Aly Bain

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A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.

Folk musicians from both sides of the Atlantic come together in what have been called “the greatest backporch shows ever.” Collaborative live performances by various leading folk and country musicians playing music from Scotland, Ireland, England and North America.

One of the greatest poets of his generation, Norman MacCaig (1910-96) was also an expert fly-fisher. His favourite loch, the Loch of the Green Corrie, lies high up in the mountains of Assynt in the far north-west of Scotland. Fiddle maestro Aly Bain, Billy Connolly and award-winning poet and novelist Andrew Greig celebrate MacCaig in the centenary year of his birth with a journey from Edinburgh to Assynt and then the long climb to the Loch of the Green Corrie with its elusive trout.

A celebration in music of the Bard, Rabbie Burns, to mark Burns Night. Phil Cunningham, one of Scotland's most acclaimed traditional musicians, leads a star-studded line-up from the Titanic Building in Belfast. Scottish stars Aly Bain and Eddi Reader feature, alongside local talent Cup O'Joe, Andrew Calderwood and the Ulster-Scots Juvenile Pipe Band.

Guide to etiquette on single track roads. Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk."

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

Folk musicians from both sides of the Atlantic come together in what have been called “the greatest backporch shows ever.” Collaborative live performances by various leading folk and country musicians playing music from Scotland, Ireland, England and North America.