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Radio Ulster,4 mins

SeriesSeries 14

Low Country Boys at the Smithsonian Festival

A Kist o Wurds

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The Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC kicked off on 27th June and among the Ulster-Scots folk taking part are the Low Country Boys from County Down. Liam Logan chats to Mark Thompson on the phone from America where he’s in a marquee keeping out of the rain! Mark describes the events taking place, the interest of the audience in the Scots-Irish story, and a successful meeting with Virginia Senator, James Webb.(Broadcast: 30 Jun 2007)

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