Country Music Hall Of Fame, Nashville, TN
Set 1
Introduction (Mary Ann Kennedy)
Killiecrankie (Beth Nielsen Chapman)
Song Intro
Green Grow The Rushes, O (Cathy Ann MacPhee)
Ca'the Yowes tae the Knowes (Cathy Ann MacPhee)
The Soldier's Return (Suzy Boguss)
My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose (Suzy Boguss)
To The Weavers Gin Ye Go (Laura McGhee)
McPherson's Farewell (Laura McGhee)
Ye Banks and Braes (Beth Nielsen Chapman)
Song Intro
The Highland Widow's Lament (Beth Nielsen Chapman)
Aon Phog Ghraidh/Ae Fond Kiss (Cathy Ann MacPhee)
My Heart's In The Highlands (Cathy, Mary Ann & McCarter Twins)
McCarter Twins Intro
No Churchman Am I (Laura McGhee & McCarter Twins)
Leezie Lindsay (Beth Nielsen Chapman & Suzy Boguss)
Song Intro
Westlin Winds (Suzy Boguss)
Song Intro & Goodnight
Auld Lang Syne/Dixie (Everyone)
Killiecrankie (Beth Nielsen Chapman)
Song Intro
Green Grow The Rushes, O (Cathy Ann MacPhee)
Ca'the Yowes tae the Knowes (Cathy Ann MacPhee)
The Soldier's Return (Suzy Boguss)
My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose (Suzy Boguss)
To The Weavers Gin Ye Go (Laura McGhee)
McPherson's Farewell (Laura McGhee)
Ye Banks and Braes (Beth Nielsen Chapman)
Song Intro
The Highland Widow's Lament (Beth Nielsen Chapman)
Aon Phog Ghraidh/Ae Fond Kiss (Cathy Ann MacPhee)
My Heart's In The Highlands (Cathy, Mary Ann & McCarter Twins)
McCarter Twins Intro
No Churchman Am I (Laura McGhee & McCarter Twins)
Leezie Lindsay (Beth Nielsen Chapman & Suzy Boguss)
Song Intro
Westlin Winds (Suzy Boguss)
Song Intro & Goodnight
Auld Lang Syne/Dixie (Everyone)
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
BBC ALBA will be marking the Bard’s birthday with a special Robert Burns tribute concert from Nashville, Tennessee.
Hosted by esteemed presenter and musician, Mary Ann Kennedy, ‘Rabbie agus Caileagan Nashville – Burns and the Nashville Lassies’ will bring viewers exclusive performances from popular country and Gaelic singers, as the nation celebrates the great life and works of Robert Burns.
Filmed at the iconic Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, USA, this specially staged concert for BBC ALBA celebrates the songs and poetry of Rabbie Burns with a mix of traditional melodies and especially composed pieces bringing Burns’ poetry and songs to a new audience with a unique blend of Gaelic, Country and Bluegrass styles and influences.
From the Isle of Barra, Cathy Ann MacPhee one of Scotland’s best loved Traditional Gaelic singers reveals her love of country music when she performs ‘Green Grow The Rushes O’ (‘Chan eil ach Cùram air gach Là imh’) and ‘Ae Fond Kiss’ (‘Aon Phòg Ghrà idh’) in Gaelic.
Backed by top Nashville session musicians and using new arrangements by the artists and musical director Phil Ferns from Scotland, Nashville stars, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Suzy Bogguss also give their country take on Burns classics like ‘Ye Banks and Braes’ and ‘Westlin Winds’. Beth Nielsen Chapman was especially touched by Burns’ sensitive lyrics on ‘The Highland Widow’s Lament’ with her own experience of being widowed.
Hosted by esteemed presenter and musician, Mary Ann Kennedy, ‘Rabbie agus Caileagan Nashville – Burns and the Nashville Lassies’ will bring viewers exclusive performances from popular country and Gaelic singers, as the nation celebrates the great life and works of Robert Burns.
Filmed at the iconic Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, USA, this specially staged concert for BBC ALBA celebrates the songs and poetry of Rabbie Burns with a mix of traditional melodies and especially composed pieces bringing Burns’ poetry and songs to a new audience with a unique blend of Gaelic, Country and Bluegrass styles and influences.
From the Isle of Barra, Cathy Ann MacPhee one of Scotland’s best loved Traditional Gaelic singers reveals her love of country music when she performs ‘Green Grow The Rushes O’ (‘Chan eil ach Cùram air gach Là imh’) and ‘Ae Fond Kiss’ (‘Aon Phòg Ghrà idh’) in Gaelic.
Backed by top Nashville session musicians and using new arrangements by the artists and musical director Phil Ferns from Scotland, Nashville stars, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Suzy Bogguss also give their country take on Burns classics like ‘Ye Banks and Braes’ and ‘Westlin Winds’. Beth Nielsen Chapman was especially touched by Burns’ sensitive lyrics on ‘The Highland Widow’s Lament’ with her own experience of being widowed.
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Sat Jan 25 2014 23:05:32 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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