O.K. back to Irish Music.
You can 'play along' in the privacy of your own home with these videos made by and Shannon and Matt Heaton. They play slowly and they really understand the process of...
O.K. back to Irish Music.
You can 'play along' in the privacy of your own home with these videos made by and Shannon and Matt Heaton. They play slowly and they really understand the process of...
I remember a session in Madison Wisconsin where we had to suffer thru a whole evening of watching this piper dominating the sessiun, (he was the supposed leader of that sessiun). He played only...
I still can't grasp how something as simple as expecting attendees at a regular session (not a tune learning or slow session) to make an effort to know the tunes/be capable of playing them up to...
[QUOTE=Beanzy;1866486]Possibly people aren't aware of just how different the whole ecosystem for trad is in Ireland,
Here in Cornwall we don't have this and up in England they don't either, so it...
Possibly people aren't aware of just how different the whole ecosystem for trad is in Ireland,
Here in Cornwall we don't have this and up in England they don't either, so it might be worth outlining...
Trying to boil this all down to something effective and useful to the OP.
Going with that definition for a moment...
The main question is "what can I do if I don't know the tunes". The real...
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I had a trip a few years ago, I Used a backpack frame with a side opening duffle bag
strapped /lashed, to it.
I surrounded my Original hard case in the duffle bag with clothing.
It came...
You don't say whether you're in coach or a private room. Yes, you can play in your compartment, or in the lounge, as long as you observe Quiet time restrictions.
I have NEVER handed my mandolin over to ANYBODY when traveling. Once at an airport some person at check in tried to take it but I said "no." It always stores nicely in the overhead and has never...
You don't say how far you're traveling, but given the small size of a mando, and the large overheads and plenty of under-seat storage on Amtrak cars that I've been on, I don't see a reason to risk...
Last night at a local pub session, a couple who were leaving the pub came over and put £20 on the table and said thanks.
Well, the £20 note said "thanks" anyway , I guess. I left before the end but...
Just wanted to say thank you to all the folks that have been participating in this thread. Have learned a lot.
And yes, it does appear that sessiuns are a whole different world than what I...
Not quite the same scenario, but this made me think of the last rehearsal scene from "The Boys From County Clare"
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(clip contains a liberal scattering of 'vernacular Irish emphasis' so...
That's not what happened at the session I mentioned - 3 or 4 people who didn't normally come to this place had hijacked an existing public session and were trying to turn it into a gig for their...
Really enjoying reading the different perspectives here.
For me I think there needs to be that ability to accept where you're at currently, recognising it's a journey of a lifetime & that no one is...
I think we forget how much we have achieved.
If you can play ten tunes, one after the other without reading and more importantly, without noodling then… well, that’s an incredible achievement....
Tell them that while a session often takes place in a public venue, and is theoretically "open" to newcomers as most are, it's still a bit like a private conversation among friends hanging out at a...
So, how do I communicate the importance of a sensitive and respectful approach that tries to take in what is happening first, and waits upon the groups tacit or overt permission before jumping in?...
I'm not sure a consensus is possible because every session is different, but for what it's worth...
In my part of the Pacific Northwest USA in Irish/Scottish sessions and workshops, I believe...
I've been playing regularly at sessions around the world for 30 years or more and I don't think I've heard the term "noodling" used in real life.
However, I've seen it used a lot on "the...
My interpretation of "noodling" is making any sounds other than what the leader / organizer has decided should be played. Might be a sign of boredom while waiting for a decision, or trying to figure...
I agree with Eric, however, to me the most annoying noodling occurs at a workshop and generally one in person (you would not hear the noodling on Zoom, assuming you were muted). That is when the...
Will leave other sessions to those specialists - but at American old-time, Nordic and French-Canadian sessions that I attend, noodling usually mean playing in between tunes when folks are talking or...
Back in the 1990's here in St. Paul Minnesota, we started just like you. A 'learning group'. Later when we were too large a group to meet in someone's house, and after moving from a few cafe...