The Highland Sessions (2010)

Season 1

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.

Released Nov. 19, 2010 Episode 30 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Music, Reality TV

Keywords: tmdb.concert, tmdb.folk-music, tmdb.gaelic-music

Production Companies: BBC

Network: BBC Four

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Irish, Gaelic

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S1E1 - Episode 1

Australian-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.

Nov. 19, 2010, midnight

S1E2 - Episode 2

This 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

Nov. 26, 2010, midnight

S1E3 - Episode 3

This edition features Liam O'Maonlai of the rock band Hothouse Flowers, Scots Gaelic diva Margaret Stewart and James Graham.

Dec. 3, 2010, midnight

S1E4 - Episode 4

The 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.

Dec. 10, 2010, midnight

S1E5 - Episode 5

This 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.

Dec. 17, 2010, midnight

S1E6 - Episode 6

Featuring a performance of the Bonnie Prince Charlie anthem Mo Ghile Mear, written in Ireland with Scottish Jacobites in mind.

Dec. 20, 2010, midnight

Network: BBC Four

Episode Runtime: 30 min.

Season Runtime: 180 min.

Released: Nov. 19, 2010

Last Air Date: Dec. 20, 2010, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: NR

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