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Great Scottish Composers

A rich blend of Celtic music from new talent and established favourites on the folk and world scene.

5 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Oct 2012 00:30

Chapters

  • 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 00:30