Bassoon player Amy Harman and composer Gavin Higgins join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye for the opening episode of the new series of the Prix Italia and Prix Europa award-winning music programme.

Starting from scratch, the new adventure takes us from the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee via the Aegean Sea to a hand-rubbing fado song from Lisbon.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No 8) by Dolly Parton

Mes Sto Aigaiou Ta Nisia by Glykeria Casta Diva by Bellini, sung by Maria Callas Weird Fishes/Arpeggi by the Noordpool Orchestra Vai de Roda by Duarte

Other music in this episode:

The Poor People of Paris by Winifred Atwell

Blue Yodel No 8 by Jimmie RodgersLabor Blues by Tom DicksonEl Condor Pasa by Simon & GarfunkelWeird Fishes/Arpeggi by RadioheadInner City Life by GoldieFunky Mule by Ike TurnerLast Nite by The Strokes