So--who has a regular Irish session going in the Back of Beyond, far far from the Emerald Isle? And with the sparsest population? (I suppose I could search the listings, but this is faster.)
That beats Will's 16 people per sq. mi, although I think you may be tied in the Distance from County Clare category.
But if Clear Drops got one going, she'd be hard to beat. Unless there's one in Antarctica... ? Maybe we could get the guys in the International Space Station a couple of whistles, eh?
Montana has the advantage of a long history of mining and railroading, much of which was done by Irish immigrants. Butte (70 miles south) has at times had the highest per capita Irish ancestry of anyplace in the US, even beating Boston, NYC, and Chicago.
I've known a few people who lived at research stations in Antartica, and yes, they do have jams and sessions there. One year, a fair amount of Irish was played, mixed in with old timey, bluegrass, and "folk."
Bren, way to go with the Montana history. Sadly, Meagher disappeared from a docked steamboat in 1867 in Fort Benton, Montana, and was never found. His statue stands in front of our state capital.
I live in the most populous city in Montana (Billings- about 100,000) but it's a long ways to a bigger town. The population density of Yellowstone County is 49 people per square mile (19/km²). We have a small but enthusiastic and friendly session here in town.
Yes indeed, there are a few sessions here in NZ, some of which are not listed on thesession, but the population where the sessions are is by no means as sparse as parts of Wyoming or Montana.
I was talking with my mom about driving in Minnesota in the winter, but then remarked that at least in Minnesota they have towns in between the towns!! ha! and farms in between the towns. We can drive for hours and only go through a couple of teeny, tiny towns. With hardly anything in between. When we go up on the mountain and go to the overlook at night, the highway going north looks like a long pier into the ocean. No lights out in the country, anywhere, for miles and miles and miles. Like they say, a crow has to pack a lunch to fly across Wyoming! We have gates on the interstate, for when they close the roads in the winter. Lots of road closures this winter.
Queen's Arms in Brixton Jungle was possibly the most dangerous session on planet earth. And yet it lasted for a few years.
I've attended many sessions in some very seedy dives in less than salubrious neighbourhoods in The Smoke over the years. Do those count?
As for England, those on the Suffolk coast, such as The Eel's Foot in Eastbridge, are the most easterly from Ireland in the UK.
LOL..same as some of the Sydney Australia ones by the sound of it! Not all, some, I hasten to ad in my humble opinion - otherwise the mates might want to have a chat with me!! Oh dear.
far-flung sessions
far-flung sessions
Something interesting came up in a nearby thread:
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/16655
So--who has a regular Irish session going in the Back of Beyond, far far from the Emerald Isle? And with the sparsest population? (I suppose I could search the listings, but this is faster.)
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by mickray
Re: far-flung sessions
I'll repost mine to start:
middle of Wyoming, in a town
our county: 12 people per square mile
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by wyogal
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That beats Will's 16 people per sq. mi, although I think you may be tied in the Distance from County Clare category.
But if Clear Drops got one going, she'd be hard to beat. Unless there's one in Antarctica... ? Maybe we could get the guys in the International Space Station a couple of whistles, eh?
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by mickray
Re: far-flung sessions
Yep, getting a session going on the space station may be easier! hmmmm, sounds like an idea in the making. May have to get a hold of NASA...
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by wyogal
Re: far-flung sessions
That's what Cherish The Ladies were asking George Bush for.
(See earlier thread...)
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by nicholas
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Montana has the advantage of a long history of mining and railroading, much of which was done by Irish immigrants. Butte (70 miles south) has at times had the highest per capita Irish ancestry of anyplace in the US, even beating Boston, NYC, and Chicago.
I've known a few people who lived at research stations in Antartica, and yes, they do have jams and sessions there. One year, a fair amount of Irish was played, mixed in with old timey, bluegrass, and "folk."
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by Will CPT
Re: far-flung sessions
and of course the first Montana governor was Waterford man and rebel patriot Thomas Francis Meagher, by way of Van Diemen's land and the US Civil War
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by Bren
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Bren, way to go with the Montana history. Sadly, Meagher disappeared from a docked steamboat in 1867 in Fort Benton, Montana, and was never found. His statue stands in front of our state capital.
I live in the most populous city in Montana (Billings- about 100,000) but it's a long ways to a bigger town. The population density of Yellowstone County is 49 people per square mile (19/km²). We have a small but enthusiastic and friendly session here in town.
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by PatrickJWK
Re: far-flung sessions
Actually, New Zealand is farther from Ireland than Australia or Antarctica are, and there are 17 sessions there listed on this site.
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by Ramiro
Re: far-flung sessions
Yes indeed, there are a few sessions here in NZ, some of which are not listed on thesession, but the population where the sessions are is by no means as sparse as parts of Wyoming or Montana.
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by Brown Creeper
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I was talking with my mom about driving in Minnesota in the winter, but then remarked that at least in Minnesota they have towns in between the towns!! ha! and farms in between the towns. We can drive for hours and only go through a couple of teeny, tiny towns. With hardly anything in between. When we go up on the mountain and go to the overlook at night, the highway going north looks like a long pier into the ocean. No lights out in the country, anywhere, for miles and miles and miles. Like they say, a crow has to pack a lunch to fly across Wyoming! We have gates on the interstate, for when they close the roads in the winter. Lots of road closures this winter.
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by wyogal
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Miles City to Broadus, MT, one long, thirsty stretch of road!
# Posted on February 10th 2008 by wyogal
Re: far-flung sessions
I suppose a crow has to pack a punch to fly across LA - if the smog's really bad, that is...
Nice turn of phrase, anyway!
# Posted on February 11th 2008 by nicholas
Re: far-flung sessions
Queen's Arms in Brixton Jungle was possibly the most dangerous session on planet earth. And yet it lasted for a few years.
I've attended many sessions in some very seedy dives in less than salubrious neighbourhoods in The Smoke over the years. Do those count?
As for England, those on the Suffolk coast, such as The Eel's Foot in Eastbridge, are the most easterly from Ireland in the UK.
# Posted on February 12th 2008 by Key Maniac Lad
Re: far-flung sessions
The Durham session was far-flung in the 80s. It was flung out of pub after pub.
# Posted on February 12th 2008 by nicholas
Re: far-flung sessions
LOL..same as some of the Sydney Australia ones by the sound of it! Not all, some, I hasten to ad in my humble opinion - otherwise the mates might want to have a chat with me!! Oh dear.
# Posted on February 12th 2008 by Duijera Dubh
Re: far-flung sessions
I wanted to contribute to this thread, but I couldn't
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Clear Drops
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Oh dear. Can't you live somewhere closer, Scraper?
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by benhall.1
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Now you've really done it Benhall.1 Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
# Posted on February 14th 2008 by Clear Drops