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Jazz Nights

International Women's Day – Christine Bovill In Session

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Shetland

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Seonaid Aitken looks ahead to International Women's Day with music from some of the early female pioneers of jazz alongside artists from the present time. Tonight’s live session comes from award-winning chanteuse Christine Bovill who performs popular songs from the 1920s and ‘30s & music made famous by French singer Edith Piaf. Plus Richard Michael’s Song Book features a classic track associated with Billie Holiday, and there’s brand-new sounds from singers George Cecile, Cara Rose and Lady Blackbird. Show less

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