Transatlantic Sessions

Show Info

Status
Ended
Show Type
Scripted
First Aired
14th September 2007
Runtime
30 minutes
Network
BBC TWO
Air Time
00:00:00
Air Day
Rating

Overview

Folk musicians come together in what have been called 'the greatest backporch shows ever', as Shetland fiddle virtuoso Aly Bain and dobro ace Jerry Douglas host a Highland gathering of the cream of Nashville, Irish and Scottish talent.

Episode List:

Season 2021

Episode Airdate Name  
7 3rd Nov 2021 Episode 7
6 8th Dec 2021 Episode 6
5 1st Dec 2021 Episode 5
4 24th Nov 2021 Episode 4
3 17th Nov 2021 Episode 3
2 10th Nov 2021 Episode 2
1 3rd Nov 2021 Episode 1
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Season 6

Episode Airdate Name  
6 20th Oct 2013 Tim O'Brien, Karen Matheson, Phil Cunningham, Andy Irvine, Aoife O'Donovan, Jerry Douglas
5 13th Oct 2013 John Doyle, Cara Dillon, Michael McGoldrick, Ewan McLennan, Julie Fowlis, Allan MacDonald
4 6th Oct 2013 Mary Chapin Carpenter, Andy Irvine, Karen Matheson, Teddy Thompson, Maura O'Connell, Julie Fowlis, Tim O'Brien
3 29th Sep 2013 Jerry Douglas, Michael McGoldrick, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Phil Cunningham, Aoife O'Donovan, Teddy Thompson, Aly Bain, Ewan McLennan
2 22nd Sep 2013 Tim O'Brien, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Russ Barenberg, Julie Fowlis, Cara Dillon, John McCusker
1 15th Sep 2013 Aly Bain, Teddy Thompson, Karen Matheson, Ewan McLennan, Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman, Andy Irvine, Aoife O'Donovan
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Season 5

Episode Airdate Name  
8 Never Bonus Tracks 2
7 Never Bonus Tracks 1
6 4th Nov 2011 John McCusker, Iain Morrison, Amos Lee, Aly Bain, Sam Bush, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas
5 28th Oct 2011 Phil Cunningham, Eddi Reader, Donal Lunny, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Sam Bush, Kathleen MacInnes, Eric Bibb
4 21st Oct 2011 Sharon Shannon, Iain Morrison, Sarah Jarosz, Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, Declan O'Rourke, Alison Krauss
3 14th Oct 2011 Béla Fleck, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Amos Lee, Jerry Douglas, Dirk Powell, Sarah Jarosz, Nollaig Casey
2 7th Oct 2011 Michael McGoldrick, Sarah Jarosz, Dirk Powell, Sharon Shannon, Declan O'Rourke, Phil Cunningham, Amos Lee
1 30th Sep 2011 Aly Bain, Eric Bibb, Kathleen MacInnes, Béla Fleck, Eddi Reader, Dirk Powell, Alison Krauss
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Season 4

Episode Airdate Name  
8 Never Bonus Tracks
7 Never Behind the Sessions
6 18th Oct 2009 James Taylor, Karen Matheson, Aly Bain, Rosanne Cash, Russ Barenberg, Julie Fowlis, Liam Ó Maonlaí
5 11th Oct 2009 Dónal Lunny, Rosanne Cash, Jerry Douglas, Emily Smith, Karan Casey, Allison Moorer
4 4th Oct 2009 Allison Moorer, Stuart Duncan, Dan Tyminski, Karan Casey, Aly Bain, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Allan MacDonald
3 27th Sep 2009 Dan Tyminski, Emily Smith, Michael McGoldrick, Martha Wainwright, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Jenna Reid, Rosanne Cash
2 20th Sep 2009 Martha Wainwright, Aly Bain, Karen Matheson, James Taylor, James Graham, Phil Cunnungham, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
1 13th Sep 2009 Aly Bain, Dan Tyminski, Allison Moorer, Jerry Douglas, Julie Fowlis, James Taylor, Allan McDonald
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Season 3

