Stars: Jools Holland, Solomon Burke, Beverley Knight, Eric Clapton, Chrissie Hynde, Kirsty MacColl, Paul Weller, Mick Hucknall, Marc Almond

Summary: Tracklist includes: Solomon Burke - 'Everybody Needs Somebody', Ray Davies - 'You Really Got Me', Robert Plant - 'Let The Boogie Woogie Roll', Jimmy Cliff - 'You Can Get It...', Huey - 'Fly Me To The Moon', Roisin Murphy - 'The Time Is Now', Dr. John - 'Such A Night', Beverly Knight - 'A Change Is Gonna Come', Kirsty MacColl - 'Miss Otis Regrets', and many more.

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Jools Holland's long-established Hogmanay/New Year's Eve celebration Later … Hootenannyremains TV's definitive dad-rock haven after 11 years on air. This formidably well-stuffed collection is a best of the best: the easiest way to check out the guest list is to study the cover picture--there really are that many names. Amusingly, the compilation comes close to shooting itself in the foot by openingwith Solomon Burke's rip-roaring "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", thus giving the following 31 turns a near-impossible act to follow. If in doubt, watch it at the end, as the everybody-up-on-stage version of Jeff Beck's "Hi Ho Silver Lining" that closes the disc is unfortunately a shambles. Along the way, though, there are plenty of highlights, the best of which add up to a triumph for the Welsh contingent. Cerys Matthews and Tom Jones do their best smoochy version of "Baby It's Cold Outside" before it began to wear a bit thin, the strapping Matthews managing to come on like a cross between Bambi and that girl you fancied in the lower sixth. Immediately preceding this is a gloriously menacing performance from John Cale in which he turns Johnny Mercer's jazz classic "I Wanna Be Around" into a leering, spitting threat to the listener's personal safety. There's something for everyone here, though, so just enjoy the show.

On the DVD:Later … Hootenannyon disc has nothing much by way of extras other than a handy facility that allows you to programme a sequence of any six tracks of your choosing, which is quite clever. But with over 30 acts performing more than two hours of music on a single disc, you really don't need anything more. --Roger Thomas

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Programmable Tracklist
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, French, Spanish
Year:	2003
Release Date:	December 1, 2003
Runtime:	126 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	2564 61187 9
Keywords:	Music, Rock, Pop, Later, Holland, Various, Artists, Performing, Jools, Arts, Popular, Hootenanny
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts