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Fife's Famous

Sally Magnusson makes her first visit to the historic Kingdom of Fife in Scotland, birthplace of one of the world's richest men, who gave his fortune away. With hymns and songs from Dunfermline Abbey, St Andrews University and singer Julie Fowlis.

34 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Dunfermline Abbey Congregation

    Ye Servants of God

    Conductor: Gordon Stewart Tune: Laudate Dominum Music: C Hubert H Parry, Words: Charles Wesley Arranger: Robert Ramskill Source: Church Hymnary 4 Brass quintet: Alba Brass Organist: Norman Mitchell

  • Dunfermline Abbey Congregation

    Let Us Build a House Where Love Can Dwell

    Conductor Gordon Stewart Tune: Two Oaks Music: Marty Haugen Words: Marty Haugen Source: Church Hymnary 4 Organist: Norman Mitchell

  • Dunfermline Abbey Congregation

    Lord you Sometimes Speak in Wonders

    Conductor Gordon Stewart Tune: Stuttgart Music: Adapted from a melody in Christian Friedrich C Witt’s Psalmodia Sacra, Gotha 1715. Words: Christopher Martin Idle Source: Church Hymnary 4 Organist: Norman Mitchell

  • Julie Fowlis

    Tha mo Ghaol air aird a' Chuain. (My Love's on the High Sea)

    Music: Scottish pipe tune Words: Henry Whyte Source: St Columba collection of Gaelic songs

  • Dunfermline Abbey Congregation

    Praise the Lord his Glories Show

    Conductor Gordon Stewart Tune: Llanfair Music: Melody by Robert Williams. Words: Henry Francis Lyte Source: Church Hymnary 4 Organist: Norman Mitchell Harmonised: David Evans

  • St Salvator’s Chapel Choir, St Andrews

    Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

    Conductor Tom Wilkinson Music: J S Bach Adapted: Paul Leddington Wright Words: Robert Bridges Oboe: Stella McCracken Organist: Andrew Macintosh.

  • Dunfermline Abbey Congregation

    Lord for the Years

    Conductor Gordon Stewart Tune: Lord of the Years Music: Michael Baughen, Words: Timothy Dudley-Smith Arranger: Robert Ramskill Source: Church Hymnary 4 Brass: played by Alba Brass Organist Norman Mitchell

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Sally Magnusson
Producer David Strachan
Series Editor David Taviner
Executive Producer Tommy Nagra
Performer Julie Fowlis

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