Transatlantic Sessions is the collective title for a series of musical productions by Glasgow-based Pelicula Films Ltd, funded by- and produced for

BBC Scotland BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ''BBC Alba'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland. I ...

BBC Four BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002

and

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of Ireland. The productions comprise collaborative live performances by various leading folk, bluegrass and country musicians from both sides of the North Atlantic, playing music from Scotland, Ireland, England and North America, who congregate under the musical direction of

Aly Bain Aly Bain MBE (born 15 May 1946) is a Scottish fiddler who learned his instrument from the old-time master Tom Anderson. The former First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell called Bain a "Scottish icon." Career Bain was born in the town ...

and

Jerry Douglas Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. Career In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he has ...

to record and film a set of half-hour TV episodes. The Television director is Mike Alexander and the producer is Douglas Eadie. In addition to the TV productions, public performances of the Transatlantic Sessions have been staged recently by some of the participating artists, receiving critical acclaim in the press, and six series albums have been released in both CD and DVD format by Whirlie Records. __TOC__

Background

The first (Original) Transatlantic Sessions episode was produced in 1995 - a project conceived at that time by Douglas Eadie, Mike Alexander and

. Subsequent sessions were produced in 1998, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. To date, the series comprises the six sessions shown below in the History (listed in reverse-chronological order). For each session, the producer and directors select a special setting - typically a country manor, lodge or hotel in Scotland where the musicians perform and stay while the session is recorded (see also below). Each session was filmed in a different location with the exception of Series 4 and 5 which were both filmed in the same house, the hunting lodge at Glen Lyon near Aberfeldy in Perthshire. Series 6 was filmed and recorded at a location on the banks of Loch Lomond.

History

Participating musicians vary from session to session but, since the first session, a format has been followed where a core of musicians forms the House Band and each session features additional guest artists.

Transatlantic Sessions 6

(2013 / directed by

and

). Recorded at

Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; gd, Loch Laomainn - 'Lake of the Elms'Richens, R. J. (1984) ''Elm'', Cambridge University Press.) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Ce ...

, Scotland. *House Band:

Russ Barenberg Russ Barenberg (born October 8, 1950) is an American bluegrass musician. Biography Barenberg began playing guitar at age 13, taking lessons from Alan Miller, whose brother, John Miller, Barenberg would later play with. His style was heavily inf ...

, John Doyle,

John McCusker John McCusker (born 15 May 1973) is a Scottish folk musician, record producer, and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and p ...

, Matheu Watson,

Michael McGoldrick Michael McGoldrick (born 26 November 1971, in Manchester, England) is a folk musician who plays Irish flute, uilleann pipes, low whistle and bodhran. He also plays other instruments such as acoustic guitar, cittern, and mandolin. Bands McGo ...

, Donald Shaw,

Danny Thompson Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Mart ...

and

James Mackintosh Sir James Mackintosh FRS FRSE (24 October 1765 – 30 May 1832) was a Scottish jurist, Whig politician and Whig historian. His studies and sympathies embraced many interests. He was trained as a doctor and barrister, and worked also as a jo ...

. *Featuring:

Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

, Phil Cunningham,

Cara Dillon Cara Elizabeth Dillon (born 21 July 1975, in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish folk singer. In 1995, she joined the folk supergroup Equation and signed a record deal with Warners Music Group. After leaving t ...

Julie Fowlis Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1978) is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic. Early life Fowlis grew up on North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic-speaking community. Her moth ...

, Andy Irvine, Sam Lakeman,

Dónal Lunny Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozai ...

, Allan MacDonald,

Ewan McLennan Ewan McLennan is a Scottish folk musician and singer-songwriter. Although born in London, McLennan grew up in Edinburgh, and studied classical music on the piano. Later, he took up the guitar and as he had developed a strong interest in folk m ...

Karen Matheson Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic. She is the lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lea ...

, Tim O'Brien,

Maura O'Connell Maura O'Connell (born 16 September 1958) is an Irish singer and actress. She is known for her contemporary interpretations of Irish folk songs, strongly influenced by American country music. Background O'Connell was born in Ennis, the main to ...

Aoife O'Donovan Aoife O'Donovan ( , ; born November 18, 1982) is an American singer and Grammy award-winning songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the string band Crooked Still and she also co-founded the Grammy Award-winning female folk trio I'm ...

and

Teddy Thompson Teddy Thompson (born 19 February 1976) is an English folk and rock musician. He is the son of folk rock musicians Richard and Linda Thompson and brother of singer Kamila Thompson. He released his first album in 2000. Biography Teddy Thompson ...

