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Jane Cassidy explores the tradition of Irish rhyme and song used to celebrate one's pride of place. She comments on the old Gaelic tradition of travelling poets and harpists, as well as the practice of selling ballads and balladsheets at the hiring fair and the songs of emigrants recalling their love of home from far off shores. The programme also features the work of more recent artists who continue to display this Irish tradition including Tommy Sands (County Down), Pat McGill (Donegal) and John Watt (County Antrim).