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Ceol Ulaidh/Castle Sessions

Ellen MacDonald presents the best of Ulster-Scots music, featuring local artists and invited guests from Canada and Scotland.

Tha Ce貌l Ulaidh a' taisbeanadh uair a sh矛de de che貌l binn Albannach-Ulaidh aig Seisean a' Chaisteil; cruinneachadh ci霉il barraichte le cluicheadairean agus seinneadairean ionadail agus cuid a dh'aoighean s貌nraichte 脿 Canada agus Alba.

'S i Ellen NicDh貌mhnaill a tha a' l矛bhrigeadh a' phr貌graim seo a chaidh a chl脿radh aig Caisteal Lorgain ann an Siorrachd Armagh. B' ann an sin a chuir an luchd-ci霉il seachad d脿 latha c貌mhla, a' cruthachadh agus ag ullachadh seataichean 霉r airson a' phr貌graim. Am measg an t脿laint sa phr貌gram tha am p矛obaire Andy Carlisle 脿 Baile Mhic Ghabhainn ann an Siorrachd an D霉in.

Tha Andy a-nis na sti霉iriche p矛obaireachd aig Oilthigh Carnegie Mellon ann am Philadelphia. Tha Andy air iomadh duais agus cli霉 barraichte a choisinn airson a sh脿r sgilean seinn air a' ph矛ob mh貌r agus tha e cuideachd air leth aithnichte air p矛ob bheag Mhachair Alba.

Hear Ulster-Scots music at its best in The Castle Session, a one-hour celebration featuring local artists and invited guests from Canada and Scotland. The show is hosted by Ellen MacDonald and recorded at Lurgan Castle, where the artists spent two days producing special arrangements for the show.

Performers include piper Andy Carlisle. Originally from Ballygowan, Andy is now director of piping at Carnegie Mellon University in Philadelphia. A champion Highland bagpiper, he is also a renowned lowland piper.

Those musicians from foreign shores include Madison Violet, a Canadian folk music duo, Scotland's Ailie Roberston, a traditional harpist recognised for her unique fusion of Scottish, Irish and contemporary styles, and presenter of the show, Scotland's renowned Gaelic singer, Ellen MacDonald will also take to the stage to showcase some traditional Gaelic singing.

58 minutes

Last on

Fri 24 Jan 2020 23:00

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Presenter Ellen MacDonald

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