Seirm

The first episode of Seirm-Celtic Connections is presented by Mary Ann Kennedy. Filmed in a new home, the atmospheric Arches, before an audience at the Celtic Connections music festival in January 2020, this eclectic show features lively performances from the best of the festival. Appearing in this first episode are Irish music stars Dervish; acclaimed musicians Julie Fowlis, Zoë Conway, Éamon Doorley and John McIntyre; Béla Fleck agus Abigail Washburn - a duo with jazz, classical and trad music leanings; and the renowned The Poozies. A line up guaranteed to raise your spirits.

Presented by Mary Ann Kennedy, Seirm was recorded during Celtic Connections in January 2020 and features some of the best musicians from the festival. The legendary Peggy Seeger has enjoyed a remarkable career in music and has a natural songwriting gift. Armed only with a guitar, Seeger is as sharp as ever, tearing into her back catalogue with considerable gusto. Stars of folk and bluegrass Della Mae are versatile singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists. This programme is given a melodic lift with the new piping partnership of Malin Lewis, Jarlath Henderson and Ali Hutton.

Presented by Mary Ann Kennedy and filmed at the atmospheric Arches before an audience at the Celtic Connections music festival in January 2020. Appearing in this third episode are Aoife Scott and Ron Block, Naad-Hara, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn and Two Octaves – Malin Makes Music. A line-up guaranteed to raise your spirits.

The fourth episode is presented by Mary Ann Kennedy. Filmed in a new home in Glasgow's Arches before an audience at the Celtic Connections music festival in January 2020, this eclectic show features lively performances from the best of the festival. Appearing in this episode are a fiery trio who take on a set of tunes with gusto: Talisk; Eabhal, a band who are guaranteed to lift the spirits of any gathering; and a new band of musicians Two Octaves – Malin Makes Music with Jarlath Henderson, Shona Mooney and Ali Hutton.

The fifth episode of a series presented by Mary Ann Kennedy and recorded in front of an audience in Glasgow's Arches at Celtic Connections 2020. Musical guests include The Poozies, Naad-hara's appealing musical blend of Scotland and India, innovative pipe music from Two Octaves - Malin Makes Music, and friends who originally got together to make music in Benbecula, Eabhal.

Headlining the show are a band that formed ten years ago and are widely acclaimed for their music - Rura. Their tenth birthday provided the opportunity to invite musical friends to form a big band: pipers Ali Hutton, Chris Waite and Finlay MacDonald; James Lindsay from Breabach on bass, and, returning to the band to mark their decade, Adam Holmes.

Music show presented by Mary Ann Kennedy. Seirm was filmed during Celtic Connections, 2020. Featuring Naad-hara - a harmony of east and west from talented Mischa MacPherson in collaboration with gifted singer and dancer Ankna Arockiam, plus Alasdair Iain Paterson, Sodhi Singh Deere and Charlie Stewart.

There's also Seamus Egan Project, a band from the States but with deep Irish roots and headlining the show, the acclaimed five-piece band who won the prestigious Belhaven prize at the Trad Awards last year - Kinnaris Quintet.

Last in the current series from Celtic Connections, presented by Mary Ann Kennedy and recorded before an audience in Glasgow's Arches in January 2020. Showcasing some of the best tunes from the world's biggest winter music festival, this programme features bands from all over the globe including Della Mae from Nashville, Aoife Scott and Ron Block from Ireland and the States, stars of Irish trad music Dervish, and homegrown talent Eabhal and The Poozies.