The Bottom Line:
About as much fun as you can cram into one room
"7 programmes | 26 Artists | 48 tracks"
Rare stuff releases thirteen years after the fact; the second series, in full - seven TV shows, on one DVD.
This stuff was circulating in home recordings over the internet but has now been officially released. This was not originally possible due to contractual problems, which have now been overcome.
The shows were recorded August 1998 and broadcast October and November 1998 on BBC Scotland.
Music Directors: ALY BAIN & JERRY DOUGLAS
Line-up:
Paul Brady - vocals | guitar | mandolin
Ronan Browne - whistles
Rosanne Cash - vocals | guitar
Radney Foster - vocals | guitar
Janes Grant - vocals
Nanci Griffith - vocals | guitar
Boo Hewerdine - guitar
Fiona Kennedy - vocals
John Leventhal - guitar
Ishbel MacAskill - vocals
Iain MacDonald - pipes
John Martyn - vocals | guitar
Karen Matheson - vocals
Maura o'Connell - vocals
Eddi Reader - vocals | guitar
Sharon Shannon - accordion
Donald Shaw - accordion | keyboards
Ricky Skaggs - vocals | guitar
Sharon White - vocals
Transatlantic House Band
Aly Bain - fiddle
Jerry Douglas - dobro | lap steel guitar
Michael Doucet - vocals | fiddle
Russ Barenberg - guitar | mandolin
Breda Smyth - fiddle | whistles
Danny Thompson - bass
Tommy Hayes - percussion
Title listings | |||
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PROGRAMME ONE | |||
01 | The Blue Train | (comp. Jennifer Kimball / Tom Kimmel) | MAURA O’CONNELL with James Grant & Nanci Griffith |
02 | A Simple Life | incorporating a traditional reel | (comp. Max McAnally | trad. arr. Bain) | RICKY SKAGGS |
03 | Piobaireachd Dhòmhnaill Dhuibh | (trad. arr. Aly Bain) | ISHBEL MACASKILL with Iain MacDonald |
04 | He's Got All The Whiskey | (comp. B. Charles) | JOHN MARTYN with Eddi Reader |
05 | Magic Foot | (comp. Russ Barenberg) | SHARON SHANNON with Russ Barenberg |
06 | Boots Of Spanish Leather | (comp. Bob Dylan) | NANCI GRIFFITH |
07 | Eunice Two-Step | (trad. source A. Ardoin / arr. Beausoleil) | MICHAEL DOUCET with Sharon Shannon |
PROGRAMME TWO | |||
01 | Waiting For The Federals | (trad. arr. Aly Bain) | ALY BAIN |
02 | Who Knows Where The Time Goes | (comp. Sandy Denny) | NANCI GRIFFITH with Karen Matheson, James Grant & Maura O'Connell |
03 | Violet Tulloch | Queen Of Lerwick | (comp. Phil Cunningham) | ALY BAIN with Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg & Donald Shaw |
04 | The World Is What You Make It | (comp. Paul Brady) | PAUL BRADY with Karen Matheson & Fiona Kennedy |
05 | Evangeline | (comp. James Grant) | JAMES GRANT with Karen Matheson & Maura McConnell |
06 | Jolie Blonde | (trad. arr. Doucet) | MICHAEL DOUCET |
07 | Talk About Suffering (incorporating a traditional reel) | (adopted and arranged by Ricky Skaggs | trad. arr. Bain) | RICKY SKAGGS with Aly Bain |
PROGRAMME THREE | |||
01 | Trouble In The Fields | (comp. Nanci Griffith) | MAURA O’CONNELL with Nanci Griffith |
02 | Bachelor's Walk | The Congress | (comp. Breda Smyth | trad. arr. Smyth) | BREDA SMYTH |
03 | Footsteps Fall | (comp. Boo Hewerdine / Bjergfeldt) | EDDI READER with Boo Hewerdine |
04 | Bonaparte's Retreat | (trad. arr. Bain) | ALY BAIN |
