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Broadstairs (/ˈbrɔːdstɛːz/) [2] is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about 80 miles (130 km) east of London.It is part of the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, which includes St Peter's, and had a population in 2011 of about 25,000.
The RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards are annual awards presented by RTÉ Radio 1 to celebrate the best in Irish folk music. The awards were established in 2018 and include recipients such as Martin Hayes , Emma Langford , Declan O'Rourke , Moya Brennan , Andy Irvine , Saint Sister , Steve Cooney , Lisa O'Neill and Lankum .
Transatlantic Sessions musical co-directors Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas. Transatlantic Sessions is the collective title for a series of musical productions by Glasgow-based Pelicula Films Ltd, funded by- and produced for BBC Scotland, BBC Four [1] and RTÉ of Ireland. [2]
In 2018, they were named Best Folk Group at the RTÉ Folk Music Awards, while Radie Peat was named Best Folk Singer. [1] The band were nominated for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year in 2017 for their album Between the Earth and Sky , and won the prize in 2019 and 2024 for their albums The Livelong Day and False Lankum .
A folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods. Handicrafting has long been exhibited at such events and festival-like gatherings, as it has its roots in the ...
Folkworks was instrumental in the creation of the first BMus in Folk and Traditional Music in England which began in 2001 and still plays a part in its running at Newcastle University, currently under the stewardship of acclaimed Shetland fiddler and teacher Catriona MacDonald.
Harrington's hardware shop in Broadstairs, Kent, part of the inspiration for the Four Candles sketch. Four Candles is a sketch from the BBC comedy show The Two Ronnies, written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonym of Gerald Wiley and first broadcast on 18 September 1976. [1]
The speaking voice of Oliver Postgate, from the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs, 15 July 2007 Postgate joined the Home Guard in 1942 while studying at the Kingston School of Art , but when he became liable for military service during the Second World War the following year, he declared himself a conscientious objector , as his father ...