Every
January my son and I take a front row seat at the 'Transatlantic Sessions'
Celtic Connections Glasgow. This is a very unique concert - and is about the
band firstly and live bands don't come
much better than this one! The musical
directors are Shetland fiddler Aly Bain and dobro player Jerry Douglas.
Transatlantic Band. Ruth Moody, Declan O’Rourke, Tim O’Brien, Aly Bain, Jerry Douglas, Russ
Barenberg, Danny Thompson, Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, Donald Shaw, Darrell Scott, Bruce
Molsky
There is an
earthy real sound here. Folk tunes, as Dylan found, touch a deep place and yes
you can play the tunes over and over.
What I love is the way the singers are centre stage I mean vocally
surrounded by these rich deep warm tones of the folk music. Singers include
some of the most beautiful Celtic voices -
Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, Cara Dillon, Darrell Scott, Tim O'Brien,
Paul Brady, Julie Fowlis.
Folk music has stood the test of time and much like good
wine it simply gets better with age.
