Dara Dubh, Essex to Armagh and A Boat Made Out of a Bus

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John sits down with rising indie folk performer Dara Dubh to talk about her latest release. He also hits the streets of Belfast to hear what people are saying about the Fleadh Cheoil. Two friends, John and Eamonn, phone in from their 1,000km journey from Essex to Armagh as they raise funds for two children's charities. Former BBC World Service correspondent Tim Ecott discusses his new book, Eva and the Island. It explores life on one of the Faroe Islands' most remote inhabited islands, where a centuries-old farming tradition continues to endure. Artist and inventor Paddy Bloomer talks about his latest ambitious creation: transforming an old Belfast Citybus and part of a wind turbine into a boat to sail down the River Bann. Nashville-based singer-songwriter, fiddler and author Jessica Willis Fisher tells John about her new instrumental single Golden Hour, inspired by her All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil win, as well as her journey from performer to advocate for survivors of abuse. And in the kitchen with Paula today, John tries her local bean and parma ham spaghetti. Why not give the recipe a go yourself? Phone: 03030 80 55 55 (standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles apply) Text: 81771 Email: swjt@bbc.co.uk