Show Notes
Deirdre Graham in conversation with Gaelic singer and screen star Kathleen MacInnes over Òran na Cloiche; the song that celebrates the retrieval of the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey in 1950.
Produced by Deirdre Graham Mixed by James Lindsay Music from Deirdre Graham's album URRANTA
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