Kintra Episodes Episode guide
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01/01/2023
Highlights from last year for the Kintra team to enjoy.
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25/12/2022
Join the Kintra Folk as Christmas Day winds down with lively blether, banter and music.
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Seasonal themes from the Kintra team as Christmas approaches.
A song for Santa, new Ulster-Scots poems and picking up a fiddle late in life.
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A Blue Plaque for William Starrat, a record breaking drummer and the start of Christmas
A Blue Plaque unveiling in Strabane and a record breaking drummer.
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A blue plaque for a World War II codebreaker, a legendary Cullybackey poet and a little Ulster-Scots folklore!
The World War II codebreaker and a legendary Cullybackey poet.
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Country-wide events for Leid Week, and exploring Ulster-Scots in a resource for adults and new history resource for teens.
Upcoming Leid Week events and learning about the Ulster-Scots and their role in history.
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Dunloy Accordion Band鈥檚 visit to play at War Memorials in France and Belgium, and a story of relations who never came home.
Remembering a visit to France and Belgium with Dunloy Accordion Band.
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An Ulster-Scots Prime Minister, deep roots at Drenagh and the story of William Orr鈥檚 execution.
An Ulster-Scots Prime Minister, deep roots at Drenagh and the story of William Orr.
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A bit of boo and banter from the Kintra team, and the Foreign Landers talk about their debut album.
Boo and banter in the Glens, pumpkins galore and a debut album from the Foreign Landers.
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23/10/2022
Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk
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An Ulster-Scots newspaper column, repairing accordions and over half a century of on-call fire-fighting.
A new Ulster-Scots column, repairing accordions and over 50 years of fire-fighting.
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Literature for the long winter nights
Recommendations for both readers and writers of Ulster Scots!
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Ulster-Scots in the House of Commons, learning to write dialogue, and the story of an inspirational young piper.
Ulster-Scots in the Commons and in the written word - and meeting The Wheeled Piper.
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Harvest knots and hedgerows down the Ards Peninsula and what exactly is 鈥樷�滸rass Rock鈥�?
Harvest knots and hedgerows and the roots of Hayseed Dixie鈥檚 music.
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18/09/2022
Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk
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鈥淭he day we met the Queen.鈥�
Remembering Royal occasions in Ulster and beyond.
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Helen Mark heads down the Ards Peninsula for a good yarn with Mark Thompson.
Helen Mark in conversation with Mark Thompson.
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A trip to Rathlin Island
Carla and Willie are on the road, adventuring across Rathlin Island.
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Getting to know Pipe Major Richard Parkes MBE of the Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band
A chat with the world鈥檚 most successful Pipe Major, Richard Parkes MBE.
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Ulster-Scots ancestry in Fermanagh and Donegal, Kilkeel celebrates a local hero, back to the Lammas fair, and spooning a tune.
Exploring Ulster-Scots roots, celebrating a hero, back to the fair, and a spoon tune!
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A trip to California, a Canadian connection and The Antrim Show.
Stories from San Francisco and Killinchey 鈥� and a tractor enthusiast!
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A trip to California, a Canadian connection and The Antrim Show
Two stories from North America and an agricultural show closer to hame!
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Road trip! Exploring the Ards Peninsula.
Helen Mark and Gibson Young explore the Ards Peninsula, where Gibson calls hame.
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Poet Anne McMaster tells Helen Mark about rediscovering her Ulster-Scots roots on her return to Garvagh.
Poet Anne McMaster talks to Helen Mark about coming home to her Ulster-Scots roots.
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Ian Crozier, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ulster-Scots Agency talks with Helen Mark about the journey that led to the job
Helen Mark in conversation with Ian Crozier, the CEO of the Ulster-Scots Agency.
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Writing in Ulster-Scots at school, a family鈥檚 legacy in words and music, and remembering a game of football with George Best
Ulster-Scots words and music 鈥� today and from the past - and 'playing with Geordie Best'.
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Road trip! From Carrick to Cushendall
Carla and Willie hit the road, travelling from Carrick to Cushendall.
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BBQ tips for the dads and lads, Ulster-Scots astronomy from 1860s almanacs, and a soundtrack for poetry.
BBQ tips for the dads and lads, stargazing Ulster-Scots and a soundtrack for poetry.
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Islandmagee, Stormont, Tenneessee and The Holy Land!
Islandmagee, Stormont, Tenneessee and The Holy Land!
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Remembering a royal visit to Ballymoney, meeting the Queen in person, and a yarn about a family鈥檚 Lambeg drum and a windmill.
Recalling royal encounters, and the Lambeg drum connecting another jubilee to a windmill.
