Just to return to the main thread topic a little, I purchased the 2-DVD set of the "Transatlantic Sessions 3" BBC4 programmes some months ago. I thought the whole set of programmes was superb, with excellent performances from a variety of good musicians. As far as the selection of music goes, it's a very eclectic mix of songs/tunes from traditional sources and songs/tunes from the musicians themselves. So, alongside tunes like "St. Anne's Reel", you have a wonderful piece by Russ Barenberg called "The Drummers Of England". When I first heard Russ's composition played on the programme, I thought it was a traditional American tune - couldn't tell the difference!

It's this kind of pick'n mix approach - which I like - that partly prompted the thread in the first place.