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4 results found for '"Folk songs"' in Keywords.
Big Bo on Falklands song (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Country music artist and Nottingham bricklayer Big Bo(?) talks about his song, The Ballad of the Sheffield, written after the sinking of HMS Sheffield off the Falkland Islands. Male interviewer not identified.
Songs for the Falklands (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Rodney Bennett reports on three songs written about the Falklands crisis. Speakers include musicians Jean Bacon(?), Marco Van Heist and Dame Vera Lynn. Original catalogue record gives transmission date of...
Ireland and the Irish people (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Special; Poetry
Documentary on Ireland and the Irish people. Includes Irish songs and poems read by the locals. The improved travel routes to Ireland have led to an increase in tourism, and the presenter’s trip to Ireland...
Greenham Common song and protest (1983)
- Genre
- Music; Special
A song sung by the women at Greenham Common, protesting against nuclear weapons. Followed by actuality of a noisy protest. In 2 parts.