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The OUTSIDE TRACK

www.theoutsidetrack.com + www.myspace.com/theoutsidetrack

Ailie Robertson+ Norah Rendell + Alan Jordan + Fiona Black

Welcome, BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Musician, Lauren MacColl

With a line-up that now includes BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner 2005 (Lauren), the BBC Fame Academy Bursary winner 2007 (Fiona) and the BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year finalist 2008 (Ailie), its no wonder that The Outside Track are one of the most talked about new bands on the circuit.
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Permalink - Posted: May 6, 2008 at 10:32 am

RTÉ RADIO 1 CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MONTH WITH PUBLIC ROOTS FREEWAY SESSION & SPECIAL BROADCASTS

www.rte.ie/radio1/rootsfreeway

The month of May has been designated International Bluegrass month and the RTÉ Radio 1 Music Collection is marking it with a host of music programmes celebrating Bluegrass and its musicians.

Monday’s In Concert series features two-part shows The Paperboys and Alison Krauss during the month. The Paperboys are a Canadian group whose influences range from Bluegrass to Mexicana and our own Irish traditional music. Alison Krauss in concert was recorded in The National Stadium in 1996 and has never been broadcast before. Alison and her band Union Station show us why she is the queen of Bluegrass music.
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Permalink - Posted: May 1, 2008 at 11:09 am
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