Web Extra: John Spillaine's tribute to Seamus Heaney

Irish singer-songwriter John Spillaine reads a poem by the late Seamus Heaney, A Birl for Burns, Heaney’s tribute to Robert Burns.

Filmed during the 'Celtic Connections International Burns Concert' on the 25th January 2014 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow

27 January 2014

3 minutes

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Celtic Connections—2014, Episode 1

Web Exclusives—Celtic Connections, 2014, Episode 1
Five performances from the concert that weren't included in the programme.

Salsa Celtica with ensemble – A Man’s a Man For A’ That
Duration: 06:37
Mahotella Queens with ensemble and the RSNO – Auld Lang Syne
Duration: 03:54
Mahotella Queens – Umuntu Ngmuntu
Duration: 06:46
Alkinoos Ioannidis and Karine Polwart – The Slaves Lament / St. Marina’s Lullaby
Duration: 04:36

Trailer for Celtic Connections 2018: Bothy Culture and Beyond—2018, Bothy Culture and Beyond
Duration: 00:21
Who can play the 'hoof'?—2018, Bothy Culture and Beyond
Duration: 02:00
Danny MacAskill & Greg Lawson Chat—2018, Bothy Culture and Beyond
Duration: 08:37
Cellist Rory Pierces tells us how the name Bothy Culture came about—2018, Bothy Culture and Beyond
Duration: 01:21