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Fairest Isle: A Tune There Was: 1: John Playford (1623-1686)

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Jeremy Barlow presents musical portraits of three figures who put British traditional and popular music at the heart of their work.

John Playford (1623-1686) was the father of music publishing in Britain with works such as The English Dancing-Master.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Barlow
Producer:
Nick Morgan
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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