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Verity Sharp hosts a series of conversations and performances recorded by songwriters at home. For this edition she calls Scottish singer Julie Fowlis at her home in the Highlands.

After a year of restricted movement, cancelled gigs and binned recording projects, have some of the UK鈥檚 most seasoned folk musicians changed their creative lives for good? Has the pandemic brought a whole new sense of artistic conscientiousness that has altered their artistic habits, or will it be business as usual once life鈥檚 back on track? Does the idea of jetting around the world to sing for large audiences still appeal, or has performing and sharing work online opened up new, more democratic possibilities? And how have all the events of the year rubbed off on their songwriting and sense of purpose? Verity Sharp calls up musicians who鈥檙e rooted in tradition, to find out how they鈥檙e currently feeling and to ask them to share a song that鈥檚 kept them grounded during this exceptional year.

In this episode, Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis shares how music-making has been brought into family life this year, how birds have been inspiring her to learn new songs and how being part of a tradition full of stories of the otherworld has been a source of strength.

Presented and produced by Verity Sharp.
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3.