Fflur Dafydd

The Global Hit takes us to Wales this time. The songs of Fflur Dafydd are rooted in her native country but her music draws on blues, soul and pop influences from far beyond the Welsh border.

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• Video of Fflur Dafydd’s song “Yr Ymylon”
• Fflur Dafydd homepage

Olympic medals for Norway

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Norway is traditionally a Winter Olympics powerhouse. But Norway’s haul is below expectations so far in Vancouver, and as The World’s Carol Zall explains, that’s fodder for jokes at Norway’s expense in Sweden.

Burns supper

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The World’s Carol Zall explains the role of haggis in celebrations honoring Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns. The dish made from sheep’s organs has a bad reputation outside of Scotland. But many Scots say “don’t knock it unless you’ve tried it!”