Two styles of acoustic "folk music" blend - with an A-list of musicians - on this first US - DVD release of the BBC Scotland TV
I just discovered this just released DVD of a fabulous Scottish television series that is only now coming to home video! It certainly ranks as one of the best music-related DVDs I've watched this year and is a true must-see for folk music fans (both American and Celtic) and anyone who enjoys good music, played by experts in the field.
It took a bit of research to understand why the first DVD release in the US was Season FIVE of the program. I'll try to share the info in order to avoid confusion as you check out this DVD and the series.
In 1995 Scottish fiddle player Aly Bain (best know as a founding member of the seminal Celtic band The Boys of The Lough), had a great idea for a TV series for BBC Scotland. He invited Nashville-based dobro player Jerry Douglas to invite some of his fellow musicians to come to a hunting lodge in the Scottish Highlands for a week and perform with some of the best Scottish and Irish singers and musicians, blending the acoustic sounds...
Stunning
All of the performers for these sessions were hand picked by Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas and that alone should be enough to get you interested.
I'll admit that I didn't recognize a lot of the names at first but rest assured that I'll be watching for them in the future. Every word of vocals and every note from the instruments was a joy to hear. Simply amazing stuff. You seldom get to see this many A-list musicians brought together to record even one song together and with this DVD set you get almost 50 songs. The video production and sound quality are up to the task and taken as a whole this is simply an awesome collection. It probably won't leave my DVD player for months to come.
A previous reviewer seemed slightly underwhelmed with Sarah Jarosz but I disagree. She makes up for in talent what she may lack in experience (due simply to her youth). Her vocals were a highlight for me. Considering that she was invited to participate tells me that Aly and Jerry also...
Two styles of acoustic "folk music" blend - with an A-list of musicians - on this DVD release of the BBC Scotland TV
I just discovered this just released DVD of a fabulous Scottish television series that is only now coming to home video! It certainly ranks as one of the best music-related DVDs I've watched this year and is a true must-see for folk music fans (both American and Celtic) and anyone who enjoys good music, played by experts in the field.
It took a bit of research to understand why the first DVD release in the US was Season FIVE of the program. I'll try to share the info in order to avoid confusion as you check out this DVD and the series.
In 1995 Scottish fiddle player Aly Bain (best known as a founding member of the seminal Celtic band The Boys of The Lough), had a great idea for a TV series for BBC Scotland. He asked Nashville-based dobro player Jerry Douglas to invite some of his fellow musicians to come to a hunting lodge in the Scottish Highlands for a week and perform with some of the best Scottish and Irish singers and musicians, blending the acoustic sounds...
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