Comments on: Review: Celtic Connections

By: Natalie Brennan

Natalie Brennan — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 11:53:49 +0000

Went last year. It was great

By: Tony Fitzpatrick

Tony Fitzpatrick — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 09:55:57 +0000

….no mention of Lyle Lovett…and I know you were there…?!?

By: John Martin

John Martin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:13:46 +0000

No smugness at all from the 2025 Transatlantic Sessions brigade, just musicians and singers at the top of their game, all providing for a terrific show!
It was like sitting in an albeit very large sitting room and being entertained by a group of friends. A really memorable evening!

By: Steve Peacock

Steve Peacock — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 22:55:04 +0000

I too fell for Rhiannon Giddens at a Transatlantic Sessions gig in Birmingham and have followed her through various incarnations since. Stunning in so many ways. Treasure her wry asides about the Black and White Minstrels on UK 70s tv. Try also her excellent podcast Aria Code from the Met.

By: CM

CM — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:49:22 +0000

I only saw Sean Shiba

By: Marie Kelvin

Marie Kelvin — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:40:54 +0000

By: Bill O' Moseley

Bill O' Moseley — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:27:02 +0000

Saw the Transatlantic Sessions band a while ago in Birmingham Symphony Hall. Great show. Julie Fowlis does an enchanting version of Paul Mcartney’s Blackbird (Lon Dubh) in Dalradian Gaelic. Look it up.

By: Martin McCrindle

Martin McCrindle — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 11:13:55 +0000

Superfan?

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:55:10 +0000

Always a great event. Caught the Cactus Blossoms at Drygate on Thursday. From Minnesota, two brothers singing like the Everleys, twin brothers on lead guitar and drums and their cousin on bass, a family affair. Packed out, a return visit.

By: Del Fremont

Del Fremont — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:52:27 +0000

I saw her playing with the Carolina Chocolate Drops doing early blues renditions at Michigan State U in Flint in, I think, 2006. Great music from the whole band and I thought she was a stand out performer then.