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Bassoonist Amy Harman and Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman are today's studio guests, as Linton Stephens sits in for Cerys Matthews alongside Jeffrey Boakye. This episode takes us from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to Glenn Miller's wartime smash hit.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Jeffrey Boakye and Linton StephensThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Nonet, Op.2 ‘Gradus ad Parnassum’: 1st movement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Nobody Knows (Ladas Road) by Loyle Carner Adagio from Piano Sonata in G minor by Clara Schumann If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys In the Mood by Glenn MillerOther music in this episode:Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Irving Berlin Moondance by Van Morrison Symphony No. 6 in B minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Nobody Knows by Pastor T L Barrett & The Youth for Christ Choir Tar Paper Stomp by Wingy Manone

Organist Anna Lapwood MBE and Bavarian baritone Benjamin Appl join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye on a trans-continental journey as they explore the music of dance in different cultures, from the beer tents in Munich to Transylvania.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus by The Bavarian Oompah Band ‘Burlesque Overture’ Suite in B-flat Major by Georg Philipp Telemann Fast Dance + Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille by Jacques Dutronc Moondance by Van MorrisonOther music in this episode:Jumpin' at the Woodside by Count Basie and Duke Ellington Set Fire to the Rain by Adele Sakura Sakura by Tadaaki Misago and the Tokyo Cuban Boys

It's the start of a new playlist, and to get things going, singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae and the Scottish operatic tenor Nicky Spence join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the first five tracks.As well as discussing the five compositions, the four are outnumbered by the London Bulgarian Choir who give a special live performance in the Add to Playlist studio. Also, producer Fraser T Smith sends a message about the recording of one of Adele's biggest hits.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Povela E Yova / Dilmano Dilbero by The London Bulgarian Choir Confrontation and Rescue from Satyagraha by Philip Glass Bad Guy by Billie Eilish Meditation (Meditação) by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Frank Sinatra Set Fire to the Rain by Adele Other music in this episode:A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

Composer, silent film music specialist and musician, Neil Brand, and violinist and composer Anna Phoebe, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye for the final episode of the current series.From Ma Rainey's loud and proud blues to a singalong classic from 1981, via an 8'25" digitally-manipulated track that could split the room, the current musical journey is making its last stop.Add to Playlist returns on 9th Feb 2024Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Prove It On Me Blues by Ma Rainey O Superman by Laurie Anderson Yo Soy Cubano by The Chakachas Finale from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky Lay All Your Love On Me by ABBA Other music in this episode:Peter Gunn Theme from The Blues Brothers, written by Henry Mancini Believe by Cher Backseat Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar Crazy Frog by Axel F Magic Carpet Ride '07 by Mighty Dub Katz Theme from Stingray by Barry Gray

Pianist, singer and songwriter Natalie Duncan and Martin Phipps, composer of TV's The Crown and Ridley Scott's new film Napoleon, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they travel from Senegal to a massive Cher hit from 1998.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:El hadji n'fa djigui Diabaté by Salimata Diabaté Mute Heart by Matt Calvert Jingle Bells by Dean Shostak Il Dolce Suono by Gaetano Donizetti Believe by CherOther music in this episode:Insomnia 2021 by Faithless (Maceo Plex Epic Remix) Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian Wild Signals from Close Encounters of the Third Kind by John Williams So Doggone Lonesome by Ernest Tubb Adagio in C for Glass Harmonica, K356 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Composer Debbie Wiseman and the writer and multi-instrumentalist Rhodri Marsden join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks, taking us from a Drifters' classic hit to one of Beethoven's most famous compositions.For Add to Playlist, the Chinese pianist Lang Lang reflects on playing Beethoven, and percussionist Ruairi Glasheen is on hand to talk us through the finer elements of the popular instrument, the güiro.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters Für Elise: Bagatelle No 25 in A Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven Tchintchirote by Cesária Évora Golden Birdies by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian Other music in this episode:Carmina Burana by Carl Orff Oye Como Va by Eliane Elias Butt music from Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights Supersonic by Oasis Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing by Stevie Wonder Hands Up by Cherry Bullet

Fraser T Smith - producer, musician and collaborator with artists including Adele, Stormzy, Dave and Sam Smith - and Welsh jazz harpist Amanda Whiting, add the next five tracks to the growing playlist. With Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye they go from a Snoop Dogg 1994 hit to Brazil via some serious jazz piano.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Gin and Juice by Snoop Dogg Passion Dance by McCoy Tyner Deacon Blues by Steely Dan String Quartet No 2 in A Minor: II Andante Cantabile by Florence Price Oye Como Va by Eliane EliasOther music in this episode:Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder I Got the... by Labi Siffre Blinded by Your Grace Pt 2 by Stormzy Set Fire to the Rain by Adele Black by Dave I Know You by Craig David Feat. Bastille Fallin' by Alicia Keys I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James He's Got the Whole World In His Hands by Wanda Jackson The Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte Oye Como Va by Tito Puente Chanchullo by Arcaño y sus Maravillas Oye Como Va by Santana

Baritone and composer Roderick Williams and violinist Jennifer Pike - the youngest ever winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year at the time in 2002, aged just 12 - join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks to the playlist.The musical choices take us from one of the most famous tunes in the UK (composer unknown) to a Labi Siffre hit famously sampled by Eminem, via arguably the most recognisable film theme of all time. Labi Siffre makes an appearance to look back on his 1975 classic.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:God Save the Queen (from 1888 and 1898) In Flanders Fields by Charles Ives and John McCrae Jaws – Main Title by John Williams Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major: III Perpetuum mobile by Maurice Ravel I Got the... by Labi SiffreOther music in this episode:Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante Let’s Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins God Save the King, performed by Roderick Williams and Le Concert Spirituel Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) - the National Anthem of Wales Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja from The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Vespers of 1610: Deus in adiutorium meum intende by Claudio Monteverdi Opening of La Valse by Maurice Ravel To Those Who Pass the Borough from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov My Name Is by Eminem

Trumpet player Matilda Lloyd and gold steel pan player Leon Foster Thomas bring their instruments to the studio as they join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks to the playlist, each chosen for its musical connections with the previous one.In this episode the journey takes us from Mozart via a classic jazz trio to a 1964 kite-flying Disney singalong hit.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Molto allegro from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor by Mozart Easy Does It by Oscar Peterson Trio I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston Kwa Heri Mafisadi by Mwana Cotide Let’s Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins Other music in this episode:Bliss by Leon Foster Thomas Tarantella Napoletana played by Matilda Lloyd Hands Up by Cherry Bullet I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton

21-year-old saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz, finalist of BBC Young Musician 2022, and conductor Ben Gernon add five more tracks to the playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye. The musical links take them from a Langston Hughes poem set to jazz to a seventies Spanish disco classic via the dusty plains of Argentina.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey BoakyeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Life is Fine by Langston Hughes Estancia/Danzas del Ballet: IV by Alberto Ginastera Yes Sir, I Can Boogie by Baccara Something to Believe In by Madison Cunningham Hands Up by Cherry Bullet Other music in this episode:Phlox by Emma Rawicz The A-Team TV theme by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter Gangnam Style by Psy