BBC Proms S65 E25 - Grainger

BBC Proms

BBC Proms S65 E25 - Grainger
2024180 min
7.5

Grainger is celebrated in a special Late Night sequence as star Northumbrian smallpiper Kathryn Tickell and friends take a fresh look at the prodigious activities of this wild colonial boy.A pioneering collector of folk music from around the globe and arguably the world's first crossover artist, Grainger explored new worlds and invented new sounds, by turns touching, funny and provocative.Special guests, including the distinguished English folk singer June Tabor, place his achievement in its folk-music context.Tuesday 2 August10.15pm – c. 11.30pm Royal Albert HallChoral music and singing eventsGraingerGreen Bushes (9 mins)GraingerMolly on the Shore (5 mins)GraingerShepherd's Hey - medley (12 mins)GraingerEarly One Morning (5 mins)GraingerShallow Brown (8 mins)GraingerScotch Strathspey and Reel (9 mins)Interspersed with traditional and contemporary folk music, including material which formed the basis for Grainger's arrangementsJune Tabor singerWilson FamilyBBC Singers (men's voices)Kathryn Tickell BandNorthern SinfoniaJohn Harle conductor