The Bottom Line:
Rare stuff released very late.
The John Martyn stuff is unique. Kathy Mattea does a goed job turning May You Never into a duet. Big Muff is funny as John is playing an electric version in an acoustic-only environment. And Don't Want To Know is an interesting experiment resulting in a rather haunting melody.
Music Directors: ALY BAIN & JAY UNGAR
FEATURING
Martyn Bennett - pipes | whistle | fiddle
Mary Black - vocals
Guy Clark - vocals | guitar
Travis Clark - bass guitar
Iris Dement - vocals | guitar
Jerry Douglas - dobro | lap steel guitar
Dick Gaughan - vocals | guitar
Emmylou Harris - vocals | guitar
Dónal Lunny - vocals | bouzouki
Cathal McConnell - flute | whistle
Anna McGarrigle - vocals | guitar | banjo
Kate McGarrigle - vocals | guitar | piano
Charlie McKerron - fiddle
Dougie MacLean - vocals | guitar
John Martyn - vocals | guitar
Karen Matheson - vocals
Kathy Mattea - vocals | guitar
Mairead ni Mhaonaigh - vocals | fiddle
Mark o'Connor - fiddle
Rod Paterson - vocals | guitar
Donald Shaw - accordion
Declan Sinnott - vocals | guitar
Davy Spillane - pipes | whistle
Savourna Stevenson - harp
Simon Thoumire - concertina
Rufus Wainwright - vocals
Michelle Wright - vocals | guitar
TRANSATLANTIC HOUSE BAND:
Aly Bain fiddle
Jay Ungar vocals | fiddle | viola | harmonica
Ross Barenberg guitar | mandolin
Phil Cunningham accordion | whistle
Molly Mason vocals | bass | piano
Danny Thompson bass
Jim Sutherland percussion
Title listings | |||
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PROGRAMME ONE | |||
01 | Wheels Of Love | (Comp. Marjy Plant) | EMMYLOU HARRIS with Iris DeMent & Mary Black |
02 | Maculmoyle | (Trad. arr. Ungar/Bain) | JAY UNGAR & ALY BAIN with Russ Barenberg, Molly Mason & Jim Sutherland |
03 | Ready For The Storm | (Comp. Dougie MacLean) | KATHY MATTEA with Dougie MacLean |
04 | Spencer The Rover | (Trad. arr. Martyn) | JOHN MARTYN with Danny Thompson |
05 | Big Bug Shuffle | (Comp. Russ Barenberg) | RUSS BARENBERG |
06 | Black Diamond Strings | (Comp. Guy Clark) | GUY CLARK with Emmylou Harris |
07 | Guitar Talk | (Comp. Steve Bogard / Colin Linden) | MICHELLE WRIGHT with Kathy Mattea |
08 | Ashokan Farewell | (Comp. Jay Ungar) | JAY UNGAR with Aly Bain |
PROGRAMME TWO | |||
01 | May You Never | (Comp. John Martyn) | JOHN MARTYN with Kathy Mattea |
02 | Big Scioty | (Trad. arr. Ungar / Barenberg) | ALY BAIN, JAY UNGAR, MOLLY MASON, RUSS BARENBERG & JERRY DOUGLAS |
03 | Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta | (Trad. arr. Ni Mhaonaigh) | MAIRÉAD NI MHAONAIGH with Dónal Lunny |
04 | Gray Eagle | (Comp. Mark O'Connor) | MARK O'CONNOR |
05 | Talk To Me Of Mendocino | (Comp. Kate McGarrigle) | KATE & ANNA MCGARRIGLE with Karen Matheson |
06 | Mexican Monterey | (Comp. Sovourna Stevenson) | SAVOURNA STEVENSON with Aly Bain & Danny Thompson |
07 | By The Time It Gets Dark | (Comp. Sandy Denny) | MARY BLACK with Emmylou Harris & Declan Sinnott |
08 | Auld Lang Syne | (Trad. / Lyrics Robert Burns / arr. Paterson / Ni Mhaonaigh) | ROD PATERSON with Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh & Martyn Bennett |
PROGRAMMA THREE | |||
01 | The Loving Time | (Comp. Noel Brazil) | MARY BLACK with Emmylou Harris & Declan Sinnott |
02 | Goodbye Liza Jane | (Trad. arr. Bain / Ungar) | ALY BAIN & JAY UNGAR with Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas & Molly Mason |
03 | Iain Ghlinn Cuaich | (Trad. arr. Shaw) | KAREN MATHESON with Donald Shaw |
04 | Turning Away | (Comp. Dougie MacLean) | DOUGIE MACLEAN with Kathy Mattea |
05 | Boulavogue / Mrs McLeod | (Trad. arr. Bain) | DAVY SPILLANE & ALY BAIN with Russ Barenberg |
06 | Let The Mystery Be | (Comp. Iris DeMent) | IRIS DEMENT |
