Last night @ the Plough we had a really good harp player drop by and it changed the entire mood of the session. Why don't we discuss really great surprises we've had instead of musical ( or aesthetic ) pet peeves for a change? Any really great players or semi-celebrities brighten yer sesh recently?
Chris Smith and his lovely partner Angie were just here, that was lovely, and we're looking forward to Will Harmon and his wife Rose and their two strapping sons coming in September. Tonight, Michael Reid, who we hardly ever get the chance to play with, will be guesting at our regular "session" (it's not truly a session in that the bar thinks it's a performance, but we treat it like a session). Should be a blast!
(Looks around furtively to see if any Geordie Aussies are hanging around in their Special Constabulary Gestapo Session Police uniforms and jackboots, waiting to pounce on anyone vaguely suspected of name-dropping...)
Yes of course - down around here:
Mick Mul**CLANG!!**vey
Mike McGold**CLANG!!**rick
Paddy Gla**CLANG!!**ckin
Loads more. Feeling too self-conscious to continue.
Is this The Plough Inn located in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire? Just wondering since apparently my Great Great Great Aunt Ellen Albone and her husband John Hawkins ran it around 1870. I just learned of my family in England from a relative there who I just found online this weekend, and this was a bit of the Albone history she passed down. I would definitely have to make a visit to the session there if it is the same one!
OK so we had Andy Irvine in recently & Mick Moloney a few years back, & they can add sparkle, but big names don't necessarily guarantee a great session.
I remember many moons ago at Girvan F F, we had a cracking session going round a large table in the hotel when all of a sudden Jackie Daly dropped in on our session & we all froze, it was most embarrassing.
I think this is just a thinly disguised excuse for folk to name drop & I have decided that I want no part of it so I'm off to apply to join Geordie Aussie's Special Constabulary Gestapo Session Police.
OK so I also fancy the uniform and jackboots too.
Well, after all my wife, Sabine, already has her riding whip at the ready - & I'm fairly ready for a good bout of 'lunging'.
I've been hosting sessions at the Plough since 1988 and the list of amazing "drop-ins" is staggering. If I started naming names it would send Dow into a tizzy-fit he would never recover from.
On of the most unusual ones I'd have to say was when Christy Barry stopped by the night before the earthquake in 89. Before the night was over he was standing on the table we were all seated around playing 2 whistles at one time. At the end of his performance he made a quick and unplanned exit from the table. No one was hurt but we lost a few drinks. Needless to say he was p*ssed out of his head.
It was great to see Luke again last night -- great harper -- and I look forward to seeing him in the next couple of weeks while the circus is in town. He could be coming to a session near you anyday now. If Barnum & Bailey comes to your town Luke is likely to show up.
Even if it's "a thinly disguised excuse for folk to drop name...,"
I like to hear who people think are musicians worth posting about. In a way, even if it's "disguided"...it's also highly revealing on several levels, such as who a person finds to be truely marvelous muso.
Nahh, but no worries Pete. But my guess is that, judging by the persona he projects here, albeit protected by the action of merely depatching words into the ether, the Geordie wretch down under is jealous because he doesn't get to go to sessions where good musicians go, because he's an obnoxious little toad that most normal musicians avoid at all costs. But that's not in any way an insult. Merely conjecture. A guess.
This thread makes me think of some of those young & not so young eedjits you see being interviewed on Pop Idol!
When asked why they are putting themselves through it all, they often just say "because I want to be famous" - that's it!
So the next best thing to being famous is to be able to talk about someone famous you have seen, or met, or better still, who has played at your session, well I'm sorry but Duh!!
You must admit, those folk who come home from festivals & just go on & on & on about all the famous musicians they saw, give you, or at least they give me, a dose of the screaming heeby jeebies!!
Please don't do it!!
Yes, by all means talk about the lovely music you played, the new tunes you learned, even the new friends you made, but DON'T DON'T DON'T I repeat DON'T tell me about all the 'famous' musicians you saw or met. I don't care!
Let's be honest, in the grand scheme of things Trad Musicians are never going to be REALLY famous, are they. So get a grip!
OK Have I passed the audition yet?
If so, when do I get my uniform?
But seriously - it seems you're missing the point of Faust's thread - (unless I've got it wrong) - the question was: how did some exceptional muso brighten up a local sesh? (Some of which can be quite dull, on a week to week basis, let's face it.)
