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Cosmic country sounds with Zakia… ft. Jeffrey Silverstein

Zakia reaches for country-tinged tunes, with lots of crackly guitars and cosmic cowboy sounds, including a Dreambience mix from Portland guitarist Jeffrey Silverstein.

DJ, broadcaster, writer, and dreamer Zakia Sewell provides the soundtrack to your dreams - playing music to ease the mind, soothe the soul, and open portals to new dimensions…

Zakia reaches for country-tinged tunes, with lots of crackly guitars and cosmic cowboy sounds from around the world, including Swedish 70s pop quartet Family Four, Madagascan guitar pioneer Damily and some yodelling from South Africa’s Michael Majozi. There’s plenty of Americana sounds as well, from the supergroups of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and The Highwaymen, to iconic solo artists like Jim Reeves, Jerron Paxton and Dolly Parton, with a bit of Ennio Morricone thrown in there as well.

And our theme continues into the Dreambience mix put together by tonight’s special guest, Portland guitarist Jeffrey Silverstein. He shares the inspiration behind his new album Doggone, his love for the pedal steel guitar, and a nostalgic autumnal mix of wistful country selections.

We want to hear your dreams! Send in tales of your sleepy adventures to dreamtime@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on 03700 100 600

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Music Played

  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    Helpless

    • Déjà Vu.
    • Atlantic.

  • Gwenifer Raymond

    Dreams of Rhiannon's Birds

    • Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark.
    • We Are Busy Bodies.

  • Jeffrey Silverstein

    Sunny Jean

    • Cosmic Country Revue - Live at PDV 03/31/23.
    • None More Records.

  • Family Four

    En Häst Utan Namn

    • Picknick.
    • Metronome.

  • Hal Paris

    Cool Country Breeze (demo)

    • Until Loving Finds Me.
    • Torn & Frayed.

  • Jess Sah Bi & Peter One

    Clipo Clipo

    • Our Garden Needs Its Flowers.
    • Dedjay Broadcasting System.

  • Damily

    Zongoya

    • Fanjiry.
    • Les Disques Bongo Joe.

  • Kathy Heideman

    Sleep a Million Years

    • Move With Love.
    • Numero Group’s Wayfaring Strangers comp of Cosmic American Music.

  • Ennio Morricone

    The Good Bad and the Ugly

    • EMI.

  • Luce Mawdsley

    Dream Baby Butch

    • Dream, Baby Butch.

  • Jeffrey Silverstein

    Onlyness

    • Doggone.
    • Full Time Hobby.

  • Jeffrey Silverstein

    Amblin'

    • Doggone.
    • Full Time Hobby.

  • Jeffrey Silverstein

    Portland Works

    • Doggone.
    • Full Time Hobby.

  • Jack Adkins

    American Sunset

    • American Sunset.

  • Jeffrey Silverstein

    Coming Back Around

  • The Highwaymen

    Highwayman

    • Highwayman.
    • Columbia.

  • Missouri

    Mystic Lady

    • Missouri.
    • Panama Records.

  • Chemutoi Ketienya & Girls

    Chemirocha

  • The Almanac Singers

    Which Side Are You On?

    • Talking Union.
    • Keynote.

  • Michael Majozi

    Sengihambile

    • Bulawayo Blue Yodel.
    • Mississippi Records.

  • Blind Boy Paxton

    What's Gonna Become of Me

    • Things Done Changed.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.

  • Jacken Elswyth

    Other Shimmer Compass

    • A Cast of Flowers.
    • Lanterne Records.

  • Jim Reeves

    Distant Drums

  • Saapato & Paco Cathcart

    Coin Toss

    • The Cradle's Cornucopia.
    • Window Sill Records.

  • Jeffrey Silverstein

    (Theme From) Western Sky Music

    • Western Sky Music.

  • autumn

    Kill My World

    • Comes Autumn.
    • Chart Records.

  • Clean Living

    Far North Again

    • Vanguard.

  • Hayne Davis

    Without Me

    • Without Me / She'll Come Around.
    • Mother Cleo.

  • Linda Hargrove

    Blue Jean Country Queen

    • Blue Jean Country Queen.
    • Elektra.

  • Merrell Fankhauser

    I Saw Your Photograph

    • Maui Songs.
    • Free Spirit Records.

  • Jonathan Richman

    Since She Started To Ride

    • Jonathan Goes Country.
    • Special Delivery.

  • Cathy Hamer

    Lady Full Of Dreams

    • Lady Full Of Dreams.

  • Help Yourself

    Look at the View

    • Help Yourself.
    • Liberty Records.

  • Dick Curless

    Loser's Cocktail

    • Loser's Cocktail.
    • Capitol Records.

  • People

    Nature's Melody

    • NATURES MELODY - Melodic AOR from Germany.
    • Tramp Records.

  • helllhound

    there

    • Here In The Valley.
    • Constellation Tatsu.

  • Dolly Parton

    The Mystery of the Mystery

    • Coat of Many Colors.
    • RCA Victor.

Broadcast

  • Sunday 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music