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Documentaries from RTE Radio 1 as part of the Folk Awards.

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    • Oct 14, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 3 EPISODES


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    The Road Well Travelled

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2018 51:26


    Niamh Dunne is the fiddler in Beoga, Ed Sheeran's favourite Irish band. She delves into her musical heritage alongside her father piper Mickey Dunne.

    The Summer of Astral Weeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2018 40:25


    Van Morrison is one of the great musicians of his generation. His 1968 album Astral Weeks is said to be one of the finest albums of all time. We visit Boston, LA and New York to hear the story of that summer and reunite, for the first time in 50 years, the musicians who played on Astral Weeks – bar one. Narrated by Richard Dormer

    Sounding the New Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2018 43:00


    Featuring Martin Hayes and the music Loah and Nava, we take a look at how the merging of cultures reflects in the music of Ireland at the moment.

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