Loudon Wainwright fans - BBC 4 TV this week

[Paul Webster]

Singer-Songwriter evening on BBC 4 coming up.
While not to everyone's taste - there is quite a lot of LWIII.


Songwriters' Circle On: BBC 4 Friday 1st October 2010 22:00 to 23:00
Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega, Loudon Wainwright.
Filmed at London's intimate Bush Hall, singer-songwriters Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega and Loudon Wainwright perform
their classics, chat about their work and collaborate musically. Thompson performs songs from his 40-year solo career
like I Feel So Good and Vincent Black Lightning, Vega reprises songs that made her name such as Marlene on the Wall and
Luka, while Wainwright reaches into his catalogue for songs like Be Careful There's a Baby in the House and One Man Guy.

Followed by a repeat of

BBC Four Sessions On: BBC 4 Saturday 2nd October 2010 00:00 to 01:00
Loudon Wainwright III.
Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world. Loudon Wainwright III plays tracks from his latest
album Here Come The Choppers alongside such classics as One Man Guy and Hard Day on the Planet to an enthusiastic
audience. Footage shot during his recent British tour is at once hilarious and moving, revealing a complex and talented
character who has spent decades turning everyday personal matters into public art.

All preceded by

Singer-Songwriters at the BBC On: BBC 4 Friday 1st October 2010 21:00 to 22:00
Compilation which unlocks the BBC vaults to explore the burgeoning singer-songwriter genre that exploded at the dawn of
the 1970s and became one of the definining styles of that decade. Featuring Elton John, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Harry
Nilsson, Sandy Denny, Steve Goodman, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Judee Sill, Jackson Browne, Neil Diamond, Tim Hardin,
Joan Armatrading and Tom Waits, as well as more commercial hits from the likes of Terry Jacks and Gilbert O'Sullivan.

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As for much of BBC 4 ... there are repeats of a lot of this over the following days (nights).

Paul Webster