05 | Seven Year Ache | (comp. Rosanne Cash) | ROSANNE CASH |
06 | Excuse Me Mister | (comp. Ben Harper) | JOHN MARTYN |
07 | There's Always Sunday | (comp. James Grant) | KAREN MATHESON with James Grant |
PROGRAMME FOUR | |||
01 | Hummingbird | (comp. Boo Hewerdine) | EDDI READER with Boo Hewerdine |
02 | Road To Aberdeen | (comp. Nanci Griffith) | NANCI GRIFFITH |
03 | Urban Air | (comp. Ronan Browne) | RONAN BROWNE |
04 | Storms Are On The Ocean | (comp. A.P. Carter) | SHARON WHITE with Ricky Skaggs |
05 | La Danse De La Vie | (comp. Michael Doucet) | MICHAEL DOUCET with Sharon Shannon |
06 | Ae Fond Kiss | (Robert Burns) | KAREN MATHESON with Paul Brady |
07 | God Knows When | (Rodney Foster) | RADNEY FOSTER |
PROGRAMME FIVE | |||
01 | Nach Truagh Leat Mi Stún Eirinn | (trad. arr. Kennedy) | FIONA KENNEDY with Karen Matheson |
02 | Western Lift | Glass Of Beer | Unnamed Reel | (trad. arr. Shannon) | SHARON SHANNON |
03 | Cure For Life | (comp. James Grant) | JAMES GRANT |
04 | Marriage Made In Hollywood | (comp. Paul Brady / Michael O'Keeve) | PAUL BRADY with Karen Matheson |
05 | A Tribute To Paedar O'Donnell | Takarasaka | (comp. Dónal Lunny | comp. Jerry Douglas) | JERRY DOUGLAS |
06 | God Speed | (comp. Radney Foster) | RADNEY FOSTER |
PROGRAMME SIX | |||
01 | Forty Shades Of Green | (comp. Johnny Cash) | ROSANNE CASH |
02 | Passing The Bar | (comp. Jerry Douglas) | JERRY DOUGLAS |
03 | My Father's Son | (comp. Ricky Skaggs / George M. Green) | RICKY SKAGGS |
04 | Les Veuves De La Coulée (Widows Of The Creek) | (trad. arr. Barenberg) | RUSS BARENBERG |
05 | Always Will | (comp. Nanci Griffith) | NANCI GRIFFITH with Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White |
06 | Nobody Wins | (comp. Radney Foster / Kim Richey) | RADNEY FOSTER with Eddi Reader |
PROGRAMME SEVEN | |||
01 | Return To The Brandywine | (comp. Russ Barenberg) | RUSS BARENBERG |
02 | September When It Comes | (comp. Rosanne Cash / John Leventhal) | ROSANNE CASH with John Leventhal |
03 | 'Sanseptique' Set: Domhnall Dubh An Domhnallaich | Thoir A Nall Ailean Thugam | Sanseptique | (trad. arr. Hayes / Kennedy | trad. arr. Hayes / Kennedy | comp. Tommy Hayes) | TOMMY HAYES with FIONA KENNEDY & KAREN MATHESON |
04 | Down By The Sally Gardens | (trad. / lyrics W.B. Yeats / arr. O'Connell) | MAURA O'CONNELL with Karen Matheson |
05 | The Mansion On The Hill | (comp. Hank Williams) | SHARON WHITE with Ricky Skaggs |
06 | Solid Air | (comp. John Martyn) | JOHN MARTYN with Danny Thompson |
07 | 'Puert A Beul' Set: O Mhisg A'Chuir A Nollaig Oirnn | Cape Breton Port A Beul | Ann MacKeachnie's Favourite | Bealach A'Chara | (trad. arr. MacDonald) | IAIN MACDONALD |
Running time: 210 mins.
Original retail price £ 18.40.
Production credits
Director of photography: Mark Littlewood
Camera: Martin Singleton | Oliver Cheesman | Andrew Ford
Sound supervisor: Phil Croal
Sound mixer: Brian McNeill
Dubbing mixer: Bronek Korda
Production manager: Heather McDonald
Film editor: Fiona MacDonald
Stills photography: Ken Mellin
DVD project co-ordination: Whirlie Records
Authoring: Peter Haigh @ Pier House Studios, 2011
Digital encoding: Meedja Ltd
Packaging design: Mike Garden @ Birnam CD.