How to find and join an Irish music session

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Күн бұрын

I've had a few session-related questions come my way recently and thought a breakdown of the ins-and-outs of joining an Irish session, session etiquette, instrument selection, tune selection, etc. - all that stuff that goes into playing in sessions would be a fun topic to cover.
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@irishflutegirl9022 2 жыл бұрын

I recently started my own in my home bc of restrictions and things fell apart 😭 ….soooo…... I found some irish music peeps . We now have a flute, whistle, drum, violin, mando, and guitar. Ive never been happier to have self sustained sessions! 😉.

@whistletutor 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! It's great to get back to tunes again!

@djlogan1222 Жыл бұрын

Lol, what city is this in? 👍

@irishflutegirl9022 Жыл бұрын

@@djlogan1222 winnipeg ..friendly Manitoba 😉 🇨🇦 ☘️

@seacoastlife 2 жыл бұрын

For us rookies this is very helpful. I appreciate your videos and tips a lot. Thanks so much. Cheers!

@talonbertrand5133 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I found a group on Facebook that gets together every other month and plays Celtic folk music. Usually at a pub or someone's house. I just messaged them and told them I play whistle, they invited me out

@CelticPrincess2400 2 жыл бұрын

We have a decently sized piping scene where I am and a local Irish group organizes and leads one. It's kinda anything goes as long as you be respectful and have fun! A little bit sing a long; a little bit session and a whole lot of Guiness.

@bammillison8192 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful video! I've been playing with the des moines IA session group now for a few months and it's the first one I've joined. We have a session every week and I couldn't be happier! Also, without your tutorials I wouldn't be at this point right now so I'm thankful!

@whistletutor 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! If Dean and Phil and Leon are still there say hi for me!

@bammillison8192 2 жыл бұрын

@@whistletutor Absolutely! Leon actually just had knee surgery but he hasn't missed a beat!

@jamesmcdonough7414 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sean! I always love when you post new tunes, but mixing it up a bit is cool! Lots of good tips, and I found some sessions nearby that I would never have found otherwise!! Hope to make it to a few!

@markrains6620 Ай бұрын

Learned bodhran so I could pack it in luggage on a trip to ireland so that i could play in a session, prepared with advice that only one player per session would be welcome; but that if I bought the other a pint, I could play while they drank and we'd both be happy.

@cwilde Жыл бұрын

Great video, Sean! And the opening .... 🤣 ... Essential viewing! Thank you so much.

@thecookiedemon6085 2 жыл бұрын

ok. That was probably the best intro everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

@Kate-sn3vx 2 жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are great! Very appreciated ☺️☘️☺️

@Boreen70 Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely great advice! Thank you.

@westgeorgiapiper9339 Жыл бұрын

Bringing that ceol mor will get you 86’d pretty fast from most sessions! lol Even shuttlepipes are questionable because a huge chunk of tunes will be out of your playable range. It’s a big reason I decided to take up the whistle in the first place as a piper.

@josephconroy3717 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you

@ssgiddyup 2 жыл бұрын

Around here, the few Irish pubs wouldn't have any idea about sessions. Google or Facebook. And there are other types of tunes besides jigs and reels!

@GordonHudson 6 ай бұрын

I live in Scotland and we don't have much of an Irish music scene. We also dont have a lot of "Irish" pubs. I'm Irish, but I have never actually been in an Irish pub. Been in many pubs in Ireland of course...

@stevemaherart 2 жыл бұрын

good man, thanks.

@lindaking5156 Күн бұрын

We only have one open session in Little Rock so it's a blend of tunes and songs, beginner and advanced. We want to be welcoming to our newbies, and even allow tablets etc. for referencing if needed, but recently we've had some folks who seem to think session is a place to practice something brand new. How would you handle that type of balancing act?

@patrickhanly7458 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this. Is the mandolin thought of as a melody or rhythm instrument or both in session music? Thanks.

@sarabrock234 2 жыл бұрын

Do these groups typically play songs in common whistle keys? Like if I only have a D whistle, am I likely to "sit out" on songs they play in other keys?

@whistletutor 2 жыл бұрын

If you're talking songs then it's a bit of a crap shoot - some singers will sing in whistle/Irish music friendly keys and some won't, so I'll tend to sit those out more often than not. But if it's tunes (instrumental, jig/reels etc) it'll all be in whistle friendly keys.

@david_1214 2 жыл бұрын

no slow session here... only Seasoned Musicians welcomed😢. oh, well - I'll keep playing alone at my kitchen table. At least there's no improprieties to worry about there!

@djlogan1222 Жыл бұрын

We made a compromise. The first hour is reserved for beginners if needed. Regulars have pledged to support them.

@andrewwigglesworth3030 10 ай бұрын

How did those musicians become "seasoned"? When I first started going to sessions I had had to listen for the vast majority of the time. For years I hardly ever started a tune, I listened and learned. Occasionally I was indulged, but mostly I simply practised at home, got better and gradually joined in. It's a process, and you have to be a bit obsessed about it to succeed.

@Mojokiss Жыл бұрын

I'm a player. I went around the states looking for sessions a couple years ago when it was all closed... now I wanna do a tour and find the sessions, or make them happen like johnny apple seed. i'm open to ideas.

@whistletutor Жыл бұрын

There are a couple lists that are well maintained for the major session areas (Chicago, NYC, Boston) and they will often touch on other smaller markets, but the info can be a little stale. Facebook is an option, as many of the smaller groups will keep in contact that way (at least most of us do here in Nashville and around the Southern US) - otherwise there's always asking around at Irish pubs as those are likely your venues, ultimately.

@spikedmace 2 жыл бұрын

Is it actually a good idea to drink alcohol during the session? There is always a person who overdue his portion and possibly ruin the session. Would't it be a good idea to drink after the music?

@whistletutor 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the person - there’s often a parabolic curve at play. A drink or two unlocks the variations; six or seven unlocks your evening’s dinner.

@andrewwigglesworth3030 10 ай бұрын

Where I live, sessions (English, Irish, mixed etc) are in pubs. It's people's night out, we're there to play music and socialise. Most of us have a couple of pints or whatever, some just have soft drinks; no-one cares or particularly notices. It's a very, very long time since I've seen a drunk musician at a session, just the occasional merry non-musician drinker.

@MarkTrudgeonRulez 3 ай бұрын

Ah feck, not another session 🙂

@thecookiedemon6085 2 жыл бұрын

3:05 is that the manslater? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m-CGnMWQzM-4dqM.html

@jantonisito Ай бұрын

You forgot harmonica.

@joineralbert2493 10 ай бұрын

Savage people in the usa , no backing guitars or bodhran , they've already got one 😮 Never come across people not invited back or players of "lesser" skill not allowed to play and learn Hilarious and disgusting at the same time........

@whistletutor 10 ай бұрын

Couldn't follow most of this I'm afraid, but glad you got some hilarity out of it at least!