TS6 Programmes

For each track, the main performer's name is shown in brackets (they are not necessarily the composer). *Programme One: ''Shetland Set'' (Aly Bain), ''Don't Know What I Was Thinking'' (Teddy Thompson), ''Aragon Mill'' (Karen Matheson), ''Jock Stewart'' (Ewan McLennan), ''Shotgun Down The Avalanche'' (Cara Dillon / Sam Lakeman), ''I wish I Was in Belfast Town'' (Andy Irvine), '' Bright Sunny South'' (Aoife O'Donovan) *Programme Two: ''My Girl's Waiting For Me'' (Tim O'Brien), ''I Have A Need For Solitude'' (Mary Chapin Carpenter), ''Halloween Rehearsal'' (Russ Barenberg), ''Smeorach Chlann Domhnaill'' (Julie Fowlis), ''Cragie Hill'' (Cara Dillon), ''Wee Michael's March / D Jig / Boys of the Puddle'' (John McCusker) *Programme Three: ''Gone To Fortingal / Wired to the Moon'' (Jerry Douglas / Michael McGoldrick), ''Transcendental Reunion'' (Mary Chapin Carpenter), ''Loch Katrine's Lady'' (Phil Cunningham), ''Oh Mama'' (Aoife O'Donovan), ''She Thinks I Still Care'' (Teddy Thompson), ''Father Dermot'' (Aly Bain / Mike McGoldrick), ''Jute Mill'' (Ewan McLennan) *Programme Four: ''Jubilee'' (Mary Chapin Carpenter), ''Never Tire of the Road'' (Andy Irvine), ''Che Mi Bhuam'' (Karen Matheson), ''Delilah'' (Teddy Thompson), ''Isle of Malachy'' (Maura O'Connell), ''Hug Air A' Bhonaid Mhoir'' (Julie Fowlis), ''Letter in the Mail'' (Tim O'Brien) *Programme Five: ''Liberty's Sweet Home'' (John Doyle), ''Bright Morning Star'' (Cara Dillon / Sam Lakeman), ''No Direction Home / Bright Start Over Sark'' (Michael McGoldrick), ''Whistling The Esperanza'' (Ewan McLennan), ''He Gradh Ho Gradh'' (Julie Fowlis), ''Sad The Parting / Miss Ann McKechnie / Lord McConnell of Loughearn / Rakish Paddy'' (Allan McDonald) *Programme Six: ''Like I Used To'' (Tim O'Brien), ''The Diamond Ring'' (Karen Matheson), ''Kimberley's Waltz'' (Phil Cunningham), ''My Heart's Tonight in Ireland / West Clare Reel'' (Andy Irvine / Dónal Lunny), ''It Don't Bring You'' (Maura O'Connell), ''Hallowell'' (Aoife O'Donovan), ''

On a Monday "I Got Stripes" is a song recorded by Johnny Cash. The Cash's version is credited to him and Charlie Williams, but they borrowed from a song by Lead Belly titled "On a Monday". Lead Belly's original, also known as "Yellow Women's Door Bells" ...

'' (Jerry Douglas)

Transatlantic Sessions 5

(2011 / directed by

and

). Recorded at a hunting lodge at

Glen Lyon Glen Lyon ( gd, Gleann Lìomhann) is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. It is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland and runs for from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east. This glen was also kno ...

near Aberfeldy in the

Perthshire Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...

Highlands of Scotland. *House Band:

, John Doyle,

Nollaig Casey Nollaig Casey ( ga, Nollaig Ní Chathasaigh) is an Irish fiddle player, and has an international reputation as one of Ireland's finest fiddle players. By the time she was eleven years old she could play violin, piano, tin whistle and uilleann pipe ...

, Donald Shaw,

and

. *Featuring:

Eric Bibb Eric Charles Bibb (born August 16, 1951) is a Grammy-nominated American-born blues singer and songwriter. Biography Bibb's father, Leon, was a musical theatre singer, who made a name for himself as part of the 1960s New York folk scene; his u ...

Sam Bush Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. ...

, Phil Cunningham,

Béla Fleck Béla Anton Leoš Fleck (born July 10, 1958) is an American banjo player. An acclaimed virtuoso, he is an innovative and technically proficient pioneer and ambassador of the banjo, bringing the instrument from its bluegrass roots to jazz, classi ...

Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009

Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of 8 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with ...

Amos Lee Amos Lee (born Ryan Anthony Massaro, June 20, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock, and soul. He was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in English ...

Kathleen MacInnes Kathleen MacInnes, or Caitlin NicAonghais in Scottish Gaelic, (born 30 December 1969) is a Scottish singer, television presenter and actress, who performs primarily in Scottish Gaelic. She is a native of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and ...

Iain Morrison Iain Morrison (born 6 May 1983), also known by the nickname of " Drago", is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who last played for Featherstone Rovers after signing in October 2009. He signed for Hull Kingston Rovers from ...

, Jim Murray,

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (born 1978) is a musician and singer from County Kerry, Ireland. Until 2016, she was the lead singer for the traditional music group Danú, and from that year on she has been half of the electronica duo Aeons. Biography ...

