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Musician and songwriter Joe Stilgoe and Oscar-winning composer and arranger Anne Dudley join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add the final five tracks of the series, taking us from calypso to K-pop via Beethoven and Brubeck.Add to Playlist returns on 14 November.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Calypso Queen by Calypso Rose Concrete and Clay by Unit 4 + 2 Piano Concerto in G Major: III (Rondo) by Beethoven Blue Rondo à la Turk by Dave Brubeck Gangnam Style by PsyOther music in this episode:Disco Inferno by The Trammps WHO AM I by Berwyn Abatina by Calypso Rose I Love to Love by Tina Charles Rock the Boat by Hues Corporation Concrete and Clay by Eddie Rambeau Take Five by Dave Brubeck

Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and musician and composer Rhodri Marsden join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks, with unexpected and surprising connections. The eclectic music choices range from an Americana classic knocked off in just 30 mins to the winner of this year's Ivor Novello Award for Best Album, via a reworking of a Bach organ sonata for piano.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Louie Louie by The Kingsmen I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor Organ Sonata No.4 movt II (Andante) by Bach, played by Víkingur Ólafsson My Dearest Dear by Ivor Novello – sung by Mary Ellis WHO AM I by BerwynOther music in this episode:P.I.M.P. by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band Killing Me Softly With His Song by Fugees El Loco Cha Cha by René Touzet Louie Louie by Richard Berry Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard, sung by Frank Sinatra Someone Like You by Adele Hotel California by The Eagles It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys Organ Sonata No.4 movt II (Andante) by Bach, played by Robert Quinney

Trombonist, arranger and big band leader Callum Au, and composer, pianist and singer Natalie Duncan, are today's studio guests as they look for unexpected links that connect five disparate tracks. With Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, they head from an early Adele classic to a reinterpretation of a Roberta Flack hit via a 15-minute reworking by Duke Ellington of one of his most celebrated works.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Chasing Pavements by Adele Mood Indigo by Duke Ellington Tuba mirum by Mozart Back Together Again by Roberta Flack, ft Donny Hathaway Killing Me Softly With His Song by Fugees Other music in this episode:Krupastrophe by Callum Au & Louis Dowdeswell Heaven by Emeli Sandé Sinfonia 'Infernali' from L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack Empty Chairs by Don McLean

Saxophonist and Radio 3 broadcaster Jess Gillam and pianist Keelan Carew are Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe's studio guests as they add the next five tracks, taking us from an east London housing estate to Heaven, via a certain celebrated Norwegian hall of a Mountain King.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Ill Manors by Plan B The Coronation scene from Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky King by Years & Years In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg Heaven by Emeli SandéOther music in this episode:Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens by Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Hùg air a' Bhonaid Mhòir (Celebrate the Big Bonnet) by Julie Fowlis Alles Neu by Peter Fox Fourth movement of the Symphony No 7 (The 'Leningrad' Symphony) by Dmitry Shostakovich In the Hall of the Mountain King by The Who In the Hall of the Mountain King by ELO Sonic the Hedgehog Theme Inspector Gadget Theme

With three weeks remaining of this year's BBC Proms, Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe present a Proms-themed edition. Studio guests are the celebrated trumpeter Alison Balsom, who'll be performing in this year's Last Night of the Proms, and bassoonist, Radio 3 and Proms presenter Linton Stephens. Expect music from the Proms and beyond as we head from a live, scaled-back Springsteen anthem to the Outer Hebrides, via Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Born in the USA (live) by Bruce Springsteen 2nd movement of the Symphony No 10 in E Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich Superstar from Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice Andante: 2nd movement of the Violin Concerto in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn Hùg air a' Bhonaid Mhòir (Celebrate the Big Bonnet) by Julie Fowlis Other music in this episode:A Night on the Bare Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky Trumpet Concerto in E flat major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel The Lovecats by The Cure Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen I Don't Know How to Love Him by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice, sung by Yvonne Elliman Touch the Sky (from the film Brave) by Julie FowlisYou can listen to every Prom and unmissable moments from across the season on BBC Sounds. Just search ‘Proms'.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe return with a new series, in the company of two studio guests - Spanish-American singer-songwriter and composer Victoria Canal, and baritone and composer Roderick Williams. Kicking things off with that Rickrolling earworm, the first five tracks include a celebrated Bizet composition and some playful Lovecats with a very distinctive bassline.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley Au fond du temple saint by Georges Bizet Paper Planes by M.I.A. Paper Bag by Fiona Apple The Lovecats by The CureOther music in this episode:Finale of the William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini, arr Hans Zimmer Paradise by Coldplay Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (from Pianoforte) Straight to Hell by The Clash

Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman and conductor Ben Gernon join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the final five tracks to the playlist for the current series. From the UK's first Eurovision winner to a heavy metal classic via Europe's second-longest river, the team wrap up the series before returning in August.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Puppet on a String by Sandie Shaw The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II Hai, Dunărea mea by Elena Roizen 3rd movement of the Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg Overkill by MotörheadOther music in this episode:Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye Petit Pays by Cesária Évora Always Something There To Remind Me by Sandie Shaw Congratulations by Cliff Richard Back Home by the 1970 England World Cup Squad Shang-a-Lang by The Bay City Rollers 1st movement of the Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg

Star organist Anna Lapwood and singer/songwriter Andrew Roachford join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add tracks 496-500 in this 100th edition of the show! What better way to celebrate than a double dose of organ, and a trip to Mumbai, Hawaii and Cape Verde?Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Thunder and Blazes (Entry of the Gladiators) by Julius Fučík Star Wars: Throne Room – End Titles by John Williams, arr Harald Feller Jai Ho! by A R Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Petit Pays by Cesária ÉvoraOther music in this episode:Top Hat, White Tie & Tails by Fred Astaire Old Town Road by Lil Nas X The Bells of Notre Dame, performed by Anna Lapwood Only to be with You by Andrew Roachford I Heard it Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye Entry of the Gladiators by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Thunder and Blazes - Sounds of the Circus Afro Circus from Madagascar 3 Throne Room: End Titles by John Williams Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean performed by Anna Lapwood Jai Ho! (Hindi version) by A R Rahman Believe by Cher Somewhere Over the Rainbow by by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg, sung by Judy Garland

Jazz pianist Ashley Henry and bassoonist Amy Harman join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist, taking us from a Bowie dance classic to Marvin Gaye via an unexpected rare, live, performance by a jazz icon in a school in California, surprisingly recorded by the caretaker in 1968.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Modern Love by David Bowie Piano Sonata No 32 in C Minor by Beethoven Epistrophy (Live) by Thelonious Monk Apple by Charli XCX I Heard it Through the Grapevine by Marvin GayeOther music in this episode:Take it Higher by Ashley Henry The Magdalene Laundries by Joni Mitchell Starman by David Bowie Fame by David Bowie Under Pressure by David Bowie

Operatic tenor Nicky Spence and recorder player and Baroque flautist Heidi Fardell are the studio guests of Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. In today's five-track journey they head from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Belgium, a rural French château, a charitable institution in Venice, finishing up in Ireland where the past casts a long shadow.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Spoiler by Baloji Panis Angelicus by César Franck Honky Cat by Elton John Flautino Concerto in C by Vivaldi The Magdalene Laundries by Joni MitchellOther music in this episode:The Third Man by Anton Karas Rapture by Blondie Rocket Man by Elton John

Composer Gavin Higgins and soprano Claire Booth take us from a massive Wembley chant to a ground-breaking early rap by a famous white rock group as they join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond The Alien by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple In a Foolish Dream by Stravinsky Rapture by Blondie Other music in this episode:Tickle Toe by Lyle Lovett and his Large Band Horn Concerto III: Mycelium Rondo by Gavin Higgins Rata de Dos Patas by Paquita La Del Barrio Firestarter by The Prodigy Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin Highway to Hell by AC/DC Enter Sandman by Metallica I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Walk This Way by Aerosmith Stay Another Day by East 17

Errollyn Wallen, composer and Master of the King's Music, and musician and writer Neil Brand are the studio guests of Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they launch a brand new series. From Lady Gaga to an early Disney classic and ending up in Mexico, the journey begins.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Abracadabra by Lady Gaga The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas Never Let Her Slip Away by Andrew Gold You're So Vain by Carly Simon Rata de Dos Patas by Paquita La Del BarrioOther music in this episode:Good Thing by Fine Young Cannibals Spellbound by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Singer, songwriter and film & TV composer Tawiah and bassoonist Linton Stephens join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the last five tracks in the current series. Love and longing feature prominently, be it for a distant homeland, a parent to a child, or infatuation. But the curtain rises to a famous march representing the forces of darkness in the evil empire.Add to Playlist returns for a new series towards the end of May.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) by John Williams Maria from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim Boricua en la Luna by Roy Brown Orange Moon by Erykah Badu Mother and Child Reunion by Paul SimonOther music in this episode:Nut Rocker by B. Bumble & The Stingers Mars by Gustav Holst Dance at the Gym from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Vietnam by Jimmy Cliff

