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  • 2011-09-29T23:00:00Z on RTÉ One
  • 30m
  • 3h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Series 5 was once again recorded at a hunting lodge at Glen Lyon near Aberfeldy in the Perthshire Highlands of Scotland.

8 episodes

The best of Nashville, Ireland and Scotland in a format that affords a unique insight into the sheer joy of making music. Recorded in an old hunting lodge at Glen Lyon near Aberfeldy in the Perthshire Highlands, top vocal and instrumental exponents of the country and Celtic traditions gather to rehearse and play together with no audience except themselves and a resident house band.

Programme One:
1. The Boys of 25/The Glass of Beer - Aly Bain,
2. Goin' Down the Road Feelin Bad - Eric Bibb,
3. Oran na Cloiche - Kathleen MacInnes,
4. Falani (Béla Fleck),
5. Leezie Lindsay - Eddi Reader,
6. Boats up the River - Dirk Powell
7. Lay My Burden Down - Alison Krauss

Programme Two:
1. Helvic Head/Kiss the Maid - Michael McGoldrick,
2. Annabel Lee - Sarah Jarosz,
3. Some Sweet Day - Dirk Powell,
4. Dreamcatcher/Off the Hook - Sharon Shannon,
5. Time Machine - Declan O'Rourke,
6. Lake Charles Waltz - Phil Cunningham,
7. Jesus Can You Help Me Now - Amos Lee

Programme Three:
1. Big Country (Béla Fleck),
2. Western Highway (Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh),
3. Clear Blue Eyes (Amos Lee),
4. A New Day Medley (Jerry Douglas),
5. Waterbound (Dirk Powell),
6. Run Away (Sarah Jarosz),
7. Lios na Banriona/The Cross Reel (Nollaig Casey)

Programme Four:
1. Flying Circus/Windchime Dance (Sharon Shannon),
2. A Lewis Summer (Iain Morrison),
3. Ring Them Bells (Sarah Jarosz),
4. Lonesome Moonlight Waltz (Alison Krauss),
5. The Ballad of Stringbean and Estelle (Sam Bush),
6. Galileo (Declan O'Rourke),
7. Dimming of the Day (Alison Krauss)

Programme Five:
1. The Hut On Staffin Island (composed Phil Cunningham) / Shake A Leg (composed John McCusker) / Wing Commander Donald Mackenzie's Reel (composed Phil Cunningham) Phil Cunningham,
2. Dragonflies (composed Eddi Reader, Boo Hewerdine) Eddi Reader,
3. Cúnla (composed Donal Lunny) Donal Lunny,
4. Leaving Limerick (traditional arranged Nic Amhlaoibh) Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh,
5. Same Ol' River (composed Jeff Black) Sam Bush,
6. Gur Milis Mòrag (Morag Is Sweet) (traditional arranged Kathleen MacInnes) Kathleen MacInnes,
7. Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (composed Eric Bibb, Charlotte Hóglund) Eric Bibb

The final programme in the series features fiddle-player John McCusker, piper Mike McGoldrick, American trio Alison Krauss, Sarah Jarosz and Amos Lee and, in a house-band sign-off to bring the house down, legendary bass player Danny Thompson and percussionist James MacKintosh.

Programme Six:
1. The Breton Set (John McCusker),
2. Broken Off Car Door (Iain Morrison),
3. Windows are Rolled Down (Amos Lee),
4. T'aimse Im' Chodhladh (Aly Bain),
5. Little Girl of Mine in Tennessee (Sam Bush),
6. I Believe in You (Alison Krauss),
7. Route Irish (Jerry Douglas)

5x07 Bonus Tracks 1

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Fire in my Hands (Iain Morrison), Pé in Eirinn (Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh)

5x08 Bonus Tracks 2

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Reul Alainn A' Chain (Star Of The Sea) - Kathleen MacInnes, When at Last - Russ Barenberg A Stor Mo Choi (Treasure Of My Heart) - Nollaig Casey

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