Declan O'Rourke Declan O'Rourke (born April 26, 1976) is a singer-songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. Career Early career to 2010 At the age of 13, when living in Australia with his family, O'Rourke was given his first guitar by a priest in Kyabram who recog ...

Dirk Powell Dirk Powell (born 1969) is an American fiddler, banjo player, and singer. Powell was born in Oberlin, Ohio into a family with deep Kentucky roots. He has lived in Louisiana since 1992. He is considered one of the world's leading experts on traditio ...

Eddi Reader Sadenia "Eddi" Reader MBE (born 29 August 1959) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known for her work as frontwoman of Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three BRIT Awards. In 2003, she showcased the wo ...

and

Sharon Shannon Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968) is an Irish musician, best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 debut album, ''Sharon Shannon,'' was the best-selling ...

TS5 Programmes

For each track, the main performer's name is shown in brackets (they are not necessarily the composer). *Programme One: ''The Boys of 25 / The Glass of Beer'' (Aly Bain), ''Goin' Down the Road Feelin Bad'' (Eric Bibb), ''Oran na Cloiche'' (Kathleen MacInnes), ''Falani'' (Béla Fleck), ''Leezie Lindsay'' (Eddi Reader), ''Boats up the River'' (Dirk Powell), ''Lay My Burden Down'' (Alison Krauss) *Programme Two: ''Helvic Head / Kiss the Maid'' (Michael McGoldrick), ''Annabel Lee'' (Sarah Jarosz), ''Some Sweet Day'' (Dirk Powell), ''Dreamcatcher / Off the Hook'' (Sharon Shannon), ''Time Machine'' (Declan O'Rourke), ''Lake Charles Waltz'' (Phil Cunningham), ''Jesus Can You Help Me Now'' (Amos Lee) *Programme Three: ''Big Country'' (Béla Fleck), ''Western Highway'' (Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh), ''Clear Blue Eyes'' (Amos Lee), ''A New Day Medley'' (Jerry Douglas), ''Waterbound'' (Dirk Powell), ''Run Away'' (Sarah Jarosz), ''Lios na Banriona / The Cross Reel'' (Nollaig Casey) *Programme Four: ''Flying Circus / Windchime Dance'' (Sharon Shannon), ''A Lewis Summer'' (Iain Morrison), ''Ring Them Bells'' (Sarah Jarosz), ''Lonesome Moonlight Waltz'' (Alison Krauss), ''The Ballad of Stringbean and Estelle'' (Sam Bush), ''Galileo'' (Declan O'Rourke), ''Dimming of the Day'' (Alison Krauss) *Programme Five: ''The Hut on Staffin Island / Shake a Leg / Wing Commander Donald MacKenzie's Reel'' (Phil Cunningham), ''Dragonflies'' (Eddi Reader), ''Cúnla'' (Dónal Lunny), ''Leaving Limerick'' (Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh), ''Same Ol' River'' (Sam Bush), ''Gur Milis Morag'' (Kathleen MacInnes), ''Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down'' (Eric Bibb) *Programme Six: ''The Breton Set'' (John McCusker), ''Broken Off Car Door'' (Iain Morrison)), ''Windows are Rolled Down'' (Amos Lee), ''T'aimse Im' Chodhladh'' (Aly Bain), ''Little Girl of Mine in Tennessee'' (Sam Bush), ''I Believe in You'' (Alison Krauss), ''Route Irish'' (Jerry Douglas) *Bonus Tracks (on discs only): ''Fire in my Hands'' (Iain Morrison), ''Pé in Eirinn'' (Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh), ''Reul Alainn A' Chuain'' (Kathleen MacInnes), ''When at Last'' (Russ Barenberg), ''A Stor Mo Chroi'' (Nollaig Casey)

Transatlantic Sessions 4

(2009 / directed by

and

). Recorded at the

hunting lodge in

. *House Band:

Ronan Browne Ronan Browne is an Irish musician and composer who plays the Irish pipes. He plays and sings with the band Cran, and also played in a 40-year duet with Peter O'Loughlin. He was the original piper with both ''Riverdance'' and the Afro Celt So ...

, Phil Cunningham, Donald Shaw,

, Todd Parks and

. *Featuring:

Karan Casey Karan Casey (born 1969) is an Irish folk singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas. She resides in Cork, Ireland. Early years Casey was born in Ballyduff Lower, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland. Her family encouraged her to si ...

Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto Cash Distin, Johnny Cash's first wife. Although she is often classified as a country art ...

, Dezi Donnelly, Stuart Duncan,

, James Graham,

, Allan MacDonald,

Allison Moorer Allison Moorer (born June 21, 1972) is an American singer/songwriter. She signed with MCA Nashville in 1997 and made her debut on the U.S. Billboard Country Chart with the release of her debut single, “A Soft Place To Fall,” which she co-wr ...