*dusting herself off* Now then Mr., uh, Gilder? I advise rest, lots of fluids & comfort measures as needed. Here are some drugs that should help your condition. Funny I never realized you played piano.... Thanks for letting me join the elite guest list of celebrity musos who have played the Plough (oh wait, wasn't I already on it?), but sorry, I've got to get going, my beachside mansion full of nurses in hot tubs in Orange County awaits.
Cooool! Are you going to stop in Denver on the way out there?! Hope so. I'm off to bed. I'll check in here first thing tomorrow am to see what the news is! Yay!
Well, (sigh), I don't have a regular session to go to at all - so consequently there won't be any "Great guest musicians" coming to our non-existant session. I wouldn't be wanting to name-drop anyway.......
Tell me though, what is a "regular" session, is it one where eveyone drinks too much and goes to the bog a lot (I've been to many sessions like that)? Or where there are people there who've eaten too much bran?.................
Tommy Peoples showed up at our session last year, he didn't change the session much though, his playing of course was great but he wasn't sticking out, just playing.
Don't worry about it v - if you look back through my profile at some of the discussions I posted recently, you'll see that I was savaged by a pit bull (*snort*). So really, the best thing to do, is enjoy the craic and give as good as you get! I've recently acquired an extremely thick (hopefully dog-bite resistant) skin!!
Hi Cath, changed my profile recently, purely out of badness combined with a bad sense of humour. I actually meant to say history - not profile regarding threads I've started! For my sins, I stir with a guitar - which is marginally better than a bodhran.
Zina, I'm just trying to be nice to v and not let him/her get discouraged from participating on the site. Now where does Jeremy hide those smiley faces when you want one? Must look......
Hi Ron, have a go at that fiddle you've got.
I found going from guitar to fiddle by way of the mandolin quite painless. I think others on this site have followed the same course. Think seriously about it, personally, I could never go back to playing guitar
Hi Cath, I already scrape on the fiddle, but wouldn't inflict my playing on the general public presently - I'm quite thoughtful that way! But seriosly, having been a closet player for many years, I'm planning on concentrating more on it - goodness knows how many tunes I've absorbed over the years. Well, probably 95% + of lots of tunes, rather than whole tunes - not too much effort required to get the other notes - however, turning them into music is another thing altogether!
Great guest musicians
Great guest musicians
Last night @ the Plough we had a really good harp player drop by and it changed the entire mood of the session. Why don't we discuss really great surprises we've had instead of musical ( or aesthetic ) pet peeves for a change? Any really great players or semi-celebrities brighten yer sesh recently?
# Posted on August 17th 2005 by Farr
Re: Great guest musicians
Chris Smith and his lovely partner Angie were just here, that was lovely, and we're looking forward to Will Harmon and his wife Rose and their two strapping sons coming in September. Tonight, Michael Reid, who we hardly ever get the chance to play with, will be guesting at our regular "session" (it's not truly a session in that the bar thinks it's a performance, but we treat it like a session). Should be a blast!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Zina Lee
Re: Great guest musicians
(Looks around furtively to see if any Geordie Aussies are hanging around in their Special Constabulary Gestapo Session Police uniforms and jackboots, waiting to pounce on anyone vaguely suspected of name-dropping...)
Yes of course - down around here:
Mick Mul**CLANG!!**vey
Mike McGold**CLANG!!**rick
Paddy Gla**CLANG!!**ckin
Loads more. Feeling too self-conscious to continue.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Great guest musicians
Name Drop Away! Ignore the cretinous Name-Drop Enforcers!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Farr
Re: Great guest musicians
Guitarist Shay Black sat in on our FInlen session last weekend, leaving me to stop playing more than once to just listen to his back up. Great stuff!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Will Harmon
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Is this The Plough Inn located in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire? Just wondering since apparently my Great Great Great Aunt Ellen Albone and her husband John Hawkins ran it around 1870. I just learned of my family in England from a relative there who I just found online this weekend, and this was a bit of the Albone history she passed down. I would definitely have to make a visit to the session there if it is the same one!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by amduscias
Re: Great guest musicians
Guitarist Kevin McGrath dropped in.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by bodhran bliss
Re: Great guest musicians
Is there a point to this?
I don't see the fun in it myself!
OK so we had Andy Irvine in recently & Mick Moloney a few years back, & they can add sparkle, but big names don't necessarily guarantee a great session.
I remember many moons ago at Girvan F F, we had a cracking session going round a large table in the hotel when all of a sudden Jackie Daly dropped in on our session & we all froze, it was most embarrassing.
I think this is just a thinly disguised excuse for folk to name drop & I have decided that I want no part of it so I'm off to apply to join Geordie Aussie's Special Constabulary Gestapo Session Police.
OK so I also fancy the uniform and jackboots too.
Well, after all my wife, Sabine, already has her riding whip at the ready - & I'm fairly ready for a good bout of 'lunging'.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Ptarmigan
Re: Great guest musicians
I've been hosting sessions at the Plough since 1988 and the list of amazing "drop-ins" is staggering. If I started naming names it would send Dow into a tizzy-fit he would never recover from.
On of the most unusual ones I'd have to say was when Christy Barry stopped by the night before the earthquake in 89. Before the night was over he was standing on the table we were all seated around playing 2 whistles at one time. At the end of his performance he made a quick and unplanned exit from the table. No one was hurt but we lost a few drinks. Needless to say he was p*ssed out of his head.
It was great to see Luke again last night -- great harper -- and I look forward to seeing him in the next couple of weeks while the circus is in town. He could be coming to a session near you anyday now. If Barnum & Bailey comes to your town Luke is likely to show up.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Great guest musicians
Even if it's "a thinly disguised excuse for folk to drop name...,"
I like to hear who people think are musicians worth posting about. In a way, even if it's "disguided"...it's also highly revealing on several levels, such as who a person finds to be truely marvelous muso.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Pete D
Re: Great guest musicians
does that make any sense?
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Pete D
Re: Great guest musicians
Nahh, but no worries Pete. But my guess is that, judging by the persona he projects here, albeit protected by the action of merely depatching words into the ether, the Geordie wretch down under is jealous because he doesn't get to go to sessions where good musicians go, because he's an obnoxious little toad that most normal musicians avoid at all costs. But that's not in any way an insult. Merely conjecture. A guess.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Great guest musicians
This thread makes me think of some of those young & not so young eedjits you see being interviewed on Pop Idol!
When asked why they are putting themselves through it all, they often just say "because I want to be famous" - that's it!
So the next best thing to being famous is to be able to talk about someone famous you have seen, or met, or better still, who has played at your session, well I'm sorry but Duh!!
You must admit, those folk who come home from festivals & just go on & on & on about all the famous musicians they saw, give you, or at least they give me, a dose of the screaming heeby jeebies!!
Please don't do it!!
Yes, by all means talk about the lovely music you played, the new tunes you learned, even the new friends you made, but DON'T DON'T DON'T I repeat DON'T tell me about all the 'famous' musicians you saw or met. I don't care!
Let's be honest, in the grand scheme of things Trad Musicians are never going to be REALLY famous, are they. So get a grip!
OK Have I passed the audition yet?
If so, when do I get my uniform?
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Ptarmigan
Re: Great guest musicians
Ptarmigan; put down the knife. Keep your hands away from the cabinet. Up the dosage.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Farr
Re: Great guest musicians
Up yours!!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Ptarmigan
Re: Great guest musicians
Now, Ptarm, steady there. The nurse is on his way.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Great guest musicians
A MALE nurse!
Where's the fun in that?
- and me an old 'perv' & proud of it! - reaches for plastic mac...............
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Ptarmigan
Re: Great guest musicians
We would have sent the female nurse, but I'm busy with her at the moment.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Great guest musicians
But seriously - it seems you're missing the point of Faust's thread - (unless I've got it wrong) - the question was: how did some exceptional muso brighten up a local sesh? (Some of which can be quite dull, on a week to week basis, let's face it.)
Wasn't it?
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Great guest musicians
male nurse -as in psychiatric D-grade bully boy.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Great guest musicians
Coleman P P, you don't by any chance live across the road from bribanjoe do you?
If so, I recommend you close your curtains before carrying on with that nurse!!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Ptarmigan
Re: Great guest musicians
Coleman's piano player is busy at the moment and can't respond to your query. He will get back to you as soon as he comes.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Great guest musicians
Back
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Great guest musicians
Back from where he is now
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Phantom Button
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That must have been a world record CPP!
Very impressive!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Great guest musicians
hahahahaha
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Great guest musicians
I reckon 2 world records: as well as the above, the thread to most quickly descend into abject silliness.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Great guest musicians
BB's threads all begin by descending above abject silliness.
KFG
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by KFG
Re: Great guest musicians
*dusting herself off* Now then Mr., uh, Gilder? I advise rest, lots of fluids & comfort measures as needed. Here are some drugs that should help your condition. Funny I never realized you played piano.... Thanks for letting me join the elite guest list of celebrity musos who have played the Plough (oh wait, wasn't I already on it?), but sorry, I've got to get going, my beachside mansion full of nurses in hot tubs in Orange County awaits.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by emily_bmore
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Oh is Luke still around? He is SOOOOO cute!!!!!!!!!! *swoon*
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by emily_bmore
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Yes, and such a fun harper! So, I see by the new nick that Our Emily has made it onto Nurse TV?! Yay!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Zina Lee
Re: Great guest musicians
Yeah I guess I should start a new thread.... I have one last conference call with producers tomorrow, but what the heck....
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by emily_bmore
Re: Great guest musicians
Cooool! Are you going to stop in Denver on the way out there?! Hope so. I'm off to bed. I'll check in here first thing tomorrow am to see what the news is! Yay!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Zina Lee
Re: Great guest musicians
'grat's and Happy Trails, em -oc ("oc" now is it?)
Faust, in answer to both your questions, I'm afraid I 'd have to say : NO.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Owell Mabee
Re: Great guest musicians
Great stuff Emily! Keep us posted.
So, did our votes count for anything in the end?
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Rudall the time
Re: Great guest musicians
Well, (sigh), I don't have a regular session to go to at all - so consequently there won't be any "Great guest musicians" coming to our non-existant session. I wouldn't be wanting to name-drop anyway.......
Tell me though, what is a "regular" session, is it one where eveyone drinks too much and goes to the bog a lot (I've been to many sessions like that)? Or where there are people there who've eaten too much bran?.................
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Ron P
Re: Great guest musicians
Tommy Peoples showed up at our session last year, he didn't change the session much though, his playing of course was great but he wasn't sticking out, just playing.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by dafydd ap llewellyn
Re: Great guest musicians
Yeah, as I understand it Tommy P. isn't caught up in this silly stardom, name dropping world of today's young people.
He is above that sort of nonsense - as should we all!!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Ptarmigan
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I'm genuinely sorry I brought the whole thing up.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Farr
Re: Great guest musicians
Danny, what about the beautiful singer from the £*nd*n £@$$e$ ? (How's that for symbolic disguise?)
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Cath
Re: Great guest musicians
Don't worry about it v - if you look back through my profile at some of the discussions I posted recently, you'll see that I was savaged by a pit bull (*snort*). So really, the best thing to do, is enjoy the craic and give as good as you get! I've recently acquired an extremely thick (hopefully dog-bite resistant) skin!!
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Ron P
Re: Great guest musicians
A look at your profile tells us very little - where do you do your sh!tstirring and what instrument(s) do you use for the purpose?
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Cath
Re: Great guest musicians
You thought THAT was savaging? My dear man, you just hang out here a little longer, you'll see.
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Zina Lee
Re: Great guest musicians
Hi Cath, changed my profile recently, purely out of badness combined with a bad sense of humour. I actually meant to say history - not profile regarding threads I've started! For my sins, I stir with a guitar - which is marginally better than a bodhran.
Zina, I'm just trying to be nice to v and not let him/her get discouraged from participating on the site. Now where does Jeremy hide those smiley faces when you want one? Must look......
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by Ron P
Re: Great guest musicians
Thank you KFG. And by the way, who the hell is guitarist Kevin McGrath?
# Posted on August 18th 2005 by bodhran bliss
Re: Great guest musicians
Hi Ron, have a go at that fiddle you've got.
I found going from guitar to fiddle by way of the mandolin quite painless. I think others on this site have followed the same course. Think seriously about it, personally, I could never go back to playing guitar
# Posted on August 19th 2005 by Cath
Re: Great guest musicians
Hi Cath, I already scrape on the fiddle, but wouldn't inflict my playing on the general public presently - I'm quite thoughtful that way! But seriosly, having been a closet player for many years, I'm planning on concentrating more on it - goodness knows how many tunes I've absorbed over the years. Well, probably 95% + of lots of tunes, rather than whole tunes - not too much effort required to get the other notes - however, turning them into music is another thing altogether!
# Posted on August 19th 2005 by Ron P
Re: Great guest musicians
Patience is the key
# Posted on August 19th 2005 by Cath
Re: Great guest musicians
Now, which key would that be?...............
# Posted on August 19th 2005 by Ron P
Re: Great guest musicians
......in?
Spot the missing word - stuffed up that poor attempt at humour.
# Posted on August 19th 2005 by Ron P
Re: Great guest musicians
That'll be the off key.
Sorry, I've just had a bit of a shock at work and my wit's deserted me!
# Posted on August 19th 2005 by Cath
Re: Great guest musicians
i haven't got one
# Posted on November 22nd 2005 by lisaniska