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Halloween ~ Sheena Wellington and Karine Polwart

Sheena Wellington and Karine Polwart singing the poignant song of remembrance, Halloween - Jim Reid's setting of the Violet Jacob poem, written on hearing the news of the death of her son in The Battle of the Somme.

The painting is Making Lanterns by Edward Docker. Scottish children traditionally made Halloween lanterns out of turnips.