The First Time With... Series 23 - 5. Laura Marling

THE FIRST TIME WITH... SERIES 23 - 5. LAURA MARLING (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 28th March 2021

Laura Marling chats in-depth with Matt Everitt to reveal the pivotal moments and songs that have shaped her life and career.

A Brit award-winning artist, Laura has released seven albums to date, her first being 'Alas, I Cannot Swim' in 2008 and her most recent 'Song For Our Daughter' was released in April 2020 during the first lockdown. She has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2020, respectively.

In this interview Laura talks about her musical influences, from Bob Dylan to Joni Mitchell, Blake Mills to Dolly Parton and Captain Beefheart to Tom Waits.

BBC 6 Music celebrates its love of live music with a virtual festival this year including a brand-new performance from Laura. Also performing exclusively for 6 Music are Michael Kiwanuka, Bicep, Black Country New Road, Poppy Ajudha, Working Men’s Club, Dry Cleaning, Nubya Garcia, and Shame. These sets from the virtual event will be available in full to watch on iPlayer and to listen to in BBC Sounds.

Laura Marling - Strange Girl [Partisan/Chrysalis]
Stevie Wonder - I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) [Hollywood]
Macy Gray - I Try [Columbia]
Neil Young - Harvest Moon [Reprise]
Chet Atkins - City Slicker
The Thrills - Big Sur [Virgin]
Laura Marling - New Romantic
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Happy Love Song
Laura Marling - Cross Your Fingers [Virgin]
Laura Marling - Master Hunter [EMI]
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Cursed Sleep [Domino]
Blake Mills - Wintersong [Record Collection]
Dolly Parton - You Gotta Be My Baby [RCA Victor]
Laura Marling - False Hope [Virgin/EMI]
Bob Dylan - Up To Me (Take 2, Remake) [Columbia Legacy]
Tom Waits - Alice [Epitaph Europe B.V.]