Monday, April 10, 2017

Wayfaring Stranger with Phil Cunningham - BBC

The first episode aired last Thursday and is currently available on BBC iPlayer here. It is a superb telling of our musical heritage. Previous attempts in years gone by - such as Bringing It All Back Home (1992) and the Translatlantic Sessions - have not understood - and therefore left out - the Ulster-Scots dimension, and so became merely Scottish and Irish. This puts 'us' centre stage, with groundbreaking research and marvellous new discoveries. You just have to watch it - drink it all in with a Parting Glass at the end of episode one. Just wonderful!

WFS Ep 1 TX card 1

1 comments:

Rob't said...

Thanks for the share! Alas, it does not play here in the states. I'll look for it on DVD or something later.