Transatlantic Sessions

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This year’s special guests are Danny Thompson, Tim O’Brien, Eddi Reader and Karen Matheson, Raul Malo, Bruce Molsky, Declan O’Rourke and Ruth Moody and the evening is hosted by its joint musical directors Aly Bain MBE and Jerry Douglas.

Long established among the jewels in the crown of Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival, Transatlantic Sessions returns to The Sage Gateshead.

Led by supreme traditional-style fiddler Aly Bain and dobro legend Jerry Douglas, they continue to revisit shared roots and forge new common ground between today’s finest Celtic and Americana musicians.

As ever they are flanked by a crème-de-la-crème house band including Phil Cunningham, John Doyle, Russ Barenberg, Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, James Mackintosh and Donald Shaw.”

Full line up announced as:

• Jerry Douglas
• Aly Bain
• Raul Malo
• Eddi Reader
• Karen Matheson
• Tim O’Brien
• Declan O’Rourke
• Ruth Moody
• John Doyle
• Danny Thompson
• Michael McGoldrick
• John McCusker
• Donald Shaw
• James MacKintosh
• Bruce Molsky
• Phil Cunningham MBE
• Russ Barenberg

Stage Times

7.30pm: First set
8.45pm: Interval
9.05pm: Second Set

(Timings subject to change)