sky arts recently announced the "Songbook" series featuring the likes of David Gray, Phil Collins, Mick Hucknell, Squeeze – Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook, Fran Healey(Travis), Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers), Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen), Gary Kemp(Spandau Balett). Songbook is an 8 x 60-minute HD production "that will feature an eclectic mix of musicians who have achieved major success as a result of their songwriting". The series will be presented by music journalist and author of Guitar Man and Song Man Will Hodgkinson, who will interview each artist in either a recording studio or his home.

David Gray's Songbook broadcast time: 5. June 8pm!

He will discuss his musical inspiration and writing processes before giving an intimate, acoustic performance of four of his songs. At his Church Studio David Gray performed these songs unplugged:

This Year’s Love
The One I Love
You’re The World To Me
Breathe

THX to Elysium! She posted a link to some interview shortcuts from this DG's songbook:

http://www.davidgray.com/forums/thread/707649.aspx

http://www.skyarts.co.uk/SkyArts/Art/Article.aspx?artid=5402

Thanks for the info nevermind, unfortunately i can't receive sky arts on virgin, but i will find someone who can.

Great pic of David.

nevermind:

sky arts recently announced the "Songbook" series featuring the likes of David Gray, Phil Collins, Mick Hucknell, Squeeze – Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook, Fran Healey(Travis), Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers), Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen), Gary Kemp(Spandau Balett). Songbook is an 8 x 60-minute HD production "that will feature an eclectic mix of musicians who have achieved major success as a result of their songwriting". The series will be presented by music journalist and author of Guitar Man and Song Man Will Hodgkinson, who will interview each artist in either a recording studio or his home.

David Gray's Songbook broadcast time: 5. June 8pm!

He will discuss his musical inspiration and writing processes before giving an intimate, acoustic performance of four of his songs. At his Church Studio David Gray performed these songs unplugged:

This Year’s Love
The One I Love
You’re The World To Me
Breathe

THX to Elysium! She posted a link to some interview shortcuts from this DG's songbook:

http://www.davidgray.com/forums/thread/707649.aspx

http://www.skyarts.co.uk/SkyArts/Art/Article.aspx?artid=5402

 

To bridge the wait for DG here some new live music on the telly:

Monday, April 28:

NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Santogold
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Morrissey
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: the Roots with Chrisette Michelle and Wale
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Georgie James
NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Duffy
Comedy Central: The Colbert Report: Feist

Tuesday, April 29:
BBC TWO: Later live...with Jools Holland: James, Melody Gardot, The Gutter Twins, Mable John, Operator Please! and Pentangle.

CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Morrissey
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: the Kills
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Cinematic Orchestra
Syndicated: Live With Regis and Kelly: Lil Mama

Wednesday, April 30:

NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Feist
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Grand Archives

Thursday, May 1:

SKY ARTS: Soogbook  Phil Collins
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Robyn
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: She & Him
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Does It Offend You Yeah?

Friday, May 2:

BBC TWO: Later...with Jools Holland. He hosts another Later with music and chat from the like of James, Melody Gardot, The Gutter Twins, Mable John, Operator Please! and Pentangle
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Nick Lowe
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Estelle
NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Sleepercar

Saturday, May 3:

PBS: Austin City Limits: Alejandro Escovedo

The Songbook series by SKY ARTS:

Phil Collins - Thurs 1 May, 8pm

Gary Kemp - Thurs 8 May, 8pm

Travis/Fran Healey – Thurs 15 May, 8pm

Mick Hucknall – Thurs 22 May, 8pm

Squeeze - Thurs 29 May, 9pm

David Gray – Thurs 5 June, 8pm

Hugh Cornwell – Thurs 12 June, 8pm

Ian McCulloch - Thurs 19 June, 8pm

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Watch out for David Gray on the new shows of "Live From Abbey Road".

DG will be among the first handful of performers that are confirmed for the second series of the famous television show Live From Abbey Road, the Mirror has revealed.

The new episodes will be shown on Channel 4 late every Saturday from June 28th and will feature performances as well as interviews with musicians at the legendary London's Abbey Road Studios over the course of 12 one-hour shows.

Guess what, it is in my diary....

If there is no snow on my dish I will record this.... lol

Take care !

Marcel.

Marcel, you are a star!

Looking forward to these - think I had a clip from the skyarts page and was going to comment.

have to keep eyes open for the ch4 stuff - Dave is keeping busy it looks like.

 Thanks for the detail all

Today watch out for Robert Plant and Alison Kraus and Santogold both on Later...with Jools Holland, BBC2! Santogold is DG's fav new artist!

Tuesday, May 6:

NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Galactic
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Akron/Family
BBC2: Later...with Jools Holland. Joining Jools live from BBC TV Centre are Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, whose album Raising Sand was one of the releases of 2007. They play a couple of numbers from the album ahead of their world tour. Making a welcome return to Later are Jason Pierce's Spiritualized, who performs tracks from their forthcoming Songs in A&E album. Twelve time Grammy winner Emmylou Harris performs tracks from her new solo album All I Intended To Be; The Fratellis made their UK TV debut on the show two years ago, and now return to play tracks from their upcoming second album Here We Stand; Hotly-tipped Brooklynite Santogold is in the studio with tunes from her self-titled debut album; and Chris Difford pops in to perform a number from his new LP Last Temptation Of Chris

Jay Leno: KT Tunstall

Wednesday, May 7:

ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Lil Mama
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Mike Doughty
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: the Duke Spirit

Thursday, May 8:

NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: the Heavy

Friday, May 9

Last Call: Ben Harper
BBC2: later...with Jools Holland. Jools Holland hosts another Later featuring music and chat from the likes of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Spiritualized, Emmy Lou Harris, Santogold and The Fratellis

Saturday, May 10:

NBC: Saturday Night Live: My Morning Jacket
PBS: Austin City Limits: The Decemberists, Explosions in the Sky (rerun)

Sunday, May 11:

FOX: Fearless Music TV: the Ark

The Songbook series by SKY ARTS:

Gary Kemp - Thurs 8 May, 8pm

Travis/Fran Healey – Thurs 15 May, 8pm

Mick Hucknall – Thurs 22 May, 8pm

Squeeze - Thurs 29 May, 9pm

David Gray – Thurs 5 June, 8pm

Hugh Cornwell – Thurs 12 June, 8pm

Ian McCulloch - Thurs 19 June, 8pm

Watch out for David Gray on the new shows of "Live From Abbey Road".

