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21/11/2009

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Last broadcast on Sat, 21 Nov 2009, 23:00 on BBC Radio 2.

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.

Thea Gilmore

In session with her band

Tracklist

  1. Snow Patrol Snow PatrolTake Back The City

    Single, Fiction
  2. Kathleen EdwardsBack To Me

    Back To Me, ZOE
  3. Chuck ProphetAmerican Man

    American Man (SINGLE), Cooking Vinyl
  4. Drive-By Truckers Drive-By TruckersNever Gonna Change

    The Dirty South, NEW WEST
  5. Jason Isbell and the 400 UnitThe Blue

    Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, LIGHTNING ROD
  6. The Duke & The King The Duke & The KingSuzanne

    Nothing Gold Can Stay, RAMSEUR
  7. Arthur AlexanderYou Better Move On

    The Greatest Album, ACE
  8. Jimmy HughesSteal Away

    Steal Away, COP CON
  9. Beach House Beach HouseLover Of Mine

    Teen Dream, Bella Union
  10. Dar WilliamsYou Are Everyone

    Promised Land, RAZOR & TIE
  11. Marybeth D'AmicoOblivion

    Heaven, Hell, Sin & Redemption, WWW.MARYBETHDAMICO.COM
  12. The WiyosRoll On Down The Road

    Broken Land Bell, the wiyos.com
  13. Biffy Clyro Biffy ClyroBubbles

    Only Revolutions (white label sampler), 14th Floor
  14. Marillion MarillionBob Harris Jingle

  15. Foo Fighters Foo FightersLearn To Fly

    There Is Nothing Left To Lose, RCA
  16. Silversun Pickups Silversun PickupsSubstitution

    Swoon, Sire
  17. Chris Wood Chris WoodTwo Windows

    Handmade Life, RUF Records
  18. Thea Gilmore Thea GilmoreThea Gilmore's Winter Toast

    Nigel Stonier;, Claire Smith;
  19. Thea Gilmore Thea GilmoreCold Coming

    Nigel Stonier;, Claire Smith;
  20. Nada Surf Nada SurfAlways Love

    (Cd Single), CITY SLANG
  21. Conor Oberst Conor OberstRoosevelt Room

    Outer South, Wichita
  22. Thea Gilmore Thea GilmoreOld December

    Nigel Stonier;, Claire Smith;
  23. Thea Gilmore Thea GilmoreThat'll Be Christmas

    Strange Communion, Fullfill
  24. Journey JourneyDon't Stop Believing

    Rock Of America (Various Artists), Trax Label
  25. Eric Clapton Eric ClaptonNo Alibis

    Eric Clapton - Journeyman, Duck
  26. Lost BoysAffection

    Sopranos, COLUMBIA
  27. Darden SmithPerfect Moment

    Sunflower, DUALTONE
  28. Patch William Patch WilliamThe Last Bus

    Patch William, Hubris Records
  29. Nick Drake Nick DrakeMagic

    A Treasury, ISLAND
  30. Pama International Pama InternationalEquality & Justice For All

    Pama Outernational, ROCKERS REVOLT
  31. Rosanne Cash Rosanne CashSea Of Heartbreak

    The List, Manhattan
  32. Robert Plant Robert PlantSea Of Love

    The Honeydrippers Volume One, Rhino
  33. Pieta BrownLovin' You Still

    Shimmer, Red House Records
  34. David RawlingsHow's About You

    A Friend of A Friend, Acony
  35. Tom Waits Tom WaitsSan Diego Serenade

    The Heart Of Saturday Night, ASYLUM
  36. Jimi Hendrix Jimi HendrixVoodoo Chile

    The Best Of, TT

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  1. Sat 21 Nov 2009
    23:00

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