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Episode 2: Neil Cowley

If Walls Could Talk

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Composer Neil Cowley revisits his year as musician-in-residence for Derry-Londonderry.

Composer Neil Cowley revisits his year as musician-in-residence for Derry-Londonderry. It challenged and changed his preconceptions and showed music to be a tool of change.

Composer, jazz musician and session pianist Neil Cowley revisits his year as musician in residence for Derry / Londonderry, the inaugural UK City of Culture in 2013. Neil arrived in a city he knew little about, full of trepidation thanks to years of headlines about terrorism and violence in Northern Ireland. What he found among the city's young musicians challenged and changed not only his long-held preconceptions, but also his view of music as a tool to bring about change.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Series in which leading writers reflect on the culture of the city of Derry-Londonderry

Series in which five leading writers reflect on the culture of the city of Derry-Londonderry, which became the inaugural UK City of Culture in 2013

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