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New BBC Alba show Sruth to feature top young traditional musicians from Scotland and Ireland alongside A-listers in the genre By Philip Murray Published: 17:00, 01 March 2021
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SOME of the finest young traditional musicians from the Highlands and Ireland get the chance to perform with the genreâs A-list stars in a new TV series.
BBC Alba began screening the four-part show Sruth last week, and all episodes will be available to watch on the BBC iPlayer after broadcast.
Ross-shire talent amongst stars of BBC ALBA series offering definitive overview of traditional music By Hector MacKenzie Published: 17:00, 21 February 2021
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ROSS-SHIRE musicians are amongst those in the TV spotlight for a four-part series which promises to offer a definitive picture of traditional music in the here and now.
Sruth will also acknowledge the debt owed to the past masters, known and unknown, and the bright future flowing ahead of us .
The word Sruth describes the centuries-old movement of people, language and culture across the Straits of Moyle, the shortest distance between Ireland and Scotland.