Jess Gillam is joined by folk singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney to swap their favourite tracks.

Jess’s guest this week is the folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney, who was born in Florence and grew up in Oxford. She’s collaborated with artists including Kronos Quartet, Nico Muhly and The Decemberists (earning a Grammy nomination for her project with the latter, Offa Rex). Her third studio album Circus of Desire is out now, and was produced by frequent collaborator Thomas Bartlett (Sufjan Stevens, Sam Amidon, Florence and the Machine). Jess and Olivia’s musical picks range from Bartók reimagined for the mandolin, to the Miles Davis Quintet, via a fantasia by Purcell, maximalist minimalism from Louis Andriessen, and the perfect love song from Joni Mitchell.

LISTEN at the Source: This Classical Life – Jess Gillam with… Olivia Chaney – BBC Sounds