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (; born 26 July 1959) is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish folk music band Altan, which she co-founded with her late husband Frankie Kennedy in 1987. Today, Mairéad is recognised as a leading exponen ...

Liam Ó Maonlaí Liam Ó Maonlaí (born 7 November 1964 in Monkstown, County Dublin, Monkstown, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an Irish musician best known as a member of Hothouse Flowers. Ó Maonlaí formed the band in 1985 with his schoolmat ...

Jenna Reid Jenna Reid is a Scottish fiddle player who has been described as "...the finest fiddler in Scotland of her generation." She was born and brought up in the village of Quarff, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland and found a fiddle in her grandmo ...

, Emily Smith,

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

Dan Tyminski Daniel John Tyminski (born June 20, 1967) is an American bluegrass composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist. He is a member of Alison Krauss's band Union Station, and has released three solo albums, ''Carry Me Across the Mountain'' (2000), on ...

Niall Vallely Niall Vallely is an Irish musician, born 1970 in Armagh, Northern Ireland. In 1966 his parents, Brian and Eithne Vallely had founded the Armagh Piper's Club, but he chose to learn the concertina instead, from the age of seven. His brother Cil ...

and

Martha Wainwright Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She has released seven critically-acclaimed studio albums. Wainwright is the daughter of musicians Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III a ...

TS4 Programmes

Main performers in brackets (not necessarily the composers). *Programme One: ''Fiddle Blast: The Teetotaller / Lord McDonald's Reel / High Road to Linton'' (Aly Bain, Stuart Duncan, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Jenna Reid), ''Man of Constant Sorrow'' (Dan Tyminski), ''How She Does It'' (Allison Moorer), ''Glide'' (Jerry Douglas), ''Ged A Sheol Mi Air M'Aineol'' (Julie Fowlis), ''Millworker'' (James Taylor), ''Jewels of the Ocean / We're a Case, the Bunch of Us / Tommy & Ronnie's Double Tonic'' (Allan MacDonald) *Programme Two: ''Bleeding All Over You'' (Martha Wainwright), ''O'Farrell's Farewell to Limerick / Oot East by the Vong'' (Aly Bain & Dónal Lunny), ''Lassie Wi' the Lint-white Locks'' (Karen Matheson), ''Copperline'' (James Taylor), ''Maili Dhonn'' (James Graham), ''Flatwater Fran'' (Phil Cunningham), ''Mo Nion O'' (Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh) *Programme Three: ''The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn'' (Dan Tyminski), ''The Silver Tassie'' (Emily Smith), ''Paddy in the Smoke/Sporting Days of Easter / The Crosses of Annagh / Sporting Nell'' (Michael McGoldrick, Dezi Donnelly), ''Tower Song'' (Martha Wainwright), ''Gelnntain Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair'' (Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh), ''Bethany's Waltz'' (Jenna Reid), ''500 Miles Away from Home'' (Rosanne Cash) *Programme Four: ''Mocking Bird'' (Allison Moorer), ''Lee Highway Blues'' (Stuart Duncan), ''

Down in the Willow Garden "Down in the Willow Garden", also known as "Rose Connelly" is a traditional Appalachian murder ballad about a man facing the gallows for the murder of his lover: he gave her poisoned wine, stabbed her, and threw her in a river. It originated in the ...

'' (Dan Tyminski), ''Black is the Colour of my True Love's Eyes'' (Karan Casey), ''Kid on the Mountain / Sleep Soon in the Morning / The Reconciliation'' (Aly Bain), ''Worry Not'' (Liam Ó Maonlaí), ''Pandemonium of Pipers: Fhir A' Chinn Duibh / Una Bhan / Market Place of Inverness / Humours of Tulla / Foxhunter'' (Allan MacDonald & Ronan Browne) *Programme Five: ''Mary Rogers / Siun Ni Dhuibhir'' (Dónal Lunny & Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh), ''Secret Life of Roses'' (Rosanne Cash), ''Unionhouse Branch'' (Jerry Douglas), ''Caledonia'' (Emily Smith), ''The King's Shilling'' (Karan Casey), ''Carrickfergus'' (Allison Moorer) *Programme Six: ''Belfast to Boston'' (James Taylor), ''O Nach Eisdeadh Tu 'N Sgeul Le Aire'' (Karen Matheson), ''Lily Dale'' (Aly Bain, Stuart Duncan & Jerry Douglas), ''Motherless Children'' (Rosanne Cash), ''The Pleasant Beggar'' (Russ Barenberg), ''Mo Ghruagach Dhonn'' (Julie Fowlis), ''Work Song'' (Liam Ó Maonlaí) *Bonus Tracks (on discs only): ''Erin's Lovely Home'' (Karan Casey), ''Muireann's Jig'' (Niall Vallely, Mike McGoldrick & Dezi Donnelly), ''Black, Black, Black'' (Ronan Browne), ''Och Oin Chaileag'' (James Graham)

Transatlantic Sessions 3

(2007 / directed by

and

). Recorded at Strathgarry House in

. *House Band:

, Phil Cunningham,

, Donald Shaw, Todd Parks,

and Donald Hay. *Featuring:

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

Iris DeMent Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and musician . DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel. Early life DeMent was born in Paragould, Arkansas, the 14t ...

