This first programme features a cross section of music from the world of trad and folk music including Trail West, The Breath, Lena Jonsson Trio and Brian Finnegan and band.

This episode sees Mary Ann Kennedy chatting to special guests and introducing performances from bands from all over the UK and Ireland. The Henry Girls reveal why they are so popular with audiences here and across Europe, and virtuoso uillean piper Calum Stewart performs with a lively band and even livelier step dancer Sophie Stephenson. Young Islay singer Mairi MacGillivray and her band perform a set of Gaelic songs, including some from her native island and folk supergroup The Alt take to the stage.