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Eric Bibb, one of the stars of Transatlantic Sessions Five and the first out-and-out bluesman we have featured, grew up in a musical household. One night when he was eleven years old, he went downstairs in his pyjamas to say hello to a rather special guitar-playing visitor and to tell him that he too, young Eric, played guitar. The visitor had a word of advice: Keep it simple . That visitor was Bob Dylan.
Learning the same lesson from his years of experience, Sessions director Mike Alexander also keeps things simple, allowing no technical tricks nor fancy movements to come between the viewer/listener and the music. That way the richness of the music and the skills, fun and passions of the musicians and singers come direct, maybe as close as it's possible to get to live music.
And such richness. Jerry and Aly at the musical helm ... Our youngest, nineteen year-old Nashville prodigy Sarah Jarosz (a fast learner, Sarah picked up in a morning enough of the language of Eden to be able to join in a Gaelic chorus) ... Our oldest (unless you count Victoria , his even older instrument) legendary bass-player Danny Thompson ... In between, some of the truly greats of the bluegrass, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish traditions ... We had a ball making Transatlantic Sessions Five and the general consensus is that it's our best yet. We hope you have a ball with it too.
Learning the same lesson from his years of experience, Sessions director Mike Alexander also keeps things simple, allowing no technical tricks nor fancy movements to come between the viewer/listener and the music. That way the richness of the music and the skills, fun and passions of the musicians and singers come direct, maybe as close as it's possible to get to live music.
And such richness. Jerry and Aly at the musical helm ... Our youngest, nineteen year-old Nashville prodigy Sarah Jarosz (a fast learner, Sarah picked up in a morning enough of the language of Eden to be able to join in a Gaelic chorus) ... Our oldest (unless you count Victoria , his even older instrument) legendary bass-player Danny Thompson ... In between, some of the truly greats of the bluegrass, Appalachian, Irish and Scottish traditions ... We had a ball making Transatlantic Sessions Five and the general consensus is that it's our best yet. We hope you have a ball with it too.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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These music sessions are outstanding.There is nothing available that can compete with the quality of artists,performance or atmosphere.This is as good as it gets.
These sessions have acted as a gateway into all sorts of music I wouldn`t necessarily listen to,so thanks to everyone concerned .
These sessions have acted as a gateway into all sorts of music I wouldn`t necessarily listen to,so thanks to everyone concerned .
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The liner notes from Douglas Eadie (Producer) suggest that this is the best series yet and it's hard to disagree. Lots of musicians new to Transatlantic Sessions and a healthy mixture of true acoustic music legends such as Alison Krauss, Sam Bush and Bela Fleck with relative newcomers like Declan O'Rourke, Amos Lee and Sarah Jarosz. It has the wonderful warm voices of Iain Morrison, Eric Bibb, Kathleen MacInnes and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and the sheer exuberance of Sharon Shannon, Donal Lunny, Eddi Reader and Dirk Powell.
The combination of musicians is, as ever, the magical part of Transatlantic Sessions. Sam Bush seemed to want to play with everyone - he seems to laugh with enjoyment as he plays - and his duets with Dirk Powell and Eddi Reader were wonderful. The excellent Amos Lee had a great backing group on his songs, all from his 2011 album 'Mission Bell' (an album of the year - just get it). On 'Clear Blue Eyes' he has Lucinda Williams singing on the album. Here he has Sarah Jarosz and Alison Krauss. Take your pick. Bela Fleck was looking round the house band as he played - songs he must have played with his own band countless times - and you could see the joy in his eyes. Some of the performances here are as good as you're ever going to get.
If there were disappointments they were that Sharon Shannon didn't have any US players on her contributions, which to me missed the 'Transatlantic charm' that makes this series so wonderful. Her pieces were performed with the usual joy and virtuosity, but lacked that something. The other disappointment was that, with Jerry, Bela and Sam around, they didn't play Bela's 'Cheeseballs In Cowtown'. I'd love to have heard this wonderful house band - where is there any better? - get to grips with that! (It's on Tales From The Acoustic Planet).
But the highlights outweigh all that. I can't single out any one performance (alright - maybe Bela Fleck's 'Falani', chiefly because of the way the house band took it over before Bela, Sam And Jerry came back in) but there were moments. The Bluegrass legend Sam Bush, more than once, expresses his awe at the musicianship of the players, and he's played with some people, and relative youngster Declan O'Rourke's wonderment at Jerry Douglas, drawing the comment from Donal Lunny "He De Man!" And Danny Thompson constantly beaming as more musical heights are reached and exceeded. You'd think he'd have seen it all but it seemed as if it was the first time for him.
I love everything about Transatlantic Sessions. Series 5 IS the best yet. It hasn't been broadcast outside Scotland yet (Jan 2012) but the tour starts next week. I can't wait for the Royal Festival Hall. And Series 6.
The combination of musicians is, as ever, the magical part of Transatlantic Sessions. Sam Bush seemed to want to play with everyone - he seems to laugh with enjoyment as he plays - and his duets with Dirk Powell and Eddi Reader were wonderful. The excellent Amos Lee had a great backing group on his songs, all from his 2011 album 'Mission Bell' (an album of the year - just get it). On 'Clear Blue Eyes' he has Lucinda Williams singing on the album. Here he has Sarah Jarosz and Alison Krauss. Take your pick. Bela Fleck was looking round the house band as he played - songs he must have played with his own band countless times - and you could see the joy in his eyes. Some of the performances here are as good as you're ever going to get.
If there were disappointments they were that Sharon Shannon didn't have any US players on her contributions, which to me missed the 'Transatlantic charm' that makes this series so wonderful. Her pieces were performed with the usual joy and virtuosity, but lacked that something. The other disappointment was that, with Jerry, Bela and Sam around, they didn't play Bela's 'Cheeseballs In Cowtown'. I'd love to have heard this wonderful house band - where is there any better? - get to grips with that! (It's on Tales From The Acoustic Planet).
But the highlights outweigh all that. I can't single out any one performance (alright - maybe Bela Fleck's 'Falani', chiefly because of the way the house band took it over before Bela, Sam And Jerry came back in) but there were moments. The Bluegrass legend Sam Bush, more than once, expresses his awe at the musicianship of the players, and he's played with some people, and relative youngster Declan O'Rourke's wonderment at Jerry Douglas, drawing the comment from Donal Lunny "He De Man!" And Danny Thompson constantly beaming as more musical heights are reached and exceeded. You'd think he'd have seen it all but it seemed as if it was the first time for him.
I love everything about Transatlantic Sessions. Series 5 IS the best yet. It hasn't been broadcast outside Scotland yet (Jan 2012) but the tour starts next week. I can't wait for the Royal Festival Hall. And Series 6.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Have followed the Transatlantic sessions & now own all the DVD's so far. Absolutely top notch performances from a a great set of musicians including Danny Thompson (ex Pentangle) still bassing away with the best of them. Anyone interested in celtic & other folk shouldn't miss these DVD's.
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