Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Prom 4 - Part 1 | 20080720 | Folk Day Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Verity Sharp. A concert of folk-inspired classical works and folk music from Britain and abroad, featuring no fewer than five performing groups and opening with a traditional British folk song performed by Bella Hardy. Traditional Folk songs: Seventeen Come Sunday; Green Bushes; I wonder as I wander Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite, for military band Grainger: Shepherd's Hey; Green Bushes Berio: Folk Songs Monica Bacelli (mezzo-soprano) Bella Hardy (vocals) London Young Musicians Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra Folkestra Kathryn Tickell (director/Northumbrian Pipes) Muzsikas London Sinfonietta Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Folk-inspired classical works and folk music from Britain and abroad. |
| 02 | Prom 4 - Part 2 | 20080720 | Folk Day Continuing the Proms' afternoon of folk-inspired classical works and folk music from Britain and abroad, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. The performance concludes with all the musicians on stage for the world premiere of a BBC commission from Kathryn Tickell. Monica Bacelli (mezzo-soprano) Bella Hardy (vocals) London Young Musicians Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra Folkestra Kathryn Tickell (director/Northumbrian Pipes) Muzsikas London Sinfonietta Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Trad, arr. Folkestra: Folk music from the British Isles Folk music from Transylvania, the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and Moldova Bartok: Romanian Dances - interspersed with traditional folk song settings Kathryn Tickell: Confluence (BBC commission - world premiere). Including the world premiere of a BBC commission from Kathryn Tickell. |