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Music series presented by Julie Fowlis and Muireann NicAmhlaoibh

Julie Fowlis and Muireann NicAmhlaoibh investigate the music and culture of cities and areas across Scotland and Ireland

Julie Fowlis

Muireann NicAmhlaoibh

Port: Series 2: Episode 5: Conamara/Connemara

Episode 5

Episode 5: Conamara/Connemara

Series 2

Conamara/Connemara

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Julie Fowlis and Muireann NicAmhlaoibh explore their musical roots in Connemara.

Music documentary in which Julie Fowlis and Muireann NicAmhlaoibh explore shared musical roots in Connemara.

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.

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