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There’s Music in the Kitchen! (The first of many to come!)

By Susan Owensby - RFI
Europe Theres Music in the Kitchen! The first of many to come!
NOV 2, 2019 LISTEN

This week on The Sound Kitchen, there's a special treat: musical favourites from RFI English journalists Alison Hird, Ollia Horton, and James Mulholland. Just click on the arrow in the photo above and enjoy!

Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.

Send me your music requests! I'll make programs of your favourite music when I can't be in the kitchen to cook something new up for you … write to me at  [email protected]

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This week's quiz: The Sound Kitchen is taking a short break. The quiz will be back on 16 November.

Here's the music you heard on this week's program: “Police and Thieves” by Junior Murvin, sung by Zara McFarlane; “Who knows where the time goes” by Sandy Denny, sung by Sandy Denny with Fairport Convention; “Fuente y caudal” by Paco de Lucía and José Torregrosa, performed by Paco de Lucía, and “One Life to Live” by Kurt Weill, sung by Teresa Stratas with the Y Chamber Symphony, conducted by Gerard Schwarz.

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