Series of musical productions by Glasgow-based Pelicula Films Ltd
Transatlantic Sessions musical co-directors Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas
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[1] and RTÉ of Ireland.[2] 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.[3] The Television director is Mike Alexander[4] and the producer is Douglas Eadie.[5]
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,[6][7][8] and six series albums have been released in both CD and DVD format by Whirlie Records.[9]
^"Transatlantic Sessions". BBC Four. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^"Transatlantic Sessions". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^Eadie, Douglas (2011). Transatlantic Sessions 2 (Media notes). Series 2. BBC Four.
^Eadie, Douglas (1995). The Original Transatlantic Sessions (Media notes). BBC Four.
^Eadie, Douglas (2012). Transatlantic Sessions 5 (Media notes). Series 5. BBC Four.
^Denselow, Robin (7 February 2012). "Transatlantic Sessions". Review. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^Chilton, Martin (2 February 2011). "Transatlantic Sessions, Royal Festival Hall". Review. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^Rycroft, Emma (8 February 2023). "Transatlantic Sessions Live At Celtic Connections, Feb 3, 2023". Review. Songlines. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^"Whirlie Records". Retrieved 9 March 2023.
and 25 Related for: Transatlantic Sessions information
TransatlanticSessions is the collective title for a series of musical productions by Glasgow-based Pelicula Films Ltd, funded by- and produced for BBC...
Station and The Earls of Leicester. He has been a co-director of the TransatlanticSessions since 1998. In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas...
The Shetland Sessions (recorded at the Shetland folk festival in 1991), Aly Meets The Cajuns, and six series of the TransatlanticSessions. Since the early...
Cunningham appeared together though not apparently under the name TransatlanticSessions. Home acts included Capercaillie and the Battlefield Band, and some...
Transatlanticism is the fourth studio album by rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released on October 7, 2003, by Barsuk Records. At this point in their career...
2007 and 2013 McGoldrick played with the house band for the TransatlanticSessions (Sessions 3-6) including performing some of his own compositions/arrangements...
In the fall of 2015, a version of "Let the Mystery Be" from the TransatlanticSessions became the musical theme for the opening credits of the HBO series...
October 24, 2015. " TransatlanticSessions: Series 6, Vol.3 – Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2015. "TransatlanticSessions: Series 6, Vol. 2...
Osborne appeared as a featured guest in the third season of the TransatlanticSessions television series, performing "Saint Teresa", "Holy Water", and...
musical journey." In 2011 Jarosz performed at Jerry Douglas' the TransatlanticSessions in Scotland. She performed Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells." In 2012...
States in late 2007. Also, in 2009, she appeared on the BBC series TransatlanticSessions, Series 4, Episodes 4 and 5, performing a version of the Irish folk...
her album Wandering Home (1997) and with Karen Matheson during TransatlanticSessions 2 (1998) Tamalin, who recorded an Irish-language version of the...
guitar on his 1994 album Chestnuts. In Series One (1995) of the "TransatlanticSessions", the song was performed by an ensemble composed of Kate and Anna...
recorded by Kate Rusby and by Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin. The TransatlanticSessions version of "Let the Mystery Be" became the theme song for the second...
Ireland and 5 shows in the UK in February 2016 (as part of the TransatlanticSessions). On her official web site, Karen Matheson announced in March 2016...
Infirmary Blues" with Tom Jones. She was selected to take part in TransatlanticSessions in January 2016. This collaboration between American and Celtic...
"Keep it simple, forget all that fancy stuff" (as recounted in "The TransatlanticSessions 5" program and DVD from the BBC). Bibb remembers from his early...
Currently, he is performing as a solo artist, as a featured artist with TransatlanticSessions, on tour with Mary Chapin Carpenter, and as a duo with Rainy Eyes...
Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas, she has featured as a guest artist on TransatlanticSessions 3 & 4. She played on the soundtrack of the film Seachd: The Inaccessible...
2007, winning a Meteor Award. In 2008, Shannon featured in the TransatlanticSessions. For several years Shannon performed numerous live collaborations...
Green Fields Of Canada") The Rough Guide to Irish Music (1996) The TransatlanticSessions Series 3 (2007) (various artists) The Paul Brady Songbook (2002)...
Get Lucky – Mark Knopfler (2009) Bretonne - Nolwenn Leroy (2010) TransatlanticSessions 5 (2010) – (directed by Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain) Merrymouth –...
with Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain in Scotland and England under the "TransatlanticSessions" banner, culminating in a performance in the Royal Festival Hall...
Global Information