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Jo Whiley sits in

Alex James the musician, cheese maker and festival organiser picks the Tracks of My Years. Plus Jo has another round of the PopMaster music quiz and daily love song.

Alex James the cheese maker, festival organiser and musician most famous for playing with Blur picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from KT Tunstall and music from Bugsy Malone. Alex first picked up the bass guitar in 1984 and after meeting Graham Coxon at Goldsmiths College, became the bassist in Blur alongside Dave Rowntree and Damon Albarn. Blur went on to become one of the most successful and influential British bands of recent years. The band鈥檚 eight studio albums all topped the charts in the UK, generating numerous hit singles along the way including Country House, Song 2 and Beetlebum.
Blur鈥檚 2015 return with the critically acclaimed number 1 album The Magic Whip saw the band enjoy the widest international chart success of their career ahead of a sold-out world tour and a triumphant hometown show in London鈥檚 Hyde Park.
Alex James has also worked as a songwriter and producer with artists including Marianne Faithfull, Florence & The Machine, Joe Strummer, KT Tunstall, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bernard Sumner and Kevin Rowland, as well Stephen Duffy on Me Me Me and Fat Les on the massive 1998 hit Vindaloo.
Alex鈥檚 passion for cheese is well-known and his range of award-winning cheeses includes Blue Monday, Bleu, Concorde and The Universal. He has hosted the food and music festival The Big Feastival on his farm in Oxfordshire every August since 2011 and last year saw the event hit an all-time high with a record breaking crowd of 25,000 people watching bands including Basement Jaxx and Clean Bandit as well as Chefs Raymond Blanc and Pierre Koffman.

Plus Jo has another round of the PopMaster music quiz and daily love song. There's also the record and album of the week. If you want to contact the show email jo.whiley@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 16 Apr 2019 09:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • John Newman

    Feelings

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Spandau Ballet

    Gold

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Can't Stop The Feeling!

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Robbie Williams

    Love My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Ava Max

    So Am I

    • Heaven & Hell.
    • Atlantic.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.
    • 3.

  • Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin

    Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Naughty Boy

    Undo (feat. Calum Scott)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.

  • Travis

    Sing

    • The Invisible Band (Deluxe Edition).
    • Concord.

  • Aerosmith

    I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

    • Armageddon Film S/Track.
    • Columbia.

  • Busted

    MIA

    • Half Way There.
    • Rhino.

  • After the Fire

    Der Kommisar

    • Cutting Edge 80s: The Alternative Sound Of The Decade (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music.

  • Dire Straits

    Lady Writer

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.

  • Olly Murs

    Feel The Same

    • You Know I Know.
    • RCA.

  • Frank Wilson

    Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.

  • Toto

    Hold The Line

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Bananarama

    Stuff Like That

    • In Stereo.
    • In Sync.

  • Kool & the Gang

    Celebration

    • Kool & The Gang - The Singles Collect.
    • Phonogram.

  • Avicii

    SOS (feat. Aloe Blacc)

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Music.

  • Steve Miller Band

    The Joker

    • Steve Miller Band Greatest Hits 1974-.
    • Mercury.

  • Matt Simons

    We Can Do Better

    • (CD Single).
    • Pias Recordings.

  • Kate Bush

    Them Heavy People

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Marshmello

    Here With Me (feat. CHVRCHES)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI.

  • The Beloved

    Sweet Harmony

    • Now 24 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • KT Tunstall

    Suddenly I See

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Paul Williams

    Fat Sam's Grand Slam

  • Bryan Adams

    All Or Nothing

    • Shine A Light.
    • Polydor.

  • The Bangles

    Walk Like An Egyptian

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • The Isley Brothers

    This Old Heart Of Mine

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Apr 2019 09:30
    成人快手 Radio 2