Music and Faith
Cathy MacDonald introduces a celebration of music inspired or influenced by various religious or cultural faiths including the music of medieval St Andrew's cathedral, a reflection on Bob Dylan's Gospel years and the story of how a Gaelic hymn became an international pop hit.
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Scotland鈥檚 Music 鈥� St Andrews
John Purser reimagines the music and atmosphere of the town鈥檚 historic cathedral in its medieval heyday.
Duration: 27:25
Songlines 鈥� Morning Has Broken
John Cavanagh traces the history of one of the world鈥檚 favourite melodies from the church pew to the hit parade.
Duration: 26:38
Culture Caf茅 鈥� Bob Dylan鈥檚 Gospel Years
Clare English introduces a look at Dylan鈥檚 controversial years of conversion to Christianity and the music he produced.
Duration: 45:18
Soul Music 鈥� Part 1
Musician and minister John Bell explores Transcendence and the way music can articulate our most intense experiences.
Duration: 27:02
Sunday Morning with Cathy MacDonald 鈥� Helen Shapiro
The 60s singer discusses how religion had increasingly become part of her stage performance and why gospel music is now her true musical calling.
Duration: 09:19
Soul Music 鈥� Part 2
John Bell looks at the tunes that have emerged from struggle and conflict to inspire and release people from oppression.
Duration: 26:10
The Banned History Of Rock鈥檔鈥橰oll 鈥� Religion
Vic Galloway explores this tension between music and religion and asks whether rock鈥檔鈥檙oll really is the devil鈥檚 music.
Duration: 27:18
Soul Music 鈥� Part 3
John Bell explores how setting scripture to music can lead to great inspiration.
Duration: 26:11
Mary Ann Kennedy鈥檚 Global gathering 鈥� Tigerstyle
The Glasgow-based Bhangra group perform live traditional Sikh devotional music.
Duration: 05:27
Soul Music 鈥� Part 4
John Bell considers what happens when grief is raw 鈥� can music face up to the hardest of human experiences?
Duration: 25:47
If I Knew Then 鈥� Krishna Das
Ricky Ross meets the Jewish born master of Indian devotional singing and discusses how the music changed his faith and his life forever.
Duration: 28:31
Soul Music 鈥� Part 5
John Bell considers music鈥檚 ability to cross cultural barriers and connect with people all over the world.
Duration: 26:40
Songlines 鈥� Nkosi Sikilel iAfrica
John Cavanagh explores the origins and creation of the South African national anthem 鈥淣kosi Sikelel iAfrica鈥�
Duration: 26:48
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- Sun 8 Jan 2012 00:30大象传媒 Radio Scotland
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