I will be in Charing Cross, London for work 16 - 25 September and of course will take my fiddle. Can anyone advise me of friendly sessions nearby during that week, or anywhere else at the weekends?
Also I will be free the weekends of 16/17 and 23/24 Sept and really keen to drive anywhere if there is a festival on that I can visit (in the UK).
Try the Kilkenny session on a tuesday night, south of charing cross on the Northern line. It's a friendly, and good, session. Can get big tho. Look for more info here: http://www.sutton-acoustic.co.uk/IrishMusic.html
Just look up listed London sessions, but check before you go - for instance the Magnet session, I have just been informed, is now homeless owning to a change of management, who apparently wanted Irish C'n'W instead !
Any suggestions for alternative venues received will be passed on, although I don't have a direct contact for the organiser.
England in September
England in September
I will be in Charing Cross, London for work 16 - 25 September and of course will take my fiddle. Can anyone advise me of friendly sessions nearby during that week, or anywhere else at the weekends?
Also I will be free the weekends of 16/17 and 23/24 Sept and really keen to drive anywhere if there is a festival on that I can visit (in the UK).
# Posted on July 28th 2006 by jinksy
Re: England in September
Try the Kilkenny session on a tuesday night, south of charing cross on the Northern line. It's a friendly, and good, session. Can get big tho. Look for more info here:
http://www.sutton-acoustic.co.uk/IrishMusic.html
# Posted on July 28th 2006 by ewallace
Re: England in September
Just look up listed London sessions, but check before you go - for instance the Magnet session, I have just been informed, is now homeless owning to a change of management, who apparently wanted Irish C'n'W instead !
Any suggestions for alternative venues received will be passed on, although I don't have a direct contact for the organiser.
# Posted on July 28th 2006 by Guernsey Pete
Re: England in September
By all means feel welcome to join us at the Kilkenny Tavern on a Tuesday evening - more here:
http://www45.brinkster.com/kilkennytavern
Given your location, the Porterhouse session on Sunday in Covent Garden would be an obvious choice:
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/32
Tir na nOg on a Saturday evening is great fun, with the ever-hospitable Foxy presiding:
http://www.greg.irishhome.net/music.htm
Hope that helps.
Ed
# Posted on July 28th 2006 by Presumin Ed