This week on BIRSt Live, Cher Dunn and Flare Usher present the first episode of Queens to the Front, a new series that celebrates women in music. In this programme you’ll hear great songs from the likes of Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Sheryl Crow, and Natalie Imbruglia.
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On Monday we were lucky to meet Lorna Clarke, Head of Production for BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music. Winnie Simon sat down with Lorna to talk about her career, the representation of women in the BBC, and the need for diversity in the radio industry. A snippet of her interview can be heard at the top of the programme. We also chat with Oxfam’s Zara Canfield about raising money at music festivals. Ben Greenland’s song-of-the-week is Gesi Bağları from the Turkish folk artist, Selda Bağcan.
Happy International Women’s Day!
Tracklist
- Sarah McLachlan – Building a Mystery
- Paula Cole – I Don’t Want to Wait
- Sheryl Crow – All I Wanna Do
- Natalie Imbruglia – Wrong Impression
- Melissa Etheridge – Like The Way I Do
- Des’ree – You Gotta Be
- Paula Cole – Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
- Sheryl Crow – If It Makes You Happy
- Melissa Etheridge – I’m The Only One
- Fiona Apple – Criminal
- Sarah McLachlan – Sweet Surrender
- Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
- Jewel – You Were Meant For Me
- Fiona Apple – Shadowboxer
- Alanis Morissette – Thank U
- Selda Bağcan – Gesi Bağları
- Natalie Merchant – Kind & Generous
- Fiona Apple – Paper Bag
- Jewel – Who Will Save Your Soul
- Shawn Colvin – Sunny Came Home
- Meredith Brooks – Bitch
- Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl
Producers: Cher Dunn, Sam Hawkins
Presenters: Cher Dunn, Flare Usher
Assistant Producers: Mo Damulak, Adam Aspinall
Technical Operator: Winnie Simon
Social Media: Mo Damulak
Featured image produced by Adam Aspinall.