, Sam Lakeman, Catriona McKay,

Bruce Molsky Bruce C. Molsky (born 1955, New York City) is an American fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, and singer. He primarily performs old-time music of the Appalachian region. Early years As a young man, Molsky first became interested in blues music, but ...

Fred Morrison Fred Morrison (born 1963 in Bishopton, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish musician and composer. He has performed professionally on the Great Highland Bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, Border pipes, low whistle, Northumbrian Smallpipes and uilleann pipe ...

, Jim Murray, Tim O'Brien, Gerry O'Connor,

Joan Osborne Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best kn ...

Darrell Scott James Darrell Scott, known as Darrell Scott (born August 6, 1959), is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. The son of musician Wayne Scott, he moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana (known today as Lake Station, Indiana). ...

and

TS3 Programmes

Main performers in brackets (not necessarily the composers). *Programme One: ''Sophie's Dancing Feet / Andy Brown's Reel'' (Aly Bain, Jenna Reid, Dónal Lunny), ''Saint Teresa'' (Joan Osborne), ''

The Lakes of Pontchartrain "The Lakes of Pontchartrain" is a ballad from the United States about a man who is given shelter by a Louisiana Creole woman. He falls in love with her and asks her to marry him, but she is already promised to a sailor and declines. Setting The so ...

'' (Paul Brady), ''The Drummers of England'' (Russ Barenberg), '' Puirt A Beul / I Bhi A Da / 'S Ioma Rud A Chunna Mi / Chateid Fionnlaigh A Dh'eige / Cairistion Nighean Eoghainn'' (Karen Matheson, Donald Shaw), ''The Open Door'' (Darrell Scott), ''The Swedish Jig / Untitled Jig'' (Sharon Shannon, Jim Murray, Gerry O'Connor) *Programme Two: ''Li'l Ro Ro / Little Martha / A Monkey Let the Hogs Out'' (Jerry Douglas), ''Back to Earth'' (Eddi Reader, Tim O'Brien), ''You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive'' (Darrell Scott), ''Hector the Hero'' (Jenna Reid, Aly Bain), ''Biodh An Deoch Seo An Laimh Mo Ruin'' (Julie Fowlis, Jenna Reid, Dónal Lunny), ''Garden Valley'' (Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman), ''Woo'd An Marrit An A / Up Da Stroods Da Sailor Goes'' (Aly Bain, Jenna Reid, Bruce Molsky) *Programme Three: ''Through the Gates'' (Russ Barenberg), ''Holy Water'' (Joan Osborne, Iris DeMent, Bruce Molsky), ''The Neck Belly Reels'' (Shaon Shannon, Gerry O'Connor, Jim Murray), ''The Blackest Crow'' (Bruce Molsky, Julie Fowlis), ''Rainbow'' (Paul Brady, Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson), ''Crucan Na Bpaiste'' (Karen Matheson, Donald Shaw), ''The Crossing'' (Tim O'Brien) *Programme Four: ''Sir Aly B'' (Jerry Douglas), ''Oganaich Uir A Rinn M'Fhagail'' (Julie Fowlis), ''He Reached Down'' (Iris DeMent), ''Frank McConnell's Three Step'' (Phil Cunningham. Aly Bain), ''Look Down That Lonesome Road'' (Tim O'Brien), ''The Streets of Derry'' (Cara Dillon, Paul Brady, Sam Lakeman), ''Farewell to Uist / The Lochaber Badger / Rip the Calico'' (Fred Morrison, Michael McGoldrick, Dónal Lunny, Jerry Douglas) *Programme Five: ''St. Anne's Reel'' (Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg, Todd Parks), ''One More Chance'' (Karen Matheson, Darrell Scott, Tim O'Brien, Donald Shaw), ''Swan LK 243'' (Catriona MacKay), ''Don't Try to Please Me'' (Paul Brady, Cara Dillon, Tim O'Brien, Darrell Scott), ''Bothan Airigh Am Braigh Raithneach'' (Julie Fowlis, Bruce Molsky), ''Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends'' (Joan Osborne, Bruce Molsky), ''Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Bit Further into the Fire'' (Bruce Molsky, Sharon Shannon, Jim Murray) *Programme Six: ''Half Past Four'' (Bruce Molsky), ''Aye Waulken-O'' (Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, Paul Brady), ''Brother Wind'' (Tim O'Brien), ''Sophie's Lullaby'' (Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas, Todd Parks, Donald Shaw), ''P Stands for Paddy'' (Cara Dillon, Paul Brady, Sam Lakeman), ''Shattered Cross'' (Darrell Scott, Paul Brady), ''Sail Away Ladies / Walking in the Parlour'' (Michael McGoldrick, Dónal Lunny, Bruce Molsky) *Bonus Tracks (on discs only): ''Eleanor of Usen'' (Phil Cunningham, Aly Bain), ''There's a Whole Lot of Heaven'' (Iris DeMent, Bruce Molsky), ''The Kansas City Hornpipe/Jarlath's Tune'' (Fred Morrison, Bruce Molsky)

