Episode 2
Mary Ann Kennedy presents music from the 2013 Shetland Folk Festival. Including performances by Kevin Henderson and Claire White, plus highlights of the Isles' Gathering.
Mary Ann Kennedy continues Radio 3's celebration of British music with more from the Shetland Folk Festival, focusing on the Islands' own strong musical heritage, which shows influences from nearby Scandinavia as well as mainland Scotland. Local fiddle player Kevin Henderson plays tunes in Shetland style, Claire White sings in Shetland dialect, and there are highlights of the Isles' Gathering, a get-together of leading musicians from both Orkney and Shetland.
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The Isles Gathering
Da Cross Reel
Performers: The Isles Gathering are a collective from Shetland, led by Margaret Scolley, and from Orkney, led by Douglas Montgomery.
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The Isles Gathering
Shetland Reels (Tilley Plump, Up da Stroods, Da Grocer)
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The Isles Gathering
Handover Set (Peter D Scolley Reel, Billy Nicolson, The Hamars O' Syradale)
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The Isles Gathering
Farewell to Stromness
Performers: Kris Drever
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The Isles Gathering
Lily (Lily, The Strynd, Tipping the Scales)
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The Isles Gathering
Boys i'the Lounge
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- Sun 16 Jun 2013 22:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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