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 On Your Street: Discover the music of the world on your doorstep. Try out the local venues suggested by visitors to this website. |
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 Sheila Stewart - Scottish ballads: 'I felt as if I was just born at that minute - I could do what I liked, I could speak to the audience, and I could be myself' |
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 'Edinburgh Mela Festival: 'A massive gathering of world cultures converge in the city's Pilrig Park' |
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 'Late Junction live from Celtic Connections, Glasgow: 'Listen to Fiona Talkington's programmes from the festival including sessions from Billy Bragg and Eddie Reader.' |
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 Lino Rocha - Edinburgh: 'I play all over the UK, Europe and the US with Salsa Celtica’ |
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 Union Avenue - Rockabilly, Roots and Blues: 'Union Avenue consists of members from some of Scotland's finest rockabilly, roots and blues bands...' |
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 Indrani Bhattacharya - North Indian Classical: 'The bulk of Bollywood music goes with dancing because it's so rhythmic and lavish.' |
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 Bharati Bhundoo - Indian Classical: 'Indian classical is so pure and clear. It’s simple yet complex because you can easily sing out of tune.' |
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 Kim Ho Ip - Chinese instrumental: '...in my high school we were exposed to a different kind of instrument, a different kind of tradition.' |
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 Martin Taylor - Scottish / Jazz: '...in fact before I was even big enough to pick up a guitar, I started plucking myself.' |
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 Jimmy Moon - Scottish folk / Bluegrass: 'The perfect bluegrass band is fiddle, banjo, upright bass, guitar and mandolin... ' |
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 Paul Henderson - Scottish folk / Blues: 'They could be singing about something really sad but there’s a wry humour running through it ...' |
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 Ling Lee - Traditional Chinese: 'When learning the Chinese harp I'd practice for six to eight hours each day. Afterwards I'd be overwhelmed ...' |
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 Fiona Driver - Scottish / Texas Western swing: '...I'm also partial to building 'dry stane dykes' - dry stone walls.' |
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 The Ayre Hotel, Kirkwall - Scottish folk: 'We've entertained Norwegian choirs, flying clubs, nautical enthusiasts, hen parties and stag night groups...' |
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 Stromness Hotel, Orkney - Scottish folk: 'Some of them had come especially in the hope of meeting and playing with an Irish boxplayer...' |
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 Val Forsyth - Japanese taiko drumming: 'It's a cross between drumming and a martial art.' |
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 Eliza Carthy - English folk: 'For lullabies they'd sing me songs about prostitutes, about monsters breaking in the window... ' |
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 Philip Contini - Italian/ Neopolitan: 'Neapolitans love to tell stories with or without songs. But all their songs tell a story... ' |
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