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Front Row: Front Row reviews the Frasier reboot and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes

Front Row reviews the Frasier reboot and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Front Row reviews the Frasier reboot and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes

Front Row reviews the return of Frasier and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes.

Folk Musician Martin Hayes and his band, the Common Ground Ensemble, perform live in the Front Row studio.

Samira Ahmed is joined by critics Anne Joseph and Nancy Durrant to review some of this week’s cultural highlights.   They discuss the new series of the classic TV comedy Frasier, which is returning to our screens after nearly two decades, and a new exhibition, Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners Shaped Global Style.

Martin Hayes has gone from playing the fiddle in his father’s ceilidh band in County Clare to performing for President Obama at the White House. Martin brings his band, The Common Ground Ensemble to perform in the Front Row studio. 

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Corinna Jones

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