
Great Scottish Composers
A rich blend of Celtic music from new talent and established favourites on the folk and world scene.
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Craig Armstrong – The Movie Café
The composer of the films scores for Moulin Rouge and Romeo & Juliet chats to Janice Forsyth in a special in-depth interview recorded at Aberdeen University in 2010.
Duration: 44:37
Helen Grime – The Music Cafe
The young classical composer joins Bruce MacGregor to discuss her composition Virga.
Duration: 06:33
Calum MacCrimmon - Mary Ann Kennedy’s Global Gathering
The Canadian born musician discusses his composition for Creative Scotland’s Year of Islands.
Duration: 27:32
Tommy Smith – My Life In 5 Songs
The saxophonist sits down with Phil Cunnigham to discuss the records that defined him as a musician.
Duration: 27:53
Shona Mooney - Mary Ann Kennedy’s Global Gathering
The Borders fiddler discusses the origins of her composition “Tidal Island”.
Duration: 26:43
James MacMillan – For The Record
Jamie MacDougall reappraises one of the greatest living Scottish composer’s best works The Confession of Isobel Goudie.
Duration: 54:43
Conrad Molleson - Mary Ann Kennedy’s Global Gathering
The ex-Shooglenifty multi-instrumentalist discusses the origins of his composition “Archipelago”.
Duration: 23:57
Patrick Doyle – Stark Talk
Edi Stark meets the composer of film scores for everything from Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire to Bridget Jones’ Diary.
Duration: 27:51
Maeve MacKinnon - Mary Ann Kennedy’s Global Gathering
The Gaelic singer explains how she found inspiration from travelling emigrant cultures for her piece The Exile.
Duration: 27:43
Scotland’s Music – Robert Burns the Songwriter
John Purser retraces the relationship between Scotland’s Bard Robbie Burns and his longtime collaborator the Perthshire fiddler Niel Gow.
Duration: 24:44
Classics Unwrapped – Anna Meredith
Jamie MacDougall meets one of the brightest classical composers to emerge in recent years.
Duration: 07:02
Barry Reid - Mary Ann Kennedy’s Global Gathering
The multi-instrumentalist from The Treacherous Orchestra discusses his special commission to create music inspired by photographs of Meall a’ Bhuiridh, one of the best known peaks in Glencoe.
Duration: 20:38
Broadcast
- Sun 14 Oct 2012 00:30ѿý Radio Scotland