Folk Connections: Transatlantic Sessions
From Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall, Verity Sharp introduces Transatlantic Sessions, the Celtic Connections festival's annual concert. With Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain.
Transatlantic Sessions, the Celtic Connections Festival's iconic annual concert, ends Radio 3's Folk Connections weekend. Verity Sharp introduces the event from Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall, which brings together Celtic styles with American old-time and bluegrass. The concert is again led by American dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas and Shetland fiddle icon Aly Bain, and features a line-up of star musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, including Cara Dillon, Rhiannon Giddens and Karen Matheson.
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Waiting on them Federals
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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Ralph Stanley
Rocky Island
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Performer: Joe Newberry. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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Robert Burns
Ca' the Yows
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Performer: Karen Matheson. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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Aly Bain
Aly's Set
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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Shawn Colvin
Shotgun down the Avalanche
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Performer: Cara Dillon. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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The Winding River Roe
Performer: Cara Dillon. -
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The Milk Carton Kids
Honey, Honey
Ensemble: The Milk Carton Kids. -
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The Milk Carton Kids
Snake Eyes
Ensemble: The Milk Carton Kids. -
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Rhiannon Giddens
Julie
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Performer: Rhiannon Giddens. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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O Gur Mise a Tha fo Ghruaim
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Performer: Karen Matheson. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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Bright Morning Star
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Performer: Cara Dillon. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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Cherry River Line
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Performer: Joe Newberry. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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Waterboy
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Performer: Rhiannon Giddens. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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Know my love
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Performer: John Doyle. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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John McCusker
Opening Tune
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas. Ensemble: Transatlantic Sessions Band. -
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Kid on the mountain
Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Jerry Douglas.
Broadcast
- Sun 31 Jan 2016 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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