Lyricist Richard Stilgoe and musician and songwriter Natalie Duncan prepare for a square dance as they add five more tracks to the playlist. With Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, they head from Scottish reels to Mars, via California's Santa Monica Boulevard.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Eightsome Reel by The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Scotch Rhapsody by William Walton & Edith Sitwell All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones Mars by Gustav HolstOther music in this episode:King by Years & Years Hoedown by Emerson, Lake & Palmer Boil 'em Cabbage Down, trad, performed by Mark O'Connor Candy by Cameo

Pianist Keelan Carew and trombonist Carol Jarvis join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist, as they take us from the great Winifred Atwell to an ambitious prog-rock reimagining of Aaron Copland's Rodeo ballet.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Tickle the Ivories by Winifred Atwell Pas de Deux: Andante maestoso by Tchaikovsky Stan by Eminem Rather Be by Clean Bandit Hoedown by Emerson, Lake & PalmerOther music in this episode:Radioactive by Carol Jarvis Kaigara Bushi by Mitsune Black and White Rag by Winifred Atwell Hoe-Down by Aaron Copland, dir Leonard Bernstein Bonaparte's Retreat by William H Stepp

Concertina and melodeon player Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and composer and arranger Anne Dudley contribute to the next five tracks on the playlist. Alongside Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe, they take us on a journey from the elegant vocals of Amy Winehouse to a Japanese folk tune about hardworking fishermen.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Love is a Losing Game by Amy Winehouse Sarabande by Claude Debussy Lambada by Pinduca The Bristol Sailorman/Will the Waggoner by John Kirkpatrick (Cohen) Kaigara Bushi by MitsuneOther music in this episode:Why Do Fools Fall In Love by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers There is no Greater Love by Billie Holiday (There is) No Greater Love by Amy Winehouse Love is a Losing Game (Demo) by Amy Winehouse Gymnopédie by Erik Satie Lambada by Kaoma

British-Syrian Maya Youssef - virtuoso player of the Middle Eastern stringed instrument the qanun - and conductor Ben Gernon, join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist. Starting by the dock of the bay, they travel to Damascus, Hamburg and land on a 1950s familiar pop classic sung by a 14-year-old.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:(Sitting on) the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding The Waves of the Sea by Lena Shamamyan Mache dich auf! Werde Licht! (Arise! Let there be light!) by Felix Mendelssohn Blank Space (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift Why Do Fools Fall In Love by Frankie Lymon & The TeenagersOther music in this episode:Parisienne Walkways by Gary Moore Sweet Child O'Mine by Guns N' Roses Hard to Handle by Otis Redding Blank Space by Taylor Swift

Bandleader and jazz saxophonist Emma Rawicz and the writer and composer Neil Brand join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the next five tracks to the playlist. The journey takes them from Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, across the English Channel in a rickety aeroplane, then right up to the moon with Les Paul and Mary Ford.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:The Bucket's Got a Hole in it by Kid Ory Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines by Ron Goodwin Conversation by Joni Mitchell How High the Moon by Les Paul and Mary Ford Sweet Child O'Mine by Guns N' RosesOther music in this episode:Tamacún by Rodrigo y Gabriela Double Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: Mvt 1 by Philip Glass, performed by Katia & Marielle Labèque My Bucket's Got a Hole In It by Hank Williams Bucket's Got a Hole In It by Louis Armstrong My Bucket's Got a Hole In It by Van Morrison 633 Squadron: Main Title Theme by Ron Goodwin Amassakoul by Tinariwen Some Unholy War by Amy Winehouse Didn't It Rain by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Irish violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain and jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph are the first guests in the new series with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. Together they add the first five tracks, taking us from the Mercury Prize-winning jazz group Ezra Collective to a celebrated pair of sisters at the piano, via a 1975 pop classic heavily influenced by Frédéric Chopin.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:God Gave Me Feet For Dancing by Ezra Collective Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor by Frédéric Chopin Could it be Magic by Barry Manilow Kabir by John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan & Zakir Hussain Double Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: Mvt 1 by Philip Glass, performed by Katia & Marielle LabèqueOther music in this episode:Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas Feeling Good by Nina Simone Prelude in C Minor, Op 28, No 20 by Frédéric Chopin Could it be Magic by Donna Summer Could it be Magic by Take That

Georgie Ward, composer and keyboard player to the stars, and cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe, head to the Add to Playlist studio to add the final five tracks of the series. Together with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe, this episode takes us from a reinterpretation of a Bob Marley classic to a Sinatra father-and-daughter 'novelty' song via a ground-breaking aunt-and-niece double-act from Tanzania. Add to Playlist returns for a new series on 27 Feb 2025Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Redemption Song by the Kanneh-Masons Cold Light by Ishmael Ensemble The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel Mapendo by The Zawose Queens Somethin' Stupid by Frank and Nancy Sinatra Other music in this episode:Be the One by Dua Lipa, Live from the Royal Albert Hall Emmanuele by Abel Selaocoe No Volvere by The Gypsy Kings Redemption Song by Bob Marley Bloom by Holysseus Fly Somethin' Stupid by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman

Kora player and composer Seckou Keita and screen composer Tess Tyler join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks to the playlist, taking us from bootlegs to Africa's biggest-selling single, via an early classic video game. They are joined by the British producer Nick Patrick, the man behind two of the tracks in today's playlist.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Cindy C. by Prince Donkey Kong Country by David Wise La Primavera by Ottorini Respighi Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante No Volvere by the Gipsy KingsOther music in this episode:Sallisaw Blue by John Moreland You Got The Love by The Source Ft. Candi Staton Interactive by Prince Winter Tundra from Lego Worlds soundtrack by Tess Tyler and Rob Westwood Jungle Groove from Donkey Kong Country by David Wise Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood Yeke Yeke (original version) by Mory Kante

Bassoonist Amy Harman, cellist Francesca Ter-Berg and baritone and composer Roderick Williams get in the festive spirit as they create a dynamic playlist of five classic seasonal tracks. In this Add to Playlist winter special, Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye are going to take us from a solitary chorister to a massive Christmas singalong banger, so sleigh bells at the ready...Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Once In Royal David's City by The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Drei Dreidel by Moishe Oysher Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey The Christmas Song by Nat King ColeOther music in this episode:Here Comes Santa Claus by Bob Dylan Hanukkah Dance by Woody Guthrie Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter by John Williams March by Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker Trepak - the Russian Dance - by Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker Sugar Rum Cherry by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Mendel Boas Festas by Simone Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude by Mariah Carey

Keyboard player and composer Ben Nobuto and double bass player Lucy Shaw take us from clocks and clouds into space as they join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, before landing on a John Coltrane classic.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano Clocks and Clouds by György Ligeti Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss Acknowledgement from A Love Supreme by John Coltrane You Got the Love by Candi Staton Other music in this episode:Animal Magic theme, or Las Vegas, by Group Forty Orchestra, written by Laurie Johnson Hallelujah Sim by Ben Nobuto Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle Lontano by György Ligeti Your Love by Frankie Knuckles You Got the Love by Candi Staton - DJ Eren's mix Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton You've Got the Love by Florence & The Machine

British-Bahraini Flugelhorn and trumpet player Yazz Ahmed and writer and musician Rhodri Marsden bring their instruments to the studio to add the next five tracks with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. The musical patch will lead them from the Caribbean to Springfield, Bahrain, Japan and a controversial optimistic slice of British humour.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Jump in the Line by Harry Belafonte The Simpsons Theme by Danny Elfman Ala Wain by Majaz Ue o Muite Arukō (Sukiyaki) by Kyu Sakamoto Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric IdleOther music in this episode:Money (That's What I Want) by Barrett Strong Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela) by Hugh Masekela Jump In the Line by Woody Herman Labor Day by Lord Invader Banana Boat (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte Midnight Special by Harry Belafonte Main Titles from Beetlejuice soundtrack by Danny Elfman Magic Moments by Perry Como Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin Give a Little Whistle from Pinocchio by Cliff Edwards and Dickie Jones