Transatlantic Sessions 2

(1998 / directed by

and

). Recorded at Raemoir House Hotel,

Banchory Banchory (, sco, Banchry, gd, Beannchar) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is about west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee. Prehistory and archaeology In 2009, a farmer discovered a short cist bu ...

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

. *House Band:

Michael Doucet Michael Louis Doucet (born February 14, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and musician best known as the founder of the Cajun band BeauSoleil. Early life Doucet was born in Scott, Louisiana, to a Cajun family. Family parties in the 1950s ...

, Breda Smyth,

and Tommy Hayes. *Featuring:

Radney Foster Radney Muckleroy Foster (born July 20, 1959) is an American country music singer-songwriter, musician and music producer. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his recording debut as part of the Foster & Lloyd duo, recording ...

, James Grant,

Nanci Griffith Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She appeared many times on the PBS music program ''Austin City Limits'' starting in 1985 (season 10). In 1994 she won a Grammy Award fo ...

Boo Hewerdine Mark "Boo" Hewerdine (born 14 February 1961) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind The Bible, formed in the 1980s, and reformed in 1994, as well as solo recordings and work f ...

Fiona Kennedy Fiona Kennedy Clark, OBE, DL is a Scottish singer, actress, and broadcaster, and the daughter of Scottish and Gaelic singers Calum Kennedy and Anne Gillies. As a child, she appeared with her parents as they performed as a family, and this dev ...

John Leventhal John Leventhal (born December 18, 1952) is a musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for William Bell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Sarah Jarosz, Rod ...

Ishbel MacAskill Isabella Margaret MacAskill (née MacIver, 14 March 1941 – 31 March 2011) was a heritage activist and Music of Scotland#Folk music, traditional Scottish Gaelic singer and teacher, often referred to as the "Gaelic diva". Early life She was born ...

, Iain MacDonald,

John Martyn Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums, and received frequent critical acclaim. ...

, Donald Shaw,

Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, ma ...

and Sharon White.

TS2 Programmes

Main performers in brackets (not necessarily the composers). *Programme One: ''The Blue Train'' (Maura O'Connell, James Grant, Nanci Griffith), ''A Simple Life/traditional reel'' (Ricky Skaggs), ''Piobaireachid Dhomhnaill Dhuibh'' (Ishbel Macaskill, Iain MacDonald), ''He Got All the Whiskey'' (John Martyn, Eddi Reader), ''Magic Foot'' (Sharon Shannon, Russ Barenberg), ''Boots of Spanish Leather'' (Nanci Griffith), ''Eunice Two-Step'' (Michael Doucet, Sharon Shannon) *Programme Two: ''Waiting for the Federals'' (Aly Bain), ''Who Knows Where the Time Goes'' (Nanci Griffith, Karen Matheson, James Grant, Maura O'Connell), ''Violet Tulloch - Queen of Lerwick'' (Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg, Donald Shaw), ''The World is What You Make It'' (Paul Brady, Karen Matheson, Fiona Kennedy), ''Evangeline'' (James Grant, Karen Matheson, Maura O'Connell), ''Jolie Blonde'' (Michael Doucet), ''Talk About Suffering/traditional reel'' (Ricky Skaggs) *Programme Three: ''Trouble in the Fields'' (Maura O'Connell, Nanci Griffith), ''Bachelor's Walk/The Congress'' (Breda Smyth), ''Footsteps Fall'' (Eddi Reader, Boo Hewerdine), ''Bonaparte's Retreat'' (Aly Bain), ''Seven Year Ache'' (Rosanne Cash, Radney Foster), ''Excuse Me Mister'' (John Martyn), ''There's Always Sunday'' (Karen Matheson, James Grant, Maura O'Connell) *Programme Four: ''Hummingbird'' (Eddi Reader, Boo Hewerdine), ''Road to Aberdeen'' (Nanci Griffith), ''Urban Air'' (Ronan Browne), ''Storms Are on the Ocean'' (Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs), ''La Danse de la Vie'' (Michael Doucet, Sharon Shannon), ''Ae Fond Kiss'' (Karen Matheson, Paul Brady), ''God Knows When'' (Radney Foster) *Programme Five: ''Nach Truach Leat Mi Stun Eirinn'' (Fiona Kennedy, Karen Matheson), ''Western Lift / Glass of Beer'' (Sharon Shannon), ''Cure for Life'' (James Grant, Karen Matheson), ''Marriage Made in Hollywood'' (Paul Brady, Karen Matheson), ''A Tribute to Paeder O'Donnell / Takarasaka'' (Jerry Douglas), ''God Speed'' (Radney Foster) *Programme Six: ''Forty Shades of Green'' (Rosanne Cash, Paul Brady), ''Passing the Bar'' (Jerry Douglas), ''My Father's Son'' (Ricky Skaggs), ''Les Veuves de la Coulee'' (Russ Barenberg, Aly Bain), ''Arthur McBride and the Sergeant'' (Paul Brady), ''Always Will'' (Nanci Griffith, Ricky Skaggs, Sharon White), ''Nobody Wins'' (Radney Foster) *Programme Seven: ''Return to the Brandywine'' (Russ Barenberg, Aly Bain), ''September When it Comes'' (Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal), ''Sanseptique Set: Domhnall Dubh An Domhnallaich / Thoir A Nall Ailean Thugam / Senseptique'' (Tommy Hayes, Fiona Kennedy, Karen Matheson), ''Down by the Sally Gardens'' (Maura O'Connell, Karen Matheson), ''The Mansion on the Hill'' (Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs), ''Solid Air'' (John Martyn, Danny Thompson), ''Puirt A Beul set: O Mhisgh A'Chuir A Nollaig Oirnn / Cape Breton Port A Beul / Ann MacKeachnie's Favoutire / Bealach A'Chara'' (Iain MacDonald)

