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Bristol
The Try Again, Weekly Fridays at 8.30pm 'til late.
15 Leigh Street, BS3 1SL
An established Irish session,
Popular friendly session: tunes, songs, craic. Mostly Irish but known to give a chance to anything folky.
Contact: Martin Thompson: spokulator36@yahoo.co.uk 0117
9667338 or 07855 420999
Three Tuns,
St Georges Road. Weekly Mondays
Hosted by Gypsy's Kiss,
mainly Irish but all music welcomed.
Contact: gypsyskiss@blueyonder.co.uk
The Scotchman and His Pack, Tuesdays at around 9:00
on St Michael's Hill, near the top of Christmas Steps, Bristol.
This friendly and welcoming session is mainly traditional
Irish, however French and English and Scottish tunes have also been played and
while it's mainly a tune session, there is the occasional song sung too. Happy
to accommodate visiting musicians.
Contact: the pub on 0117 9291327
Devon
The Queens Arms, Dartington, Totnes. Tuesdays - 8:30
Mainly Irish with songs.
Hertfordshire
Bulbourne Grand Junction Arms 1st Tuesday of month
in Bulbourne, near Tring, Herts
Trad Irish music session - has been running for over 18 months and is well attended with a variety
of players travelling from Milton Keynes, Northampton and Reading.
Contact: Chan Reid: c_m_reid@yahoo.com or
Kent
The high quality Irish sessions that have taken place in Kent for many
years are in a state of flux, and are in urgent need of new players if they are
to survive in the long-term.
There is good reason to hope that
young new fiddlers may soon be in the county and able to join, but other players
are needed as well.
Wednesday Irish Session : This has moved back to the George, Molash,
but is only running on a reduced "workshop" basis until numbers recover.
2nd Sunday Irish Session : This continues at the Unicorn in Bekesbourne.
Last Sunday Irish Session : This has moved from Ship in Faversham to the Anchor in Wingham.
If you are passing and have an interest in playing at an
Irish/Celtic session, contact me and I will see whom I can drum up. New
musicians are very welcome to sessions.
Lancashire
Masons Arms in Billinge Every Thursday
Biased slightly to Irish but well
attended and a good pub to session in.
Contact: The pub: tel 01744 603572
Southport
The Guest House, Union St, Southport.
3rd Monday of month
A mixed music session with no hard
& fast rules.
People can check before coming by looking on
the Bothy website (www.bothyfolkclub.co.uk) under Diary.
Contact: Les Brown: lesb@btinternet.com
Preston
Moorbrook Inn,
North Road (i.e. on the A6, 1 km north of town centre).
Small playing area in small pub providing draught Thwaites and quality spirits.
Strictly acoustic mixed music and song session biased to traditional UK and Irish; balance depending on
preferences of those present on the night.
No running order,
performances, floor spots or PA. Few house rules - i.e. anyone can join in with
anyone else (within reason), as long as they don't cock it up. Regulars include
Rob Malaney, Hugh O'Donnell, Dave Peters and Tom Walsh.
Contact:
Tom.Walsh@leapreston.demon.co.uk
Tel: 01772-201127
Fridays: 8:30-11:00 -
Lancaster
Mixed music session every Thursday evening,
9:30 - 12:00
Gregson Centre, Moorgate, Lancaster.
(Upstairs room; turn right at the top of the stairs, in the door straight ahead
at the end of the landing, get a drink before coming up).
English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Swedish, French ... with
regular contributors playing
mandolin, clarinet, recorder,
pipes, pipe and tabor, guitar, concertina, fiddle, melodeon, whistle etc.
Anyone can join in, as long as 'they don't
cock it up' (to quote entry for the Preston session).
Singers
are welcome, as are people who only want to listen. The more the merrier!
Contact: Rebecca Parris -
rebeccaparris@hotmail.co.uk
London
Session in Newham Thursdays From 9pm.
The Golden Fleece,
Capel Road, London E12.
We play a mainly
Irish repertoire but would welcome music from other traditions.
Contact: Paul Draper: 0208 548 1941
Irish Session in Hammersmith 2nd Friday of month - 8.30-11pm
Irish Cultural Centre,
Blacks Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9DT
The West London branch of Comhaltas hold their
seisiún/session of traditional Irish music, song and dance on the 2nd Friday of
each month at the Irish Cultural Centre, Blacks Road, Hammersmith, London W6
9DT. It is free of charge and the public is welcome to attend and to join in.
More info on this session and other events at
www.irishculturalcentre.co.uk
The Borough
The Horseshoe Inn, First Sunday lunchtime every month
26 Melior Street, London SE1
3QP
The Horseshoe is a friendly back street pub near London
Bridge station, round the back of Guys Hospital. We will be meeting in an area
off the main bar used for meals during the week, but the pub will still be happy
to serve food.
Contact: Full details are on the web at:
http://www.boroughmusicsession.co.uk
Forest Hill Thursday nights, 9.00pm onward
The Blythe Hill Tavern,
on corner of Blythe Hill Lane and Stanstead Road, Forest Hill,
London SE23.
