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Piping at TradFest, a Belfast gathering for poets, Ulster-Scots schemes for children and 'Galway Bay' down the Ards

A piping contest at Belfast TradFest, planning for poetry in the pub, a remembered song from childhood and Ulster-Scots summer schemes for children.

Rab Lennox visits Belfast TradFest to hear about the role of solo pipers in the city鈥檚 traditional music scene.
Poet Steve Dornan tells the team about the plans for a gathering of writers and poets, Willie Hill has news of the Ulster-Scots summer schemes around the country and Andy Brown remembers a song that still takes him back to his childhood.
Helen Mark completes this week鈥檚 Kintra team and as always, to share an Ulster-Scots yarn, promote an event or just send a message to the team, send an email to kintra@bbc.co.uk.

27 minutes

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  • Sun 6 Aug 2023 18:03