Some of us who used to go on Sunday have been joined by a piper and a fiddler. Usually start at 9:30 pm and play late. The punters seem to like it (and so does Frank!) More musicians would be most welcome. Come and share your tunes.
This session has been going every Monday since early February.
Last night - five fiddles, one mandolin and two bodhrans.
It's on again next Monday. Other instruments/musicians are most welcome.
Seven of us down tonight - fiddles, whistle, mandolin, guitar and bodhran. Played 10 til midnight.
We were joined by a visitor from Armagh who gave us a couple of Christy Moore songs - Thank you, whoever you were.
Thanks also to the appreciative punter who recorded us on his camera/phone and insisted on immediately playing it back to us, whilst raving about one player's virtuoso bowing. LOL
Good session tonight. Got through loads of good tunes. There were five of us on fiddles, mandolin, whistle and bodhran. Played from 9:30 to midnight. Just to remind everyone in south east London, we do this every Monday and you are very welcome to come and join us.
We have been reliably informed that The Piper will return next week. (This is starting to sound like "Waiting for Godot")
Nine of us tonight - fiddles, whistles, flute, mandolin and bodhran. Up on the punter front too. Was it us or was there an important football match on? Great night anyway and the landlord bought us a final round.
I meant to say "Pleased you're pleased, lisaniska".
Last night was great. Ten of us in all on pipes, fiddles (6), whistles, flutes, mandolin and bodhrans. We were making so much noise that we did bring in a passerby who thought it was a recording. Hopefully he'll be back to listen next week.
Turned up for our regular session to find Murray's vital match in the final set. Didn't get playing till 11 pm. Pipes, whistles, bodhran, fiddle and great backing from John on guitar..... and some songs too from George and John.
Great tunes complemented by a workman well-lubricated with Guinness. He insisted on dancing a jig to most tunes we started. His very enthusiastic stamping had us in serious fear for the Georgian tiled floor.
nice little session last night with a visiting whistler from lincolnshire (some interesting tunes plus a great one his mate wrote), a local first-timer on banjo, plus a guitar and four fiddlers
Six of us to start the evening on pipes, fiddles, whistles, bodhran, mandola, mandolin. John joined us with his guitar at just gone midnight. We shiifted up a gear and played for another hour and a half. That put paid to Frank's early night.
Pipes, whistle, fiddles, bodhran, mandola and guitar. We were joined by a local passerby, Mike, who went off to fetch his bodhran and played with us for the rest of the evening. For anyone else who fancies participating.... next week we will be attempting to start at 9:00 pm.
3 fiddles with the uilleann pipes, banjo and guitar with some whistle, mandola and bodhron, plus a few songs to close a grand little session we're lucky enough to have in this neck of the woods
usual suspects there last week plus a couple of visitors on fiddle and flute, one of them up from West Sussex
unfortunately it's NOT ON TONIGHT as we have North of Ireland rock band 'Ash' appearing plus support, sold out in 20 mins when tickets went on line (through The Croydon Advertiser) weeks ago
in the mid-90's, Ash charted for 34 weeks with nine hits, three of which were top 10's with Goldfinger reaching no. 5 _ now that's quite an achievement and i thought i'd flag all this up as i've heard that the lads have great time for Trad too
Monday Night Session
Some of us who used to go on Sunday have been joined by a piper and a fiddler. Usually start at 9:30 pm and play late. The punters seem to like it (and so does Frank!) More musicians would be most welcome. Come and share your tunes.
# Posted on February 12th 2009 by sashiko calico
Gypsy Hill Tavern, London - Mondays
This session has been going every Monday since early February.
Last night - five fiddles, one mandolin and two bodhrans.
It's on again next Monday. Other instruments/musicians are most welcome.
# Posted on March 10th 2009 by sashiko calico
Monday 16th March
Seven of us down tonight - fiddles, whistle, mandolin, guitar and bodhran. Played 10 til midnight.
We were joined by a visitor from Armagh who gave us a couple of Christy Moore songs - Thank you, whoever you were.
Thanks also to the appreciative punter who recorded us on his camera/phone and insisted on immediately playing it back to us, whilst raving about one player's virtuoso bowing. LOL
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by sashiko calico
Monday 30th March
erm.......bit quiet tonight. Just two fiddles. Should be back to normal next week.
# Posted on March 31st 2009 by sashiko calico
Not tonight
Bank Holiday here so will resume next Monday 20th April when the piper may be back
Last week saw 5 fiddles, 2 guitars and a bodhron / mandolin, and local singer songwriter Sashia gave a couple of songs
# Posted on April 13th 2009 by lisaniska
20th April
Good session tonight. Got through loads of good tunes. There were five of us on fiddles, mandolin, whistle and bodhran. Played from 9:30 to midnight. Just to remind everyone in south east London, we do this every Monday and you are very welcome to come and join us.
