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A 200-year-old flute once owned by Robert Burns’s son has been restored and played again by flautist Claire Mann as part of the fundraising campaign to restore Robert Burns Ellisland Museum and Farm. The Farm was built by Burns in 1788 and was where he composed over 130 poems and songs, including Auld Lang Syne.

Alongside singer Robyn Stapleton and harpist Rebecca Hill, Claire was entrusted to travel to New York City with the flute for Tartan Week 2026. Claire and Robyn join Deirdre live to talk more about this incredible instrument, the history it holds and its cultural significance.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

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Thu 23 Apr 2026 20:00
Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Ross Ainslie and the Sanctuary Band

    High Place Phenomenon

    • Pool.

  • RANT

    The Day Off - Live

    • Live In Glasgow.

  • Mànran and Ruairidh Gray

    Loch Maree Islands

    • Single.

  • Fergie MacDonald

    John "Fergie" MacDonald Plays Button Box: The Fox Hunter / Rip the Calico

    • Ceilidh King.

  • Robyn Stapleton

    John Anderson My Jo

    • Songs of Robert Burns.

  • Robyn Stapleton

    Auld Lang Syne

    • Songs of Robert Burns.

  • Ross Miller

    Would Paddy Not Dance?

    • Single.

  • Sian

    ³§³¾±ðò°ù²¹³¦³ó

    • araon.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Landslide

    • Fleetwood Mac.

  • Runrig

    The Stamping Ground

  • Niteworks

    John Riley

    • ´¡â€™G³ó°ù¾±²¹²Ô.

  • Emily Smith

    The Bleacher Lassie O’ Kelvinhaugh

    • Too Long Away.

  • The Canny Band

    Blind Harbour

    • The Canny Band.

  • Darren Maclean and the Scottish Ensemble

    Màiri Nighean Alasdair (Gaol Na h-Òige)

    • Â鶹Éç Recording.

  • Mairearad Green

    Old Dornie

    • °Õì³¾.

  • Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry

    The Bloom of Youth

    • At First Light.

  • Blue Rose Code

    Bloom

    • With Healings of the Deepest Kind.

  • Mairi Sutherland

    Skelegro

    • 889805AU.

  • Josie Duncan

    The Wee Hours

    • Single.

  • Dougie MacLean

    Goodnight and Joy

    • Singing Land.

  • Matt Carmichael, Rachel Sermanni

    mangata

    • Dancing with Embers.

  • Savourna Stevenson

    An Buachaille

    • Persian Knight, Celtic Dawn.

  • Frigg

    Bo!

    • Polka V.

Broadcast

  • Thu 23 Apr 2026 20:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland