Episode details

Radio 3,09 Jun 2013,60 mins
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As part of Radio 3's celebration of British music, Mary Ann Kennedy visits the Shetland Folk Festival, an annual gathering of musicians from all around the British Isles and beyond, performing in venues spread across the UK's most northerly islands. With concert highlights from The Long Notes, whose members come from England, Scotland and Ireland; a session with Ireland's Rambling Boys of Pleasure; a set from English bluegrass banjo virtuoso Leon Hunt; and fast and furious dance tunes from Scotland's Skerryvore.
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- 1.Beoga on Ice / Rockin' the Boat / Quebec ReelBeoga on Ice / Rockin' the Boat / Quebec ReelThe Long Notes
- 2.In The Shadow Of Stromboli / Trip To TrecastleIn The Shadow Of Stromboli / Trip To TrecastleThe Long Notes
- 3.Roll On Down The RoadRoll On Down The RoadThe Leon Hunt N-Tet