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John Wilson talks with musicians about a career-defining album.

John Wilson talks with musicians about a career-defining album, and a live audience also puts questions. Featuring exclusive live performances.

Mastertapes: Mastertapes on Tour: Richard Hawley at the Crucible (Part 1)

Mastertapes on Tour: Richard Hawley at the Crucible (Part 1)

BBC Radio 4 - Mastertapes, Mastertapes on Tour: Richard Hawley at the Crucible (Part 1)

John Wilson talks to Steel City’s own maestro of the melancholy melody - Richard Hawley.

The first part of a special edition of Mastertapes, with Richard Hawley welcoming John Wilson to the Crucible in his home town of Sheffield to talk about the craft of songwriting.

Part one of a special edition of MASTERTAPES, in which guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer, RICHARD HAWLEY welcomes John Wilson to the Crucible in his home town of Sheffield.

Sheffield has always played an influential part in Richard Hawley's song-writing. His 2001 album, Late Night Final, was named after the cry of vendors selling the Sheffield Star evening newspaper on the streets, and all his solo albums since, from Lowedges and Coles Corner to Truelove’s Gutter and Hollow Meadows, immortalized Sheffield landmarks. 

At the end of a busy year , in which he worked on four film soundtracks, recorded a new album and debuted his first stage musical - "Standing at the Sky’s Edge" at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre (featuring a mix of his old and new songs), Richard Hawley looks and plays his way back over an illustrious and still ongoing career

Playing with Richard Hawley are Shez Sheridan on guitars, Jon Trier on piano and Clive Mellor on harmonica.

Producer:  Paul Kobrak

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