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  1. At Home with Nancy Kerr

    20/20From her home in Sheffield, Nancy Kerr sings of old haunts lost and pastures new.

  2. At Home with Julie Fowlis

    19/20From her home in the Highlands, Julie Fowlis sings of seals, swans and the otherworldly.

  3. At Home with Germa Adan

    18/20At home in Birmingham, Haitian-born Germa Adan shares thoughts on identity and belonging.

  4. At Home with Stick in the Wheel

    17/20Stick in the Wheel’s Nicola Kearey and Ian Carter celebrate working lives and hard graft.

  5. At Home with Sam Lee

    16/20Sam Lee sings of the sun and the moon and talks movingly about love and hope.

  6. At Home with Peter Broderick

    15/20Oregon-born, Galway-based Peter Broderick sings in praise of the blackberry.

  7. At Home with Falle Nioke

    14/20Falle Nioke plays the music of his native Guinea from his current home in Margate.

  8. At Home with Lizabett Russo

    13/20From her home in Edinburgh, Lizabett Russo reflects on her roots in Romania.

  9. At Home with Tenzin Choegyal

    12/20Brisbane-based Tenzin Choegyal powerfully recalls his Tibetan homeland in song.

  10. At Home with Kate Stables

    11/20Paris-based Kate Stables muses on being a twin and how starting over can bring strength.

  11. At Home with Eliza Carthy

    10/20From her home in Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire, Eliza Carthy shares a timely song.

  12. At Home with Suhail Yusuf Khan

    9/20Sarangi player Suhail Yusuf Khan sings an Urdu poem that resonates for him.

  13. At Home with Lisa O'Neill

    8/20From her apartment in Dublin, Lisa O’Neill shares songs she’s written in recent months.

  14. At Home with Chris Wood

    7/20Kent-based musician Chris Wood sings about solitude and sofas.

  15. At Home with Fatoumata Diawara

    6/20Singer Fatoumata Diawara recalls early experiences that made her the singer she is today.

  16. At Home with Karine Polwart

    5/20Karine Polwart shares a song about The Diggers to celebrate getting back to the land.

  17. At Home with Owen Shiers

    4/20Owen Shiers shares a song with Verity Sharp that reminds him of his Welsh roots.

  18. At Home with Nathaniel Mann

    3/20Nathaniel Mann shares a song with Verity Sharp from his allotment outside Nottingham.

  19. At Home with Rachel Unthank

    2/20Rachel Unthank shares warm family memories of songs she now sings to her own children.

  20. At Home with Greg Russell

    1/20Greg Russell shares a Labi Siffre song with Verity Sharp that’s resonating under lockdown.