Transatlantic Sessions with Jerry Douglas

channel_logo.gifBBC Four will be airing a new series of the Transatlantic Sessions beginning this month. The show brings together musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, from the US, Ireland and Scotland. The various musicians will perform both solo and in various combinations.

The first episode is set to air on Friday, September 21 and features Jerry Douglas, Eddi Reader with Tim O’Brien, and Julie Fowlis with Donal Lunny.

The series is broadcast with stereo sound in a widescreen format.

For more information, and the broadcast schedule, you can visit the BBC Four website.

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comment #34847 By colin henry on 09.19.07 9:35 am

In fact the first programme aired on BBC4 last week 14th September and the week before on RTE. Both can be seen on the RTE website –tinyurl.com/3xq64n

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