with the Dawn Patrol
With John Florance.
With the Rev Ann Easter.
Including the Mystery Voice competition, and the After Six star guest.
with Folk on 2 Tonight's guest is
Andy Irvine. A singer, songwriter and gifted musician, his work with bands like Planxty and Patrick Street , as well as a soloist, has led him to be described as "one of Ireland's most creative talents". In between bands,
Irvine has travelled widely and developed a particular interest in the music of the Balkans which has now filtered through into the Irish folk scene.
HOTLINE FREECALL NUMBER:
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Maddy Prior continues a six-part series on unaccompanied singing. 2: Work Songs
Prior delves into the vast archive of a cappella work songs and introduces a selection of numbers which deal with the themes of hard work, enforced work and lack of work. Artists featured include Sweet
Honey in the Rock, Ewan MacColl , Ghanian group
Nipa Sextet, and a powerful performance by Todd Rundgren of his own composition Honest Work. A Rewind production
Nick Barraclough continues his five-part series in which he talks to old friends about life on the road on the folk circuit in the seventies.
3: Harvey Andrews works with Abba, Jeremy Taylor has to follow Pan's People, and Barbara Dickson dodges flying apples in Paris.
A Smooth Operations production
Three programmes in which singer/songwriter Sheena Wellington visits the Scottish family of musical travellers, the Stewarts of Blair.
2: The Traveller's Trade
Wellington visits a ceilidh at the house of Cathie Stewart
Higgins. Cathie and her sister Sheila sing the traditional travellers' songs, 90-year-old Belle Stewart performs The Berryfields of Blair, and her grandson Ian sings his own composition The Traveller's Trade.
The Organist Entertains
Music, news and information from the popular organ and keyboard world, including a conversation with Arnold Loxam
on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Phone in and put your point of view to Derek and Ellen
Jameson on [number removed] at the cost of a local call.
LINES OPEN from 10.00pm
Including at 1.30
Pause for Thought With Linda Jenkins.
Including at 3.30
Pause for Thought With Linda Jenkins.
