Coinciding with the publication of the fifth Cormoran Strike novel, Troubled Blood, J.K. Rowling has been sharing the ‘tracks of her years’ with Ken Bruce, on BBC Radio 2.
In the programme she talks about what each of the ten tracks mean to her, the joy of writing the Cormoran Strike novels, the television adaptations, and how Troubled Blood is her favourite Strike novel so far.
Hear the tracks and interview with Ken Bruce, here:
Day 1 – 2.08’55 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mrlq
Kate Bush – Cloudbusting
Emilie Sande – Heaven
Day 2 – 2.08’20 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mr45
Big Country – In a Big Country
Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark
Day 3 – 2.09’25 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mq3f
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along the Watchtower
Dennis Wilson – River Song
Day 4 – 2.09 52’ – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mt2p
First Aid Kid
Led Zeppelin – Ramble On
Day 5 – 2’09 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006wr34
Bill Withers – Ain’t no Sunshine
Brand New Heavies – Dream on Dreamer