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Series 2

Episode 5: Conamara/Connemara

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ALBALatest broadcast: on BBC ALBA

Prògram 5 a-mach a 6 den sreath aithriseach ciùil air a lìbhrigeadh le Julie Fowlis is Muireann NicAmhlaoibh. Tha an dithis a' tadhal air Conamara airson barrachd ionnsachadh mu cheòl tradiseanta anns an sgìre. A bharrachd air an oideachadh a gheibh iad mu eachdraidh ceòl folk, nì Pòrt taisbeanadh air na ceanglaichean dualchais a tha eadar an dithis aca agus cluinnidh sinn bho cuid d'en na caraidean ceòlmhor aig a bheil freumhan ciùil 'sa sgìre. Còmhla ri Muireann agus Julie, tha dithis luchd-ciùil à Alba a tha air deagh chliù a chosnadh dhaibh pèin: an sàr-sheinneadar Gillebrìde Mac Ille Mhaoil agus am fìdhlear Megan NicEanraig. Gheibh iad a mach gu bheil Connemara a' goil le tàlant agus tha an ceathrar a' coinneachadh ri luchd-ciùil iomraiteach, nam measg an sàr seinneadair Pol Ó Ceannabháinn, maighstir a' bhogsa-ciùil Colm Gannon agus na peathraichean Kane.

Episode five of six of the musical documentary series presented by Julie Fowlis and Muireann NicAmhlaoibh. They visit Connemara to discover more about the traditional musical heritage in the area.

Accompanying Julie and Muireann are two musicians from Scotland who have made a name for themselves - singer Gillebrìde MacMillan and fiddler Megan Henderson. They discover that Connemara is a hotbed of talent and perform with singer Pol Ó Ceannabháinn, accordian maestro Colm Gannon and the Kane sisters, amongst others. Show less

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