0:00:02 > 0:00:04TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC PLAYS
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Welcome to the Transatlantic Sessions - the best of Nashville, Ireland and Scotland.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18A Highland location all to ourselves. It's been called the greatest backporch show ever.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21And that's what we're here for.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33Y'know, there's this thing where everybody comes but their ego is,
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- like, checked at the door. - Yeah.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Put it on a little hook,
0:00:37 > 0:00:41and when you leave, you can decide whether to take it with you,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43or leave it there.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04This is my first visit to the Highlands here and it's every bit as magical as I've heard.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10You have this atmosphere around you of this kind of mysterious, beautiful place,
0:05:10 > 0:05:15and I think it gives that extra element of depth to the music, y'know?
0:05:29 > 0:05:33# On a pitch-black highway
0:05:33 > 0:05:37# Looking for a road
0:05:37 > 0:05:44# Sleeping on a stormy bed, honey Who will be your coat
0:05:44 > 0:05:48# You came to be my driving wheel
0:05:48 > 0:05:51# You came to be my man
0:05:51 > 0:06:00# Now you're rolling like a baby boy In the back seat of a van
0:06:02 > 0:06:09# Holy waters, holy way
0:06:09 > 0:06:16# Holy waters, sweet as fate
0:06:23 > 0:06:32# Mississippi and Missouri Where the sun swims with the moon
0:06:32 > 0:06:39# Rainbows run through chapel rooms Pourin' honey by the spoon
0:06:39 > 0:06:46# I came to bring you watermelon Bring you scented wine
0:06:46 > 0:06:49# Now I'm burnin' up in hot breath
0:06:49 > 0:06:55# And the river's rollin' out of time
0:06:56 > 0:07:04# Holy waters, holy way
0:07:04 > 0:07:11# Holy waters, sweetest way
0:07:26 > 0:07:33# I listen to a seashell Out on a purple shore
0:07:33 > 0:07:40# I heard a song so wild and sweet It moved me to the core
0:07:40 > 0:07:48# So while the road is dancing You let your love know how
0:07:48 > 0:07:57# Move it like the ocean And the waves from here to now
0:07:57 > 0:08:05# Holy waters, holy way
0:08:05 > 0:08:13# Holy waters, sweetest way
0:08:13 > 0:08:20# Holy waters, holy way
0:08:20 > 0:08:27# Holy waters, sweetest way
0:08:41 > 0:08:49A CAPPELLA: # Holy waters, holy way
0:08:49 > 0:08:57# Holy waters, sweetest way
0:08:57 > 0:09:04# Holy waters, holy way
0:09:04 > 0:09:08# Holy waters
0:09:08 > 0:09:12# Sweetest...
0:09:12 > 0:09:17# way. #
0:09:21 > 0:09:25I've always had that ear across the Atlantic, so to speak,
0:09:25 > 0:09:30to, erm, the bluegrass and old time music. The Americans have a lovely -
0:09:30 > 0:09:32especially the old time players -
0:09:32 > 0:09:34they've just got a great groove in the music
0:09:34 > 0:09:36and I suppose you get it through experience.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39And for us to sit down and spend hours with them,
0:09:39 > 0:09:43is really important, and just to get it in the pocket, as they say.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39# As time draws near, my deariest dear
0:13:39 > 0:13:44# When you and I must part
0:13:44 > 0:13:50# But little you know Of the griefs and all
0:13:50 > 0:13:54# Of my poor aching heart
0:13:54 > 0:14:05# Each night I suffer for your sake You're the girl I love so dear
0:14:05 > 0:14:15# I wish that I was going with you Or you was staying here
0:14:25 > 0:14:35# The blackest crow that ever flew Will surely turn to white
0:14:35 > 0:14:46# If ever I prove false to you Bright day be turned to night
0:14:46 > 0:14:56# Bright day be turned to night My love, the elements will mourn
0:14:56 > 0:15:06# If ever I prove false to you The seas will rage and burn.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52# And when you're on some distant shore
0:15:52 > 0:15:57# Think of your absent friend
0:15:57 > 0:16:03# And when the wind blows high and clear
0:16:03 > 0:16:07# A light to me present
0:16:07 > 0:16:12# And when the wind blows high and clear
0:16:12 > 0:16:18# Then send your love to me
0:16:18 > 0:16:23# That I might know By your handwrite
0:16:23 > 0:16:28# How time has gone with thee. #
0:16:47 > 0:16:49HE SINGS A FEW NOTES
0:16:49 > 0:16:50You almost telegraph the stuff!
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Everybody arranges things in different ways and has a different dynamic...
