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Kintra: Lockdown in the far east (of Ulster), a fairy reels and an Irish Blessing (with Ulster-Scots)

Lockdown in the far east (of Ulster), a fairy reels and an Irish Blessing (with Ulster-Scots)

BBC Radio Ulster - Kintra, Lockdown in the far east (of Ulster), a fairy reels and an Irish Blessing (with Ulster-Scots)

Lockdown in Ulster’s far east, a fairy reel and an Irish Blessing (with Ulster-Scots).

The Ulster-Scots elements of an Irish Blessing, lockdown in the far east of Ulster and a fairy reel.

Jonnie Crawford talks to Mark Thompson about staying hame in Ulster’s far east; Willie Hill meets John Watt to find out about fairies - and John has a song for the occasion; we’ve a poem suggesting the Ulster-Scots are as golden-hearted (and jaggy) as a whin bush, and we hear about the newly released Irish Blessing with it’s Ulster-Scots elements.

The Kintra team loves to hear from listeners – so why not get in touch with a yarn or maybe even suggest a tune you’d love to hear – you can email them at kintra@bbc.co.uk .


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