Whichever kind of music you listen to - pop, jazz, classical - there is a very good chance that you would have heard Bailero (Shepherd Song). Over the last half-a-century it's been a favourite not just with musicians from all genres but also with TV advertisers and film music arrangers.
The story of Joseph Canteloube, the man who brought Bailero - and dozens of other gorgeous French melodies - into the limelight, is less-well known. In this week's Close Up Andrew Green travels across France to discover the remarkable story of Canteloube's life and works.