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01/01/2014

BBC ALBA - Agus a'nochd (Na h-Entertainers)

The weekend musicians who choose to compete with the pub jukebox.

Documentary focusing on the entertainers who choose to spend their weekends competing with the jukebox in the pubs of Scotland.

'S e ceòl beò aon de na rudan as motha a tha tarraing sluagh gu taighean-seinnse na h-Alba. Dhan luchd-ciùil a chuireas seachad an deireadh sheachdain eadar am bàr agus an 'juke-box' tha iad a' faighinn sealladh gu math diofraichte. Feumaidh iad na ceudan do dh' òrain agus comas cumail a' dol ge bi dè thèid iarraidh.

Tha Nollie' MacFhionghain a' coimhead as dèidh cursa goilf tron là. Tha e air a bhith a' cluiche taighean-òsta Uibhist is Bharraigh fad deich thar fhichead bliadhna. Le còrr is trì cheud òran agus na seann fheadhainn gun stad.

Bidh Sandra MacBeth a' cluich anns an Espy Bar, Portobello. Le blas guth, bho Joni Mitchell gu Outcast; tha an taghadh aice a' lasadh am bar agus a h-uile duine a' seinn. 'S e iasgair chrùbag agus fear a' bhocsa a th' ann an Iain 'Tonkan' Dòmhnallach.

S' urrainn dhan mhuir a bhith fiadhaich agus cornair a' bhàr gu math beòthail! Tha e tric ri lorg anns an 'Legion Bar', Steòrnabhagh, far a bheil iad ag iarraidh ceòl dannsa traidiseanta.

Live entertainment remains one of the greatest selling points of any Scottish pub. The entertainers who choose to spend their weekends tucked between bar and jukebox see social life from a very different perspective.

They require hundreds of songs in their repertoire and the ability to keep on rocking with, whatever the regular's request. Sandra MacBeth performs in the Espy Bar, Portobello. With a vocal range from Joni Mitchell to Outcast, her cover versions light up the bar and everyone sings along. Iain 'Tonkan' MacDonald is a crab fisherman and accordionist.

The sea can be wild, and the pub corner can be equally lively! He is a regular feature in the legion bar in Stornoway, where traditional dance music is the customer's request.

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