Stuart Murdoch's Listening Chair

Elizabeth Alker welcomes Belle and Sebastian’s lead singer and songwriter Stuart Murdoch to the Unclassified Listening Chair to share a track that transports him elsewhere. Belle and Sebastian formed in Stuart’s home city of Glasgow, and since then, his has become one of the most distinctive and best-loved voices in British art-pop music. He’s also the author of two books: the memoir ‘The Celestial Cafe’ and the novel ‘Nobody’s Empire’, inspired by his years living with ME and also by his love of singing in a choir.

Elsewhere in the programme, we'll hear from emerging independent producers whose work plays with orchestral textures and classical form as well as the latest sounds from a new generation of contemporary composers who look to embrace the spirit of rock, pop and electronica.

Produced by Geoff Bird
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

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