The acclaimed singer and songwriter Declan O’Rourke takes us for a scenic walk near his home in the beautiful fishing village of Kinvara on the west coast of Ireland, singing songs inspired by the area as he goes. Declan’s grandfather, an artist, was born and brought up in Kinvara. On our walk, Declan reflects on his first performance at an open mic night in Dublin where he suffered “an instant addiction” to singing live, on his fascination with the Great Irish Famine of the 1840s and 50s and on the exhibition of his grandfather’s paintings he staged in the village.
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Stick in the Wheel on the Road to Epping Forest
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Seth Lakeman on Dartmoor
Jon Boden in the Loxley Valley
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Steve Knightley on the Exe Trail
Eliza Carthy (and Family) in Robin Hood's Bay
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Karine Polwart at Fala Moor
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