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Grace-Notez - Sessions in Austrlia


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Australia...............Sessions:

Celtic Music Club          
The Club Rooms                                     Mondays (except public holidays) 8pm - 10pm
The Irish Australian Association
11-15 Carrington Street
Adelaide

www.celticmusicclub.wikispaces.com/


Noosa Irish Session                               1st & 3rd  Tuesdays 7pm
Phone: 544 73377
2 Halse Lodge, 
Noosa Heads
Queensland    




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The Celtic Melbourne Club            
316 - 320 Queen Street, Melbourne              Friday nights     5pm - 8pm
Fitzgerald Family Session
Traditional Session every Friday night                   
  www.celticclub.com.au                              


McDonnell's Traditional Irish Music Slow Session      Monday nights  7:30 - 11:00pm

The Corkman Irish Pub
Carlton

Slow Sessions have moved To Monday Nights at The Corkman Irish Pub
  
We have come to an agreement with the owner of The Corkman Irish Pub
in  Carlton to hold our sessions in the Pub for a ~ 2-3 month trial period
starting  on Monday 18 February 2013. If all goes well we can schedule our
sessions for a  longer run.  Yes, we will have to change our session night to
Mondays to fit  into the other events currently scheduled at the pub.
Unfortunately, this may  make it difficult for  some players to attend, but we
have to be flexible  because there are very few venues left in Melbourne that
suit our needs that  would are willing to host our sessions.  Fortunately, it
isn't too hard to get  to the Corkman and there is parking in the surrounding
area.  Some of you are  aware that Paddy Fitzgerald runs a very successful
session at The Corkman on  Thursday nights.  We will be using one of the nearby
dinning rooms rather than  the area that Paddy holds his session. 

Because it is important for the long-term success of our sessions that as many of you
as  possible attend our sessions in February and March to demonstrate that we
will  have a positive impact on the Pub.  Over the years while looking for new
venues  the 1st comment I commonly hear is 'We don't want musicians filling the
pub and  sitting around drinking water."  For sure we don't need folks to only
have  alcoholic drinks, the point is we need to support the Pub because they
have to  pay the bills and it helps if we buy meals and drinks when we can. From
personal  experience I can tell you that the meals at the Pub are very good.  It
is a very  popular with Melbourne Uni staff and students.
 
Finally, we would like to thank everyone who offered to help find a new venue and those 
 who sent kind words of support for our efforts to keep our slow sessions running.

We look forward to seeing many of you at our first sessions at The Corkman on Monday 18 February.
www.irishsession.net/


Traditional Music Session
Corkman Irish Pub
Melbourne
www.irishcommunitynsw.org.au


Sessions - Large Website featuring Australia & other countries for Sessions

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Bellingen NSW - every  Saturday morning (from about 10.30 a.m. onward)

A small town on the mid-north coast of NSW, 10k inland and  renown for a strong alternate presence. 
We have had a session here for nearly  five years.  For the past few years it
has been an outdoors session,  at a table near several coffee  shops in Church Street. 
Visitors very welcome.




Brisbane, Queensland.

The Stadium Bar,                     Every Saturday, 2-6 p. m

25 Caxton street, Petrie Terrace.  
Songs, tunes, and great fun.
All players and lovers of  music welcome. Acoustic instruments only.
The session hangs towards the folk  side, but all acoustic music is welcome. 

Contact: Don  +61437332871.

 


Celtic Tearoom of Maleny,           Sunday, all welcome, open 12 noon, music from 2:30  p.m.,

34  Mountain View Road, Maleny.
BYO, gold coin cover charge.

Call: 07 5499 9426.

 


Coffs Harbour NSW -    

Coffs Harbour
                on the first Friday of the  month, 6.30  p.m. and finishes around midnight. 
Hotel, City Center,
Coffs Harbour.  
                           
 A major coastal town 20k north of  Bellingen.        
A session has been going for about a year.

Contact: John May or Margo Burl.
 




Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club, St.           2nd Sunday of each month, 2- 5 p.m. 

Aidan's Uniting Church, Duggan Street North  Balwyn,
Newcomers welcome.

Contact: (03) 9893  6332.





Northern  Territory,
Fernanda's,
1 Noble St., 
Tennant Creek, Saturday,
Telephone: 08 8962  3999.
Peter McMeel


 


Perth, Irish  Club Sessions.           Every Monday,  except public holidays, 9.30 p.m.,

61 Townshend Rd.., Subiaco, West Australia. 
hosted by the local Comhaltas, but all are  welcome.
Comhaltas holds classes before that from 8-9 p.m.
The standard is  intermediate to advanced, depending on the turn-out. 

Contact: Donough O'Donovan or call  +61 8 9381  5213
irish1@irishclubofwa.com.au





Queensland, South  Townsville,               Saturday, 2 p.m., once a month. 

