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 August
10.15pm – c. 11.30pm
Royal Albert Hall
Choral music and singing events
Grainger
Green Bushes (9 mins)
Grainger
Molly on the Shore (5 mins)
Grainger
Shepherd's Hey - medley (12 mins)
Grainger
Early One Morning (5 mins)
Grainger
Shallow Brown (8 mins)
Grainger
Scotch Strathspey and Reel (9 mins)
Interspersed with traditional and contemporary folk music, including material which formed the basis for Grainger's arrangements
June Tabor singer
Wilson Family
BBC Singers (men's voices)
Kathryn Tickell Band
Northern Sinfonia
John Harle conductor
