celtic on tv and radio

Don’t miss a moment of this year's TV and radio coverage - the BBC's Celtic Connections website is a central hub for all the various BBC networks. Special showcase concerts from the Old Fruitmarket and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall will also be broadcast on Irish language station, TG4.

In the meantime, get in the festival mood with a selection of video tracks from last year's coverage, available at bbc.co.uk/celticconnections

‘Live from the Festival’

All Year Round

During the festival we enjoy a strong relationship with the BBC with many live and recorded broadcasts. Many of these broadcasts pop up throughout the year so it’s worth checking the listings.

We think the best resource and entry point to all things folk across the BBC channels is here at www.bbc.co.uk/music/genres/folk

BBC Radio Scotland

Since day 1 of the festival we have collaborated and enjoyed a close relationship with our national radio station. Over the years Radio Scotland has presented live foyer shows, full concert broadcasts, news reports and numerous interviews with artists. We have even seen many of Radio Scotland’s presenters take to our stage including Archie Fisher, Iain Anderson and Mary Ann Kennedy. Programmes that have broadcast from the festival include Travelling Folk, Pipeline, The Reel Blend, Take the Floor and Iain Anderson.

BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 will broadcast the highlights of this year's festival in an hour long special presented by Mike Harding on Wednesday 11th February.

BBC Radio 3

Mary Ann Kennedy will present two special editions of BBC Radio 3's World on 3, which will be broadcast from the festival on Friday 23rd and 30th January and will feature performances by a selection of artists appearing at Celtic Connections 2009.

BBC Two Scotland

BBC Scotland will visit the Old Fruitmarket on 20th January to record a special showcase programme featuring festival highlights for transmission on BBC Two Scotland.

TG4

Celtic Connections 2009 will be broadcast in Ireland on TG4, the Irish language national station. TG4 and BBC Scotland will join forces again this year to record special showcase concerts from the Old Fruitmarket and from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The 2009 concerts will be broadcast on TG4 in the spring as four half hour programmes and a feature length concert, and will be presented by TG4's Daithí Ó Sé.

Celtic Connections 2009

Thursday 15th January - Sunday 1st February

Box Office : 0141 353 8000

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