Re: Jane Goodall approach to joining in with an Irish Session
Thinking about the Jane Goodall approach........
....there are, of course, certain types of musicians ( not to mention certain musicians ) who are already regarded by others as having knuckles that scrape the floor as they walk.......
...some people would include players of the piano accordion, the bodrhan, the spoons, the tenor banjo, etc., etc.........
Meanwhile the advice given is good.
Re: Jane Goodall approach to joining in with an Irish Session
When the local Irish sessions started here in 1995, I was partly semi-prepared for the fact that what I thought I knew about Irish music might be incomplete or incorrect or I might have some misconceptions about it.
I had already been participating regularly in a local weekly Blues Jam for a few years when the Irish sessions started. Some of the semi-retired professional musicians who were regulars at the Blues Jam had taken the time and the trouble to teach me what the blues really were. They helped me get rid of some of my nonsensical thoughts and beliefs and misconceptions about what the blues actually were supposed to be. Or, in other words, to paraphrase one of the most infamous lines from the original Star Trek series: "It's the Blues, Laurence, but not as you know it."
I had a similar experience when I began participating in the Irish sessions. Yes: "It's Irish music, Laurence, but not as you know it."
Since I was smart enough to learn and already had the "arrogance?" taken out of me, I adapted and managed to fit in so well that I am still participating in both types of music sessions.
Jane Goodall approach to joining in with an Irish Session
Jane Goodall approach to joining in with an Irish Session
This is cute, has it been posted already?
Rob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jKtH78_McI
# Posted on April 7th 2011 by mellow_bellows
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good one!
# Posted on April 7th 2011 by gam
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Thanks for posting, this is a new one to me.
# Posted on April 7th 2011 by DaveL35
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It makes me think of government information on the telly.
# Posted on April 7th 2011 by nicholas
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Brain replaced the N with an M - thought this thread was about James Goodall the luthier/flute player.
Boo.
# Posted on April 8th 2011 by gravelwalks
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I like the anthropological advice - very inspired!
# Posted on April 8th 2011 by Mark Harmer
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I like the 'bloody stump" consequences
We used it in pick-up hockey when I was a kid
# Posted on April 9th 2011 by zippydw
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Other than the arm ripping stuff, gorillas and sessions do seem to have a lot in common.
# Posted on April 9th 2011 by AlBrown
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c'mon AL, you know you've thought about it
# Posted on April 9th 2011 by mellow_bellows
Re: Jane Goodall approach to joining in with an Irish Session
Thinking about the Jane Goodall approach........
....there are, of course, certain types of musicians ( not to mention certain musicians ) who are already regarded by others as having knuckles that scrape the floor as they walk.......
...some people would include players of the piano accordion, the bodrhan, the spoons, the tenor banjo, etc., etc.........
Meanwhile the advice given is good.
# Posted on April 12th 2011 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Jane Goodall approach to joining in with an Irish Session
When the local Irish sessions started here in 1995, I was partly semi-prepared for the fact that what I thought I knew about Irish music might be incomplete or incorrect or I might have some misconceptions about it.
I had already been participating regularly in a local weekly Blues Jam for a few years when the Irish sessions started. Some of the semi-retired professional musicians who were regulars at the Blues Jam had taken the time and the trouble to teach me what the blues really were. They helped me get rid of some of my nonsensical thoughts and beliefs and misconceptions about what the blues actually were supposed to be. Or, in other words, to paraphrase one of the most infamous lines from the original Star Trek series: "It's the Blues, Laurence, but not as you know it."
I had a similar experience when I began participating in the Irish sessions. Yes: "It's Irish music, Laurence, but not as you know it."
Since I was smart enough to learn and already had the "arrogance?" taken out of me, I adapted and managed to fit in so well that I am still participating in both types of music sessions.
Laurence
# Posted on April 13th 2011 by fauxcelt