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Episode Notes
Niamh Kavanagh: Singer of Ireland's winning Eurovision Song Contest entry in 1993, Niamh is still regularly recording and performing. Her wide-ranging record collection, some of which she has inherited and 'borrowed’ from various family members, reflects her own diverse taste, and includes Maria Callas, The Commitments (on which we hear her own dulcet tones), Mary Coughlan, Paul Young (doing Joy Division) and Carole King.
The songs played on this episode are:
(Tracks that are only in the Extended Version of the programme are marked with an *).
Under The Falling Sky – Bonnie Raitt
I Thank You – The Commitments
1-2-3 – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine*
This Will Be – Natalie Cole*
Breakaway – Gallagher & Lyle
Love Will Tear Us Apart – Paul Young
If You Could Read My Mind – Johnny Cash
Double Cross – Mary Coughlan
O Mio Babbino Caro – Maria Callas
Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) – Ian Gillan
Feet Of A Dancer – Maura O’Connell
Red Roses For Me – The Dubliners*
It’s Too Late – Carole King
The signature tune is Sylvia by Focus from their 1972 album, Focus 3.