Episode Airdate Name  
8 Never Bonus Tracks
7 Never Behind the Sessions
6 26th Oct 2007 Bruce Molsky, Eddi Reader, Tim O'Brien, Aly Bain, Cara Dillon, Darrell Scott, Michael McGoldrick
5 19th Oct 2007 Aly Bain, Karen Matheson, Catriona MacKay, Paul Brady, Julie Fowlis, Joan Osborne, Bruce Molsky
4 5th Oct 2007 Jerry Douglas, Julie Fowlis, Iris DeMent, Phil Cunningham, Tim O'Brien, Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman, Fred Morrison
3 28th Sep 2007 Russ Barenberg, Joan Osborne, Sharon Shannon, Julie Fowlis, Bruce Molsky, Paul Brady, Karen Matheson, Tim O'Brien
2 7th Mar 2008 Jerry Douglas, Eddi Reader, Darrell Scott, Jenna Reid, Julie Fowlis, Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman, Aly Bain
1 14th Sep 2007 Aly Bain, Joan Osborne, Paul Brady, Russ Barenberg, Karen Matheson, Darrell Scott, Sharon Shannon
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Season 2

Episode Airdate Name  
9 Never Episode 9
8 Never Episode 8
7 26th Oct 2007 Russ Barenberg, Rosanne Cash, Tommy Hayes, Maura O'Connell, Sharon White, John Martyn, Iain MacDonald
6 19th Oct 2007 Rosanne Cash, Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, Russ Barenberg, Nanci Griffith, Radney Foster
5 12th Oct 2007 Fiona Kennedy, Sharon Shannon, James Grant, Paul Brady, Jerry Douglas, Radney Foster
4 5th Oct 2007 Eddi Reader, Nanci Griffith, Ronan Browne, Sharon White, Michael Doucet, Karen Matheson, Radney Foster
3 28th Sep 2007 Maura O'Connell, Breda Smyth, Eddi Reader, Aly Bain, Rosanne Cash, John Martyn, Karen Matheson
2 21st Sep 2007 Aly Bain, Nanci Griffith, Paul Brady, James Grant, Michael Doucet, Ricky Skaggs
1 14th Sep 2007 Maura O'Connell, Ricky Scaggs, Ishbel Macaskill, John Martyn, Sharon Shannon, Nanci Griffith, Michael Doucet
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Season 1

Episode Airdate Name  
7 20th Feb 2009 Emmylou Harris, Savourna Stevenson, Guy Clark, Molly Mason, Dick Gaughan, Michelle Wright, Jerry Douglas ...
6 2nd Feb 2009 Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Martyn Bennett, Guy Clark, Iris DeMent, Aly Bain, John Martyn, Emmylou Harris
5 30th Jan 2009 Kathy Mattea, Michelle Wright, Aly Bain, Jay Ungar, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Mark O'Connor, Emmylou Harris ...
4 13th Feb 2009 Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Davy Spillane, Karen Matheson, Simon Thoumire, Jim Sutherland, Mary Black ...
3 6th Feb 2009 Mary Black, Aly Bain, Jay Ungar, Karen Matheson, Dougie MacLean, Davy Spillane, Iris DeMent, Emmylou Harris ...
2 23rd Jan 2009 John Martyn, Aly Bain, Jay Ungar, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Mark O'Connor, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Savourna Stevenson ...
1 16th Jan 2009 Emmylou Harris, Aly Bain, Jay Ungar, Kathy Mattea, John Martyn, Russ Barenberg, Guy Clark, Michelle Wright

Specials

Episode Airdate Name  
3 Never Transatlantic Sessions at Celtic Connections 2009
2 Never Transatlantic Sessions 5 Bonus Track 2
1 Never Transatlantic Sessions 5 Bonus Track 1

Stars

Aly Bain
Himself
Jerry Douglas
Himself