We have been reliably informed that The Piper will return next week. (This is starting to sound like "Waiting for Godot")
# Posted on April 21st 2009 by sashiko calico
Ah, just an Order of Magnitude out sashiko _ the 'drone' sound of the uilleanne pipes is infinitely the best man-made sound on earth
# Posted on April 22nd 2009 by lisaniska
27th April
and last night the pub was filled again with the wonderful sound of the pipes and fiddles
# Posted on April 28th 2009 by sashiko calico
May 4th
May Bank Holiday here so some people away. At last minute decided to have the session anyway. Glad we did. Pub was lively and appreciative.
# Posted on May 5th 2009 by sashiko calico
May 11th
Nine of us tonight - fiddles, whistles, flute, mandolin and bodhran. Up on the punter front too. Was it us or was there an important football match on? Great night anyway and the landlord bought us a final round.
# Posted on May 12th 2009 by sashiko calico
i'm really pleased to hear that . . .
# Posted on May 16th 2009 by lisaniska
Pleased your pleased lisaniska....and I'll be even more pleased when you and your lovely guitar show up and play!
Likewise all you Blythers and Old Dispensary Tappers. You know who you are. You'll be very welcome.
# Posted on May 16th 2009 by sashiko calico
May 18th
I meant to say "Pleased you're pleased, lisaniska".
Last night was great. Ten of us in all on pipes, fiddles (6), whistles, flutes, mandolin and bodhrans. We were making so much noise that we did bring in a passerby who thought it was a recording. Hopefully he'll be back to listen next week.
# Posted on May 19th 2009 by sashiko calico
May 25th
Yet another Bank Holiday Session. Fiddles, pipes, whistles, flute, bodhran and, for the first time, a banjo.
# Posted on May 28th 2009 by sashiko calico
Andy Murray Night
Turned up for our regular session to find Murray's vital match in the final set. Didn't get playing till 11 pm. Pipes, whistles, bodhran, fiddle and great backing from John on guitar..... and some songs too from George and John.
# Posted on June 30th 2009 by sashiko calico
July and August
Monday 17th August.
Pipes, fiddles, whistle, bodhran and guitar.
Great tunes complemented by a workman well-lubricated with Guinness. He insisted on dancing a jig to most tunes we started. His very enthusiastic stamping had us in serious fear for the Georgian tiled floor.
# Posted on August 20th 2009 by sashiko calico
nice little session last night with a visiting whistler from lincolnshire (some interesting tunes plus a great one his mate wrote), a local first-timer on banjo, plus a guitar and four fiddlers
# Posted on September 16th 2009 by lisaniska
and don't forget the bodhran!
# Posted on September 17th 2009 by sashiko calico
sorry sashiko . . . and you were right beside me
# Posted on September 17th 2009 by lisaniska
Monday 12th October
Six of us to start the evening on pipes, fiddles, whistles, bodhran, mandola, mandolin. John joined us with his guitar at just gone midnight. We shiifted up a gear and played for another hour and a half. That put paid to Frank's early night.
# Posted on October 13th 2009 by sashiko calico
hit post and realised I'd forgotten to mention the banjo. Sorry Billy.
# Posted on October 13th 2009 by sashiko calico
Monday 19th October
Pipes, whistle, fiddles, bodhran, mandola and guitar. We were joined by a local passerby, Mike, who went off to fetch his bodhran and played with us for the rest of the evening. For anyone else who fancies participating.... next week we will be attempting to start at 9:00 pm.
# Posted on October 20th 2009 by sashiko calico
3 fiddles with the uilleann pipes, banjo and guitar with some whistle, mandola and bodhron, plus a few songs to close a grand little session we're lucky enough to have in this neck of the woods
# Posted on October 28th 2009 by lisaniska
usual suspects there last week plus a couple of visitors on fiddle and flute, one of them up from West Sussex
unfortunately it's NOT ON TONIGHT as we have North of Ireland rock band 'Ash' appearing plus support, sold out in 20 mins when tickets went on line (through The Croydon Advertiser) weeks ago
in the mid-90's, Ash charted for 34 weeks with nine hits, three of which were top 10's with Goldfinger reaching no. 5 _ now that's quite an achievement and i thought i'd flag all this up as i've heard that the lads have great time for Trad too
# Posted on November 16th 2009 by lisaniska