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40th Shetland Folk Festival, and Edinburgh International Harp Festival

Bruce chats to Mhari Pottinger about the 40th Shetland Folk Festival, and the importance of live music to Shetland.

The 40th Shetland Folk Festival has been postponed for the second year to 2022. Bruce chats to Mhari Pottinger about the 2022 line up, and the importance of live music to Shetland. They're also joined by fiddler Ross Couper to chat about one of the very few live gigs in December last year.

Bruce is also joined by Mary MacMaster to chat about the Edinburgh International Harp Festival which starts this weekend.

Plus new music from Whyte, C.O.B, and Rachel Sermanni.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Skerryvore

    The Lucky Ones

    • World Of Chances.
    • 2012 Tyree Records.
  • Whyte

    Aill

    • Maim.
    • Whyte Noise.
  • Rodney Miller

    Elvira / Asher

    • Airplang.
    • Rounder Records.
  • Ross Couper and Ryan Couper

    The transatlantic Dance / Shaela

    • An Den Dey Made Tae.
    • RRC.
  • Robbie Greig ft Eilidh Cormack

    Bl脿r Inbhir L貌chaidh

    • single.
    • self release.
  • C.O.B.

    Spirit Of Love

    • Spirit Of Love.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
  • Talisk

    A Night In Montreal

    • Beyond.
    • Talisk Records.
  • Rachel Sermanni

    Swallow Me

    • single.
    • Jellygirl Records.
  • Calan

    Set Stephen

    • Dinas.
    • Sain.
  • Poozies

    Men In The Mountain / Eoghan / Steele The Show

    • Into The Well.
    • Schmooz.
  • Gordon Lightfoot

    If You Could Read My Mind

    • If You Could Read My Mind.
    • Reprise.
  • Conor Markey

    Beltana

    • single.
    • self release.
  • Ingrid Henderson/Iain MacFarlane

    Whisky Jigs

    • Cockerel In The Creel.
    • Old Laundry Productions.
  • Maggie McInnes

    Baisteadh Breith (Birth Baptism)

    • Oran Na Mna (A Woman's Song).
    • Marram Music.
  • Janice and Jon

    Black Fox

    • Spotlight Sessions, Live Recording.
  • Chloe Bryce & Luc McNally

    Jigs

    • Spotlight Sessions, Live Recording.
  • Cara Dillion

    The Lonesome Scenes Of Winter

    • Cara Dillon.
    • Rough Trade Records.
  • Aoife O聮Donovan ft Kris Drever

    Transatlantic

    • single.
    • Yep Roc Records.
  • Eabahal

    An Ribhinn Donn / The Kilbrandon Jig

    • This is How The Ladies Dance.
    • Eabhal.
  • Relativity

    Ceol Anna / A Ribhinn Og Bheil Cuimhn' Agad

    • Gathering Pace.
    • Green Linnet.

Broadcast

  • Thu 8 Apr 2021 20:00