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A Joyous Exploration: Bonnie Prince Billy and BC Camplight

Cerys catches up with singer-songwriter Bonnie Prince Billy about his latest album, The Purple Bird and hears from musician, BC Camplight.

Cerys catches up with Louisville-based singer-songwriter, Bonnie Prince Billy on his latest album, The Purple Bird and hears from musician, BC Camplight.

Also known as Will Oldham, Bonnie, whose career spans over 30 years, speaks about the making of the new project, working alongside producer David “Ferg” Ferguson and shares some of his favourite records from his collection.

Manchester based, New Jersey born musician BC Camplight also joins Cerys to talk about celebrating the music of David Crosby with a special event at the Barbican Hall.

Alongside all this, expect Cerys' handpicked mix of funk, jazz, blues, folk and beats from around the globe, blending genres and crossing borders.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Lovesick

    Kauai

    • Pretty Decent Music Records Limited.
  • Billy Strings

    California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson)

    • California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • Biluka y Los Caníbales

    Anacu De Mi Guambra

    • Leaf-Playing in Quito, 1960-1965.
    • Honest Jon's Records.
    • 8.
  • Goya Gumbani, Yaya Bey, lojii & Fatima

    Chase The Sunrise

    • Chase The Sunrise.
    • Ghostly International.
    • 1.
  • Curtis Mayfield

    You're So Good To Me

    • Heartbeat.
    • Rhino.
    • 7.
  • Asha Bhosle & Vinod Rathod

    Kitaben Bahut Si

    • Ishtar Music Pvt. Ltd..
  • Havana Negra

    Los Caidos

    • Havana Negra.
    • Zanja Records SL.
    • 3.
  • Joshua Idehen

    Mum Does the Washing

    • Harbour Lights.
  • Salami Rose Joe Louis

    Cosmic Dawn / Eighth Dimension

    • Zdenka 2080.
    • Brainfeeder.
    • 21.
  • Tame Impala

    Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

    • Lonerism.
    • Modular.
    • 7.
  • Abigail Lapell

    Fur And Feathers

    • Coax Records.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Stir It Up

    • Tuff Gong.
  • Sunny War & Valerie June

    Cry Baby

    • New West Records.
  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    Everybody I Love You

    • Déjà Vu (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 10.
  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    Almost Cut My Hair (2021 Remaster)

    • Déjà vu (2021 Remaster).
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.
  • Miriam Makeba

    For What It's Worth

    • MNRK Music Group LP.
  • David Crosby

    Cowboy Movie

    • If I Could Only Remember My Name (50th Anniversary Edition; 2021 Remaster).
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 2.
  • BC Camplight

    It Never Rains In Manchester

    • The Last Rotation Of Earth.
    • Bella Union.
    • 3.
  • Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek

    Direne Direne

    • Big Crown Records.
  • Bill Withers

    Use Me

    • CBS.
  • Linden Jay, Reuben James & Ric Wilson

    Mama's Food

    • Linden Berelowitz.
  • Gipsy Kings

    Olvidado

    • Luna De Fuego.
    • Fania.
    • 9.
  • Chris Brain

    Sun Did Glide

    • not on label.
  • å

    Church (6 Music Session, 31st Jan 2025)

  • Bon Enfant

    Magie

  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy

    Our ѿý (feat. Tim O’Brien)

  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy

    Turned to Dust (Rolling On)

  • The Stanley Brothers

    A Vision of Mother

  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy

    Tonight With The Dogs I'm Sleeping

  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy

    The Water's Fine (feat. Tim O'Brien)

  • Candi Staton

    You Don't Have Far to Go

    • His Hands.
    • Honest Jon's Records.
    • 1.
  • The John Martyn Project

    Solid Air

    • Island.
  • Marianne Faithfull

    Green Are Your Eyes

    • North Country Maid.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 1.
  • Marianne Faithfull

    Hier Ou Demain

    • Anna (BOF).
    • Universal Music Division Mercury Records.
    • 13.
  • Romano

    Guzleme

    • Batov Records.

Broadcast

  • Sun 2 Feb 2025 10:00