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Julia Jacklin: The musical ups and downs of my life

Julia Jacklin shares the music that has soundtracked her life with Nemone. The singer-songwriter explains why she did things differently when making her latest album, The Gem.

Julia Jacklin shares the music that has soundtracked her life with Nemone. The Australian singer-songwriter explains why she did things differently when making her latest album, The Gem, how classical singing provided her an escape in her formative years, and why a pair of shoes in Nashville made her question her life as a musician.

Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Julia dives deep to share her story and the songs that have moved her with music from Doris Day, Bjork and Robyn.

 Julia Jacklin first delighted our ears with songs like Pool Party and Coming Home about a decade ago now. Charting her emotional journey and coming of age through her first three albums, Don't Let The Kids Win, Crushing, and Free Pleasure. For album number four, she holed up in home city Melbourne in her favourite pub, and in this programme reveals why the process was such a positive one.

In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Mark Oliver Everett of Eels, Aja Monet and James Ellis Ford.

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Music Played

  • Julia Jacklin

    Pressure To Party

    • Transgressive.

  • Doris Day

    Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

  • Doris Day

    Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Lúnasa

    Morning Nightcap

    • The Merry Sisters Of Fate.
    • Green Linnet.

  • Björk

    Big Time Sensuality

    • One Little Indian Record.

  • Julia Jacklin

    Less Of A Stranger

    • Pre Pleasure.
    • Transgressive Records.

  • Julia Jacklin

    Lydia Wears A Cross

    • Pre Pleasure.
    • Transgressive.

  • Carl Anderson

    Heaven On Their Minds

    • Jesus Christ Superstar (The Original Motion Picture Sound Track Album).
    • MCA Records.

  • Charlotte Church

    My Lagan Love

    • Voice Of An Angel.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Britney Spears

    Lucky

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.

  • Julia Jacklin

    The Hardest Thing

    • 4AD.

  • Julia Jacklin

    If I Had The Hand Of God

    • The Gem.
    • 4AD.

  • Robyn

    Because It's In The Music

    • Honey.
    • Universal Island Records Ltd..

  • Iris DeMent

    Let The Mysery Be

    • Infamous Angel.
    • Warner Bros. Records.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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