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"The Highland Sessions" DVD

Highland Sessions in its Gaelic-presented version Comhdhail Cholm Cille (Columba Sessions) was filmed in 1995. Coming as it did after the first two series of Transatlantic Sessions in which director Mike Alexander developed his uniquely intimate, award-winning approach to recording music and music-making for television, The Highland Sessions differed from its predecessors in two important respects: there was no North American element; and the singing languages were almost exclusively Gaelic (Irish Gay-lick and Scottish Gah-lick ). The Highland Sessions was thus, and as intended, an informal celebration of the links between the Scottish and Irish Gaelic traditions. But in the course of two weeks at Strathgarry House near Killicrankie in the Perthshire Highlands, it became clear to everybody, performers and production team alike, that what we were creating was also something genuinely historic: a re-discovery and sharing of unities centuries older than the divisions of relatively recent history and politics. But hey, lets not go overboard here! There is in this somewhat belatedly released DVD of the Highland Sessions series as much joy as seriousness, as much in the way of fun as musical brilliance. Gaelic passion doesnt always have a straight face. (Douglas Eadie, Producer)

PROGRAMME 1
1. MARY ANN KENNEDY, RONA LIGHTFOOT & MICK O'BRIEN: O'DONNELL'S RETURN / O'NEILL'S CAVALCADE / STRATHSPEY / REEL
2. MARY BLACK: SIUIL A RUN [I WISH IN VAIN]
3. JAMES GRAHAM: A MHAIREAD OG [YOUNG MARGARET]
4. DERMOT BYRNE: BUNKER HILL
5. KAREN CASEY: BUILE MO CHROI [BEAT OF MY HEART]
6. IARLA O LIONAIRD: T'AIMSE IM' CHODHLADH [I AM ASLEEP]
7. MARY ANN KENNEDY: PUIRT A BEUL [MOUTH MUSIC] incorporating: MHORAG AN DEAN THU TIGHINN / ST KILDA WEDDING / HIR AN FHEILL / BUACHAILLE DUBH FIONNGHAL

PROGRAMME 2
1. KAREN MATHESON :
CHUIR M'ATHAIR MISE DHA'N TAIGH CHARRAIDEACH [MY FATHER SENT ME TO THE HOUSE OF SORROW], / incorporating SEUDAN A'CHUAIN [JEWELS OF THE OCEAN]
2. EAMON O DONNCHADHA; EILEANOR NA RUN [DARLING ELEANOR]
3. NIALL VALLELY: MALFUNCTION JUNCTION / CALLAN BRIDGE
4. DONNIE MURDO MACLEOD : ORAN MOR MHICLEOID [THE MACLEOD'S GREAT SONG]
5. PÁDRAIGIN NI UALLACHÁIN : EALAIGH LIOM [ELOPE WITH ME]
6. IAIN MACDONALD & ALLAN MACDONALD: AN EAS BHEAG [THE LITTLE CASCADE] / CUTTY'S WEDDING / THE FLAGON
7. MUIREANN NIC AMHLAOIBH : SLAN LE MAIGH [FAREWELL TO THE MAIGUE]

PROGRAMME 3
1. MARGARET STEWART: O'S TU 'S GURA TU TH'AIR M'AIRE [YOU ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND]
2. LIAM O MAONLAI; SADHBH NI BHRUINNEALLAIGH
3. MARY ANN KENNEDY & LAOISE KELLY: KIRSTEN THOMSON / THE PETRIE JIG
4. JAMES GRAHAM: CUMHA ALASDAIR DHUINN [LAMENT FOR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE]
5. MARY BLACK: ORO SE DO BHEATHA 'BHAILE [WELCOME HOME]
6. ALLAN HENDERSON: FEAD NA H-IOLAIRE [EAGLE'S WHISTLE]
7. KAREN CASEY: A CHOMARAIGH AOIBHINN O [SWEET COMERAGHS]
8. KATHLEEN MACINNES: GAOL ISE GAOL I [SHE'S MY LOVE]

PROGRAMME 4
1. KAREN CASEY: GLEANN BHAILE CHAOIL [BALLACHULISH GLEN]
2. IAIN MACDONALD & IAIN MACFARLANE: THE GREEN SHADES OF GASK / CAPTAIN WHITE'S / MIKE MACDOUGALL'S
3. SEOSAIMHIN NI BHEAGLAOICH: DONAL OG [YOUNG DONALD]
4. RONA LIGHTFOOT: LAL, LAL, ARS' A'CHAILLEACH [LAL, LAL, SAID THE OLD WOMAN] / CANNTAIREACHD [Strathspey & Reel]
5. MARGARET STEWART: THEID I'S GUN TEID E LEAM [MY LOVE WILL GO WITH ME]
6. IARLA O LIONÁIRD: CAOINEADH NA DTRÍ MUIRE [LAMENT OF THE THREE MARYS]
7. ALLAN MACDONALD: CUMHA DHONNCHAIDH MHICRATH [DUNCAN MACRAE OF KINTAIL'S LAMENT] / KINGS OF LAOIS

PROGRAMME 5
1. KATHLEEN MACINNES: JIMMY MO MHILE STOR [JIMMY, MY TREASURE]
2. MICK O'BRIEN & CAOIMHIN O RAGHALLAIGH: TEAMPALL AN GHLEANNÁIN [THE TEMPLEGLANTINE REEL] / PLEARACA DHOIRE CHREASAIN [The HUMOURS OF DERRYKISSANE]
3. MARY BLACK: BRUACH NA CARRAIGE BAINE [WHITE ROCK HILL]
4. ALLAN MACDONALD: CUM 'UR GEALLADH [KEEP YOUR PROMISE]
5. ALASDAIR CODONA: FEASGAR LUAIN [MONDAY EVENING]
6. SEOSAIMHIN NI BHEAGLAOICH: CAILIN NA NURLA DONN [THE BROWN-HAIRED WOMAN]
7. STEVE COONEY: SI BEAG SI MOR [FAIRY MOUNDS]

PROGRAMME 6
1. MUIREANN NIC AMHLAOIBH : AN SPEALADOIR [THE SCYTHEMAN]
2. KAREN MATHESON: IAIN GHLINN CUAICH [JOHN OF GLEN CUAICH]
3. NAILL VALLELY, DERMOT BYRNE & DONALD SHAW: AN T-EACH IARAINN [THE IRON HORSE] / THE WHINNEY HILLS OF LEITRIM / GLADSTONE'S REEL
4. LIAM O MAONLAI : AN RAIBH TU AG AN GCARRAIG? [WERE YOU AT THE ROCK?]
5. MARY SMITH: A' BHEAN EUDACH [THE JEALOUS WOMAN]
6. DERMOT BYRNE: FAILTE GU BAILE GHRÁINNE [WELCOME HOME GRAINNE]
7. MARY BLACK, IARLA O'LIONARD; MARY ANN KENNEDY; KAREN MATHESON; KARAN CASEY
& ALLAN MACDONALD: MO GHILE MEAR [MY DASHING DARLING]

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