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A Kist o Wurds is our weekly Ulster-Scots magazine show.

A Kist o Wurds brings you Ulster-Scots music, poetry, stories and history from round the country.

Since A Kist o Wurds began in 2002, it has been BBC Northern Ireland's longest-running Ulster-Scots radio programme.  Each week we bring you a selection of music, poetry and news from all over the country. Find out more about the language, culture, literary traditions and history of Ulster-Scots.

A Kist O Wurds

A Kist o Wurds: Series 1: Programme 3

20/03/2002

Programme 3

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BBC Radio Ulster - A Kist o Wurds, Series 1, Programme 3

An Ulster-Scots history class, a new website, name boards in Ards & poetry by James Orr.

Reverend John Nelson tells us about Ballycarry weaver poet, James Orr - with appropriate readings from Orr's poetry. 

Ian James Parsley introduces his Ulster-Scots website; and Billy Kelly talks about a new Ulster-Scots History Class in Londonderry. 

We find out about the special town and village name boards in the Ards; and there’s music from the Canadian ‘Simon Fraser University Pipe Band’. 

Plus poetry from Charlie Gillen and James Fenton.

A Kist o Wurds: Series 1

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