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Julie Fowlis with a Dawn Chorus Special

Julie Fowlis presents a bird themed special for Dawn Chorus Day, including a chat with Inge Thomson about how birds have inspired her work

Birds have long been a source of inspiration for songwriters and tunesmiths, from their calls and how they fly, to the legends and lore they've inspired. In this Dawn Chorus Day special, Julie Fowlis dives into some of the best avian themed music the world of folk has to offer. From curlews to wrens, buzzards to swans, and hummingbirds to kingfishers. Plus Inge Thomson stops by for a chat about how birds have inspired her work, and how they were a formative part of her life growing up on Fair Isle.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Thu 14 Jul 2022 20:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Frigg

    Early Bird

    • Frixx.
    • Frigg.

  • Karine Polwart

    Follow The Heron

    • Scribbled in Chalk.
    • Spit and Polish.

  • Bert Jansch

    Kingfisher

    • Avocet.
    • Charisma.

  • Natalie MacMaster

    The Cuckoo (AΒ’ Chuthag)

    • My Roots Are Showing.
    • Greentrax.

  • Julie Fowlis /Eamon Doorley /Zoe Conway /John McIntyre

    Port Dannsaidh Hiortach / Deòra Dè

    • Allt.
    • Machair Records.

  • Northern Flyway

    Lost Lapwing

    • Northern Flyway.
    • Hudson Records.

  • Inge Thomson

    The Snowstorm

    • Da Fishing Hands.
    • Inge Thomson.

  • Dot Allison

    Can You Hear Nature Sing?

    • Heart Shaped Scar.
    • SA Recordings.

  • Duncan Chisolm

    The White Bird

    • Sandwood.
    • Copperfish Records.

  • Michael McGoldrick

    Black Swan On The Turlough / The High Jig

    • Arc.
    • Vertical Records.

  • Dick Gaughan

    Now Westlin Winds

    • Handful of Earth.
    • Topic Records.

  • The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc

    Fjellvak (Mountain Bird)

    • Nordic Fiddlers Bloc.
    • Etnisk Musikklub.

  • John Smith

    Hummingbird

    • Hummingbird.
    • Commoner/ Thirty Tigers.

  • Jamie McClennan

    Demon Ducks Of Doom

    • In Transit.
    • White Fall Records.

  • Lisa O’Neill

    The Wren, The Wren

    • The Wren, The Wren.
    • River Lea Recordings.

  • The Gloaming

    The Necklace of Wrens / An Muince Dreoilini

    • The Gloaming.
    • Real World Records.

  • Julie Fowlis, Spell Songs

    Bird Of The Blizzard

    • Quercus Records.
    • Spell Songs 11: Let The Light In.

  • Phil Cunningham/Aly Bain

    The Bluejay / Scott Macmillan's Nightmare/ Manus Lunny's Terracotta Plower Pop

    • Roads Not Travelled.
    • Whirlie Records.

  • Ishbel MacAskill

    Thig An Smeorach As t-Earrach

    • ³§Γ­΄Η»ε²Ή.
    • Macmeanmna.

  • Merlyn Driver

    Simmerdim: Curlew Sounds

    • Simmerdim: Curlew Sounds.
    • Curlew Sounds in Collaboration with the RSPB.

  • Rory Campbell and Iain MacFarlane

    Chluinn Mi Na h-Eoin

    • A Highland Fiddler.
    • Macmeanmna.

  • Niteworks feat. Ellen MacDonald

    Do DhΓ  ShΓΉil

    • Air FΓ ir an LΓ .
    • Comann Music.

  • Mhairi Hall

    St Kilda

    • Airs.
    • Strath Records.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 28 Apr 2022 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland except Extra
  • Thu 14 Jul 2022 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland