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New session: Pour Farm, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA #IrishSession
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New session: Scholars Lounge Irish Pub, Rome, Lazio, Italy #IrishSession
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New session: The Bowlers Rest, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland #IrishSession
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One main reason why I like the Irish Whistle and Irish "Sessions" is that its a way to play music with your neighbors.
There is a low barrier of entry to getting a fipple flute (many can be 3D printed as folks have noted) and mass produced ones are $10 to $20 USD for entry-level ones. Other folk instruments can be approachable as well and many can be passed down, gifted, or sold "used".
Learning to play is straight forward with plenty of free or low cost ways to learn - either online or even better from each other locally.
But the big thing is that finding local "jam sessions" is straight forward. And organizing ones where they dont exist yet is easy as well. Folks play in a pub for heavens' sake. Folk music exists in every culture and has existed since humans (and their ancestors) could bang a stick for blow air over a fipple or an embouchure while sitting around a fire.
You don't need to pay for a concert.
You don't need to form a band.
You don't need to buy an album, be fed from an algorithm, or get everything from a corporation.
You just get together and play with each other.
It's the community theater of music. The old ways still exist and folks are still coming together to take care of each other. Corporations have had a good run isolating us and leaching our money, but we aren't limited to that.
(Also if you dont want to play, you can sing. Even if your singing voice is terrible! 😅 Or you can tap your feet, slap your thigh, whistle, or hum. Orrrr.... you can just drink a coke or a beer and listen to your neighbors play and sing! Clapping and cheering go far!)
You can find local Irish trad sessions that you can play with or listen to here: https://thesession.org/sessions
What sorts of folk music do you have in your area? What instruments are played? What songs are sung?
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One main reason why I like the Irish Whistle and Irish "Sessions" is that its a way to play music with your neighbors.
There is a low barrier of entry to getting a fipple flute (many can be 3D printed as folks have noted) and mass produced ones are $10 to $20 USD for entry-level ones. Other folk instruments can be approachable as well and many can be passed down, gifted, or sold "used".
Learning to play is straight forward with plenty of free or low cost ways to learn - either online or even better from each other locally.
But the big thing is that finding local "jam sessions" is straight forward. And organizing ones where they dont exist yet is easy as well. Folks play in a pub for heavens' sake. Folk music exists in every culture and has existed since humans (and their ancestors) could bang a stick for blow air over a fipple or an embouchure while sitting around a fire.
You don't need to pay for a concert.
You don't need to form a band.
You don't need to buy an album, be fed from an algorithm, or get everything from a corporation.
You just get together and play with each other.
It's the community theater of music. The old ways still exist and folks are still coming together to take care of each other. Corporations have had a good run isolating us and leaching our money, but we aren't limited to that.
(Also if you dont want to play, you can sing. Even if your singing voice is terrible! 😅 Or you can tap your feet, slap your thigh, whistle, or hum. Orrrr.... you can just drink a coke or a beer and listen to your neighbors play and sing! Clapping and cheering go far!)
You can find local Irish trad sessions that you can play with or listen to here: https://thesession.org/sessions
What sorts of folk music do you have in your area? What instruments are played? What songs are sung?
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One main reason why I like the Irish Whistle and Irish "Sessions" is that its a way to play music with your neighbors.
There is a low barrier of entry to getting a fipple flute (many can be 3D printed as folks have noted) and mass produced ones are $10 to $20 USD for entry-level ones. Other folk instruments can be approachable as well and many can be passed down, gifted, or sold "used".
Learning to play is straight forward with plenty of free or low cost ways to learn - either online or even better from each other locally.
But the big thing is that finding local "jam sessions" is straight forward. And organizing ones where they dont exist yet is easy as well. Folks play in a pub for heavens' sake. Folk music exists in every culture and has existed since humans (and their ancestors) could bang a stick for blow air over a fipple or an embouchure while sitting around a fire.
You don't need to pay for a concert.
You don't need to form a band.
You don't need to buy an album, be fed from an algorithm, or get everything from a corporation.
You just get together and play with each other.
It's the community theater of music. The old ways still exist and folks are still coming together to take care of each other. Corporations have had a good run isolating us and leaching our money, but we aren't limited to that.
(Also if you dont want to play, you can sing. Even if your singing voice is terrible! 😅 Or you can tap your feet, slap your thigh, whistle, or hum. Orrrr.... you can just drink a coke or a beer and listen to your neighbors play and sing! Clapping and cheering go far!)
You can find local Irish trad sessions that you can play with or listen to here: https://thesession.org/sessions
What sorts of folk music do you have in your area? What instruments are played? What songs are sung?
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One main reason why I like the Irish Whistle and Irish "Sessions" is that its a way to play music with your neighbors.
There is a low barrier of entry to getting a fipple flute (many can be 3D printed as folks have noted) and mass produced ones are $10 to $20 USD for entry-level ones. Other folk instruments can be approachable as well and many can be passed down, gifted, or sold "used".
Learning to play is straight forward with plenty of free or low cost ways to learn - either online or even better from each other locally.
But the big thing is that finding local "jam sessions" is straight forward. And organizing ones where they dont exist yet is easy as well. Folks play in a pub for heavens' sake. Folk music exists in every culture and has existed since humans (and their ancestors) could bang a stick for blow air over a fipple or an embouchure while sitting around a fire.
You don't need to pay for a concert.
You don't need to form a band.
You don't need to buy an album, be fed from an algorithm, or get everything from a corporation.
You just get together and play with each other.
It's the community theater of music. The old ways still exist and folks are still coming together to take care of each other. Corporations have had a good run isolating us and leaching our money, but we aren't limited to that.
(Also if you dont want to play, you can sing. Even if your singing voice is terrible! 😅 Or you can tap your feet, slap your thigh, whistle, or hum. Orrrr.... you can just drink a coke or a beer and listen to your neighbors play and sing! Clapping and cheering go far!)
You can find local Irish trad sessions that you can play with or listen to here: https://thesession.org/sessions
What sorts of folk music do you have in your area? What instruments are played? What songs are sung?
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One main reason why I like the Irish Whistle and Irish "Sessions" is that its a way to play music with your neighbors.
There is a low barrier of entry to getting a fipple flute (many can be 3D printed as folks have noted) and mass produced ones are $10 to $20 USD for entry-level ones. Other folk instruments can be approachable as well and many can be passed down, gifted, or sold "used".
Learning to play is straight forward with plenty of free or low cost ways to learn - either online or even better from each other locally.
But the big thing is that finding local "jam sessions" is straight forward. And organizing ones where they dont exist yet is easy as well. Folks play in a pub for heavens' sake. Folk music exists in every culture and has existed since humans (and their ancestors) could bang a stick for blow air over a fipple or an embouchure while sitting around a fire.
You don't need to pay for a concert.
You don't need to form a band.
You don't need to buy an album, be fed from an algorithm, or get everything from a corporation.
You just get together and play with each other.
It's the community theater of music. The old ways still exist and folks are still coming together to take care of each other. Corporations have had a good run isolating us and leaching our money, but we aren't limited to that.
(Also if you dont want to play, you can sing. Even if your singing voice is terrible! 😅 Or you can tap your feet, slap your thigh, whistle, or hum. Orrrr.... you can just drink a coke or a beer and listen to your neighbors play and sing! Clapping and cheering go far!)
You can find local Irish trad sessions that you can play with or listen to here: https://thesession.org/sessions
What sorts of folk music do you have in your area? What instruments are played? What songs are sung?
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New session: The Marquee Ballroom, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada #IrishSession
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New session: Scale And Feather Bar, Hull, East Yorkshire, England #IrishSession
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New session: FARL, Folkestone, Kent, England #IrishSession
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New session: Drei Bögen, Vienna, Vienna, Austria #IrishSession
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New session: Mickey Finn's, Vienna, Vienna, Austria #IrishSession
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New session: The Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, Post Falls, Idaho, USA #IrishSession
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New session: Friebitz, Dresden, Saxony, Germany #IrishSession
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New session: The Second Congregational Church, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA #IrishSession
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New session: Three Mugs Public House, Beaverton, Oregon, USA #IrishSession
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New session: The Fox Pub & Kitchen, Flixton, Greater Manchester, England #IrishSession
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New session: 8 Bells, Camden, Maine, USA #IrishSession
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New session: An Solas, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan #IrishSession
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New session: Café Bar Schlossergässli, Biel/bienne, Bern, Switzerland #IrishSession
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New session: Steam Jacket Brewing, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia #IrishSession
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New session: Big Ben Pub, Oberrieden, Zürich, Switzerland #IrishSession
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New session: The Peanut Bar, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA #IrishSession
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New session: Tirconaill Harps GAC Cambuslang Rugby & Sports Club, Cambuslang, Glasgow, Scotland #IrishSession
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New session: Micky Finns (upstairs), Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand #IrishSession
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New session: Kaffeehaus - Café MaLe, Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany #IrishSession
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New session: The George, Petersfield, Hampshire, England #IrishSession
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New session: The Gordon Hotel, Portland, Gordon Hotel, Australia #IrishSession
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New session: Farrell’s Bar And Grill, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, New York, USA #IrishSession
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New session: Menace Brewing, Bellingham, Washington, USA #IrishSession
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New session: Elk Haven, Frederick, Maryland, USA #IrishSession
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New session: Bibb's Pub, Frankfort, Kentucky, USA #IrishSession
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New session: Kentucky Native Café, Lexington, Kentucky, USA #IrishSession
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Sessions are the heart of #Irishtrad music and this CD recorded live from the Druid in Boston captures the music well. Last time I was in Boston got to go by the Druid with my old C'ville bandmate Joe and heard a couple of the fiddlers featured here tearing it up. Good examples of session tunes as well for anyone looking for resource. #fiddle #DADGAD #Irishsession #music2work2
