Burns, banjos and big bands
Kathryn Tickell selects music from around the globe, and Scottish singer Julie Fowlis shares a Return Journey in two tracks: one for the road, and one that reminds her of home.
Kathryn Tickell selects folk and roots music from around the globe, including psychedelic Amazonian cumbia from Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, and big-band Ethio-jazz from Armenian-born composer Nerses Nalbandian.
And the night before Burns Night, we celebrate Scottish folk traditions with Sheena Wellington’s take on a Robert Burns classic, and acclaimed folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Julie Fowlis joins Kathryn to share her two ‘Return Journey’ tracks: one for the road and one that takes her home.
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Massed Pipes & Drums
March of the Royal British Legion
- The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2011.
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Sheena Wellington
A Man's a Man
- Homely Fare.
- Greentrax.
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Julie Fowlis
Thèid Mi Do Loch Àlainn
- Alterum.
- Machair Records.
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Cocanha & Pierre Desprats
Adiu Colobrina
- Serpente (Bande Originale).
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三橋美智也 & Tokyo Cuban Boys
Sado Okesa (Niigataken Minyo)
- Shamisen Recital.
- King Records.
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La Perla
Guarachar
- Guarachar.
- Mambo Negro Records.
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Fiona Hunter
The Weary Pund O'Tow
- Fiona Hunter.
- Rusty Squash Horn Records.
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Julie Fowler
Òran an Ròin
- Alterum.
- Machair Records.
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Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
Hurricane Clarice / Brushy Fork of John's Creek
- Hurricane Clarice.
- Free Dirt Records.
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Donald Shaw
Swans Theme
- Hebrides: Islands on the Edge (Music from the Original TV Series).
- Vertical Records.
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Os d'Abaixo
Luz De Oriente
- Luz De Oriente.
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Saodaj'
Adye Veli
- Lodèr la vi.
- Buda Musique.
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Pelengana Blo
Niangara
- Hunter Folk Vol II: Tribute to Bantoma Sanogo.
- Mieruba.
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- Sat 24 Jan 202621:45BBC Radio 3
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