music.
    • 21.
  • Can

    Moonshake

    • Liberty/United Artists Records Ltd..
  • River Nelson

    Moonrise

    • The World Of Dusty Vinyl.
  • Sinkane

    Moonstruck

    • Mean Love.
    • DFA Records.
    • 5.
  • Roy Docker

    I'm An Outcast

    • Soul Music.
    • PMI Pama.
    • 2.
  • Eda Diaz

    Paso, Paso

    • ˻岹.
  • Tex Williams

    Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

    • Smoke Smoke Smoke.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.
  • Little Beaver

    Everbody Has Some Dues To Pay

    • Stone Music Family, LLC.
  • J.J. Cale

    Cajun Moon

    • Okie.
    • Universal International Music B.V..
    • 7.
  • Väike Hellero

    Läke kuivalt korgolo

    • not on label.
  • Mari Kalkun

    Kui kivid olid veel pehmed (When the Stones Were Still Soft)

    • not on label.
  • Johanson & Vennad

    Taastulemine

    • not on label.
  • Mari Kalkun

    Sata-sata! (feat. VHK keelpilliorkester)

    • Not on label.
  • Malombo Jazz Makers

    Matshenyogo

    • Down Lucky's Way.
    • Tapestry Works.
    • 5.
  • Symarip

    Skinhead Moonstomp

    • Skinhead Moonstomp (Deluxe Edition).
    • Trojan Records.
    • 1.
  • Eliades Ochoa

    Vamos a Alegrar el Mundo (6 Music Session, 29th October 2023)

  • Prince

    Sign 'O' The Times

    • Warner Bros.
  • Little Feat

    Spanish Moon

    • Feats Don't Fail Me Now.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 5.
  • Angela Perley & The Howlin' Moons

    Brooklyn Girls

    • Nowhere Is Now Here.
    • Perley Moon Publishing.
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Bad Moon Rising

    • Fantasy.

Broadcast

  • Sun 26 Nov 2023 10:00