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A Kist o Wurds is our weekly Ulster-Scots magazine show.

A Kist o Wurds brings you Ulster-Scots music, poetry, stories and history from round the country.

Since A Kist o Wurds began in 2002, it has been BBC Northern Ireland's longest-running Ulster-Scots radio programme.  Each week we bring you a selection of music, poetry and news from all over the country. Find out more about the language, culture, literary traditions and history of Ulster-Scots.

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Kist O Wurds: Series 39

A Kist o Wurds: Series 39: Episode 67

Helen Mark in Ballycarry with guests on the Christmas Kist

Episode 67

Series 39

BBC Radio Ulster - A Kist o Wurds, Series 39, Episode 67

A Kist o Wurds celebrates all things Ulster-Scots. Presented by Helen Mark.

Helen Mark is off to Ballycarry in County Antrim with a festive edition of the programme.

Helen Mark opens up our Christmas Kist in Ballycarry, home to the annual Ulster-Scots Broadisland Gathering. East Antrim poet Davy Moore minds the day when Johnny Cash was played on the eight-track stereo, and Arlene Thompson is making a seasonal Scottish treat to eat. The Rev. John Nelson reads from Luke's Gospel in Ulster Scots, and Valerie Beattie tells Helen about the open-air nativity, a tradition special to the village. David Hume reads a poem by James Orr, the Bard of Ballycarry, reckoned the 'Robert Burns of Ulster', and there's seasonal music from flautist Ami Ogilby and the Alastair Scott Ceilidh Band.

A Kist o Wurds: Series 39

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