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Knit to This: Transatlantic Sessions
Dear Ann,
Recently I stumbled into a mother lode of good listening: Transatlantic Sessions. The concept: a bunch of top-tier musicians, rooted in folk traditions from America and the British Isles, getting together in Scotland to sing and play together.
Up top are the first sessions. Three and half hours of beautiful listening, with appearances by singers I love (Iris DeMent, Emmylou Harris, Kathy Mattea…) and ones who were new to me.
Just wonderful. I haven’t tapped into later installments of Transatlantic Sessions, but there are plenty: the second (1998), the third (2007), and the fourth, parts one (featuring Rosanne Cash) and two (featuring Allison Moorer). I think there’s a fifth!
Hours and hours of world-class singing and playing, free for the listening.
You’re welcome!
Love,
Kay
Delightful! Thank you!
They are my favorite cds to listen to, have been colle ting for Over 7 years
Thank you!!
Long time favorite. I love collaborations! I have the entire colection.
Ashoken Farewell! Chills! I can’t wain until Covid is in the past…I can’t wait to make music with my friend once again
*Friends
Lovely, thanks for introducing me to this. I’ve never heard of them., but love it.
Thank you! This will be a total pleasure as a change from my default classical music mode.
Now that is a fantastic gift. I never knew about this collaboration- so such a nice surprise! Thank you, thank you
This makes me weep. Thank you.
Just listened to two and a half hours of the music from the Transatlanic Sessions…no knitting. It appears I can’t knit and tap my feet at the same time! Fabulous and an awakening for a long time lover of Celtic/Folk music. How did I miss this. Thank you!
I like your name!
I am enjoying this music today while knitting
Thank you so much! You always have good suggestions, but I am truly loving this one!
So wonderful! Thank you for sharing this!
Just spent a cold and blowy afternoon in front of the fire, knitting and listening. Thank you for the perfect excuse to do nothing but enjoy myself
Oh how I needed this. Thank you. I love it. I have Alexa playing them while I continue to knit!
Thank you for this suggestion, I never heard of these sessions either, so wonderful. Especially the session where Allison Moorer sings 2 songs, wow!
Finishing up a stranded knit hat with hand spun Shetland and Merino wool…getting TransAtlantic in the knit. What a great set of musicians to knit to.
Thank you so much. More music is +++ addition to why I subscribe to your website. J
Thank you so much, I listened to Transatlantic Sessions all day on a snowy Sunday. Hard to knit when my eyes kept going to the great photography and the interactions of the musicians. I forwarded the link to several friends who I know will enjoy it too. You made my day!
Really wonderful music, thank you! This is a gift that I’ll come back to again and again –