cultural life, the radio four podcast, she reveals her formative influences and experiences, and how her passion for playing was there from the start. i knew very young there was no question i wanted to play the violin. there was no question that that was what i must do and had to do and wanted to do. welcome. you were born and brought up in north ayrshire. what are your earliest musical memories at home? what memories do you have of music being played at home? the bee gees and abba. later on, good dose of shania twain. that was all my dad s taste. my mum definitely had a kenny g record. um. she laughs saxophone? they ll kill me for saying all of this quite like this, but it s the truth! both of your parents were born in italy, weren t they ? yes. was it an italian household culturally growing up? it s a good question. i would say both parents assimilated very concretely and quite deliberately with scottishness and scottish culture, but they also came over very young. my mum
the president toured the devastated town of lahaina, meeting with first responders. he s faced criticism for his handling of the federal response to the wildfires after not speaking publicly about the crisis for days. the president has also attended a community reception, where he s addressed a crowd under a banner reading lahaina strong . speaking in front of the island s famous banyan tree, mr biden said his government is committed to the recovery. we re focused on what s next, rebuilding for the long term. and doing it together to help get us back on our feet, to rebuild the way we want to rebuild. the country grieves with you and stand with you and will do everything to respect culture and traditions when the rebuilding takes place. the state s governor took part in mr biden s tour, and also spoke at the press conference. he had this message for the international community. all of the other areas of maui and the rest of hawaii are safe and open and available. the mystiqu
i knew very young there was no question i wanted to play the violin. there was no question that that was what i must do and had to do and wanted to do. have you played here much, nicky? nicola benedetti, welcome to this cultural life. thank you so much for having me. it s an absolute pleasure. you were born and brought up in north ayrshire. what are your earliest musical memories at home? what memories do you have of music being played at home? the bee gees and abba. later on, good dose of shania twain. that was all my dad s taste. my mum definitely had a kenny g record. um. she. laughs saxophone? they ll kill me for saying all of this quite like this, but it s the truth! both of your parents were born in italy, weren t they ? yes. was it an italian household culturally growing up? it s a good question. i would say both parents assimilated very concretely and quite deliberately with scottishness and scottish culture, but they also came over very young. my mum was three years
in london, there were tears, hugs and disappointment for the lionesses, who were looking to become the first england senior side since the men s team in 1966 to win the world cup. in a statement, king charles said. the tournament has broken attendance and tv records and raised hopes of a surge in interest for the women s game around the world. translation: this is for women s football, for women s history. - they deserve it. we must keep pushing and giving visibility. translation: it s a double success. we managed to be world champions, but this is going to motivate a lot of young women to play football and other sports. it s wonderful. translation: i ve been playing football since i was little. - i feel like i was them. i wish i was there to celebrate. it s so exciting. and let s hearfrom the england coach, sarina wiegman. of course everyone was very disappointed that we didn t win the game. at the other hand i think we can be very proud of ourselves, only it doesn t feel th
cultural life, the radio four podcast, she reveals her formative influences and experiences, and how her passion for playing was there from the start. i knew very young there was no question i wanted to play the violin. there was no question that that was what i must do and had to do and wanted to do. have you played here much, nicky? they chuckle nicola benedetti, welcome to this cultural life. thank you so much for having me. it s an absolute pleasure. you were born and brought up in north ayrshire. what are your earliest musical memories at home? what memories do you have of music being played at home? the bee gees and abba. later on, good dose of shania twain. that was all my dad s taste. my mum definitely had a kenny g record. um. she laughs saxophone? they ll kill me for saying all of this quite like this, but it s the truth! both of your parents were born in italy, weren t they ? yes. was it an italian household culturally growing up? it s a good question. i would say