Darrell Scott and Transatlantic Sessions

The time has come around for another Transatlantic Sessions tour.  As always, Jerry Douglas, Ali Bain and the other regulars are joined by more musicians, this time including Darrell Scott.

Rather than bring a guitar over from the US, Darrell is borrowing one of mine, a long scale 2D very like the one he has in the US.  Both have African Blackwood back and sides, but this one has a Douglas Fir soundboard rather than figured Sitka and a figured old mahogany neck instead of Wengé.

The tour starts in Glasgow, so on a dark rainy day, with Dave Richardson for company, I struggled through rush hour traffic to Darrell’s hotel.  This to give Darrell an opportunity to weigh up the instrument he will play on 9 Transatlantic concerts and a solo gig.

Darrell spent a while exploring everything about it so as to be ready for the rehearsal.  I had taken a small but excellent Yamaha amplifier with me, so he was also able to hear the Highlander amplified sound.

Darrell is a remarkable guitarist, the guitar sounded wonderful in his hands.  Like other great guitarists, rather than simply imposing his will on a guitar, he also finds out what a guitar likes and how it sounds best, and makes decisions accordingly.

His Transatlantic sessions rehearsal was the next day.  He reported back to tell me it was perfect and the TA house band all liked it too.

Tour dates here:
https://www.transatlanticsessions.com/transatlantic-sessions-tour-2026/  
Darrell’s solo gig:
Saturday 31 January 2026 at 85 Drygate, Glasgow, G4 0UT