Jools' Annual Hootenanny

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Jools' Annual Hootenanny is a British New Year's Eve music television show broadcast by BBC Two in the United Kingdom since 1994. Its presenter, Jools Holland, and his 19 piece big band, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, both perform and accompany many of the guest stars. His show Later... with Jools Holland, which began two years earlier, is similar in format but nowadays rarely include his big band. 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 11:30 p.m., with Holland himself inviting the audience and viewers to join in a countdown. It usually lasts around 2 hours, ending at approximately 1:30 a.m. "Hootenanny" is a term of Appalachian origin referring to a rowdy musical party. The pre-recorded show features a Hogmanay party atmosphere with all the guests (drawn...

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