Series
The Highland Sessions
Documentary
Series celebrating the historical and contemporary links between Scottish and Irish Gaelic song by bringing together top exponents of both traditions to sing and play with no audience except themselves, using a house band of their peers.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Episode 119 Nov 2010 · 30mAustralian-born Donegal resident Steve Cooney is music director and the first programme sets the talents of Mary Black, Karan Casey and Afro-Celt Sound System's Iarla O'Lionaird in a uniquely Scottish context.
- 2Episode 226 Nov 2010 · 30mThis edition features musicians Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Seosaimhin ni Beagley, Eamonn O'Donnachadh, Niall Vallely, Capercaillie's Karen Matheson and Donnie Murdo MacLeod. Celebrating the historical and contemporary links between Scottish and Irish Gaelic song
- 3Episode 33 Dec 2010 · 30mThis edition features Liam O'Maonlai of the rock band Hothouse Flowers, Scots Gaelic diva Margaret Stewart and James Graham.
- 4Episode 410 Dec 2010 · 30mThe episode opens with Da Mihi Manum (Give Me Your Hand), performed by Steve Cooney and Kathleen MacInnes. Rona Lightfoot performs canntaireachd, an oral music form traditionally used to teach and pass on pipe tunes that Rona has made her own, elevating it to a kind of Gaelic scat singing.
- 5Episode 517 Dec 2010 · 30mThis edition features the Dublin-based duo of piper Mick O'Brien and fiddle-player Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh, plus Donegal's favourite Australian, series music director Steve Cooney, once a backing guitarist to Chuck Berry.
- 6Episode 620 Dec 2010 · 30mFeaturing a performance of the Bonnie Prince Charlie anthem Mo Ghile Mear, written in Ireland with Scottish Jacobites in mind.
Details
- First aired
- 19 Nov 2010
- Last aired
- 20 Dec 2010
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 6
