Backstage: Celtic Connections
Ryan Bingham on his cowboy life, from riding bulls to becoming a star with his song The Weary Kind.
Celtic Connections is Europe’s largest winter music festival, with over two thousand musicians from across the world gathering for a global celebration of music. Nikki Bedi talks to some of the biggest and most exciting names who took part.
Americana star Ryan Bingham tells us about the stories he felt compelled to sing about and how he moved from riding bulls, to winning an Oscar, a Grammy and a Golden Globe for his song The Weary Kind.
Cathy Jordan, lead singer of the band Dervish, talks about the power and heritage of Irish music.
Eighth generation Sarangi player Suhail Yusuf Khan, who mixes Hindustani classical music with traditional folk, explains why the instrument works so well across continents and styles.
Singer-songwriter Valérie Ékoumè on the inspiration she finds in her Cameroon roots.
We’ll hear from British folk supremo Sam Lee on songs steeped in the ancient world and the old stories.
The festival’s Creative Producer Donald Shaw tells us what makes a Celtic connection
And The East Pointers share the importance of music to the inhabitants of Prince Edward Island in Canada’s remote North Atlantic.
(Photo: Ryan Bingham. Credit: Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)
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