American folk musician and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon and recorder player and baroque flautist Heidi Fardell take us on a global musical journey, from Salzburg to Soweto, with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. The history of the humble tambourine, the challenge of being a left-handed musician, and a little-known controversial involvement in slavery all feature as the next five tracks are added to the playlist.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Ballet Intermezzo: Tambourin by Mozart Ril Gan Ainm (No Name)/Cinnte Le Dia (Ah Surely)/The Union Reel by Mary Bergin Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix Eternal Source of Light Divine by Handel Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela) by Hugh MasekelaOther music in this episode:Million Voices by Otto Knows Walkin' Boss by Sam Amidon Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan Down in the Valley by Bessie Jones Wilson Rag by Elizabeth Cotten Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela

Saxophonist and Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam, and lyricist and songwriter Richard Stilgoe, launch a new series as they join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add the first five tracks of the new playlist. The elements feature in three of the tracks (but Earth, Wind & Fire don't!), before we head to the barber's and round off with a Dylan classic.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King Earth by Joe Henderson and Alice Coltrane The Elements by Tom Lehrer Shave and a Haircut by Billy Watson and His International Silver String Submarine Band Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob DylanOther music in this episode:Ay Jona by The Bahama Social Club Will You Love Me Tomorrow by Carole King Poisoning Pigeons In The Park by Tom Lehrer Major General's Song from The Pirates of Penzance by W S Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan We Will All Go Together When We Go by Tom Lehrer Magic Melody by Les Paul and Mary Ford Unsquare Dance by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Belize-born British composer Errollyn Wallen, recently announced as Master of the King's Music, and composer and silent film music specialist Neil Brand, join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to round off the current series.From the first winner of the Eurovision Song contest to a Marvin Gaye masterpiece, via warring brothers, Add to Playlist wraps up before returning for a new series in November.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Refrain by Lys Assia The Honeysuckle and the Bee by Stanley Holloway Champagne Supernova by Oasis Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Other music in this episode:1st Movement of Concerto Grosso by Errollyn Wallen Trenulețul (Eurovision 2022) by Zdob și Zdub All in Your Head by New Jack & Lys Assia Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Disco Inferno by The Trammps

Keyboard maestro and prog rock musician Rick Wakeman and concert violinist Fenella Humphreys are today's studio guests with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye. In the penultimate episode of the current series, they take us from a Bach favourite via an Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong classic before hopping on a train to Moldova for some lively Eurovision action.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:1st movement of Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor by Bach A Futuristic Auntyquarian by Gryphon Your Woman by White Town Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Trenulețul (Eurovision 2022) by Zdob și ZdubOther music in this episode:Would You...? by Touch and Go Bapaalaay by Esukolaal Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor by Anne-Sophie Mutter Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor by Yehudi Menuhin My Woman by Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band Love Again by Dua Lipa

Saxophone player and composer Emma Rawicz and jazz pianist and bandleader Julian Joseph join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they take us from a 1973 Elton John hit to music with historical links to the Deep South. Special guest Rhiannon Giddens, the American folk musician, fiddler and banjo player, reveals the history of the bluegrass banjo, taking us from West Africa to the Americas, and the role of the transatlantic slave trade.The five tracks in this week's playlist:Bennie and the Jets by Elton John SilkyM by Sean Mason They Say I'm Different by Betty Davis Walkin' Boss by Sam Amidon Bapaalaay by EsukolaalOther music in this episode:Carnaval de Paris by Dario G Slave to the Rhythm by Grace Jones Dreams by Kelsey Lu He Used to be Your Man by Lena Wilson Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten Texas Hold 'Em by Beyoncé

Cellist Gabriella Swallow and singer, pianist and songwriter Joe Stilgoe join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks, taking us from a pioneering use of a vocoder for a Stanley Kubrick soundtrack to a Grace Jones synth hit, via some early American Doo-wop.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:March – from A Clockwork Orange by Beethoven, Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind This Night by Billy Joel When You Dance by The Turbans Gopher by Yma Sumac Slave to the Rhythm by Grace JonesOther music in this episode:Night Boat to Cairo by Madness Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk The Shining - Main Title, by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind Piano Sonata No.8 by Bach, played by Alfred Brendel Why do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) by Betty Everett Street Hassle by Lou Reed Dance at the Gym from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein

Ukrainian-British pianist Dinara Klinton and Scottish operatic tenor Nicky Spence join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, taking us from a cheeky 1980s boy band from Birmingham via Domenico Scarlatti to the famous French duo behind the mask as they add the next five tracks.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth Sonata in G Major by Domenico Scarlatti Maybe This Time by Liza Minnelli Phantom of the Opera by Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk Other music in this episode:Wipeout by Duke University College Band My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean by Ella Fitzgerald Rule the Nation by U-Roy Gimme the Music by U Brown Pass the Kouchie by The Mighty Diamonds Cola Bottle Baby by Edwin Birdsong

