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Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island

Series 2

Blackbirds and Drums

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Laura Barton visits Belfast to gauge its musical temperature in the company of composers and performers from different traditions. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Laura is in east Kent talking to musicians - both incomers and locals - drawn to the attractions of the coast around Ramsgate and Margate. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Laura Barton takes a close listen to the music of one of Britain's long-isolated locations, Cornwall. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Laura Barton visits Silver City - Aberdeen, hewn from granite and polished by North Sea gas and oil - to sample its musical life. Show more

Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island

Series 3

Pirates and Agitators

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Music writer Laura Barton takes a close listen to music created in Bristol and finds a city where music is made with the roguishness of pirates and agitators. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

During a visit to the Yn Chrunniaght Festival, Laura Barton lends a close ear to the music of the Isle of Man. Show more

Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island

Series 1

Episode 3: Floorboards and the Blues

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

The music writer Laura Barton visits four corners of Britain and listens closely to the music found in different landscapes. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Laura Barton examines immigrant and indigenous music within the landscape of London. Show more

Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island

Series 1

Episode 1: Living by Water

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Music writer Laura Barton visits parts of the rugged countryside of Northumberland and the coastal city of Sunderland to explore how music and landscape are intimately related. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

The music writer Laura Barton visits four corners of Britain and listens closely to the music found in different landscapes. Show more

Laura Barton's Notes from a Musical Island

Series 3

Wide East Anglian Sky

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Laura Barton visits the city of Norwich where, among the cathedrals and church towers, there is a distinctly playful music being made. Show more