The Original Transatlantic Sessions (TS1)

(1995 / directed by

and

Jay Ungar Jay Ungar (born November 14, 1946) is an American folk musician and composer. Life and career Ungar was born in the Bronx, New York City. He frequented Greenwich Village music venues during his formative period in the 1960s. In the late 1960s, ...

). Recorded at

Montgreenan Montgreenan is an estate in North Ayrshire, Parish of Kilwinning, Scotland. The Lugton Water runs through the policies and farmland of Montgreenan. Nearby are the hamlets of Torranyard and Auchentiber. The Lands of Montgreenan The name 'Gre ...

Mansion House Hotel in

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...

. *House Band:

, Molly Mason,

and Jim Sutherland. *Featuring:

Martyn Bennett Martyn Bennett (17 February 1971 – 30 January 2005) was a Canadian-Scottish musician who was influential in the evolution of modern Celtic fusion, a blending of traditional Celtic and modern music. He was a piper, violinist, composer and prod ...

Mary Black Mary Black (born 23 May 1955) is an Irish folk singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both traditional folk and modern material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland. Background Mary Black was born into a m ...

Guy Clark Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffet ...

, Travis Clark, Phil Cunningham,

Dick Gaughan Richard Peter Gaughan (born 17 May 1948) is a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter, particularly of folk and social protest songs. He is regarded as one of Scotland's leading singer-songwriters. Early years Gaughan was born in Glasgow's Roy ...

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...

Donal Lunny Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

Cathal McConnell Cathal McConnell (born 1944) is a musician and singer best known as the mainstay of traditional band The Boys of the Lough, of which he was a founder member. His main instruments are the Irish flute and the tin whistle. Early life McConnell came ...

Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ...

, Charlie McKerron,

Dougie MacLean Dougie MacLean, OBE (born 27 September 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Described by AllMusic as "one of Scotland's premier singer-songwriters", MacLean has performed both under his ow ...

Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including four that re ...

Mark O'Connor Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player and composer whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Musician Of The Year awards ...

, Rod Paterson, Donald Shaw,

Declan Sinnott Declan Sinnott (born 29 July 1950) is an Irish musician and record producer. Originally from Wexford town, where his father was an optician and jeweller on Main Street, he came to Dublin in the late 1960s. Around 1970 he was a member of the poe ...

Davy Spillane Davy Spillane (born 1959 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician, songwriter and a player of uilleann pipes and low whistle. Biography Irish music At the age of 12, Spillane started playing the uilleann pipes. His father encouraged him an ...

Savourna Stevenson Savourna Stevenson (born 1961) is a Scottish clàrsach player and composer. Her father is the Scottish composer Ronald Stevenson. Actress Gerda Stevenson is her sister. Her musical career began in the late 1970s; at the age of 15, she was alr ...

Simon Thoumire Simon Thoumire is a Scottish musician and an English concertina virtuoso. Thoumire has played all over the world. A winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Tradition Award in 1989,Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded 10 studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set ...

and

Michelle Wright Michelle Wright (born July 1, 1961) is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice ...

