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Cerys Matthews

Duration:
28 minutes
First broadcast:
Monday 16 July 2012

Cerys Matthews, singer and broadcaster, shares some of the poetry and music which she finds inspirational - and it's a very eclectic and exhilarating selection, woven together by Cerys in her own inimitable style. With her on stage at the More than Words Festival at Bristol are the poet John Siddique and the cellist Julia Kent.

Producer Christine Hall.

  • Pieces featured in this programme:

    Cerys sings Myfanwy
    Words by Richard Davies, music by Joseph Parry

    Cerys reads I Have Longed to Move Away, by Dylan Thomas
    From Dylan Thomas: The Poems, published by Dent

    Cerys sings La Tarara by Lorca

    Cerys reads from The Hag of Béare, translated by John Montague
    from The Faber Book of Irish Verse
    Accompanied on cello by Julia Kent

    Cerys reads and sings Chardonnay by Roger Cook and Hugh Cornwell
    Accompanied on cello by Julia Kent

    Cerys reads Severn Song by Philip Gross
    from The Water Table, published by Bloodaxe
    The music with it is Aria by the Balanescu Quartet
    from CD This is the Balanescu Quartet

    John Siddique reads his poem Thirst
    from Full Blood, published by Salt
    Accompanied on cello by Julia Kent

    Cerys reads A Leisure Centre is Also a Temple of Learning, by Sue Boyle
    from Poems of the Decade 2002-2011, published by Forward
    The music with it is Metamorphoses by Chapelier Fou
    from CD 613

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