Willie Clancy Week starts next weekend and that means it's time for the annual session.org(y) session. The highlight of everyone's musical year, no doubt.
By popular request, I am proposing TWO session.orgy sessions. Several posters mentioned having an early one on Sunday July 3rd. Meet at 3pm in Friel's (for those of you unfamiliar with Miltown Malbay, that's the pub on the corner of the Ennis Road and the main street through Miltown Malbay. The name written on the pub is something else).
The second one, pretty much like the last three years, will be at Tom Malone's, 2pm on Wednesday.
God knows if we will be able to get a tune in either pub (depends on whether or not someone has taken over the space) but at least we will hang around there for a little while, giving people the chance to gather, and then find a pub with room to play.
I'll be wearing either a hoodie or a Gore-Tex coat (depending on the weather) approximating the colour of the Yella Board. Bright yellow is not in as a fashion for some reason, so I should be easy to spot.
If anyone is dying to go and can't make these times, let us know.
I will be but as you know, it looks deceptively like a fiddle case. Which I quite like since I prefer going into sessions with a case a bit more subtle than one of those epic rifle cases that screams, "I'm a piper!!!!!!!!"
The last weekend is never a very good time for it, C. A lot of folk have left by then (you surely remember how dead Mullagh was on the second Saturday last year) and by that point I've long passed the point where I am compos mentis. The first weekend is usually great, though. People haven't yet fried any brain cells they had on a week's worth of tunes and booze. No chance of you making it down for that?
Nope, not a chance unfortunately. I'm stuck in this damn city next weekend. Bleh.
The first weekend last year was great craic, when the Quilty lads came to town, and the Milltown and the Quilty lads kicked seven shades of shight out of each other in the middle of the main street
The front room undoubtedly. The back room might be free. As I said, we can always wander elsewhere.
Previous thesessionsessions have been a lot of fun. I've sort of taken it on to post here about it over the last two years, but it's been going on for a while. I heard even one year, Jeremy himself showed up!
For the first time in God know how many years I'll miss most of the Willie Clancy week this year. Im flying back from Poland on Friday and will be be driving down for Fri, Say and Sun. Hopefully we can meet up in Mullach on Friday night.
I shall be recognised by playing a flute, hence the name 'premierflute'... I may also say "Top Of The Morning" to Silverspear if I think it's him..........
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Willie Clancy Week starts next weekend and that means it's time for the annual session.org(y) session.
The highlight of everyone's musical year, no doubt.
By popular request, I am proposing TWO session.orgy sessions. Several posters mentioned having an early one on Sunday July 3rd. Meet at 3pm in Friel's (for those of you unfamiliar with Miltown Malbay, that's the pub on the corner of the Ennis Road and the main street through Miltown Malbay. The name written on the pub is something else).
The second one, pretty much like the last three years, will be at Tom Malone's, 2pm on Wednesday.
God knows if we will be able to get a tune in either pub (depends on whether or not someone has taken over the space) but at least we will hang around there for a little while, giving people the chance to gather, and then find a pub with room to play.
I'll be wearing either a hoodie or a Gore-Tex coat (depending on the weather) approximating the colour of the Yella Board. Bright yellow is not in as a fashion for some reason, so I should be easy to spot.
If anyone is dying to go and can't make these times, let us know.
Look forward to seeing you all there!
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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I think you should wear a large pink carnation!
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by ruaidhri
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Um.. no. I do a pretty good job looking undignified without having to go through such great lengths.
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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you forgot to mention you will be holding a large case of plumbing
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by bazouki dave
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In Milltown so will most people!
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by ruaidhri
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I will be but as you know, it looks deceptively like a fiddle case. Which I quite like since I prefer going into sessions with a case a bit more subtle than one of those epic rifle cases that screams, "I'm a piper!!!!!!!!"
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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A rifle case is better than a round one that screams, "I'm a modhrán with a bodhrán!"
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by ruaidhri
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Don't suppose there's a 'thesession.orgy' on the last weekend?
