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17/07/2011

Dave Batchelor has the keys to the Kingdom. Join him for a selection of the finest music and culture of Fife, from The Singing Kettle to Sir Jimmy Shand. Also featuring the Fence Collective, and Johnny Cash's little-known Fife roots. Fife really does have everything.

5 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Feb 2012 00:30

Chapters

  • The Reel Blend - The East Neuk of Fife

    Robbie Shepherd takes a daunder through the fishing villages by the Forth.

    Duration: 35:15

  • The Singing Kettle

    Chris Kane takes his daughter to see one of Fife's most successful musical exports.

    Duration: 05:30

  • Songs from the Kingdom

    Vic Galloway meets members of Fife's Fence Collective - the record label with a penchant for pseudonyms. Local lasses Edith Bowman and KT Tunstall explain what makes Fence different.

    Duration: 26:01

  • Odyssey: Fife's Got Everything

    Featuring songs, poems and stories from John Watt, and voices from Fife miners, farmers and fishermen.

    Duration: 44:46

  • Jimmy Shand at 80

    A celebration of the late accordion player. Robbie Shepherd met the great man shortly before his 80th birthday.

    Duration: 58:56

  • Johnny Cash of Easter Cash

    The Man in Black had family roots in Fife. His daugher Rosanne tells Safraz Mansoor about their Falkland heritage.

    Duration: 27:51

  • Fife's Got Everything: Just the Place for Tourists

    Thirty years on from when they penned the tongue-in-cheek Fife anthem, John Watt and Davey Stewart revisit the song to see if anything of the everything remains.

    Duration: 26:26

  • Thank You For The Music: King Creosote

    Kenny Anderson, aka King Creosote, talks about his songwriting, and founding The Fence Collective.

    Duration: 52:38

  • Out of Doors: Hidden Scotland

    Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith explore the parts of Scotland which are often overlooked.

    Duration: 35:38

Broadcasts

  • Sun 17 Jul 2011 00:30
  • Sun 5 Feb 2012 00:30