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Auld Lang Syne

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Stories of love, loss and joy associated with Auld Lang Syne.

Stories of love, loss and joy associated with Auld Lang Syne and the origins of the famous Robert Burns ballad. From 2016.

It's gone from being an 18th century song about impotence to one of the best known songs all over the world. 

Most of us have sung Auld Lang Syne at some point in our lives on New Year's Eve, but how many of us know more than a few of the words and anything of its origin and meaning? 

Soul Music hears the stories behind the song, how it went from being a reflective melancholic Scottish air about the parting of the ways, to the jaunty tune we know today. 

There are also stories of love, sorrow, hope and joy, emotions that are especially heightened at this time of year.

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact. 

Producer: Maggie Ayre

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.

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