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Celtic Connections 2017 opening night with Kathryn Tickell

Kathryn Tickell presents the opening night of the 2017 Celtic Connections festival, with artists including Katrine Polwart, Rachel Sermanni, Aziza Brahim and Laura Marling.

Celtic Connections opening night: Glasgow's winter celebration of music from the Celtic world and beyond opens in grand style. Kathryn Tickell is at the city's Royal Concert Hall to introduce a performance by the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley, joined by leading artists from this year's festival, including Scotland's Katrine Polwart, Rachel Sermanni and Adam Holmes, Saharawi singer Aziza Brahim, Cara Dillon and Declan O'Rourke from Ireland plus, for the whole of the second half, English singer-songwriter Laura Marling. Introduced by Kathryn Tickell.
(Recorded on Thursday 19th January at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow).

2 hours

Last on

Fri 20 Jan 2017 23:00

Music Played

  • Karine Polwart & 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Monologue / Cover Your Eyes

  • Karine Polwart & 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Half a Mile

  • Adam Holmes and Rachel Sermanni

    Banks are Broken

  • Adam Holmes and Rachel Sermanni

    Oh My God

  • Aziza Brahim

    Lagi

  • Cara Dillon

    She Moves Through The Fair

    Performer: Cara Dillon. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Cara Dillon

    Fil Fil a Run

    Performer: Cara Dillon. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys

    Everything Changed

  • Declan O鈥橰ourke

    Galileo

    Performer: Declan O鈥橰ourke. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Declan O鈥橰ourke

    Slieve Bloom

    Performer: Declan O鈥橰ourke. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Laura Marling

    Suite - Take the Night Off / I Was an Eagle / You Know / Breathe

    Performer: Laura Marling. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
  • Laura Marling

    What He Wrote

    Performer: Laura Marling. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Laura Marling

    Sophia

    Performer: Laura Marling. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Laura Marling

    Hope in the Air

    Performer: Laura Marling. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Leonard Cohen

    Avalanche

    Performer: Laura Marling. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Laura Marling

    Goodbye England

    Performer: Laura Marling. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 Jan 2017 23:00

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