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23/11/2010

Ricky Ross presents programmes featuring music inspired by the landscape of Scotland from the Borders, to Glencoe, from the island of Arran to the East Neuk of Fife.

5 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 23 Nov 2010 00:30

Chapters

  • Songlines: Loch Lomond

    John Cavanagh explores the origins of one of Scotland’s best loved songs

    Duration: 26:58

  • Scotland’s Music – Court Cave

    John Purser reviews his 2007 series of Scotland’s Music by taking a visit to the Court Cave in Fife and discovering more about the people who made music within its walls.

    Duration: 49:53

  • Songlines: The Dowie Dens O’ Yarrow

    John Cavanagh goes in search of the origins of the ballad and why the region of Yarrow should be the setting for such a dark and murderous tale.

    Duration: 27:08

  • Robert Burns: I Look To The North

    Daniela Nardini recites this poem about a lover contemplating a search for her love across the four dials of the compass.

    Duration: 01:24

  • Reel Blend: Arran

    Robbie Shepherd takes a trip around the sights and sounds of Arran for the Reel Blend back in 2007.

    Duration: 37:02

  • Classic Scottish Albums: Sunshine On Leith

    Davie Scott travels to Edinburgh to hear how an album dedicated to the dockland area of Leith redefined the Capital’s musical pedigree and made the Scottish singing voice cool all over again.

    Duration: 27:13

  • Reel Blend: East Neuk Of Fife

    Robbie Shepherd explores the music and culture of the fishing villages of Anstruther, St Monans and Pittenweem.

    Duration: 38:47

  • Mountain Tales: Glencoe

    Singer Moira Kerr tells Mark Stephen how the mountains of Glencoe inspired one of her best songs.

    Duration: 04:58

  • Scotland’s Music: The Beach

    John Purser takes a musical odyssey to the shores of Rhum, the Solway Firth and the Bay of Biscay.

    Duration: 26:59

  • Classic Scottish Albums: Raintown

    Davie Scott re-examines Deacon Blue’s bittersweet love letter to the city and people of Glasgow

    Duration: 26:54

  • Scotland’s Music: The Clyde

    John Purser heads to the Clyde river and its surrounding countryside to hear sounds of shipbuilding, mining and a humble Lanarkshire milk cart.

    Duration: 26:08

  • Scotland’s Music: Mingulay

    John Purser examines the history behind the music of this uninhabited island and tells the tale of the legendary Mingulay Boat Song.

    Duration: 26:59

Broadcast

  • Tue 23 Nov 2010 00:30