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Oysterband and Celtic Connections highlights

Mark introduces the Oysterband live in the Salford studio and selects live highlights from Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival.

An hour of the best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

This Wednesday, Mark returns to the Salford studio after two days broadcasting from Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival.

His guests are giants of British folk rock: Oysterband. The group, who received a bagful of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Folk Awards for their 2011 collaboration with June Tabor, have returned to original material on their new album, Diamonds on the Water. They perform tracks from it.

Mark also continues Radio 2's extensive coverage of Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival, with further highlights from the event.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 29 Jan 2014 19:00

Music Played

  • The Weavers

    Pay Me My Money

  • Pete Seeger

    We Shall Overcome

  • The Outside Track

    The Testimonial Set

    • Live at Celtic Connections 2014.
  • Oysterband

    Diamonds on the Water

    • Live performance.
  • Colin MacLeod

    Old Wars

    • Live at Celtic Connections 2014.
  • Oysterband

    The Wilderness

    • Live performance.
  • Oysterband

    Spirit of Dust

    • Live performance.
  • Cherish the Ladies

    Cat's Meow

    • Live at Celtic Connections 2014.
  • Nanci Griffith

    If I Had A Hammer

    • Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs of Peete Seeger.
    • Appleseed Recordings.
    • 19.
  • Oysterband

    The Bells of Rhymey

    • Live performance.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Jan 2014 19:00

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