Baritone Roderick Williams and bassoonist Amy Harman kick off with a famous four-letter acronym as they add the next five tracks to the playlist with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they go on their latest international musical journey.From the cop, the cowboy and the construction worker in Greenwich Village, the show drops in on Brahms, visits the Canary Islands, and ends up at an unorthodox Ella Fitzgerald version of a traditional Scottish folk song.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:YMCA by The Village People Scherzo in C Minor from the F-A-E Sonata by Johannes Brahms Canarios by John Williams ‘Pourquoi me réveiller?' by Alfredo Kraus My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean by Ella FitzgeraldOther music in this episode:Linger by The Cranberries Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina Simone Macho Man by The Village People In the Navy by The Village People America from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim Gypsy Woman by Crystal Waters Riverdance by Bill Whelan My Bonnie by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers My Bonnie by Ray Charles

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and lyricist and musician Richard Stilgoe join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the first five tracks in the new series, taking us from a pop/disco banger from 2001 to Nina Simone, via a heartfelt countertenor revival.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue Losing My Mind by Stephen Sondheim, sung by Bernadette Peters The Self Banished by John Blow, sung by Alfred Deller Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina SimoneOther music in this episode:Summer Breeze by The Isley Brothers The Self Banished by John Blow, sung by The Deller Consort

Recorder and baroque flute player Heidi Fardell and pianist Keelan Carew join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the last five tracks, which include the theme for a famous animated woodpecker, a huge recent TV soundtrack with echoes of Beethoven, and a funked-up version of a classic 1960 guitar track by The Shadows. Add to Playlist will return with a new series on 16th AugustProducer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Woody Woodpecker Song by Kay Kyser The Division Flute: Faronell's Ground by Anonymous Succession – Main Title Theme – by Nicholas Britell Sonata Tragica by Nikolai Medtner Apache by The Incredible Bongo BandOther music in this episode:He's the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge Venus as a Boy by Björk Work by Rihanna ft Drake My Girl by Madness Apache by The Shadows Apache by Bert Weedon

Sitar player and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun and composer and musician Anne Dudley continue the musical journey with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.From New York punk to Björk's debut via a 13th century drinking song in Latin, this penultimate episode of the series brings the current tally of tracks to 25. Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:I Don't Want to Grow Up by the Ramones The Barley Mow by The Irish Rovers In Taberna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff Hamri Atariya Pe Aaja Re by Shobha Gurtu Venus as a Boy by BjörkOther music in this episode:It's My Life by Dr Alban Forever Young by Bob Dylan Old Man by Neil Young Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen Help the Aged by Pulp Songs to Aging Children Come by Joni Mitchell Getting Older by Billie Eilish I Don't Wanna Grow Up by Tom Waits O Fortuna by Carl Orff Happy Birthday to You

Singer-songwriter Andrew Roachford and organist and conductor Anna Lapwood join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye in the studio as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.Starting in Jamaica in the 1960s, they travel via the Hunger Games and a Rolling Stones choir classic to the Congo, finishing up at arguably the most famous song on the planet.Also, Tessa Tulloch, formerly of The London Bach Choir, describes being conducted by Mick Jagger before actually hearing the track they were contributing to. Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:No, No, No by Dawn Penn The Hanging Tree by Jennifer Lawrence You Can't Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones Ngonga Ebeti by Tabu Ley Rochereau Happy Birthday to You Other music in this episode:Cuddly Toy by Roachford Family Man by Roachford What We Had by Andrew Roachford and Beverley Knight Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts She's Fine, She's Mine by Bo Diddley You Don't Love Me by Willie Cobbs You Don't Love Me (No No No) by Dawn Penn Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis Duel of the Fates from Star Wars by John Williams The Ecstasy of Gold from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone

Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Emma Rawicz, and composer Gavin Higgins, join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks.From a Muddy Waters masterpiece, they take us to Aldeburgh for Benjamin Britten's tragic tale, before jumping on their bicycles and heading to Copenhagen for an audacious saxophone composition.The five tracks in this week's playlist:Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters The Passacaglia from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten Bicycle Town, Pt 1 by Marius Neset Egyptian Reggae by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the BlackheartsOther music in this episode:Eejit by Blazin' Fiddles Concerto Grosso written by Gavin Higgins Tusk by Fleetwood Mac I'm a Man by Bo Diddley None Shall Escape the Judgement by Earl Zero I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett and the BlackheartsGavin's BBC Radio 3 Sunday Feature - Everything Stops:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zgft

