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Musical reflections on time ft Sean Shibe

Ultimate Calm Erland Cooper: Series 5
Episode 3 of 12

Look to the past with Erland Cooper and some meditative selections related to childhood, ageing and the passing of time. Plus a musical safe haven from guitarist Sean Shibe.

Erland Cooper looks to the past for inspiration in this episode, with musical selections related to childhood, ageing and the passing of time. He plays music by artists that have stayed with him over the years and pays tribute to some poets that helped shape the person he is today. There鈥檚 a tribute to his favourite singing voice, that of the curlew, and tracks by the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ennio Morricone and Julianna Barwick.

Plus the Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe transports us to the past via his musical safe haven, through a piece of music filled with deep melancholy that always brings him calm.

Produced by Kit Callin
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Sun 19 Apr 2026 21:00
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Music Played

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Out of horse

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • The Revenant.
    • Commons.

  • Hanan Townshend

    Sanctus (The Resurrection)

    • The Vessel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Hanan Townshend.

  • 脫lafur Arnalds

    I Could Have Stopped It

    • Broadchurch - The Final Chapter (Music From The Original TV Series).
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 6.

  • Julianna Barwick

    Labyrinthine

    Performer: Julianna Barwick.
    • Nepenthe.
    • Dead Oceans.

  • Harry Escott

    End Credits

    • Shame.
    • Masterworks.
    • 15.

  • Ennio Morricone

    Once Upon A Time in America

    Performer: Ennio Morricone.
    • Once Upon A Time in America (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Mercury.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante...

    Performer: Maurice Ravel. Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Camino.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Sofie Birch & Antonina Nowacka

    Heart of a Waterfall

    • Hiraeth.

  • Merlyn Driver

    Simmerdim

    Performer: Merlyn Driver. Performer: Nathan Riki Thomson.
    • Curlew Sounds.

  • Stars of the Lid

    Don't bother they're here

    Performer: Stars of the Lid.
    • Stars of The Lid And Their Refinement Of The Decline.
    • Kranky.

  • Avishai Cohen

    Remembering

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Campanella.

  • Jordi Savall

    Akna Krunk

    Performer: Jordi Savall.
    • Esprit d鈥橝rm茅nie.
    • Alia Vox.

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Spiegel im spiegel

    Performer: Arvo P盲rt. Performer: Lisa Strauss. Performer: Anastasia Rizikoff.
    • Rising Stars - The Classical Vanguard.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Anne M眉ller

    Nummer 2

    Performer: Anne M眉ller.
    • Heliopause.

  • Erland Cooper

    Noup Head

    Performer: Erland Cooper. Performer: Alex Kozobolis. Performer: John Burnside. Performer: Kathryn Joseph. Performer: Kevin Cormack.
    • Hether Blether.
    • PHASES.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 29 Oct 2025 21:00
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  • Wed 21 Jan 2026 21:00
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  • Sun 19 Apr 2026 21:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3