About the Fishermans Session
About the Session!
This old mariner sits on the wall above the session. He's watched over us for such a long time now, we'd be lost without him!
The session is just a very informal gathering of local musicians every week. The music played is generally celtic - predominantly Scottish and Irish. That's not exclusive however; Breton, Galician, bluegrass, cajun and Scandinavian also often appear. Nobody gets paid here, we play because its fun. Visitors are extremely welcome. The music usually starts around 9:30...... but hey we're speaking musicians here!! The bar staff put a "reserved" sign on the table for us, and we are very rarely not there. Sometimes, however, there are paid gigs going on and we might be elswhere (but you should be know when this is happening from the forum here). Usually, we would also warn the staff if we have all done a runner somewhere else.
I hope you can respect the music if you do visit. We know the pub can be noisey and thats ok, but if there is a quieter tune or song getting played, give the player/singer a break and listen. We'd hate to think that we were interrupting people's fun by our playing, but we do hope that visitors might interrupt the shouting to hear the music. No big deal! A note about joining in; please don't be scared about joining in. We don't bite! The only biting gets done at closing time... ...but, rather, thats the bar staff with their big sticks and attitude, with plenty of know how to handle us at that time of night!! If you want to play along, thats absolutely great. However, there is a "But" here. Please, please play along when you know the tune or song. If you don't know the tune its likely you might experience some slight resistance. This is no big deal. Nobody should get upset about this. Seasoned session goers from all over I am sure will understand what we are trying to say here. If you are new to this, and generally this refers to new comers wanting to join in.... just ask. It would be great if you can play some tunes / songs to start with but everybody starts somewhere. We would be more than happy to point you in the direction of where to find music / albums to listen to, sites to visit etc. Also, bringing down a tape recorder and recording the tunes and songs is great way to learn them.
19.10.2006. 16:47
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