Celtic Connections mando content

[Tavy]

I'm not sure if these are viewable outside of the UK, but the BBC's website has some fine videos of this years Celtic Connections festival: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/celticconnections/2010/videos/

For mando content check out Beth Nielsen Chapman (some fine mandolin backing + Beth on what looks to be an archtop electro-accoustic OM!), Alecia Nugent includes some fine Bluegrass mandolin, and the set of tunes from Dervish includes some nice 'zouk playing.

Non-mando highlights for me were Vasen and Natelie Merchant.

Wishing I was there, John.

[Mandocarver]

Thanks for the heads-up John, but they're not available outside of the UK. #@*$ the BBC -they always do this.

[Michael Wolf]

Luckily you can watch at least some of these videos on youtube.
For example:

[Eddie Sheehy]

Natalie Merchant is awesome. I love her version of Bury me 'neath The Weeping Willow...
Danke Schon Michael.

[Michael Wolf]

Bitte schön, Eddie.

Besides the videos from Celtic Connection this channel of Mónica from Asturias is really nice in general: Sanyallana (http://www.youtube.com/user/Sanyallana#p/u)

[Jill McAuley]

Yeah, that Sanyallana channel is a good 'un - there's been episodes of Blas Ceoil uploaded there sometimes - I'm still waiting for the one from the most recent series that features Angelina Carberry playing a tune on her Fletcher Tenortone tenor guitar!

Cheers,
Jill