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with Folk on 2
Tonight's guest is Ian Campbell, the Birmingham-based Scots singer who has been a leading figure in the folk revival since the mid 1950s. His knowledge of traditional music and his stories about the folk revival will provide a fascinating insight.
Plus, the Folk on 2 Album of the Month.
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Contributors

Guest:
Ian Campbell

In this additional programme to the series, recorded a few days ago, Seeger talks to Jim Lloyd about the challenges of the past 12 months. Since the death of her partner Ewan MacColl , she has returned to live in the USA after an absence of nearly 40 years. Now settled in her new home, she is stimulated to write and perform by a completely different way of life. Could the best be yet to come?

Contributors

Unknown:
Jim Lloyd
Unknown:
Ewan MacColl

In this six-part series, award-winning Scottish broadcaster Fiona Ritchie connects all the Celtic countries and cultures together in music, with the emphasis firmly on the contemporary and living tradition.
1: Ritchie charts the journey of Celtic music to
America and looks at some connections between
American old-time music and Scottish and Irish traditional music.
Producer Donald Maclnnes
# Face Behind the Voice: page 8

Contributors

Unknown:
Fiona Ritchie
Producer:
Donald MacLnnes

Trevor McDonald presents a six-part series exploring the calypsos of the Caribbean.
2: In the week that the Trinidad Carnival reaches its climax, he recalls the sights and sounds of what has been dubbed "the greatest summer festival". As the costumed bands parade through the streets, the calypsonians compete for the title of Calypso
Monarch. With music from
Lord Kitchener, the Mighty Sparrow and Chalkdust, among others.
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