Jess Gillam with... Hazel Askew

Published: May 17, 2023, 1:37 p.m.

Jess's meets folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Hazel Askew to swap some of their favourite music. Hazel is a fixture in the UK folk music scene known for her bands Lady Maisery and the Askew Sisters, as well as numerous collaborative projects across different musical genres.

Today they sit down to listen to a full-blooded folk waltz by Warsaw Village Band, a symphony with all the tunes by Dvorak, Stevie Wishart channelling Hildegard of Bingen and a surprisingly emotional David Bowie cover by M Ward.

Playlist:\nWARSAW VILLAGE BAND \u2013 At My Mother\u2019s\nERIK SATIE \u2013 Gnossienne No.1 [Alexandre Tharaud (piano)]\nLEONARD BERNSTEIN \u2013 Chichester Psalms 1st mvt. Psalm 108 vs 2, Psalm 100 [Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor)]\nM WARD \u2013 Let\u2019s Dance\nANTONIN DVORAK \u2013 Symphony no 9 \u2013 4th mvt [Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor)]\nSTEVIE WISHART \u2013 Azeruz\nELIZA CARTHY & MARTIN GREEN \u2013 Fen\nLITTLE SIMZ & MICHAEL KIWANUKA \u2013 Flowers