Summary
A grand piano slowly climbs the stairs in Glasgow, a man in Brighton keeps finding his upright pianos going missing, a piano decays slowly in the woods while a grandson finds himself thrust into the role of a ship's pianist. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures with a piano at their heart.
Pianos Aren't His Forte Featuring Mark Campbell Produced by Phil Smith Including piano performances from Mark Campbell and Songs Without Words composed by Felix Mendelssohn and performed by Vassily Primakov from the Free Music Archive
Piano in the Woods Written and produced by Ross Sutherland Featuring performances from the project Piano in the Woods by the improviser, artist and curator Sam Bailey. You can learn more about the project at pianointhewoods.com
Two, Three, Hup Produced by Steve Urquhart Featuring piano performances by Steve Urquhart
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall Curated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | Hello, welcome back to the new series of shortcuts. |
| 0:08.9 | I'm so happy to have you. |
| 0:10.3 | I'm so happy to be back and I hope you're really well. |
| 0:13.0 | Today's episode is all about that distinct be amof of an instrument, the piano. |
| 0:19.3 | And I hope if you have one at home you can sit gently |
| 0:22.4 | tinkling the ivories as you listen I never made a nickel unless I meant it this is |
| 0:31.9 | shortcuts I sometimes tried to just make money by playing the tunes, |
| 0:42.6 | but I only really brought in the coins when I really meant it. |
| 0:49.6 | Brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sounds. |
| 0:50.7 | This waking dream of his. |
| 0:54.1 | Today, overwhelmed, our real shared past together. |
| 0:54.5 | A piano. |
| 0:56.3 | Okay, I'm just setting up now. |
| 0:59.1 | Our first documentary comes from the musician and radio producer Phil Smith in conversation |
| 1:05.4 | with Brighton playwright and erstwhile ragtime piano player Mark Campbell. |
| 1:10.6 | Oh, oh, I messed up. |
| 1:11.9 | This is Piano's Aren't His Forte. |
| 1:15.6 | Ah! |
| 1:16.9 | Ha! ha ha ha! |
| 1:20.7 | Say whatever you want. |
| 1:21.6 | Okay, okay. |
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