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5 unusual facts about Seán Rafferty


Bella Tromba

They regularly appear on BBC Radio 3's In Tune programme with Sean Rafferty, and in 2007 performed and recorded with American rapper and producer Kanye West.

Di Xiao

In February 2011 Di Xiao featured on BBC Radio 3's In-Tune programme as a prelude to her St Martin-in-the-Fields debut when, during a 30 minute slot, Di Xiao was interviewed by host Sean Rafferty and played live on air.

Rose Neill

She moved to BBC Northern Ireland in 1984 to present the main early evening news programme with Sean Rafferty Inside Ulster, and went on to present its replacement BBC Newsline and various other news bulletins.

Seán Rafferty

He married Peggy Laing in 1947 and the next year moved with her to Iddesleigh, Devon, where he was landlord of the "Duke of York" public house.

Seán Rafferty (5 February 1909, Kettleholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland – 4 December 1993, Iddesleigh, Devon, England) was a Scottish poet, based in England from 1932 until his death.



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