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Recorded in the Scottish Highlands, TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS brings together an array of the top vocal and instrumental artists in the Americana and Celtic traditions to perform 12 folk favorites, old and new.
For more than 20 years, Jerry Douglas, the dobro master from Nashville, and Aly Bain, the Shetland fiddle virtuoso, have been inviting their friends from both sides of the pond to get together and play. And when their friends include the likes of Sam Bush, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Béla Fleck, Alison Krauss, James Taylor and Dan Tyminski (just to name a few), viewers know they’re in for something special.
Performances in the program include:
•“Man of Constant Sorrow” – Dan Tyminski
•“Jubilee” – Mary Chapin Carpenter with Karen Matheson
•“Run Away” – Sarah Jarosz with Alison Krauss
•“Copperline” – James Taylor
•“Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad” – Eric Bibb with Dirk Powell
•“Oh Mama” – Aoife O’Donovan with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Karen Matheson, Tim O’Brien, Julie Fowlis and Teddy Thompson
•“Falani” – Béla Fleck with Sam Bush
•“Boat’s Up the River” – Dirk Powell with Sam Bush
•“I Believe in You” – Alison Krauss
•“Gone to Fortingall” / “Wired to the Moon” – Jerry Douglas and Michael McGoldrick
•“My Girl’s Waiting for Me” – Tim O’Brien
•“Hùg Air A’ Bhonaid Mhòir” (“Celebrate the Big Bonnet”) – Julie Fowlis
TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS is on Facebook.
Jerry Douglas is on Facebook, and you can follow @JerryDouglas on Twitter. Sam Bush is on Facebook, and you can follow @sam_bush on Twitter. Mary Chapin Carpenter is on Facebook, and you can follow @M_CCarpenter on Twitter. Julie Fowlis is on Facebook, and you can follow @juliefowlis on Twitter. Béla Fleck is on Facebook. Alison Krauss is on Facebook, and you can follow @AlisonKrauss on Twitter. James Taylor is on Facebook, and you can follow @JamesTaylor_com on Twitter. Dan Tyminski is on Facebook.
