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Celtic Connections at 20

A look at the history of the Celtic Connections festival, which takes place every January in Glasgow. Featuring memorable performances from Tom Jones and Capercaillie among others.

In the year that Celtic Connections celebrates its twentieth anniversary, this programme looks at the history of the festival and tells how the event has grown to be one of the most important music festivals in the country. Just before the start of Celtic Connections 2013, the show features some fantastic musical highlights from previous years as well as the history of this popular annual event.

Re-live memorable performances from Tom Jones, Capercaillie, the Transatlantic Sessions and many more as every January, Glasgow comes alive to the sounds of Celtic and roots music from all over the world. Hear the story so far from, amongst others, Aly Bain, Karine Polwart and Eddi Reader.

1 hour

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Sun 13 Jan 2013 22:00
大象传媒 Two Scotland

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Music featured in this programme

This programme features archive performances filmed at Celtic Connections and includes the following (year recorded also included):


Carlos Nu帽ez 鈥� Mambo 鈥� 2010

Wolfstone 鈥� Psycho Lady - 2000

Capercaillie 鈥� Finlay鈥檚鈥� 2002

Cherish the Ladies 鈥� The Ladies of Pantalettes 鈥� 1998

Shooglenifty 鈥� Charlie & The Professor 鈥� 2007

La Bottine Souriante 鈥� Le Reel de Pointe-au-pic 鈥� 2002

Transatlantic Sessions 鈥� Shove the Pig鈥檚 Foot Set 鈥� 2009

Nanci Griffith听听 鈥� It鈥檚 a Hard Life Wherever You Go 鈥� 2009

Julie Fowlis with Kathy Mattea and Eddi Reader 鈥� Bothan 脌irigh am Br脿igh Raithneach 鈥� 2009

Martyn Bennett & Cuillin Music 鈥� Ud the Doudouk 鈥� 1999

Treacherous Orchestra 鈥� Maverick Angels 鈥� 2012

Karine Polwart 鈥� Waterlily 鈥� 2004

Kristan Harvey & The Sanna 鈥� The Union Station Set 鈥� 2012

Rachel Sermanni听 鈥� Bones 鈥� 2011

Chris Stout & The 大象传媒 SSO 鈥� Dynr枚st 鈥� 2007

Creole Choir of Cuba 鈥� L鈥橝tibonite Oh 鈥� 2011

Tom Jones 鈥� Burning Hell 鈥� 2011

Paul Brady 鈥� Baker Street 鈥� 2012

Breabach 鈥� The Plagiarist / Good Drying 鈥� 2008

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