07 | Wild Mountain Thyme | (Trad. arr. Gaughan) | DICK GAUGHAN with Emmylou Harris, Kate & Anna McGarrigle & Rufus Wainwright |
08 | Far From Home / Big John McNeil | (Trad. arr. Bain / Ungar) | THE HOUSE BAND with Mark O'Connor, Martyn Bennett, Charlie McKerron, Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh & Cathal McConnell |
PROGRAMME FOUR | |||
01 | Goin' Back To Harlan | (Comp. Anna McGarrigle) | KATE & ANNA MCGARRIGLE with Emmylou Harris |
02 | Daire's Dream | (Comp. Davy Spilllane) | DAVY SPILLANE with Jerry Douglas & Russ Barenberg |
03 | Canan Nan Gaidheal | (Trad. arr. Shaw) | KAREN MATHESON with Donald Shaw |
04 | Jim's Jig / Little Cascades / Fox In The Town | (Jim's Jig - Comp. Simon Thoumire. Little Cascades / Fox In The Town - Trad. arr. Sutherland / Thoumire) | SIMON THOUMIRE & JIM SUTHERLAND |
05 | Farewell, Farewell | (Trad. / Lyr. Richard Thompson / arr. Black / Sinnott) | MARY BLACK with Declan Sinnott |
06 | Cat In The Bag | (Comp. Mark O'Connor) | MARK O'CONNOR with Russ Barenberg, Dónal Lunny & Danny Thompson |
07 | Our Town | (Comp. Iris DeMent) | IRIS DEMENT with Emmylou Harris |
08 | Ronfleuse Gobeil | (Trad. arr. Bain / Ungar) | ALY BAIN & JAY UNGAR with Molly Mason, Russ Barenberg & Jim Sutherland |
PROGRAMME FIVE | |||
01 | I Will | (Comp. John Lennon / Paul McCartney) | KATHY MATTEA with Dougie MacLean |
02 | Will The Circle Be Unbroken | (Trad. arr. Ungar / Bain) | MICHELLE WRIGHT, IRIS DEMENT & MAIRÉAD NI MHAONAIGH |
03 | You Low Down Dirty Dog | (Comp. Jay Ungar) | JAY UNGAR with Aly Bain, Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas & Molly Mason |
04 | Gentle Annie | (Comp. Stephen Foster) | KATE & ANNA MCGARRIGLE with Rod Paterson |
05 | Jesse Polka | (Comp. Mark O'Connor) | MARK O'CONNOR with Phil Cunningham, Russ Barenberg, Dónal Lunny & Danny Thompson |
06 | Green Rolling Hills | (Comp. Utah Phillips) | EMMYLOU HARRIS with Mary Black |
07 | (Trad. arr. Bain / McConnell) | CATHAL MCCONNELL with Aly Bain, Phil Cunningham & Russ Barenberg | |
08 | Big Muff | (Comp. John Martyn) | JOHN MARTYN with Danny Thompson |
PROGRAMME SIX | |||
01 | Hard Times | (Comp. Stephen Foster) | KATE & ANNA MCGARRIGLE, RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, EMMYLOU HARRIS, MARY BLACK, KAREN MATHESON & ROD PATERSON |
02 | MacCrimmon's Lament | (Comp. Donald MacCrimmon) | MARTYN BENNETT |
03 | Dublin Blues | (Comp. Guy Clark) | GUY CLARK with Karen Matheson |
04 | Sweet Is The Melody | (Comp. Iris DeMent) | IRIS DEMENT |
05 | A Maiden's Prayer | (Comp. Bob Wills) | ALY BAIN & JAY UNGAR with Molly Mason, Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas & Jim Sutherland |
06 | Don't Want To Know | (Comp. John Martyn) | JOHN MARTYN with Danny Thompson |
07 | For No One | (Comp. John Lennon / Paul McCartney) | EMMYLOU HARRIS with Davy Spillane |
08 | Scotland | (Comp. Bill Munroe) | THE HOUSE BAND with Mark O'Connor, Martyn Bennett, Charlie McKerron, Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh & Cathal McConnell |
PROGRAMME SEVEN | |||
01 | Old Fashioned Waltz | (Comp. Sandy Denny) | EMMYLOU HARRIS with Kate & Anna McGarrigle |
02 | Clyde To Sandyhook | (Comp. Savourna Stevenson) | SAVOURNA STEVENSON with Aly Bain |
03 | Dark As A Dungeon | (Comp. Merle Travis) | GUY CLARK with Rod Paterson |
04 | The Lover's Waltz | (Comp. Jay Ungar / Molly Mason) | MOLLY MASON |
05 | Both Sides Of The Tweed | (Comp. Dick Gaughan / Lyrics James Hogg amended by Dick Gaughan) | DICK GAUGHAN with Emmylou Harris |
06 | The Reasons Why I'm Gone | (Comp. Chuck Cannon / Gary Loyd) | MICHELLE WRIGHT with Karen Matheson |
07 | Uncle Sam / Rain On Olivia Town | (Comp. Jerry Douglas) | JERRY DOUGLAS |
08 | This Love Will Carry | (Comp. Dougie MacLean) | DOUGIE MACLEAN with Kathy Mattea |