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Mary Ann Kennedy presents a late-night session from Glasgow Celtic Connections 2011. Music from Daimh, Joe Pug, Transatlantic Sessions, Anxo Lorenzo and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

Mary Ann Kennedy live from Glasgow at the world's biggest winter music festival. The last of four Late Night Sessions, with a top line-up of festival artists and also recorded concert highlights.

Artist line-up:
Daimh - a one-band Celtic Connection, with members from Scotland and North America
Joe Pug - singer-songwiter from Chicago
Transatlantic Sessions - a posse of musicians from the Festival's signature event
Anxo Lorenzo - bagpipes from Galicia

Also with highlights from the main stage concert by the Blind Boys of Alabama.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Fri 28 Jan 201123:15

Music Played

  • Live from Celtic Connections from the Exhibition Hall at the Glasgow Royal Concert Halls

    • Dàimh

      Anderson's / Miss Ida McVarish of Morar / The Gathering

      Performers: Colm O’Rua; Gabe McVarish; Angus MacKenzie; Calum Alec-Macmillan; Ross Martin; James Bremner Composer: Traditional arr. Daimh / Gabe McVarish / Gordon Duncan

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Dàimh

      An Caol Loch Eilt

      Performers: Colm O’Rua; Gabe McVarish; Angus MacKenzie; Calum Alec-Macmillan; Ross Martin; James Bremner Composer: Allan Henderson

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Dàimh

      Marianne's Reel / Da Scallowa Lasses / Fraya Thomsen's / The Lads of Mull

      Performers: Colm O’Rua; Gabe McVarish; Angus MacKenzie; Calum Alec-Macmillan; Ross Martin; James Bremner; Iain McDonald Composer: Fr Anfus Morrison / Trad arr. Daimh / Gabe McVarish / parts 1 & 2 Trad arr. Daimh, parts 3 & 4 Lachie Ban MacCormick

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Dàimh

      Sporan Dhomhnaill

      Performers: Colm O’Rua; Gabe McVarish; Angus MacKenzie; Calum Alec-Macmillan; Ross Martin; James Bremner; Iain McDonald Composer: Trad. arr Daimh

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Dàimh

      Malcolm Johnston / Barbara's Welcome Home

      Performers: Colm O’Rua; Gabe McVarish; Angus MacKenzie; Calum Alec-Macmillan; Ross Martin; James Bremner; Iain McDonald Composer: Rod Campbell / Dr Angus MacDonald

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Joe Pug

      Nation of Heat

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Joe Pug

      Bury me far from my uniform

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Joe Pug

      Hymn 101

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
  • Performing at the Celtic Connections Festival

    • The Blind Boys of Alabama

      Free at last/Amazing Grace

      • BBC recording made at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 23rd January 2011.
  • Live from Celtic Connections from the Exhibition Hall at the Glasgow Royal Concert Halls

    • Transatlantic Session

      Billy O'Shea

      Performers: Phil Cunningham, John McCusker, Dirk Powell, John Doyle, James Mackintosh

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Transatlantic Session

      Give me cornbread when I'm hungry

      Performers: Phil Cunningham, John McCusker, Dirk Powell, John Doyle, James Mackintosh

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Transatlantic Session

      Two tunes

      Performers: Phil Cunningham, John McCusker, Dirk Powell, John Doyle, James Mackintosh

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
  • Performing at the Celtic Connections Festival

    • The Blind Boys of Alabama

      Spirit in the Sky/Down in the Hole/Uncloudy Days

      • BBC recording made at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 23rd January 2011.
  • Live from Celtic Connections from the Exhibition Hall at the Glasgow Royal Concert Halls

    • Anxo Lorenzo

      The Ivory Lady

      Performers: Bego (violin); Alvaro (bass); Josiño (bouzuki); Anxo (pipes/whistle); Neff (violin); Peixoto (mandolin/Cavaquinho/bodhram)

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.
    • Anxo Lorenzo

      Road to Errogie

      Performers: Bego (violin); Alvaro (bass); Josiño (bouzuki); Anxo (pipes/whistle); Neff (violin); Peixoto (mandolin/Cavaquinho/bodhram)

      • BBC recording by Sound Engineers James Birtwistle, Kris McConnachie & Julian Corrie.

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  • Fri 28 Jan 201123:15

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