The Original Transatlantic Sessions (DVD)

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17 Nov 2008
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
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
Credits: 
Production: Douglas Edie
Director: Mike Alexander
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DVD: Whirlie Records WHIRLIEDVD02