I can't get the time off work for the week itself, and I'm busy with other things on the first weekend
If I make it at all, it will only be for a day or two of the last weekend (AKA the short Willie experience...)
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by Pat Mustard
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The last weekend is never a very good time for it, C. A lot of folk have left by then (you surely remember how dead Mullagh was on the second Saturday last year) and by that point I've long passed the point where I am compos mentis. The first weekend is usually great, though. People haven't yet fried any brain cells they had on a week's worth of tunes and booze. No chance of you making it down for that?
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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That's Sunday the 4th of July (not the 3rd!).
It's American Independence Day. We can stand in the street and wave lighters around.
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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See you there, cant wait to savour my first pint in Friels on Fri night...you are right about the 2nd weekend dead loss.
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by belfastrab
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Nope, not a chance unfortunately. I'm stuck in this damn city next weekend. Bleh.
The first weekend last year was great craic, when the Quilty lads came to town, and the Milltown and the Quilty lads kicked seven shades of shight out of each other in the middle of the main street
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by Pat Mustard
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Blah. :( We will miss you.
Fights in the main street are a part of the atmosphere. Sort of like the campsite at the Girvan festival.
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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I'll see yee there anyway, should be intresting stuff, what were the previous ones like? Not Miltown now, thesessionsessions?
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by premier
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I'd say Friels will be packed
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by premier
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The front room undoubtedly. The back room might be free. As I said, we can always wander elsewhere.
Previous thesessionsessions have been a lot of fun. I've sort of taken it on to post here about it over the last two years, but it's been going on for a while. I heard even one year, Jeremy himself showed up!
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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I'm halfway around the globe, this year's a no go, but when the stars align in years to come, I'll be there.
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by Gone to work
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Jeremy? Playing the bouzouki? Mostly melody? I wonder did he dictate the tunes and the chat? Did he ask any one to leave?
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by premier
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Actually with this thesesssionsession it would be intresting to put faces to people here
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by premier
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Pity there Boatpiper I'd have liked to hear you play
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by premier
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"....what were the previous ones like? Not Miltown now, thesessionsessions?"
Interesting...
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by On Sabbatical
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For the first time in God know how many years I'll miss most of the Willie Clancy week this year. Im flying back from Poland on Friday and will be be driving down for Fri, Say and Sun. Hopefully we can meet up in Mullach on Friday night.
Bryan
# Posted on June 28th 2010 by skooter500
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Hey Brian - we'll be looking out for you!
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by On Sabbatical
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That's a bummer, Bryan. We'll miss you.
See you in Mullagh on Friday.
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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Are poor beginners welcome? :o
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by dee.
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Of course they are. It wouldn't be a session.org session otherwise!
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by No Cause For Alarm
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Bryan - apologies, just noticed I spelt you name wrongly...!
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by On Sabbatical
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Jeremy was there in 2004 and was extremely well behaved! Here is a link to his impressions of the Willy Week. http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/3997
# Posted on June 30th 2010 by Peter Piper
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Cool, I will try to come with the pipes. Might get one tune! :D
# Posted on July 1st 2010 by dee.
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I shall be recognised by playing a flute, hence the name 'premierflute'... I may also say "Top Of The Morning" to Silverspear if I think it's him..........
nah I'll stick with "how are ya?"
# Posted on July 1st 2010 by premier
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Well, you'll not find me to say hello to if you're looking for a dude. ;)
# Posted on July 1st 2010 by DrSilverSpear
A.k.a. emily
origin of the name (of the tune) 'Silver Spear'
http://forums.bobdunsire.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-127646.html
# Posted on July 1st 2010 by Ben Steen
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ahhh not for the first time I've put my foot in it, for some reason spears got me thinking of hairy vikings
# Posted on July 2nd 2010 by premier
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That's me off! Remember, sessions at Friel's 3pm Sunday the 4th and 2pm Tom Malone's the following Tuesday.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
# Posted on July 2nd 2010 by DrSilverSpear