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David Gray - Radio 2's Piano Room Month

David Gray kicks off Radio 2's Piano Room Month, performing live at Maida Vale accompanied by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. PopMaster is at its usual time of 10.30.

David Gray - chart-topping singer songwriter - kicks off Radio 2's Piano Room Month with a live set accompanied by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. It's the first of what will be the station's biggest celebration of live music in a decade, with twenty of pop's best-loved artists performing live at 11.30 am each day right through until Friday 25th February. Other artists to perform include Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande, Ella Henderson, Craig David, Anne-Marie, Will Young and so many more.

David - best known for his 2001 number one album 'White Ladder' - will perform three tracks including a new song, a classic and a cover with members of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra accompanying alongside him. Each performance will be available to watch live on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer then on demand from 6pm that day and available for 30 days afterwards.

In addition to the live broadcasts, an hour-long special will be broadcast on Radio 2 each Sunday from 7pm until 8pm featuring highlights from the previous week's performances.

Radio 2 delivered live music to listeners throughout the lockdown with House Music sessions - launched in 2020 - featuring some of the biggest names in music, including Rag N Bone Man, Jessie Ware, Barry Manilow, Melanie C, Cliff Richard, Ronan Keating, Travis, Aloe Blacc, Nell Bryden and Lola Lennox, with many accompanied remotely by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra.

Ken also has your love song dedications plus another round of the legendary PopMaster quiz. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 31 Jan 2022 09:30

Music Played

  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

    • 20 Number 1's Of The 70's (Various).
    • MFP.
  • Ella Henderson

    Brave

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Danny Wilson

    Mary's Prayer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • ABC

    The Flames Of Desire

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 001.
  • Charlie Puth

    Light Switch

    • Charlie.
    • Atlantic.
  • Pilot

    January

    • 25 Years Of No.1 Hits Vol.3 (1974/19.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • Duran Duran

    A View To A Kill

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.
  • Record of the Week

    • Michael Bublé

      I'll Never Not Love You

      • Higher.
      • Reprise.
  • All Saints

    Never Ever

    • Love (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Barbra Streisand

    Woman In Love

    • All Time Greatest Love Songs: Vol III.
    • Columbia.
  • Richard Ashcroft

    C'mon People (We're Making It Now) (feat. Liam Gallagher)

    • Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Supergrass

    Alright

    • The Best Pub Jukebox In The World (V).
    • Virgin.
  • The Walker Brothers

    No Regrets

    • Best Of Scott Walker & The Walker Bro.
    • Fontana.
  • Adele

    Oh My God

    • 30.
    • Columbia.
  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 002.
  • Tears for Fears

    Break The Man

    • The Tipping Point.
    • Concord.
  • Chicago

    Hard Habit To Break

    • The Heart Of Chicago.
    • Reprise.
  • P!nk

    Can We Pretend (feat. Cash Cash)

    • Hurts 2B Human.
    • RCA Records.
  • Album of the Week

    • Morgan Wade

      Other Side

      • Reckless.
      • Ladylike Records.
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

    • Gold.
    • Hip-O.
  • David Gray

    This Year's Love (R2 Piano Room Month, 31 Jan 2022)

  • David Gray & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra

    Please Forgive Me (Radio 2 Piano Room, 31 Jan 2022)

  • David Gray & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra

    Who Knows Where The Time Goes (Radio 2 Piano Room, 31 Jan 2022)

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 Jan 2022 09:30