Irish Traditional Music Session: intermediate to advanced.
A varied selection of Reels, Jigs, Polkas, Slides,
Hornpipes, Mazurkas, Waltzes played, and the very occasional song sung, at this
session, now in its fourth consecutive year in its present form, that is every
Thursday night till late, (though allegedly sessions have taken place off and on
for some 16 years now) in the snug of this beautiful old London Pub.
Valid contributing musicians welcome.
No shaky eggs, didgeridoos or rainsticks please. Usually free drinks for players.
Trains: Catford/Catford Bridge or
Honor Oak Park.Buses: 185/171 or buses to Catford (1km distant). DLR: Lewisham (3km distant)
Contact: Danny - D.Mackay@iop.kcl.ac.uk
on Face Book
Midlands
Irish session in Stourbridge every Wednesday night
Katy Fitzgeralds,
Enville St ,
Stourbridge
Contact:
www.irishpiper.org.uk
Beware!
Irish Session the City Bar Monday nights
King St , Wolverhampton.
Does not always occur.
Norfolk
ings Lynn, Crossways: Alt Sundays. Irish Sessions.
Valingers Road.
Contact: 01553 771947
Northumberland Sunday afternoons, starting at noon,
Tap and Spile,
Manchester Street, Morpeth Northumberland
trad session featuring Northumbrian, Irish, Scottish and American Old-time music and a range of traditional instruments
including the Northumberland smallpipes.
Friendly and welcoming.
Contact: Maureen Davison -
smallpiper@googlemail.com for further details.
Shropshire
Irish session in Jackfield
The Boat Inn, every Thursday evening 8 till late.
Jackfield -
Wall to wall Irish music session - to get a seat you have to
bring an instrument. Lots of encouragement for beginners.
Contact: Phone (UK) 01952 882178 (The Boat Inn)
or Fliss Burke - felicityburke@hotmail.com Irish session in Selattyn
Cross Keys pub in Selattyn, near Oswestry, Shropshire.
Thursday night trad Irish session - start time is about 9pm.
Contact: garynortheast@chalkface.net
Somerset
Session in Frome
The Griffin Inn, Last Tuesday of each month. 8:30 onwards.
Milk Street.
Mainly Irish stuff, but sometimes a bit of everything!
Everyone will get a warm welcome!
Contact: Trevor Mills - e-mail:
Trevor_Mills@BATHNES.GOV.UK
Tel: 0774 316 5432
Wiltshire
Monday Sessions in Wiltshire 1st Mondays of the month
Royal George Inn,
27 Pavenhill,
Purton, Wiltshire. SN5 4BZ. 01793 770378
Rose & Crown, 2nd and 5th Mondays of the month,
The Green, Highworth, Nr Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7DB. 0179 66287
Iron Horse, 4th Mondays of the month,
Kerrs Way,
Wroughton. 01793 812944
These are generally music sessions,
English/Irish/French with USA/Scottish/Canadian etc. well represented.
A few ballads and the occasional song; Oasis have been covered
plus jazz/blues. But the basis is a fairly standard pub session - melodeons,
fiddles, pipes & guitars.
Contact: Dave
Foster: djfoster@ntlworld.com
Yorkshire
Victoria Vaults,
Friday evenings 8pm
Nunnery Lane, York.
An acoustic session, traditional music and singing, no formal structure, pretty
much a free for all. All players/singers welcome. Usually a very lively night,
so it's best to arrive as soon after 8pm as poss, to get a seat!
Victoria Vaults,
Last Tuesday of the month at the
Nunnery Lane, York, 8.30 pm onwards.
Nominally an "Irish" session, but in reality,
anything goes. Format as Shoulder of Mutton, but on a smaller scale.
Contact: For both sessions,
Steve & Ruth, email : Snibbet@aol.com
Harrogate
Tap and Spile, Tuesdays at 8.30 pm
Tower Street
All instrumental, tunes from anywhere. Regularly have English, Irish Scottish,
French, Scandanavian + anything else anyone chooses to bring.
Contact: Ray Black - blackmale@talk21.com
Ireland
Ireland Session in Derry City:
1st Thursday of the month,
Tinneys Bar
Patrick Street, Derry city.
Tradition singing session.
Contact: Jim Mac Farland: 07599703025 or
jimmacfarland@hotmail.com
Wales
Wales
Session in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire Tuesday nights from 8pm
The Royal Oak,
Fishguard,
Pembrokeshire
Session for all comers and all types of music and song.
Everything from Irish fiddle to the occasional Welsh harp; by way of guitar, mandolin, penny whistle, flute, Welsh pipes (bagpipes) accordian, concertina, bouzouki, zither, and anything that can be tapped, hit or shaken. Good music in good company.
Contact:
Janet Bott on janet@landstrider.freeserve.co.uk
or
www.pembrokeshire-folk-music.co.uk
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