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Thread #55250   Message #858573
Posted By: Noreen
04-Jan-03 - 01:28 PM
Thread Name: Another Interesting BBC4 Eve
Subject: RE: Another Interesting BBC4 Eve
Hey! I now have access to a digibox (I hope!)
So tonight's 7.5 hrs of folkie programming:


Sat 4 Jan   
   
   7:00 pm The Cambridge Folk Festival 2002
Mark Radcliffe and Eliza Carthy present two hours of highlights from the summer's friendliest festival. Artists include Iris De Ment, John Prine, Joe Strummer, Cara Dillon and the Be Good Tanyas. W/S.   

   9:00 pm Martin Carthy And Friends
A unique concert from Islington's Union Chapel, exploring many of the songs and partnerships that have made Martin Carthy the touchstone of the English traditional folk scene for forty years. W/S.   

   10:30 pm Christy Moore Uncovered
Christy Moore is joined by his 'ultimate band members' Donal Lunny and Declan Sinnott to interact, create and have fun. The artist performs his best work and gives insights into his music. W/S.   

   11:55 pm Down From The Mountain
Storyville: An account of the concert, backstage preparations and rehearsals of American roots folk music featured in the Coen Brothers' film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? W/S.   

   1:30 am Nick Drake: A Skin Too Few
Nick Drake is one of rock's most tragically romantic figures. He died in 1974 at 26. The testimonies in this film describe an artist of integrity who symbolises the destructive effect of loneliness