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Kintra Episodes

  1. 11/04/2021

    Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk.

  2. A Kintra Easter music special

    An Easter special with music from our Scots and Ulster-Scots friends.

  3. 21/03/2021

    Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk

  4. 14/03/2021

    Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk

  5. Completing the 2021 Census in Ulster-Scots, music at home with Lesley Magee, and Mark Thompson has a song from the peninsula.

    The Census in Ulster-Scots, a song from the Ards peninsula and harp music at home.

  6. This week, behind the scenes at Glenarm Castle’s estate in lockdown and making music at home with the Loughridge family.

    Conversation about Glenarm Castle Estate and music from a talented family at home.

  7. It’s all about three this week; a third series for “Hame”, reaching number 3 in The Charts and the third Steinbeck festival.

    Hame is back on BBC NI, bagpipes are in The Top Ten and the Steinbeck festival is back.

  8. The Ulster-Scots take on the food of love, Valentine cards and tales of enduring romance

    The Ulster-Scots take on the food of love, Valentines, and tales of enduring romance.

  9. The history behind “Afeared” on TV, making music at home, and remembering James Fenton, author of “The Hamely Tongue”.

    The history behind “Afeared”, music at home and remembering James Fenton.

  10. 31/01/2021

    Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk

  11. Celebrating Burns Night with guests Dr Frank Ferguson and chef Paula McIntyre in words and music with the Kintra Team

    Celebrating Burns Night with guests Dr Frank Ferguson and chef Paula McIntyre.

  12. 17/01/2021

    Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk

  13. A Bangor bard’s words newly published, honours for sewing tartan togs, and the refurb of Ballycopeland mill is almost finished.

    A Bangor bard’s back in print, honours for Granny Greta, and refreshing Millisle’s mill.

  14. 03/01/2021

    Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk

  15. Looking back the Kintra team’s favourite moments from the last year – and there were lots!

    Looking back at the Kintra team’s favourite moments from 2020.

  16. Opening our Ulster-Scots Christmas box with seasonal offerings in words, music and banter from the Kintra team.

    Kintra’s Ulster-Scots Christmas box is opened with seasonal warm in words and music.

  17. 13/12/2020

    Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk

  18. 06/12/2020

    Ulster-Scots stories, news, music and banter. Email the team at kintra@bbc.co.uk

  19. A sweet treat behind the first window of Kintra’s Advent Calendar, writing Ulster-Scots in a new story, and connecting to 007.

    A treat for Kintra’s Advent Calendar, a tale of 007 and Ulster-Scots in a new story.

  20. It’s Ulster-Scots language week and our guests have a love of words – Paul Clark (UTV) and Ian Crozier (Ulster-Scots Agency).

    Language week on Kintra with Paul Clark (UTV) and Ian Crozier (Ulster-Scots Agency).

  21. Painting the Maine Lambeg drum, exploring the “Brian Boru pipes” and a family reaction to an old soldier’s voice from the past.

    Painting a Lambeg, exploring the “Brian Borus” and reactions to a voice from the past.

  22. A voice from the Somme – recordings just found of a veteran remembering the battle, and from Portavogie, memories of the GI’s.

    Remembering the Somme, a veteran’s tells his story in newly discovered recordings.

  23. Printing your own bagpipe chanter, storytelling Ulster-Scots on Radio and a drop of ‘still’ – medicinal of course!

    Printing a bagpipe chanter, “Sons of the Sod” for Storyteller and a yarn about poteen.

  24. A children’s story-book illustrator, and for the end of October, Ulster-Scots poems and yarns to send a shiver up your spine.

    Meeting the children’s book illustrator and Ulster-Scots yarns to give you the creeps.

  25. Readers young and old join the team this week with ideas for books in – or about – Ulster-Scots.

    Readers young and old join the team with ideas for books in – or about – Ulster-Scots.

  26. A hedgerow harvest to set you up for the long winter days, and memories from Portavogie.

    Making the most of the hedgerow harvest, and memories galore from Portavogie.

  27. 04/10/2020

    A word to inspire photography, a fisherman’s poetry and Dungannon’s Ulster-Scots history.

  28. A new home in the USA, Cup O’Joe’s bluegrass journey, paddle-boarding in Portrush and Ulster-Scots history in Ballywalter.

    Cup O’Joe’s bluegrass journey, paddle-boarding and Ulster-Scots history in Ballywalter.

  29. A book to help Ulster-Scots children talk about these unusual days, poems old and new and a look back to the original feis.

    A book about ‘The Feardie Geng’, poems old and new and a look back to the first feis.

  30. A whiskey barrel hobby, taking the floor for decades of dancing, the joys of a market gardening and a song for a ‘garden’ prom.

    Whiskey barrel furniture, surprises and joy from the market garden and a song for a prom.

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