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RANT, the acclaimed fiddle quartet, featuring Lauren MacColl, Sarah-Jane Summers, Jenna Reid and Bethany Reid, play live. Plus a mix of exciting new releases, classics and news.

The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

This week, the acclaimed fiddle quartet RANT play live. The group, which consists of Lauren MacColl, Sarah-Jane Summers, Jenna Reid and Bethany Reid, released their second album, Reverie, in 2016. It featured contributions from vocalists Julie Fowlis and Ewan McLennan.

Lauren, Sarah-Jane, Jenna and Bethany are among the finest fiddle players of their generation and produce hypnotic music with depth and joy.

Also this week: the usual blend of exciting new releases, classic tracks and news from the folk world.

57 minutes

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Music Played

  • Oysterband

    The Road to Santiago

    • Holy Bandits.
  • John Martyn

    Head and Heart

  • Molly Drake

    Poor Mum

    • Molly Drake.
  • Molly Drake

    Dream Your Dreams

    Performer: The Unthanks.
    • Diversions Vol. 4: The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake.
  • RANT

    JT's

  • Eli West

    Lonesome Valley

    • The Both.
  • Fatoumata Diawara

    Sowa

    • Fatou.
  • RANT

    Happy Day

  • RANT

    Strathbogie Toast

  • O'Hooley & Tidow

    Beryl

    • Shadows.
  • Trembling Bells & Alex Rex

    The Auld Triangle

    • The Auld Triangle.

Broadcast

  • Wed 26 Apr 2017 19:00