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Blue plaque for Derry's 'first lady of Music'

A blue plaque has been unveiled at the former home of Derry's 'first lady of Music' Alexandrina McCausland Stewart who died in 1942. Alexandrina founded the Londonderry Philharmonic Society in 1899 and the Feis Ceoil in 1900. Nuala McAllister Harte from Dungiven is an expert on the musical history of Derry - and she told our reporter Deirdre Donnelly all about Alexandrina's influence.

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