TS1 Programmes

Main performers in brackets (not necessarily the composers). *Programme One: ''Wheels of Love'' (Emmylou Harris, Iris DeMent, Mary Black), ''MacIlmoyle'' (Aly Bain, Jay Ungar, Russ Barenberg, Molly Mason, Jim Sutherland), ''Ready for the Storm'' (Kathy Mattea, Dougie MacLean), ''Spencer the Rover'' (John Martyn, Danny Thompson), ''Big Bug Shuffle'' (Russ Barenberg), ''Black Diamond Strings'' (Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris), ''Guitar Talk'' (Michelle Wright, Karen Matheson), ''Ashokan Farewell'' (Jay Ungar, Aly Bain) *Programme Two: ''May You Never'' (John Martyn, Kathy Mattea), ''Big Scioty'' (Jay Ungar, Aly Bain, Molly Mason, Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas), ''Ta Mo Chleamhnas Deanta'', (Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Donal Lunny), ''Grey Eagle'' (Mark O'Connor), ''Talk to Me of Mendocino'' (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Karen Matheson), ''Mexican Monterey'' (Savourna Stevenson, Aly Bain, Danny Thompson), ''By The Time It Gets Dark'' (Mary Black, Emmylou Harris, Declan Sinnot), ''Auld Lang Syne'' (Rod Paterson, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Martyn Bennett) *Programme Three: ''The Loving Time'' (Mary Black, Emmylou Harris, Declan Sinnott), ''Goodbye Liza Jane'' (Jay Ungar, Aly Bain, Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas, Molly Mason), ''Iain Ghlinn Cuaich'' (Karen Matheson, Donald Shaw), ''Turning Away'' (Dougie MacLean, Kathy Mattea), ''Boulavogue / Mrs McCleod'' (Davy Spillane, Aly Bain, Russ Barenberg), ''Let the Mystery Be'' (Iris DeMent), ''Wild Mountain Thyme'' (Dick Gaughan, Emmylou Harris, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright), ''Far From Home / Big John MacNeil'' (House Band, Mark O'Connor, Martyn Bennett, Charlie McKerron, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Cathal McConnell) *Programme Four: ''Goin' Back to Harlan'' (Anna & Kate McGarrigle, Emmylou Harris), ''Daire's Dream'' (Davy Spillane, Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg), ''Canan Nan Gaidheal'' (Karen Matheson, Donald Shaw), ''Jim's Jig / Little Cascades / Fox in the Town'' (Simon Thoumire, Jim Sutherland), ''Farewell, Farewell'' (Mary Black, Declan Sinnott), ''Cat in the Bag'' (Mark O'Connor, Russ Barenberg, Donal Lunny, Danny Thompson), ''Our Town'' (Iris DeMent), ''Ronfleuse Gobeil'' (Jay Ungar, Aly Bain, Molly Mason, Russ Barenberg, Jim Sutherland) *Programme Five: ''I Will'' (Kathy Mattea, Dougie MacLean), ''Will the Circle be Unbroken'' (Michelle Wright, Iris DeMent, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh), ''You Low Down Dirty Dog'' (Jay Ungar, Aly Bain, Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas, Molly Mason), ''Gentle Annie'' (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rod Paterson), ''Jesse Polka'' (Mark O'Connor, Phil Cunningham, Russ Barenberg, Donal Lunny, Danny Thompson), ''Green Rolling Hills'' (Emmylou Harris, Mary Black), ''The Dark Woman of the Glen'' (Cathal McConnell, Aly Bain, Phil Cunningham, Russ Barenberg), ''Big Muff'' (John Martyn, Danny Thompson) *Programme Six: ''Hard Times'' (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, Mary Black, Karen Matheson, Rod Paterson), ''MacCrimmon's Lament'' (Martyn Bennett), ''Dublin Blues'' (Guy Clark, Karen Matheson), ''Sweet is the Melody'' (Iris DeMent), ''A Maiden's Prayer'' (Aly Bain, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas, Jim Sutherland), ''Don't Want to Know'' (John Martyn, Danny Thompson), ''For No One'' (Emmylou Harris, Dave Spillane), ''Scotland'' (House Band, Mark O'Connor, Martyn Bennett, Charlie McKerron, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Cathal McConnell) *Programme Seven: ''Old Fashioned Waltz'' (Emmylou Harris, Kate & Anna McGarrigle), ''Clyde to Sandyhook'' (Savourna Stevenson, Aly Bain), ''Dark as a Dungeon'' (Guy Clark, Rod Paterson), ''The Lover's Waltz'' (Molly Mason, Jay Ungar, Aly Bain), ''Both Sides the Tweed'' (Dick Gaughan, Emmylou Harris), ''The Reasons Why I'm Gone'' (Michelle Wright, Karen Matheson), ''Uncle Sam / Rain on Olivia Town'' (Jerry Douglas), ''This Love Will Carry'' (Dougie MacLean, Kathy Mattea)

References

External links

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Transatlantic Sessions BBC Series 1 to 6
at Music Scotland {{Authority control BBC Scotland television shows 1995 British television series debuts Traditional music Folk music mass media