Folk Club
Colum Sands
Saturdays
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Colum Sands presents a weekly feast of the best traditional and contemporary folk music and song. With live studio guests, concert performances, the latest on CD and vinyl, plus news from folk music venues across NI.
For six weeks, beginning 20th June Folk Club will be broadcast in the Radio Scotland Travelling Folk slot.
Colum Sands introduces a celebration of Robbie Burns
Colum Sands and Archie Fisher co present a joint edition of their weekly programmes from the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow
Kieran Goss teams up with the cream of contemporary songwriters for a unique cocret at the Grand Opera House in Belfast.
Watch this film and discover why music is so important to Colum Sands.
Superb Belfast singer/songwriter Brian kennedy in concert from the 21st Fiddlers Green Festival in Rostrevor.
Cara Dillon recorded live in concert at the 21st Fiddlers Green Festival in Rostrevor in July 2007.
New supergroup Hibernian Rhapsody in concert at th 21st Fiddlers Green Festival in Rostrevor
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Where Music Matters
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Saturday 20 June 2009
Colum Sands celebrates the best of traditional and contemporary folk music and song from Ireland, Scotland and beyond - including, after the news, an hour in the company of Ireland's finest musical ambassadors, Altan, recorded in concert in their native County Donegal. -
Saturday 27 June 2009
Colum Sands celebrates the best of traditional and contemporary folk music and song from Ireland, Scotland and beyond - including, after the news, an hour in the company of the legendary folk- rock band Fairport Convention recorded in Dublin last month during a rare accoustic concert tour of these islands. -
Saturday 04 July 2009
Colum Sands celebrates the best of traditional and contemporary folk music and song from Scotland, Ireland and beyond - including, after the news, an hour in the company of the award winning Scots singer and songwriter Karine Polwart and her band at the recent Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in Belfast. -
Saturday 11 July 2009
Colum Sands celebrates the best of traditional and contemporary folk music and song from Ireland, Scotland and beyond - including, after the news, the fine Co Down based singer and songwriter Sean Donnelly , accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Brendan Monaghan, in concert at the newly re-opened Playhouse Theatre in Derry. -
Saturday 18 July 2009
Colum Sands celebrates the best of traditional and contemporary folk music and song from Ireland, Scotland and beyond - including, after the news, an hour in the company of one our finest singer/songwriters - Kieran Goss, in concert with his Trio in the Backroom at McGrory's of Culdaff. -
Saturday 25 July 2009
Colum Sands is on stage at Saint Bronagh's Hall, Rostrevor, Co Down to introduce two hours of live performances from the 23rd Fiddlers Green Festival which is taking place all this week. After the news his very special guest in concert will be the legendary Scottish songwriter - long domiciled in Australia - Eric Bogle.