Jools' Annual Hootenanny Explained

Genre:Entertainment
Director:Janet Fraser Crook
Presenter:Jools Holland
Starring:Various guests
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Episodes:28
Location:Television Centre (1994–2012)
Riverside Studios (2021)
The Maidstone Studios (2013–2020, 2022–present)
Company:BBC Studios
BBC Music
Channel:BBC Two
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:60–120 minutes
Last Aired:present
Related:Later... with Jools Holland (1992-present)

Jools' Annual Hootenanny is a TV show presented by Jools Holland and broadcast on New Year's Eve as an end-of-year special edition of his series Later... with Jools Holland on BBC Two in the United Kingdom since 1994.

From the show's inception until 1996/97, it began at midnight, preceded by a BBC Two alarm clock ident, and going straight into Auld Lang Syne played by the Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards. Since 1997/98, the show has begun before Midnight, nowadays around 11:30pm, with Holland himself inviting the audience and viewers to join in a countdown. It usually lasts around 2 hours, ending at approximately 1:30am.

The advance-recorded show features a Hogmanay party atmosphere with all the guests (drawn from across the world of showbusiness) and other guest audience members present, and the artists themselves getting involved alongside a variety of musical acts by the artists from various genres who perform both before and after midnight. There is a countdown to the midnight start of the New Year, followed by a traditional rendition of "Auld Lang Syne", normally with the Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards. Among the regular events of the evening is the spot where Holland asks actors and comedians Rowland Rivron and Vic Reeves their predictions for the year ahead/their New Year's resolutions. Editions also feature a white-suited man with a clock for a face named Father Time or Clockman.

Production

The show is pre-recorded, but is presented as if live, with a countdown to midnight and references to the new calendar year. The BBC has described the show as "an idealised New Year's Eve party with a line-up that would surely be impossible to deliver on 31 December".

2006/07 edition

Acts that appeared in 2006/07 included the Zutons and Seasick Steve. Comedian Adrian Edmondson, a regular on the show, was joined by Jools and his band to perform a swing version of the Sex Pistols song "Anarchy in the U.K." Also appearing on the show was Amy Winehouse collaborating with Paul Weller on two tracks, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Don't Go to Strangers", originally recorded by Etta Jones.

Kate Rusby sang "Fare Thee Well" as midnight struck, accompanied by the 1st Battalion Scots Guards.

2007/08 edition

Artists who performed on the 2007/08 show

Playlist of the 2007/08 show

These are the songs that were performed during the 2007 show:

2008/09 edition

Playlist of the 2008/2009 Edition

2009/10 edition

Artists who performed on the 2009/10 show

(Source:BBC[1])

Playlist of the 2009/10 edition

2010/11 edition

Artists who performed on the 2010/11 show

(in order of performance)

Playlist of the 2010/11 edition

2011/12 edition

Artists who performed on the 2011/12 show

(in order of performance)

Playlist of the 2011/12 edition

2012/13 edition

Artists who performed on the 2012/13 show

(in order of performance)

Playlist of the 2012/13 edition

2013/14 edition

Artists who performed on the 2013/14 show

(in order of performance)

Playlist of the 2013/14 edition

2014/15 edition

Artists who performed on the 2014/15 show

Playlist of the 2014/15 edition

2015/16 edition

Artists who performed on the 2015/16 show

Playlist of the 2015/16 edition

2016/17 edition

Artists who performed on the 2016/17 show

Playlist of the 2016/17 edition

2017/18 edition

Artists who performed on the 2017/18 show

Playlist of the 2017/18 edition

2018/19 edition

Artists who performed on the 2018/19 show

As listed on the BBC Two show website:[2]

The programme also featured, as usual, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and the 1st Battalion Scots Guards Pipes and Drums.

Playlist of the 2018/19 edition

As listed on the BBC Two show website:

2019/20 edition

Whilst Series 54 of Later... was recorded at Television Centre, the 2019/20 Hootenanny was recorded at The Maidstone Studios.[3]

Artists who performed on the 2019/20 show

As listed on the BBC Two show website:[4]

The programme also featured, as usual, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and the 1st Battalion Scots Guards Pipes and Drums.

Playlist of the 2019/2020 Edition

2020/21 edition

The 2020/21 Hootenanny was recorded at The Maidstone Studios, according to the credits of the programme.

Artists who performed on the 2020/2021 show

As listed on the BBC Two show website:[5]

The programme also featured, as usual, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and the 1st Battalion Scots Guards Pipes and Drums. In addition to the studio performances, there was also a look back through the Hootenanny archive at some of the best performances over the years, and Holland chatted to comedian Vic Reeves via video conference.

Playlist of the 2020/2021 Edition

2021/22 edition

The 2021/22 Hootenanny was recorded at Riverside Studios.[6]

Artists who performed on the 2021/22 show

Archive Performances

Playlist of the 2021/2022 Edition

2022/23 edition

The 2022/23 Hootenanny was recorded at Maidstone Studios.

Artists who performed on the 2022/23 show

Playlist of the 2022/2023 Edition

2023/24 edition

Artists who performed on the 2023/24 show

Playlist of the 2023/24 Edition

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC Two - Jools's Annual Hootenanny, Jools' 17th Annual Hootenanny - 2009. BBC.
  2. Web site: BBC Two - Jools' Annual Hootenanny, 2018/19 . BBC . 31 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Is Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny live? . Radio Times . 1 January 2020 . en . 31 December 2019.
  4. Web site: BBC Two - Jools' Annual Hootenanny, 2019/20 . BBC . 1 January 2020.
  5. Web site: BBC Two - Jools' Annual Hootenanny, 2020/21 . BBC . 1 January 2021.
  6. News: Blackburn . Tom . Here's when Jools Holland's Hootenanny is filmed - and when it's on this year . 3 January 2022 . BirminghamLive . 31 December 2021 . en.

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