0:16:58 > 0:17:00HE SCATS
0:17:01 > 0:17:07It just takes a little while to jump on board another person's trip, y'know?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22# Ooh, la, la, la, la
0:17:23 > 0:17:25# Yeah-yeah
0:17:30 > 0:17:33# It's like I see you For the very first time
0:17:33 > 0:17:37# There's something's happening In this mixed-up heart of mine
0:17:37 > 0:17:38# Used to be I'd look at you
0:17:38 > 0:17:42# The only colour I could see Was blue on blue
0:17:42 > 0:17:45# But heaven lent a helping hand
0:17:45 > 0:17:48# Now each day I watch you open like a fan
0:17:48 > 0:17:51# Shades I never knew were part of you
0:17:51 > 0:17:54# Now they're all around me I can't take my eyes off you
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- # Rainbow- Ooh, la, la
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- # You are like a rainbow - Ooh, la, la
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- # I can feel my love grow- Ooh, la, la
0:18:02 > 0:18:04# Underneath your rainbow
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- # Blue heart- Ooh, la, la
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- # Time to make a new start - Ooh, la, la
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- # I'm about to overflow- Ooh, la, la
0:18:13 > 0:18:16# Underneath your rainbow
0:18:16 > 0:18:18# La, la, la, la
0:18:28 > 0:18:30# Ooh, la, la, la >
0:18:33 > 0:18:35# Ooh, la, la
0:18:36 > 0:18:38# Ooh, la, la
0:18:41 > 0:18:45# I've been living with a worried mind
0:18:45 > 0:18:47# One the little people wouldn't ever find
0:18:47 > 0:18:49# The magic I've been used to
0:18:49 > 0:18:53# Been all over No place left to go
0:18:53 > 0:18:56# Now I know why love is best
0:18:56 > 0:18:59# Can see the magic needs A little time to rest
0:18:59 > 0:19:02# Heaven opened up my eyes
0:19:02 > 0:19:05# And each day I look at you Brings a new surprise
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- # Rainbow- Ooh, la, la
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- # You are like a rainbow- Ooh, la, la
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- # I can feel my love grow- Ooh, la, la
0:19:13 > 0:19:15# Underneath your rainbow
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- # Blue heart- Ooh, la, la
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- # Time to make a new start - Ooh, la, la
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- # I'm about to overflow- Ooh, la, la
0:19:25 > 0:19:27# Now I see your rainbow
0:19:27 > 0:19:29# Ha, ha, ha, ha
0:19:42 > 0:19:44# Ay, ay, ay, ay
0:19:45 > 0:19:47# Ooh, la, la, la... #
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Gimme, gimme, gimme!
0:19:53 > 0:19:55# Ooh, la, la
0:19:56 > 0:19:58# Ooh, la, la
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- # Ooh, la, la- La, la, la
0:20:02 > 0:20:03# Ooh, la, la
0:20:05 > 0:20:06# Ooh, la, la
0:20:08 > 0:20:09# Ooh, la, la
0:20:11 > 0:20:12# Ooh, la, la
0:20:12 > 0:20:15# Oh, rainbow. #
0:20:22 > 0:20:24LAUGHTER
0:20:24 > 0:20:26< Well! Do you know the words yet?
0:20:26 > 0:20:30We're used to working with each other and we know the formula
0:20:30 > 0:20:36for what makes Celtic music work. But with the Americans coming in
0:20:36 > 0:20:40and giving a very different feel and mood to how we would treat a Gaelic song
0:20:40 > 0:20:44and that's all part of what makes the music interesting and exciting.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53# Is briste mo chroi
0:20:53 > 0:20:58# Is uaigneach mo shli
0:20:58 > 0:21:07# Is mo stoirin in a lui is me craite
0:21:07 > 0:21:17# 'S e deireadh mo shaol Mo chailin beag rua
0:21:17 > 0:21:27# Sinte i gCrucan na bPaiste
0:21:27 > 0:21:37# Ni fheicfidh si aris An drucht ar an bhfear
0:21:37 > 0:21:41# No an sneachta i ngleannta
0:21:41 > 0:21:46# Mhaamtrasna
0:21:46 > 0:21:51# Gan ghrian ar a h-aghaidh
0:21:51 > 0:21:55# Gan ceol binn na n-ean
0:21:55 > 0:22:06# Ach an chre fuar I gCrucan na bPaiste
0:22:06 > 0:22:16# In ainm an Athair Is in ainm an Mhic
0:22:16 > 0:22:26# Is a Mhaithrin ata lan de ghrasta
0:22:26 > 0:22:36# In ainm an Spioraid Naomh Na fag me beo
0:22:36 > 0:22:45# Is mo mhainlin i gCrucan bPaiste
0:22:45 > 0:22:51# Is buartha na sleibhte
0:22:51 > 0:22:56# Is ta mairg ar an Mask
0:22:56 > 0:23:06# Is olc mise gan i bheith sabhailte
0:23:06 > 0:23:16# Is an fhad a bheas me beo Ni sheasfaidh me ar fhod
0:23:16 > 0:23:25# Na hEireann No i gCrucan na bPaiste. #
0:23:27 > 0:23:36# In ainm an Athair Is in ainm an Mhic
0:23:36 > 0:23:47# Is a Mhaithrin ata lan de ghrasta
0:23:47 > 0:23:59# In ainm an Spioraid Naomh Na fag me beo
0:23:59 > 0:24:08# Is mo mhainlin i gCrucan bPaiste
0:24:09 > 0:24:18# Is mo mhainlin i gCrucan bPaiste. #
0:25:51 > 0:25:59I came here with the idea that a bunch of the great musicians from both sides of the ocean
0:25:59 > 0:26:04are gonna play music together and a lot of special things are gonna happen that don't happen every day.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07In fact every year or maybe every decade,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11it's not often I get to hang out with Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain in the same day.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Subtitles by Heather Middleton Red Bee Media Ltd
0:28:52 > 0:28:54E-mail Subtitling@bbc.co.uk