Radio Lammermuir

Episodes

1. 18

   Composer Raymond Dodd talks to us about his new arrangement of the Fantasy String Quartet

   Composer Raymond Dodd talks to us about his experience with the Lammermuir Festival and his new arrangement of the Fantasy String Quartet. You can listen to his work on Monday the 15th of September at 7.30 pm at Winton House, Pencaitland. Where his work will be perfomerd by the Maxwell String...

   Sep 8, 2014

   5m
2. 17

   Oboist François Leleux on being the artist in residence

   Oboist François Leleux talks to us about coming back to be the artist in residence at the festival this year. He tells us about the 4 concerts he is going to play at and about the variety of this year’s program. You can see François Lelux at: The Opening Concert on Friday the 12th of September at...

   Sep 8, 2014

   5m
3. 16

   Christopher Glynn on Ryedale's Festival Opera "The Coronation of Poppea"

   Lammermuir Festival presents opera for the first time this year in collaboration with Ryedale Festival Opera. We talk to Christopher Glynn, Artistic Director of the Ryedale Festival about this new production and new translation of Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea: a gripping tale of lust, power,...

   Jul 24, 2014

   4m
4. 15

   Welcome To Lammermuir Festival 2014

   Welcome to Lammermuir Festival 2014 which runs from Friday 12 to Sunday 21 September 2014. One of the two Artistic Directors of the Festival, Hugh Macdonald gives us a flavour of what's to come during the ten days of music throughout East Lothian this autumn.

   Jul 16, 2014

   8m
5. 14

   Christine Brewer and The Four Last Songs of Richard Strauss: Lammermuir Festival 2014

   Soprano Christine Brewer is widely regarded as one of the finest performers of Richard Strauss' achingly beautiful Four Last Songs - his farewell to the world. She talks to us here about her journey with this work from hearing it for the first time to what will be her 96th performance at The...

   Jul 16, 2014

   7m
6. 13

   Festival Gardens

   On this week’s podcast we talk to Ruth Plowden, owner of Johnstounburn House and the lady behind Festival Gardens, a new addition to the Lammermuir programme that see some of the country’s finest private gardens open to the public exclusively for the Festival.

   Sep 1, 2012

   4m
7. 12

   Tantallon Part 2

   On this week’s podcast, composer Bill Sweeney, joined by some of the musicians involved in Tantallon, tells us why he was drawn to this project and what the audience can expect to see and hear.

   Aug 24, 2012

   6m
8. 11

   Tantallon Part 1

   This week we talk to Aonghas MacNeacail, the writer and librettist for Tantallon! These Lands This Wall, taking place at the Lammermuir Festival on the 17th September.

   Aug 16, 2012

   4m
9. 10

   Master and Commander

   Festival Director James Waters talks about the inspiration behind the Master and Commander concert, featuring Robert Hardy and the Raeburn Quartet at Inveresk Church on Sunday 16 September.

   Aug 9, 2012

   4m
10. 9

    Mercat Tours

    Nicola from Mercat Tours tells us about the very special historical walking tour that she has created for this year's Lammermuir Festival. Discover Haddington's secret past of wicked witches, plague, murky murders, Jacobites and daring escapes on a family friendly tour from St Mary’s kirkyard to...

    Aug 1, 2012

    5m
11. 8

    Music at Glenkinchie

    This week we talk to Sarah Burgess, the manager of Glenkinchie Distillery, to discover how whisky and music will combine to create a very special evening on the 17th September for Lammermuir's "Music at Glenkinchie" concert.

    Jul 29, 2012

    4m
12. 7

    Richard Bath: Food and Drink in East Lothian

    19 July: East Lothian offers a wonderful range of food and drink and we hope you'll enjoy some during the 2012 Lammermuir Festival. Richard Bath, editor of Scottish Field Magazine and restaurant critic for Scotland on Sunday gives us his thoughts on eating in East Lothian. www.scottishfield.co.uk

    Jul 17, 2012

    3m
13. 6

    Peter Whelan of Ensemble Marsyas

    Making their debut at this year's Festival, Ensemble Marsyas launch their new CD of Zelenka Sonatas at their concert on Sunday 16 September. We talk to Peter Whelan, founder member and bassoonist with the Ensemble, and give our listeners a taste of some of the beautiful music by Zelenka featured…

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    Jul 12, 2012

    5m
14. 5

    Sean Shibe

    05/07/12 - We meet young guitar phenomenon Sean Shibe and hear some of the music he will be performing as this year's Young Artist in Residence at Lammermuir Festival.

    Jul 5, 2012

    4m
15. 4

    East Lothian: the beautiful place

    Provost Ludovic Broun-Lindsay and Angela Leitch, Chief Executive of East Lothian Council tell us why East Lothian is the perfect setting for the Lammermuir Festival.

    Jun 27, 2012

    4m
16. 3

    The Lamp of Lothian and the Lammermuir Festival

    Chair of Lammermuir Festival, James Stretton, talks about The Lamp of Lothian and its significance in the Lammermuir Festival.

    Jun 18, 2012

    7m
17. 2

    Sir Francis Ogilvy and Winton House

    This week we talk to Sir Francis Ogilvy who takes us round his beautiful stately home, Winton House, the setting for the afternoon tea concert on Sunday 16 September.

    Jun 18, 2012

    5m
18. 1

    Radio Lammermuir

    Follow our weekly podcasts as we go behind the scenes at the 2012 Lammermuir Festival. We’ll be chatting to the artists, visiting venues and giving you a flavour of some of the beautiful music you can hear at this year’s festival. Lammermuir Festival 2012 is launched. In our first podcast we talk...

    Jun 18, 2012

    8m