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The source singer Cecilia Costello - photo by Bob Etheridge

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Women in folk: celebrating the source singers

To celebrate International Women's Day, we look into the lives of five of England's most important source singers.

A Listener's Guide to Traditional Singing Songs

A Listener’s Guide to Traditional Singing: Seosamh Ó hÉanaí (Joe Heaney)

In the first of a series exploring the singers of traditional songs, John Roy takes a look at the singing of Seosamh Ó hÉanaí (Joe Heaney).

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