I am an amatuer musician (guitar, banjo, bouzouki) and I run the session at DEMPSEYS at Second Ave every Tues night at 8 DEMPSEYS is at 61 SECOND AVE in NYC. I also organize the SPIKE HILL session on MONDAYS in WmsBurg Brooklyn. That one is at 185 Bedford Ave. right at the L train.
My view on ITM is that if you are not keeping with ALL of the tradition, then it is not ITM. It is something else. I don't mean this purist nonsense - I am referring to keeping the tradition alive by creating welcoming environments where no one is excluded, where this great music and culture is passed on and spread to the world. This is not about egos or personal agendas.
Hope to see you in NYC sessions soon.
Tunes in johnnevin's tunebook: 15
| Spike Hill | January 31st 2008 |
| Paramount Tenor Banjo For Sale | January 7th 2009 |
| Discussions | Paramount Tenor Banjo For Sale | January 7th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: Who says big sessions don't work? | December 29th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Guitar accompaniment - A comfort blanket for the melody player? | November 3rd 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: When playing banjo.... | June 29th 2008 |
| Sessions | Update - DEMPSEYS Web Site Now Includes page for TUES session | June 2nd 2008 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| The Gravel Walks | reel | Adorian |
| The Boys Of Malin | reel | Amajor |
| Julia Delaney's | reel | Ddorian |
| Calliope House | jig | Dmajor |
| The Humours Of Glendart | jig | Dmajor |
| The Cameronian | reel | Dmajor |
| Farewell To Erin | reel | Dmajor |
| Paddy Cronin's | reel | Dmajor |
| The Banshee | reel | Gmajor |
| Bill Malley's | barndance | Gmajor |
| Swinging On The Gate | reel | Gmajor |
| Christmas Eve | reel | Gmajor |
| The Bird In The Bush | reel | Gmajor |
| Jim Ward's | jig | Gmajor |
| The Cowboy | jig | Gmajor |