Folk musicians from Scotland, Ireland and the US come together for an intimate live show in Manchester. Next year’s Transatlantic Sessions returns for 2025 with a stop at Aviva Studios – join them for a celebration of the rich musical traditions that connect the communities across these countries.
Launched as a TV show in 1994, Transatlantic Sessions is now an annual focal point of the Celtic music festival Celtic Connections. The live show combines guest singers and the celebrated house band, inviting them to interweave original material with age-old tunes and songs as they explore shared roots and find new common ground.
The show’s seasoned house band, guided as ever by Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas, features renowned Celtic and Americana roots musicians Phil Cunningham, John Doyle, Michael McGoldrick, Tatiana Hargreaves and Allison de Groot, John McCusker, Donald Shaw, James Mackintosh and Daniel Kimbro.