Celtic Zone - 02/02/2010

Celtic Connections artistic director, Donald Shaw, introduces highlights from this year's Celtic Connections festival and archived content from performing artists. RUNNING ORDER Timings are approximate and given in hours and minutes from the start of the Zone. 00:00 Del Castillo, recorded live in concert at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow during Mary Ann Kennedy's Global Gathering Celtic Connections special on 19 January 2010. 00:30 Lau, recorded in session for Mary Ann Kennedy's Global Gathering 1 December 2009. 01:06 Stark Talk with Danny Thompson 01:35 Maura O'Connell, recorded live in concert at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow during Mary Ann Kennedy's Global Gathering Celtic Connections special on 19 January 2010. 02:06 Michael McGoldrick (performing as Moonlighting with Ciaran Tourish and Dermot Byrne from Altan, ex-Solas guitarist John Doyle and Flook's John Joe Kelly.), recorded live in concert at BBC Pacific Quay during Archie Fisher's Travelling Folk Celtic Connections special in January 2009. 02:24 The Bevvy Sisters, recorded live in concert at BBC Pacific Quay during Archie Fisher's Travelling Folk Celtic Connections special 21 January 2010. 02:45 Session A9, recorded live in concert at BBC Pacific Quay during Archie Fisher's Travelling Folk Celtic Connections special January 2008. 03:06 Phil Cunningham and Tim O'Brien - Transatlantic Sessions 2008 highlights broadcast on Archie Fisher's Travelling Folk. 03:18 Stark Talk with Aly Bain 03:46 Chris Stout's Brazilian Theory, recorded live in concert at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow during Mary Ann Kennedy's Global Gathering Celtic Connections special on 19 January 2010. 04:11 Madison Violet interview and session broadcast on Another Country with Ricky Ross, September 2009. 04:36 Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, recorded live in concert at BBC Pacific Quay during Archie Fisher's Travelling Folk Celtic Connections special 21 January 2010. 05:05 Natalie Merchant, recorded live in concert at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow during Mary Ann Kennedy's Global Gathering Celtic Connections special on 26 January 2010, presented by Ricky Ross.