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Robert Tannahill: 250th Anniversary

Anna is joined by Dr Fred Freeman in celebration of the life and work of Paisley weaver poet and songwriter Robert Tannahill during his 250th anniversary month.

A weaver by trade and a song-writer and poet by calling, Robert Tannahill of Paisley was born on the 3rd June 1774 and died, aged just 36, in 1810. Since the centenary edition of his works and festivities in Paisley in 1874, which drew crowds of 15,000 to celebrate his life and art, Robert Tannahill has been sadly neglected. It was with this in mind that Dr Fred Freeman, producer and musical director of the internationally acclaimed 'The Complete Songs of Robert Burns' embarked on his journey to produce The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill. 18 years on from the first tribute album, all five volumes are complete with a 250th Anniversary concert at Celtic Connections earlier this year.

Dr Fred Freeman joins Anna to explore the life, work and ultimately tragic story of one of Scotland's finest and most daring song-writers and poets.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Thu 20 Jun 2024 20:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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    • Outliers.

  • The Magpies

    Solstice

    • Undertow.

  • Gino Lupari

    Pretty Fair Maid

    • No Turning Back.

  • Emily Barker

    With Small We Start

    • Fragile as Humans.
    • Everyone Sang.

  • Blue Rose Code

    Now The Big Man Has Gone On

    • Bright Circumstance.
    • Ronachan Songs.

  • Beth Gibbons

    Beyond the Sun

    • Lives Outgrown.
    • Domino.

  • Church Street Shuffle

    Loch an Dun

    • The Five Day Weekend.

  • meja & Michael

    Statues of Horses

    • What will come of this EP.

  • Diane Cannon & Jack Warnock

    Daily Growing

    • Daily Growing.

  • Sarah Ponsonby & Ted Ponsonby

    Brakin’ Trad

    • Brakin’ Trad.

  • Kris Drever

    The Longest Day

    • If Wishes Were Horses.

  • LUAS feat. Malin Lewis

    The Wonky Driveway

    • Single.

  • ²ΡΓ ²Τ°ω²Ή²Τ

    Crow Flies

    • Γ™°ω²Ή°ω.

  • Claire Hastings

    The Flower O Levern Side

    • Robert Tannahill Songs: Volume CCL.

  • Brian Γ“ hEadhra

    Irish Teaching

    • The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill: Vol III.

  • John Morran

    An War Ye At Duntocher Burn

    • Robert Tannahill Songs: Volume CCL.

  • Fiona Hunter

    Kebbuckston Weddin

    • Robert Tannahill Songs: Volume CCL.

  • Jim Reid

    O Are Ye Sleeping Maggie

    • The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill: Vol I.

  • Emily Smith

    Fly We To Some Desert Isle

    • The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill: Vol I.

  • Cameron Nixon

    The Soldier’s Funeral

    • Robert Tannahill Songs: Volume CCL.

  • John Croall

    The Braes O Balquhidder

    • The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill: Vol I.

  • Rod Paterson

    Every Time We Say Goodbye

    • Up-To-Date.

  • Jenn & Laura-Beth

    1,2,3,4 / Joseph Salter's

    • Bound.

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Jun 2024 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland