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Mar 30 21:05 UTC 2006

News Allan might have missed:  BBC Radio Scotland is ending the
"Celtic Connections" show.  The installment which is currently in the
BBC Radio replay system, from last Tuesday, is the final one.

This may not be much of a change, except for the loss of a rather good
name.  The replacement show, also to be hosted by Mary Ann Kennedy,
will be "Global Gathering."   Celtic Connections had been my favorite
BBC Radio show when I started listening four years ago, but in the
last year or two the steady influx of rap-influenced African music,
and more Latin music than I cared for, meant that I listened to the
show less and less often, and made the name "Celtic Connections" seem
like more and more of an in-joke.  My carpooler said that the "Celtic
Connection" appeared to be that everyone who performed on the show had
DNA.

I just heard them announce that another Radio Scotland show, "BeBop to
HipHop", is ending.  Looks like it's time for their annual spring
redecorating.