"Phil Cunningham embarks on a journey very close to his heart, exploring the roots of Scotland’s music to find out what makes it distinctly Scottish."

The "very closest thing" tae Phil's heart is of course his wallet.... and this beanfeast will ensure the wallet will attain the same ample proportions as Phil himself.

When are we all going to grow up and stop taking this *seriously?
Most of us know very well what Scotlands music was and is like....the people who matter never make the big time...Christ I can think of a couple of dozen who underpinned Scottish music....some still performing, who are completely unknown outside our little enclave.

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Watch your language please

I think I may have got my problem with this solved.

If anybody else out there is in the same position (having neither a TV nor a Windows PC) drop me a line if you want a copy of the programmes. No point in us going through the same hoops independently.

I haven't seen the programme yet but a friend has it taped for me!

I'm with tunemonster on the principle though - we really are a bunch of whingers. For every atom of praise for a performance there's a slack ton of bile for whatever wasn't exactly to our taste. It's very Scottish, that!

Btw, tunemonster, I hear that you and Mr tunemonster are looking forward to a happy event next year - congratulations!

We are not a bunch of whingers.

There are precious few opportunites to present 'our' music to a television audience. We shouldn't settle for third rate.

"we shouldn't settle for third rate"

Is that the royal 'we'?

I didn't think there was anything third rate in the programme. I enjoyed it all including Laura's Matt McGinn song.

That's 'we' in the same sense Auldtimer used it (above).

Perhaps, some of the more enthusiastic contributors might wish to write a review on the series for The Living Tradition (Scottish Folk's answer to the old Pravda newspaper).

"All News is Good News"

Surely Mr Cunningham will have had the sense to include Heather Heywood in at least one episode, if only to ensure +ve feedback in The Living Tradition.

Well, he should have had the sense to include Heather regardless.......

.....but then nobody had the sense to nominate her for an award either... ;-(

We don't know that for sure. Lots of people could have nominated Heather.

The panel of experts might have a different agenda.

I'll reserve judgement until Alex Harvey appears - if he doesn't, then it's not "Scotland's Music".

The first episode was very enjoyable however I was however very dissapointed with the inclusion of Laura McGhee as a featured artist. Was this Phils choice or the producers? I myself would be suprised if it was Phils choice as he voiced his confusion earlier in the programme over the choice of many scots artists to put on a "mid atlantic twang" . Infact this was a theme of the programme with Finlay Napier and the Proclaimers picking up on it. They then had Laura singing in an american accent and using scottish words like tae. It sounded ridiculous.

Why choose her over the likes of Karine polwart? Emily Smith? real musicians, real talent .

I have a wider concern. This is the image of Scotland's music that she portrays. A beautifull girl no doubt , and this will surely bring her to wider audience who (I believe) will laugh , at her and the music she is playing. Good for Scotland's music, I don't think so. All the other performances on the programme were musically credible, and the songs sung with honesty and integrity.

Any online repeats I am a very busy scottish person .

Kagan: I'm with you re Alex Harvey

johnnyguitar: There are some clips here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/tv/

Would someone be kind enough to provide me with DVD copies of this series? I was not able to watch it down south.

I'm sure I could reciprocate with something of interest..