Musical Tour of Scotland
Iain MacInnes presents a musical tour of Scotland taking in the Shetland Folk Festival, the Bonnie Banks Of Loch Lomond and the Border Ballads of Yarrow.
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Shetland Folk Festival - MacGregor’s Gathering
Archive from 1986 featuring Jimmie MacGregor exploring the traditions and characters of this famous folk festival.
Duration: 56:36
Aberdeen - Piping Roots
Stuart Cassell’s explores the piping heritage of Aberdeen and the north-east.
Duration: 53:11
Fife - Songs From The Kingdom
Vic Galloway examines the origins of the East Neuk new music scene based around the Fence Collective.
Duration: 26:08
Edinburgh People’s Ceilidh - MacGregor’s Folk
Jimmie MacGregor tells the story of the first People’s Festival Ceilidh in 1951, a defining moment in the Scottish Folk Revival.
Duration: 34:10
Songlines - The Dowie Dens O’ Yarrow.
John Cavanagh tells the dark tale of one of the best known Border Ballads, The Dowie Dens O’ Yarrow.
Duration: 26:44
Glasgow – Traditional Roots
Donald Shaw meets musicians performing at the Ben Nevis bar on Argyle Street in Glasgow.
Duration: 44:22
Songlines – The Bonnie Banks O’ Loch Lomond
John Cavanagh explores the story behind to one of Scotland’s favourite songs.
Duration: 27:03
Iona – Scotland’s Music
John Purser examines the early music of this most fabled of the Western Isles.
Duration: 26:46
Mingulay – Scotland’s Music
John Purser tells the story of one of Scotland’s most remote and romanticised islands through its musical history.
Duration: 26:00
Ullapool – The Radio Café
Reporter Tom Allan visits the north-western town to discover a hot bed of artists and music entrepreneurs.
Duration: 07:40
Broadcasts
- Sun 13 May 2012 00:30Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland
- Sun 23 Sep 2012 00:30Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland