From the Festival Club in Glasgow, Mary Ann Kennedy introduces some of the 1,500 artists from across the world who feature in 2009's Celtic Connections, now one of the UK's biggest music festivals. With late-night sessions and interviews from the venue, with line-ups that are traditionally never divulged before the day, and which has seen some memorable unplanned collaborations. World on 3 Presented by Mary Ann Kennedy Produced by Roger Short Broadcast Live from the Celtic Connections Festival, Kintyre Suite, Quality Hotel, Glasgow Tel 020 7765 4661 Fax 020 7765 5052 e-mail [email protected] Friday 23rd January Anon: Rene Argall Anon: Olole Anon: Abjakez Bagad Cap Kaval, performing live @ Celtic Connections 2009 Sissoko: Bibi Jayme Stone; Mansa Sissoko Album: Africa to Appalachia Jayme Stone JS200 Macinnes: Duthaic MhicAoidh Kathleen Macinnes Album: Og-Mhadainn Shamhraidh / Summer Dawn Greentrax CDTRAX294 Galant Tu Perds Ton Temps: Quand j’étais fille à marier Galant Tu Perds Ton Temps Album: Par un dimanche au Soir Folquebec FOLQ2008 Baltic Crossing Ian Stephenson (guitar/accordion) Esko Järvelä (Fiddle/Viola) Antti Järvelä (Double Bass) Kristian Bugge (Violin) Arr. Baltic Crossing: Sextour Arr. Baltic Crossing: The Striking General Järvelä: Vankarin Baltic Crossing, performing live @ Celtic Connections 2009 Mariza: Minh’ Alma Mariza Album: Terra EMI 509992292326 Douglas: Swing Blues no. 1 Jerry Douglas Album: The Best Kept Secret Koch Records Arr. Crooked Still: Tell her to come back home Crooked Still Album: Still Crooked Signature Sounds Recording Company Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan Emily Smith (vocal) Jamie McClennan (guitar) Smith: Come home pretty bird Burns: Adown Windy Nith McClennan: The Silver Tassie Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan performing live @ Celtic Connections 2009 Arr. Le vent du Nord: Les larmes aux yeux Le Vent du Nord Album: Dans les airs Borealis Labhruidh: Oran Do’n Mhorairne Griogair Labhruidh Album: Dail-riata Dunach Records 5060156100011 Tyminski: Heads you win tails I lose Dan Tyminski Album: Wheels Rounder Records Old Blind Dogs Ali Hutton (pipes) Jonny Hardie (vocals/fiddle/guitar) Aaron Jones (vocals/guitar) Fraser Stone (drums) Duncan Lyall (bass) Nathon Jones (dobro) Arr. Old Blind Dogs: Harris Dance Arr. Old Blind Dogs: Star of the bar Arr. Old Blind Dogs: Jig set Old Blind Dogs performing live @ Celtic Connections 2009