DG will be among the first handful of performers that are confirmed for the second series of the famous television show Live From Abbey Road, the Mirror has revealed.

The new episodes will be shown on Channel 4 late every Saturday from June 28th and will feature performances as well as interviews with musicians at the legendary London's Abbey Road Studios over the course of 12 one-hour shows.

BBC2: Later ...with Jools Holland: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Raconteurs, Sharleen Spiteri, Bon Iver, Glasvegas, Chatham County Line and Mary Wilson of The Supremes discusses a new exhibition.
Channel4: Coldplay video exclusiv!
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Death Cab for Cutie
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Duffy
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Wednesday, May 14:

SKY ARTS: Looking Glass. American composer Philip Glass
NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Kate Nash
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Black Keys
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Joe Jackson

Thursday, May 15:

ABC: The View: Robyn
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: MGMT
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Against Me!

Friday, May 16:

BBC2: Later...with Jools Holland: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, The Raconteurs, Sharleen Spiteri, Boni Iver, Glasvegas, Chatham County Line and Mary Wilson
BBC4:Transatlantic Sessions: North American country stars, including Nanci Griffith, John Martyn and Rosanne Cash sit down with some of the best of Ireland and Scotland's traditional musicians.
Channel4: The Futurheads
Syndicated: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Justin Timberlake, Duffy
NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Kathleen Edwards
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Kate Nash

Saturday, May 17:

PBS: Austin City Limits: Damien Marley (rerun)
FOX: Fearless Music TV: Dragons of Zynth

Sunday, May 18:

SKY ARTS: Rufus Wainwright

The Songbook series by SKY ARTS:

Travis/Fran Healey – Thurs 15 May, 8pm

Mick Hucknall – Thurs 22 May, 8pm

Squeeze - Thurs 29 May, 9pm

David Gray – Thurs 5 June, 8pm

Hugh Cornwell – Thurs 12 June, 8pm

Ian McCulloch - Thurs 19 June, 8pm

Watch out for David Gray on the new shows of "Live From Abbey Road".

DG will be among the first handful of performers that are confirmed for the second series of the famous television show Live From Abbey Road, the Mirror has revealed.

The new episodes will be shown on Channel 4 late every Saturday from June 28th and will feature performances as well as interviews with musicians at the legendary London's Abbey Road Studios over the course of 12 one-hour shows.

We have to wait patiently until the 5th June to see David Gray on the telly(see below)!

Tuesday, May 20:

NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Mates of State

Wednesday, May 21:
SKY ARTS: Steve Reich at the Roxy:  The father of musical minimalism’ - Steve Reich - introduces two of his genre-defying chamber works from the Roxy club in Manhattan.
NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Al Green
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Atmosphere
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: the Kooks

Thursday, May 22:

ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Death Cab for Cutie
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: The Heavy

Friday, May 23:
SKY ARTS: Rufus Wainwright!!!
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Atmosphere
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Duffy

Saturday, May 24:
SKY ARTS: Frome the Basement: The White Stripes, The Shins and Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
PBS: Austin City Limits: R.E.M.
NBC: Saturday Night Live: Gnarls Barkley (rerun)

The Songbook series by SKY ARTS:

Mick Hucknall – Thurs 22 May, 8pm

Squeeze - Thurs 29 May, 9pm

David Gray – Thurs 5 June, 8pm

Hugh Cornwell – Thurs 12 June, 8pm

Ian McCulloch - Thurs 19 June, 8pm

Watch out for David Gray on the new shows of "Live From Abbey Road".

DG will be among the first handful of performers that are confirmed for the second series of the famous television show Live From Abbey Road, the Mirror has revealed.

The new episodes will be shown on Channel 4 late every Saturday from June 28th and will feature performances as well as interviews with musicians at the legendary London's Abbey Road Studios over the course of 12 one-hour shows.

Wednesday, May 28
David Letterman: Norah Jones
Jay Leno: Prince
Late Late Show: Morrissey
Jimmy Kimmel: Estelle

Thursday, May 29

sky arts: Songbook Squeeze

Friday, 30 May

BBC FOUR: Johnny Cash Night!!!
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Mike Doughty (rerun)
FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Mason Jennings

Saturday, May 31:

PBS: Austin City Limits: Van Morrison (rerun)
NBC: Saturday Night Live: My Morning Jacket (rerun) A
Fox: Fearless Music TV: Be Your Own Pet, Elbow

The Songbook series by SKY ARTS:

David Gray – Thurs 5 June, 8pm

Hugh Cornwell – Thurs 12 June, 8pm

Ian McCulloch - Thurs 19 June, 8pm

We are still waiting for David Gray on the new shows of "Live From Abbey Road".

DG will be among the first handful of performers that are confirmed for the second series of the famous television show Live From Abbey Road, the Mirror has revealed.

The new episodes will be shown on Channel 4 late every Saturday from June 28th and will feature performances as well as interviews with musicians at the legendary London's Abbey Road Studios over the course of 12 one-hour shows.