Folk Hibernia at the BBC

Folk Hibernia at the BBC

Folk Hibernia at the BBC

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Folk Hibernia at the BBC

2007

0h 59m

6.5(3 votes)

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Overview

Celebrating the finest in Irish folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the BBC archives. Highlights include songs from The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, Christy Moore, The Pogues and Sharon Shannon.

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Christy Moore

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Christy Moore

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Sharon Shannon

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Sharon Shannon

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