A VERY freindly pub with a healthy mix of students, musicians and visitors plays host every Wednesday night to an intimate Irish Session.
This session is fairly new, but apart from August is usually well attended. (around 8 to 12 musicians usually. mostly fiddles, flutes, banjo, mandolin and accompanying instruments, but sometimes a squeezebox or pipes, who knows?)
Jigs, Reels etc, an occasional song, and no worries if you want to play the odd Scottish or English tune!
Beginners welcome, if you buy me a pint he he.
Speaking of which, real ales are available at very reasonable prices.
Games available for those who like scrabble, bucking bronco and mousetrap etc!
Start: 9 O'clock, finish 11.30 ish.
All acoustic.
Cheers!!!!!!
It sure is! A good number of musicianers and a gentle vibe make this my fav session for a long while. Plenty of room for beginners/masters but thankfully no attitude from anyone. Good little room, good little audience and still the best bet around Leeds/Bradford? I was wrong about it being a young session, its been going for years! Usually finishes around 12, starts 9 ish. ; )
Still going strong, 9 people in, two giturs, a banjo, a good whistler a c**p whistler (me) a pair of fiddles, a button accordion and about 5 songs i know :D
I just had a weeks holiday in and around Leeds, and made my way over to the Chemic on the Wednesday night
I was made very welcome and enjoyed the evening - good mix of musicians and nice variety of good tunes
Not too fast and played with feeling
Thanks for the evening and I will visit again if I am ever up to Leeds again
Dropped in last evening, Wednesday July 13, 2011. Three or four fiddlers, an accordion, a piano accordion, two mandolins (I was one), a couple of whistles, a flute, a couple of guitars, a couple of bouzoukis, a couple of bodhrans. I arrived around 9:30 and things packed up around 11:45. Quite friendly, some very brisk tempos, a good range of tunes, and grand craic.
Irish Session
A VERY freindly pub with a healthy mix of students, musicians and visitors plays host every Wednesday night to an intimate Irish Session.
This session is fairly new, but apart from August is usually well attended. (around 8 to 12 musicians usually. mostly fiddles, flutes, banjo, mandolin and accompanying instruments, but sometimes a squeezebox or pipes, who knows?)
Jigs, Reels etc, an occasional song, and no worries if you want to play the odd Scottish or English tune!
Beginners welcome, if you buy me a pint he he.
Speaking of which, real ales are available at very reasonable prices.
Games available for those who like scrabble, bucking bronco and mousetrap etc!
Start: 9 O'clock, finish 11.30 ish.
All acoustic.
Cheers!!!!!!
# Posted on August 23rd 2006 by Woodyboy
Very friendly indeed. I attended for the first time last week. We didn't bring our instruments but plan on bringing / playing next week!
There were loads of musicians--about 14 or so, so the plan is to get there early in order to get a seat.
# Posted on September 28th 2006 by Andee
So is it still rocking at the Chemic?
It sure is! A good number of musicianers and a gentle vibe make this my fav session for a long while. Plenty of room for beginners/masters but thankfully no attitude from anyone. Good little room, good little audience and still the best bet around Leeds/Bradford? I was wrong about it being a young session, its been going for years! Usually finishes around 12, starts 9 ish. ; )
# Posted on January 11th 2008 by Woodyboy
French Music at the Chemic
There is a session of French Traditional Music on the First Thursday of the month at the Chemic .. starts about 8pm
# Posted on August 31st 2008 by steve_aal
Still goin!
Still going strong, 9 people in, two giturs, a banjo, a good whistler a c**p whistler (me) a pair of fiddles, a button accordion and about 5 songs i know :D
Supurb fun, will be back, weekly.
# Posted on May 20th 2009 by crm
Facebook group
There's now a Facebook group page for this sesssion for anyone who wants to make contact or share stuff:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=172317472764
# Posted on December 12th 2009 by Loughcurra
The Chemic
I just had a weeks holiday in and around Leeds, and made my way over to the Chemic on the Wednesday night
I was made very welcome and enjoyed the evening - good mix of musicians and nice variety of good tunes
Not too fast and played with feeling
Thanks for the evening and I will visit again if I am ever up to Leeds again
# Posted on November 14th 2010 by Enob
Fine session
Dropped in last evening, Wednesday July 13, 2011. Three or four fiddlers, an accordion, a piano accordion, two mandolins (I was one), a couple of whistles, a flute, a couple of guitars, a couple of bouzoukis, a couple of bodhrans. I arrived around 9:30 and things packed up around 11:45. Quite friendly, some very brisk tempos, a good range of tunes, and grand craic.
---Michael B.
# Posted on July 14th 2011 by MichaelBolton