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Nicknamed 'the fiddle' as a youngster, John McCusker is now one of Scotland's most gifted and versatile musicians. He picks his five special songs while chatting to Phil Cunningham.

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John McCusker is one of Scotland's most gifted and versatile musicians. In demand as producer and composer John's first love is his fiddle.

Chatting to Phil he explains how he told his parents at the tender age of sixteen that he was leaving home to join the Battlefield Band.

In the past 20 years John has shared the stage with some of the countries best known singers and musicians and has completed a world tour with Mark Knopfler.

The programme opens with John's own composition, Leaving Friday Harbour.

John's five songs are:

1: Sparky's Dream by Teenage Fanclub

2: Ossian with the song Jamie Raeburn

3: Throwing Muses with Dizzy

4: Piper to the End from Mark Knopfler

5: Cage the Songbird from The Low Anthem.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 Aug 2011 22:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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    MY LIVE IN FIVE SONGS: JOHN MCCUSKER

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  • Thu 24 Mar 2011 14:05
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  • Sun 27 Mar 2011 00:02
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  • Sun 27 Mar 2011 06:02
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  • Wed 24 Aug 2011 22:05
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