17/11/2009

Synopsis

Desmond rummages through his collection of 250,000 titles to share some good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before. This week Desmond takes "the dairy" as his theme, with songs about eggs, cheese, butter 'n' stuff.

Tracklist

1. Glenn Miller — St Louis Blues March

   Gi Jive, PAST PERFECT, PPCD 78147

2. Rick Guard / Kristyna Myles — Makin' Movies

   Anyone But Me, LINER MEDIA, LMCD 0509

3. Ivan Rebroff — Evening Chimes

   Very Best Of Ivan Rebroff Vol 1, BBC, CD 778

4. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — Water Mill

   British Light Classics 2, WARNER CLASSICS, 2564 62020

5. Valerie Kimani — Fever (Kouo)

   Baisikeli, GALLO, 5051 422-607

6. John Fogerty / Bruce Springsteen — When Will I Be Loved

   Rides Again, VERVE, 060252 7143262

7. Eddie Heywood — Begin The Beguine

   Gi Jive, PAST PERFECT, PPCD 78147

8. Max Miller — Mary From The Dairy

   More Vintage Comedy Classics, FORUM, FRC 6111

9. Suzy Bloom — Chick Chick Chicken

   Over My Shoulder (London Cast), TER, CDTER 1265

10. Louis Jordan — Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

    Saturday Night Fish Fry, JASMINE, JSMCD 2561

11. Les Paul — Chicken Reel

    Archive - not available

    Best Of Les Paul And Mary Ford, MUSIC FOR PLEASURE, MFP 5604

12. Barbara Dickson — No Milk Today

    Subscription issue - not available

    Best Of Barbara Dickson, READERS DIGEST, RDCD 247

13. Martin Carthy — Hard Cheese Of Old England

    Guide Cats For The Blind, OSMOSYS, OSMO CD 020/21

14. Ivie Anderson — I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man

    I Got It Good And That Ain't Bad, JASMINE, JASMCD 2560

15. Lonnie Donegan — Ham N Eggs

    Midnight Special, ACROBAT, ACTRCD 9013

Broadcast

1. Tue 17 Nov 2009
   19:00
   BBC Radio 2