Bonnie Prince Billy鈥檚 Listening Chair
Will Oldham a.k.a Bonnie Prince Billy shares music with the power to transport him elsewhere.
Elizabeth Alker welcomes Will Oldham a.k.a Bonnie Prince Billy to the Unclassified Listening Chair to share a track that transports him elsewhere. Will has been a giant of the alt-folk scene for the past thirty years, collaborating with scores of musicians of all different stripes along the way. His most recent album The Purple Bird was made in Nashville with legendary producer David 鈥楩erg鈥� Ferguson, it mischievously and lovingly plays with traditional country tropes - but Will鈥檚 Listening Chair choice has much more of a stripped-back and semi-mystical Californian feel.
Elsewhere in the programme, Elizabeth introduces the new single from Max Richter, music from Glasgow greats Mogwai, and the latest song from Kathryn Joseph.
Produced by Geoff Bird
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Max Cooper
Peace Exists Here
- Mesh UK.
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Bonnie 鈥淧rince鈥� Billy & eighth blackbird
When Thy Song
- 37d03d.
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Kathryn Joseph
HARBOUR.
- Rock Action Records.
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Mogwai
Pale Vegan Hip Pain
- Temporary Residence Limited.
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Nico Muhly
Tops
- Bedroom Community.
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Nico Muhly
Pottery Studio
- Bedroom Community.
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Max Richter
Perihelion
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Santiparro
All the Way Back
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Kate Carr
spring back and creak
- Flaming Pines.
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Garreth Broke & Simeon Walker
Rise and Fall
- Bigo & Twigetti.
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Kirk Barley
Verre
- ODDA Recordings.
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Alessandro Alessandroni
Romantic Whistle
- Four Flies Vaults.
Broadcasts
- Sun 30 Mar 2025 23:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
- Sun 24 Aug 2025 23:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
What is unclassified music?
Elizabeth Alker introduces five of her favourite 'unclassifiable' pieces of music.