Folks singer and song collector Sam Lee, and composer Debbie Wiseman, join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye in the studio as they add the next five tracks. Starting with time travel, they head to a ground-breaking Coachella performance, a May Day celebration, and finish off with an unexpected dogleg from Fleetwood Mac, following their all-conquering album Rumours.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Dr Who (Original Theme) by Ron Grainer/Delia Derbyshire Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn Freedom (Live) from Homecoming by Beyoncé Padstow May Song by Lisa Knapp Tusk by Fleetwood MacOther music in this episode:This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - (Live) by Talking Heads Sweet Girl McRee by Sam Lee Call Me by Blondie 20th Century Fox Fanfare written by Alfred Newman Gorilla by Little Simz Fanfare For The Common Man by Aaron Copland, performed by Emerson, Lake & Palmer Freedom by Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar

Add to Playlist returns for its ninth series and Jeffrey is joined by a new co-host, the violinist and composer Anna Phoebe. To kick off the new six-part series, Jeffrey and Anna are joined in the studio by the composer and silent film specialist Neil Brand and jazz singer and composer Natalie Duncan, who create a playlist of five tracks which take us from a manic Monday to Blondie's biggest-selling single, via Sergei Prokofiev's children's masterpiece.Cerys Matthews is taking a temporary pause from presenting the programme in order to pursue other musical and literary projects. Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Manic Monday by The Bangles The Knight Bus from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams Peter and the Wolf: The Duck, Dialogue with the Bird, Attack of the Cat by Sergei Prokofiev Matte Kudasai by King Crimson Call Me by BlondieOther music in this episode:Mr Vain by Culture Beat Manic Monday by Apollonia 6 Manic Monday by Prince Apparition on the Train from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams Double Trouble from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone Move on up a Little Higher by Mahalia Jackson

UK-based Syrian qanun player and composer Maya Youssef and concert pianist Keelan Carew put the finishing touches to the current playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye.The final leg of the journey takes us from Wagner's famous water nymphs to a massive Beyoncé hit from this year, via France, Sicily and Lebanon.Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 with a new series on 24th MayProducer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:"Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!" from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner Mouvement de Sicilienne by Charles Koechlin The Magic Number by De La Soul Ya Nassim Alrouh by Toufic Farroukh Texas Hold ‘Em by Beyoncé Other music in this episode:Bye, Bye Boozoo by BeauSoleil Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas Money by Pink Floyd Money, Money, Money by ABBA Price Tag by Jessie J Greenback Dollar by Woody Guthrie I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc Independent Women, Pt.1 by Destiny's Child The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel Diamonds are Forever by Shirley Bassey Prelude to Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner Three is the Magic Number by Bob Dorough Amen Brother by The Winstons Brimful of Asha by Cornershop

Fiddler and folk musician Eliza Carthy and choral conductor Tim Rhys-Evans join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks. Starting at a famous masked ball in Vienna, they then head for the Genoa docks, rounding off with a cheeky Soca hip-thrusting classic. In the penultimate episode of the current series, recorder player and baroque flautist Heidi Fardell demonstrates some of her collection of early instruments.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:'Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir!' From Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II La Partenza (The Parting) by Trallaleri of Genoa Gagliarda by Giorgio Mainerio How High The Moon by Ella Fitzgerald Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas Other music in this episode:Hotel California by The Eagles The Flower Duet from the opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes Eye of the Tiger by Survivor Battalia a 10 by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Die Katz (The Cat) by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Mack the Knife by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, sung by Ella Fitzgerald

Composer, producer and arranger Anne Dudley and concert violinist Emily Sun add five more tracks to the playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye. The journey takes them from a dark tale of deceit and entrapment to a hotel you can never leave. Irish pipes and whistle player John McSherry also calls in to tell us about his live recording of traditional jigs.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Babooshka by Kate Bush Piano Concerto in A Minor (1st mvt) by Edvard Grieg Theme from Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin The Roaring Promenade by John McSherry, Brendán Quinn & Francis McIlduff Hotel California by The EaglesOther music in this episode:The Look of Love Pt 4 by ABC Poison Arrow by ABC The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini Piano Concerto in A minor by Robert Schumann Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel