21/11/2009

Synopsis

Thea Gilmore's new winter album 'Strange Communion' name checks Jona Lewie and Julie Andrews, references the poetry of T S Eliot and Louis MacNiece, includes cover versions of obscure songs by Elvis Costello and Yoko Ono, includes a duet with Mark Radcliffe and opens with an invocation to a pagan sun God.

Find out more as Thea plays the After Midnight Acoustic Session.

Tracklist

1. Snow Patrol — Take Back The City

   Single, Fiction

2. Kathleen Edwards — Back To Me

   Back To Me, ZOE

3. Chuck Prophet — American Man

   American Man (SINGLE), Cooking Vinyl

4. Drive-By Truckers — Never Gonna Change

   The Dirty South, NEW WEST

5. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit — The Blue

   Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, LIGHTNING ROD

6. The Duke & The King — Suzanne

   Nothing Gold Can Stay, RAMSEUR

7. Arthur Alexander — You Better Move On

   The Greatest Album, ACE

8. Jimmy Hughes — Steal Away

   Steal Away, COP CON

9. Beach House — Lover Of Mine

   Teen Dream, Bella Union

10. Dar Williams — You Are Everyone

    Promised Land, RAZOR & TIE

11. Marybeth D'Amico — Oblivion

    Heaven, Hell, Sin & Redemption, WWW.MARYBETHDAMICO.COM

12. The Wiyos — Roll On Down The Road

    Broken Land Bell, the wiyos.com

13. Biffy Clyro — Bubbles

    Only Revolutions (white label sampler), 14th Floor

14. Marillion — Bob Harris Jingle

15. Foo Fighters — Learn To Fly

    There Is Nothing Left To Lose, RCA

16. Silversun Pickups — Substitution

    Swoon, Sire

17. Chris Wood — Two Windows

    Handmade Life, RUF Records

18. Thea Gilmore — Thea Gilmore's Winter Toast

    Nigel Stonier;, Claire Smith;

19. Thea Gilmore — Cold Coming

    Nigel Stonier;, Claire Smith;

20. Nada Surf — Always Love

    (Cd Single), CITY SLANG

21. Conor Oberst — Roosevelt Room

    Outer South, Wichita

22. Thea Gilmore — Old December

    Nigel Stonier;, Claire Smith;

23. Thea Gilmore — That'll Be Christmas

    Strange Communion, Fullfill

24. Journey — Don't Stop Believing

    Rock Of America (Various Artists), Trax Label

25. Eric Clapton — No Alibis

    Eric Clapton - Journeyman, Duck

26. Lost Boys — Affection

    Sopranos, COLUMBIA

27. Darden Smith — Perfect Moment

    Sunflower, DUALTONE

28. Patch William — The Last Bus

    Patch William, Hubris Records

29. Nick Drake — Magic

    A Treasury, ISLAND

30. Pama International — Equality & Justice For All

    Pama Outernational, ROCKERS REVOLT

31. Rosanne Cash — Sea Of Heartbreak

    The List, Manhattan

32. Robert Plant — Sea Of Love

    The Honeydrippers Volume One, Rhino

33. Pieta Brown — Lovin' You Still

    Shimmer, Red House Records

34. David Rawlings — How's About You

    A Friend of A Friend, Acony

35. Tom Waits — San Diego Serenade

    The Heart Of Saturday Night, ASYLUM

36. Jimi Hendrix — Voodoo Chile

    The Best Of, TT

Broadcast

1. Sat 21 Nov 2009
   23:00
   BBC Radio 2