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28/09/2010

Mary Ann Kennedy celebrates the ties that bind the musical communities of Canada and Scotland. Discover how artists from both nations have benefited from a shared musical heritage.

Mary Ann Kennedy celebrates the ties that bind the musical communities of Canada and Scotland. Discover how Canadian artists have reached back into the Scottish traditions for inspiration and material, and how Scottish musicians have benefited from exposure to the vitality of the new world expression of a shared heritage.

5 hours, 30 minutes

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Tue 22 Feb 2011 00:30
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    Phil Cunningham chats with award-winning fiddler Natalie MacMaster about her music and her background in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Duration: 26:46

  • MacGregor’s Gathering: Canadian Gathering

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    Duration: 53:48

  • Edinburgh Castle Cèilidh: Introduction

    John Herbert McCluskey welcomes Canadian visitors to Edinburgh Castle with music from Finlay MacNeil, Winnie Chafe and Doug McPhee.

    Duration: 25:39

  • Alan MacMillan and Angus MacDonald

    Father Alan MacMillan leads communal singing of Gaelic songs popular in Scotland and Nova Scotia, and Angus MacDonald plays the Pipes.

    Duration: 21:33

  • Buddy MacMaster and Joey Beaton

    Buddy MacMaster, one of the most renowned artists in the tradition of Cape Breton fiddle music, with piano accompaniment from Joey Beaton.

    Duration: 10:45

  • Thomas MacDonald and Alan MacMillan

    Thomas MacDonald and Alan MacMillan sing a Cape Breton Gaelic song together, followed by a speech from Allan Joseph MacEachen.

    Duration: 14:12

  • Mary Sandeman

    Mary Sandeman leads the audience in tradition Scottish song.

    Duration: 10:31

  • Winnie Chafe and Doug McPhee

    Cape Breton's Winnie Chafe, the first woman to become International Fiddling Champion, with accompaniment from Doug MacPhee on piano.

    Duration: 09:14

  • Flora McNeil and Duncan Morrison

    Music from Barra singer Flora McNeil and Lewis pianist Duncan Morrison.

    Duration: 18:34

  • Alan MacMillan and Angus MacDonald

    Father Alan MacMillan leads communal singing of Gaelic songs popular in Scotland and Nova Scotia, and Angus MacDonald plays the Pipes.

    Duration: 10:30

  • John McFadyen, Buddy MacMaster and Joey Beaton

    Bagpipe music from John McFadyen, followed by Cape Breton fiddle music from Buddy MacMaster, with piano accompaniment from Joey Beaton.

    Duration: 21:41:00

  • John, Fiona and Kirsty Carmichael

    John Carmichael, of John Carmichael's Ceilidh band, performs on the accordion with vocal accompaniment from his daughters Fiona and Kirsty.

    Duration: 23:48

  • Music Genes: Martyn Bennett

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    Duration: 27:53

  • Travelling Folk: Folklife

    Archie Fisher crosses the 49th parallel, for a special edition of Travelling Folk from the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC.

    Duration: 41:53

  • The Beaton Family of Mabou

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Broadcasts

  • Tue 28 Sep 2010 00:30
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  • Tue 5 Oct 2010 00:30
    ±«Óătv Radio Scotland Extra
  • Tue 22 Feb 2011 00:30
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