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Rick Wakeman

Keyboard legend and Grumpy Old Man Rick Wakeman performs some of his favourite hymns and his famous arrangement of Morning Has Broken, and tells Aled Jones how his faith has survived the ups and downs of a rock and roll life.

35 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • ALL PEOPLE THAT ON EARTH DO DWELL

    Congregation of Air Recording Studios accompanied by Rick Wakeman

    WORDS: William Kethe (d.1594) based on Psalm 100 MUSIC: Melody adapted from the Genevan Psalter, 1551 TUNE: Old Hundredth VERSES: 1, 3-5 SOURCE: SOP Hymnbook #2. Oxford University Press, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Books 1997 ISBN 0 19 147325-1 this compilation © Oxford University Press 1997 ARRANGER: Craig McLeish PERFORMED BY: Congregation of Air Recording Studios accompanied by Rick Wakeman (piano) Tim Hawes (trumpet/cornet) William O’Sullivan (trumpet/flugel) John Bareham (horn/tenor horn) Philip White (trombone/euphonium) Adrian Miotti (tuba) Tim Oliver (keyboards) conducted by Craig McLeish

  • SONGS OF PRAISE SIGNATURE TUNE

    Robert Prizeman

    Composer: Robert Prizeman Performed by: Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty Not commercially available

  • MORNING HAS BROKEN

    Laura Wright accompanied by Rick Wakeman

    WORDS: Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) MUSIC: Gaelic Melody. Arr Noel Tredinnick (b1949) TUNE: Bunessan VERSES: All verses SOURCE: SOP Hymnbook #391. Oxford University Press, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Books 1997 ISBN 0 19 147325-1 this compilation © Oxford University Press 1997 ARRANGER: Rick Wakeman PERFORMED BY: Laura Wright accompanied by Rick Wakeman and Tim Hawes (trumpet/cornet) William O’Sullivan (trumpet/flugel) John Bareham (horn/tenor horn) Philip White (trombone/euphonium) Adrian Miotti (tuba) Tim Oliver (keyboards) conducted by Craig McLeish

  • HE WHO WOULD VALIANT BE

    Congregation of Air Recording Studios

    WORDS: Percy Dearmer (1867-1936) after John Bunyan (1628-88) MUSIC: English trad. Melody. Coll & adpt R Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) TUNE: Monks Gate VERSES: All Verses SOURCE: SOP Hymnbook #351. Oxford University Press, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Books 1997 ISBN 0 19 147325-1 this compilation © Oxford University Press 1997 ARRANGER: Craig McLeish PERFORMED BY: Congregation of Air Recording Studios accompanied by Tim Hawes (trumpet/cornet) William O’Sullivan (trumpet/flugel) John Bareham (horn/tenor horn) Philip White (trombone/euphonium) Adrian Miotti (tuba) Tim Oliver (keyboards) conducted by Craig McLeish.

  • Amazing Grace

    Aled Jones accompanied by Rick Wakeman

    WORDS: v.1-6 John Newton (1725-1807); v7 Anon MUSIC: American trad. Melody, arr James Whitbourn (b.1963) TUNE: Amazing Grace VERSES: 1, 3 and 7 SOURCE: SOP Hymnbook #282. Oxford University Press, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Books 1997 ISBN 0 19 147325-1 this compilation © Oxford University Press 1997 ARRANGER: Rick Wakeman PERFORMED BY: Aled Jones accompanied by Rick Wakeman (piano).

  • PRAISE, MY SOUL, THE KING OF HEAVEN

    Congregation of Air Recording Studios

    WORDS: H F Lyte (1793-1847) based on Psalm 103 MUSIC: John Goss (1800-80) TUNE: Praise, My Soul VERSES: 1, 2 and 4 SOURCE: SOP Hymnbook #20. Oxford University Press, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Books 1997 ISBN 0 19 147325-1 this compilation © Oxford University Press 1997 ARRANGER: Craig McLeish PERFORMED BY: Congregation of Air Recording Studios accompanied by Tim Hawes (trumpet/cornet) William O’Sullivan (trumpet/flugel) John Bareham (horn/tenor horn) Philip White (trombone/euphonium) Adrian Miotti (tuba) Tim Oliver (keyboards) conducted by Craig McLeish.

  • GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

    Rick Wakeman

    MUSIC: W H Doane (1832-1915) TUNE: To God Be The Glory PERFORMED BY: Rick Wakeman AVAILABLE ON: Rick Wakeman – Always With You CD NO: MFVP 126CD LABEL: Music Fusion TRACK: 11

  • King Arthur

    King Arthur - Rick Wakeman

    WORDS: Rick Wakeman MUSIC: Rick Wakeman AVAILABLE ON: The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table CD NO: 75021-3230-2 PUBLISHER: Image M Songs Ltd LABEL: A&M TRACK NO: 1

  • Chasing Cars

    Snow Patrol

    Rick visiting old church, St Giles of Cripplegate WORDS/MUSIC: Lightbody/Connolly/Quinn/Wilson/Simpson PERFORMER: Snow Patrol AVAILABLE ON: Eyes Open CD NO: 9852908 PUBLISHER: Polydor Ltd (UK) 2006 LABEL: Fiction TRACK NO: 3

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Aled Jones
Producer Jonathan Mayo
Series Editor David Taviner
Executive Producer Tommy Nagra
Interviewed Guest Rick Wakeman

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