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.
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.
World Radio Day Piece