Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com
With a poem by Jorge Luis Borges, in a translation by Alastair Reid, The Just.
"A man who cultivates his garden, as Voltaire wished.
He who is grateful for the existence of music..."
From the show:
Opening/closing music courtesy of Chillhop: Philanthrope, Leavv - What Was Before https://chll.to/d6b0ec27
On this day: 12th March, 1710, Thomas Augustine Arne is born in Covent Garden. Arne made his name as a theatrical composer, and is chiefly remembered today for Rule, Britannia! and A-Hunting We Will Go.
On this day: 12th March, 1881, Andrew Watson makes his international debut as the captain of Scotland. The first black person to play association football at the international level, Watson led his team to a seismic, 6-1 victory over England.
Music to wake you up – The Best Day by Taylor Swift
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15th April, 2020 – I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
14th April, 2020 – The Tuft of Flowers
13th April, 2020 – Trees
10th April, 2020 – Love, iii
9th April, 2020 – Adlestrop
8th April, 2020 – The Tyger
7th April, 2020 – The Lambs of Grasmere
6th April, 2020 – 'Hope' is the thing with feathers
3rd April, 2020 – Home Thoughts, From Abroad
2nd April, 2020 – The Trees
1st April, 2020 – Upon Westminster Bridge
31st March, 2020 – The Sun Rising
30th March, 2020 – Spring
27th March, 2020 – On A Lane In Spring
26th March, 2020 – On His Blindness
25th March, 2020 – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
24th March, 2020 – Seaside Golf
23rd March, 2020 – Lockdown
22nd March, 2020 – The Bright Field
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