Russ Barenberg

After 8 sell-out appearances at Southbank Centre, Transatlantic Sessions returns to revisit shared roots and forge new common ground between today’s finest Celtic and Americana musicians.Originating as part of the award-winning Pelicula/BBC TV series, Transatlantic Sessions returns for a ninth year, fresh from the success of their sold-out US tour. The project’s founding musical directors fiddle maestro, Aly Bain and Dobro legend Jerry Douglas lead a house band that includes John Doyle, Danny Thompson, Michael McGoldrick, Russ Barenberg, John McCusker, Donald Shaw and James Mackintosh.The show brings together the best of Nashville, Ireland and Scotland in a format that ‘affords these musicians the opportunity to play together for the love of the music they are playing.’