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Phil Edgar Jones, Director, Sky Arts and Entertainment, commented:“I don’t know what I’d have
done without my favourite music to get me through lockdown and, while we are still missing the
joys of live performance, Sky Arts is here with the next best thing – whether that’s digging into
the archives for Guy Garvey: From the Vaults or the Best of Download for committed rockers, or if
you’d prefer Handel’s La Resurrezionne conducted by Henry Bicket with The English Concert or
Noel Gallagher telling his story in words and song in Noel Gallagher: Out of the Now or violin
virtuoso Janine Jenson Falling for Stradivari – we’ve got something to suit every taste.”

“We also wanted to turn our attention to the plight of the small music venue; the places all the
great bands or solo artists started out and learned their craft. And we’ve been overwhelmed by
the response from some of the greats of British music who have gone back to the places they
began to pay homage with incredible performances that shine a light on these important places,”
he added.

Further new music programmes set to feature on the free-to-air Sky Arts channel in the coming
months include:

• Song for Nature
A specially curated concert for the London Climate Change Festival airing this evening for Earth
Day featuring appearances from Rob Brydon, Janie Dee, David Suchet and Brian May.

• Classic Albums
Returning for a new series with an in-depth look at some of the greatest albums ever made,
kicking off with The Who’s legendary concept album, The Who Sell Out, followed by Soul II Soul’s
triple platinum Club Classics Vol 1.

• Handel’s La Resurrezione
A new production of Handel’s rarely performed sacred oratorio starring the English Concert
conducted by Harry Bicket.

• Matt Deighton: Overshadowed
Airing during Mental Health Awareness Week, the respected front man of acid jazz band, Mother
Earth, guides us through his life, music and the challenges of mental health and musicianship.

• Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan
A brand new feature documentary following the prolific founder of The Pretenders as she spends
15 weeks in lockdown working on 10 timeless new covers of Bob Dylan. The film will air on his
80th birthday.

• Guy Garvey: From the Vaults
The Elbow frontman returns to lift the lid on decades of TV gold, including era-defining musical
performances and interviews which haven’t been seen for years.

• Best of Download Festival
Celebrating the best moments of the head-banging rock festival between 2011 and 2019,
featuring Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Def Leppard and Halestorm.

• Falling for Stradivari
Follow virtuosic violinist Janine Jensen as she finds and plays some of the most sought-after
violins in the world, all of them steeped in musical history.

• Darbar Indian Music Festival
Explore the ways in which Indian music can aid mindfulness, meditation and support mental
health with a selection of Ragas which define Indian classical music.