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Mike Harding: 12/05/2010

12/05/2010

BBC Radio 2 - Mike Harding, 12/05/2010

Mike Harding chats to Northumbrian composer and piper Kathryn Tickell.

An hour of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music including an interview with Kathryn Tickell and tracks from her most recent CD release.

Mike Harding presents an hour of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music including news from the world of folk and the latest album releases. 

Plus, there's an interview with the UK's premiere player of the Northumbrian pipes, Kathryn Tickell, and tracks from a recently released CD compilation of her work from the past 25 years.

She discusses her musical upbringing in Northumberland, what inspired her to take up playing the pipes, and some of the many diverse musical projects she's been involved with over the years. 

Kathryn, whose music is deeply connected to the landscape and people of Northumbria, also talks about her recent appointment as Artistic Director of Folkworks, based at The Sage Gateshead.

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