William begins the year with a tribute to Kevin Ayers - songwriter, singer, guitarist, bass guitarist, founding member of seminal British prog rock band Soft Machine - who died on 18 February 2013.

Complete Playlist

'Song title' (Composer) – Performers
Album title
(Label)

'Falling in love again' (Holländer/Connolly) – Marlene Dietrich
The Marlene Dietrich Story
(Déjà vu)

'Hope for Happiness' (Hopper/Ayers/Ratledge) – Soft Machine
The Soft Machine
(Probe)

'Lullabye Letter' (Ayers) – Soft Machine
The Soft Machine
(Probe)

'Town Feeling' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
Joy of a Toy
(Harvest)

'Song for Insane Times' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
Joy of a Toy
(Harvest)

'Pisser dans un violon' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers and the Whole World
Shooting at the Moon
(Harvest)

'The Oyster and the Flying Fish' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers and the Whole World
Shooting at the Moon
(Harvest)

'Underwater' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers and the Whole World
Shooting at the Moon
(Harvest)

'Clarence in Wonderland' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers and the Whole World
Shooting at the Moon
(Harvest)

'Among Us' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
whatevershebringsweswing
(Harvest)

'Fake Mexican Tourist Blues' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
whatevershebringsweswing
(Harvest)

'Poem to Kevin Ayers' (Allen) – Daevid Allen
Divided Alien Playbax, Vol. 1
(Voiceprint)

'Interview' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
Bananamour
(Harvest)

'Oh, wot a dream' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
Bananamour
(Harvest)

'Connie on a Rubber Band' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
Bananamour
(Harvest)

'Falling in Love Again' (Holländer/Connolly) – Kevin Ayers
Yes We have no Mañanas
(BGO)

'Blue' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
Yes We have no Mañanas
(BGO)

'Ballad of Mr Snake' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
Yes We have no Mañanas
(BGO)

'Baby Come Home' (Ayers) – Kevin Ayers
The Unfairground
(Lo-Max)