Townsville, Shamrock Hotel,
31  Palmer St., 
Telephone: 4771 4351.



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Sunshine Coast    first Saturday of the month, 7pm. , 
                     

Hinterland  (1+ hour NW of Brisbane),
Up Front Club,
Maleny,
Contact: Richenda Bridge. silvereel@squirrel.com.au  or phone: 07 - 5499  9190.

 

Wonderful Website for information for Australian Slow Sessions & other!

www.irishsession.net/
 

 Some of their listings:
 
Traditional Irish Sessions in Victoria 


The sessions listed below have been recommended by our slow session players.   If you find any errors in the
details  or know of other traditional Irish music sessions in Victoria please send us an email
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it .  Most of the sessions are in Melbourne and its surrounding suburbs unless otherwise noted.

If you are interested to learn more about Traditional Irish Sessions and session etiquette in general click on this
  interesting explanation by George Keith.




 Brunswick                                         Tuesday: 8 pm - midnight

Lomand Hotel, 
225 Nicholson St.
Led by Dan Burke (Fiddle)

Contact: 9380 1752.





Canberra, ACT

 
Slow Session  Experience,

At the National Folk Festival Each year Moria Gavin,
with the assistance of family and friends, runs a popular slow session.
It is held every morning of the Festival. Click on the highlighted
name  above to see their website for more details.





Carlton 

The Corkman,                                    Monday nights: 7:30 - 11:00 pm. 
 
McDonnell's Slow Session     (
Formerly @ Fr Flanagan's)
Slow session  led by Mark and Lisa McDonnell
(Anglo Concertina & Fiddle) 
Click on Tune List to see  the tunes that are played at
this session. 160 Leicester St, Carlton  Vic
Phone:  (03) 9489  8705





The Corkman,                                 Thursday: 7:00 pm - 11: 00 pm. 

160 Leicester St.

Led by Paddy Fitzgerald (Button Accordion)

Contact: 9347 1772
Click here for a list of  Paddy's  Favorite Tunes




Dan O'Connell Hotel,                                Saturday: 6 - 9 pm.
 
225 Canning St.

Led by Dan Burke (Fiddle)
Contact: 9347 1502

  

                                           
Singer's Session held
                       on Sunday nights from 9 till 11.30.
    
  It features Celtic and traditional singing, although other styles and instruments are welcomed. 
They sing and play  in front of the open fire, which I hear is very pleasant.
It is run by Peter  Anderson (aka Captain Accordion). 

For additional information call the Pub at  9347 1502.




Chelsea, Victoria


Chelsea Yacht Club.                        Held on the last Sunday of the month 4pm - 7pm.

Led by Felix Meagher (fiddle). 
First 1/2 to be a slow session.
For more informaton contact Jim McAlinden at  0400-267-894. 
 




  Melbourne 

Comhaltas,
                                              Wednesday:    8 - 10:00 pm.
St Phillips Church Hall,
150 Hoddle St.
Music session and set dancing.
More info check out their website
or send an email to melbourne@comhaltas.net
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Flemington


Quiet Man,                                          Sunday   5- 9 pm.
271 Racecourse  Rd.
Led by Joe Fitzgerald (Button Accordion)
Contact: 9376 6232
or info@thequietman.com.au
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Quiet Man Singing Session,                2nd Wednesday night of each month. 8:00  - 10 pm .
Led by Kathryn Clements.
All levels are encouraged to come along.
Contact: 9376 6232 
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Geelong, Victoria
 

Irish  Murphy's,                    Sunday: 5:30 - Late. 
30 Aberdeen St.
Contact: 5221  4335
Kyneton, Victoria




Albion Hotel,                     3 - 6 pm, last Sunday of the month
Mollison 
St, Kyneton, Victoria .
The publican is  friendly and the acoustics are good.
Telephone: 5422 2066
Melbourne
  CBD





The Celtic Club,                   Friday: 5:30 - 9:00 pm.
316 Queen St. 
Led by Paddy Fitzgerald (Button Accordion)
Contact: 9670 6472 
Click here for a list of   Paddy's Favorite Tunes




Newport, Victoria (Newport Folk & Fiddle Club)

Celtic Session                          held  on the first Friday of the month  from 7:30 to 10:30 pm
Newport Bowls Club .
Location: 4 Mason Street, 
Newport (opposite The Substation).
Slow to medium paced and is run by members of  Newport Fiddle and Folk Club all players are welcome. 
Check out their website for a list of the tunes they play.
www.nffc.org.au 




Upwey, Victoria
 

Upwey RSL,             2nd Sunday of every month, 3:00 pm – 6:00  pm.
Mast Gully Rd. (Melways 75 A8).
Led by Ray Simpson (Concertina) and Susan  Graeme (Celtic Harp).
Contact: 9754 3665.


  

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