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Musical Migrants - Series 2

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Portraits of people who relocated to other lands, influenced by music

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Musical Migrants - Series 2 - Georgia

Fighting had just broken out when Carl Linich made his first visit to Georgia in 1991, but not even the threat of civil war could quell his passion for the country's folk music.

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Musical Migrants - Series 2 - Germany

A yearning to see where the composers whose music she loved to play had lived took violinist Amber McPherson from the USA to Leipzig, the city where Bach spent half his life.

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Musical Migrants - Series 2 - Ireland

Stella Rodrigues' complex family roots are Dutch, Portuguese, Indonesian and Indian, but it was in Ireland that she found her music, her home and herself.

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Musical Migrants - Series 2 - Jamaica

Born in England and raised in Canada, Maureen Sheridan was widowed suddenly while still in her 20s and moved to Jamaica because of her love of reggae.

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Musical Migrants - Series 2 - Spain

In 1992, osteopath Mark Shurey's life was changed forever when he saw flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia play on television.

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