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 Four and RTÉ 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 and Jerry Douglas 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.
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CD1
01 - Aly Bain - Far From Home - Big John McNeil
02 - John Martin - May You Never
03 - Michelle Wright - Guitar Talk
04 - Jay Ungar - Goodbye Liza Jane
05 - Mary Black - Farewell Farewell
06 - Jay Ungar - Ashokan Farewell
07 - Kathy Mattea - Ready For The Storm
08 - Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Talk To Me Of Mendocina
09 - Iris Dement - Let The Mystery Be
10 - Davy Spillane - Daire's Dream
11 - Karen Matheson - Cana Nan Gaidheal
12 - Cathal McConnell - The Dark Woman Of The Glen
13 - Guy Clark - Dublin Blues
14 - Jay Ungar - You Low Down Dirty Dog
15 - Jerry Douglas - Uncle Sam - Rain On Olivia Town
16 - Dougie MacLean - Turning Away
17 - Mark O'Connor - Grey Eagle
18 - Michelle Wright, Iris Dement & Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh - Will The Circle Be Unbroken
CD2
01 - Aly Bain - Scotland
02 - Emmylou Harris - Wheels Of Love
03 - John Martyn - Don't Want To Know
04 - Mary Black - The Loving Time
05 - Molly Mason - The Lover's Waltz
06 - Dick Gaughan - Both Sides The Tweed
07 - Simon Thoumire, Jim Sutherland - Jim's Jig - Little Cascades - Fox In The Town
08 - Iris Dement - Sweet Is The Melody
09 - Karen Matheson - Iain Ghlinn Cuaich
10 - Guy Clark - Dark As A Dungeon
11 - Jay Ungar - Ronfleuse Gobeil
12 - Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Goin' Back To Harlan
13 - Kathy Mattea - I Will
14 - Mark O'Connor - Cat In The Bag
15 - Emmylou Harris - Green Rolling Hills
16 - Aly Bain - A Maiden's Prayer
17 - Kate & Anna, Rufus, Emmylou, Mary, Karen & Rod - Hard Times
CD3
01 - Jay Ungar & Aly Bain - Big Scioty
02 - Guy Clark - Black Diamond Strings
03 - Emmylou Harris - For No One
04 - John Martyn - Spencer The Rover
05 - Davy Spillane - Boulavogue - Mrs. McLeod
06 - Rod Paterson - Auld Lang Syne
07 - Michelle Wright - The Reason Why I'm Gone
08 - Russ Barenberg - Big Bug Shuffle
09 - Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Gentle Annie
10 - Savourna Stevenson - Mexican Monterey
11 - John Martyn - Big Muff
12 - Mary Black - By The Time It Gets Dark
13 - Iris Dement - Our Town
14 - Mark O'Connor - Jesse Polka
15 - Aly Bain & Jay Ungar - Macilmoyle
16 - Dougie MacLean - This Love Will Carry
17 - Martyn Bennett - MacCrimmon's Lament
18 - Dick Gaughan - Wild Mountain Thyme