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John Steinbeck's Ulster-Scots roots

We find out how a Woody Guthrie song, 鈥楾he Ballad of Tom Joad鈥� which tells the story of the film 鈥楾he Grapes of Wrath鈥�, has an Ulster-Scots link. Kist pays tribute to Guthrie and also to Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath, whose grandfather was a Hamilton from Ballykelly in Ulster. The presenter is Willie Drennan. (Broadcast: 13 Oct 2007)

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9 minutes