Kintra Episodes Episode guide
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Making music together again after months apart, the joys of cold-water swimming and boosting Ulster-Scots in the North-West
The joys of cold-water swimming and getting together again to make music.
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Meeting the American “King” with an Ulster-Scots heritage, uniforms by appointment and looking back at “The Worlds”.
Meeting the “King” with an Ulster-Scots heritage, and looking back at “The Worlds”.
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09/08/2020
Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk
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Rab’s at the centre of Tyrone’s Plantation, Sylvia’s trying to see a rare comet and Helen “meets” a listener from Virginia.
A Plantation town visited, a comet missed, and a Virginian with links to Ballynahinch.
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Blue-badge Ulster-Scots in the Maiden City, finding a playwright in the family tree and poems for wee people.
Blue-badge Ulster-Scots, a playwright in the family tree and poems for wee people.
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The fallen Armada tree, a degree in bag-piping, a danner close to home on The Twelfth in days gone by and a song to win a wife.
A degree in bag-piping, dannering close to home on The Twelfth and a winsome hairt-sang.
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12/07/2020
Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk
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05/07/2020
Helen Mark and the Kintra team with the weekly Ulster-Scots magazine programme.
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28/06/2020
Helen Mark and the Kintra team with the weekly Ulster-Scots magazine programme.
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21/06/2020
Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk
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A right royal stamp of approval for the Sollus Highland Dancers, singing lessons at home and pipers competing online
The Ulster-Scots culture is to the fore this week with dancers, singers and pipers.
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Lockdown in the far east (of Ulster), a fairy reels and an Irish Blessing (with Ulster-Scots)
Lockdown in Ulster’s far east, a fairy reel and an Irish Blessing (with Ulster-Scots).
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Celebrating 100 programmes with whin champagne and a Jimmy Young-style take on the current situation on this week’s Kintra.
Celebrating 100 Kintra’s with whin champagne, music and ‘Our Jimmy’ - William Caulfield.
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24/05/2020
Rab Lennox looks at the Ulster Scots influence on music in the new world.
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A Kintra Special from Glenarm Estate.
Kintra visits Glenarm Estate as staff and volunteers adapt to the current crisis.
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Memories of VE day, a virtual ceilidh and the soundtrack of an early morning dander.
Memories of VE day, a virtual ceilidh and the soundtrack of an early morning dander.
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Stovie-making life skills at home, taking the horse for a dander and a pipe-band support for the NHS.
Making stovies at home, taking the horse for a dander and a bagpiping book for the NHS.
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Making the most of the lockdown –blogging in Ulster-Scots, virtual baking lessons and a piping session at home.
Blogging in Ulster-Scots, baking lessons by phone and piping from home.
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19/04/2020
Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk
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Handel’s Messiah was first performed at Easter – musician Neil Martin tells us about his work on the Ulster-Scots version
Neil Martin talks about his work on the Ulster-Scots version of Handel’s Messiah.
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The history of ordinary folk in Derrykeighan Parish and a breath of fresh air from the coast on board “Kintra”
Derrykeighan’s people over the years and the alternative view of the coast from “Kintra”.
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Dan Gordon joins Helen Mark and the Kintra team to talk about The Lang Hame and his other Ulster-Scots work over the years.
Dan Gordon joins the Kintra team to talk about his Ulster-Scots work over the years.
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The truth (maybe) about St Patrick, writing verse in Ulster-Scots and fiddle playing with a regional accent.
A song for St Patrick’s day, a yarn or two in verse and fiddling with a local accent.
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For International Women’s Day, stories of some strong, feisty Ulster-Scots lassies past and present who inspire us.
For International Women’s Day, stories of the Ulster-Scots lassies who inspire us.
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What connects Tullylagan, a world-class engineer and a pipe band? Answers interspersed with live music on this week’s Kintra.
With live music and the story that connects tractors, pipe bands and an old Manor.
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An Ulster-Scots tour of the Maiden City, poetry online, meeting a player of small pipes and great memories inspired by music.
Music for the small pipes, an Ulster-Scots tour for visitors, and poetry moving online.
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A Valentine’s hooley, Sam Henry’s songs and the Scottish story of Carrick Castle.
A Valentine’s hooley, Sam Henry’s songs and the Scottish story of Carrick Castle.
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Finding family through DNA, John Steinbeck’s Ulster-Scots roots and a peak inside Carrick’s oldest church.
Connecting through DNA, John Steinbeck’s local roots and inside Carrick’s oldest church.
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Remembering the Princess Victoria disaster and its impact on a local community.
Remembering the Princess Victoria disaster and its impact on a local community.
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It's “Burns’ Season”, so we’ve music, poetry and blether galore and news of a writing competition for fans of John Steinbeck.
The music, poetry, banter and blether continue for the Burns' Season.