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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe continue to explore the rich web of connections in music, from Beyoncé to Beethoven, on Radio 4's weekly music programme.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe take us on a musical journey of discovery, exploring the web of connections between tracks across the breadth of all musical styles, from pop, rock, reggae and hip-hop to classical, jazz, folk and country.

Add to Playlist: Series 3: Jess Gillam, Iain Burnside and Woody Woodmansey take us from tragedy to joy

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Jess Gillam, Iain Burnside and Woody Woodmansey take us from tragedy to joy

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BBC Radio 4 - Add to Playlist, Series 3, Jess Gillam, Iain Burnside and Woody Woodmansey take us from tragedy to joy

Iain Burnside and Jess Gillam - with the help of Woody Woodmansey - add five more tracks.

Saxophonist Jess Gillam and pianist Iain Burnside - with the help of drummer Woody Woodmansey - take us from the bleak hills of Yorkshire to Portugal, with Cerys and Jeffrey.

Classical pianist Iain Burnside and saxophonist Jess Gillam continue the musical journey, taking us from a tragic tale of a shepherdess in Yorkshire to the Appalachian Mountains and to Portugal.

With the help of drummer Woody Woodmansey and biographer Paul Thompson, Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye discover new details and stories behind the five tracks on this week's playlist.

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Old Molly Metcalfe by Jake Thackray
The Twelve Apostles, from 9 English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachian Mountains by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee 
Starman by David Bowie
Desfado by Ana Moura

Other music in this episode:

Tour de France by Kraftwerk
Eena Meena Deeka by Kishore Kumar
Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland
Harper Valley PTA by Jeannie C. Riley
One Day Like This by Elbow

Add to Playlist: Series 3

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

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Jess Gillam, Iain Burnside and Woody Woodmansey take us from tragedy to joy

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