Quite an ancient ITM session now.
Spent a year working in the North-East and used to get booed for purposefully going in there and trying to get them to play either Scottish or Northumbrian music as I found their ITM a bit tame. This was last century and long before the internet was invented - I would have probably featured on this site if I had done it nowadays.
My favorite tune at the time was Bonny Woodside which they were intent on turning into Tripping Upstairs.
I am told the Folkworks undergraduates go there nowadays so the standard should be excellent.
I visited the Cumberland 2nd week in April. It is still going strong - excellent musicians, some on folkworks course.
Wednesday night is ITM only.
Tuesday night is anything but ITM.
See Colpitts in Durham on a Monday
Recomended by Folkworks undergrads!!
Quite an ancient ITM session now.
Spent a year working in the North-East and used to get booed for purposefully going in there and trying to get them to play either Scottish or Northumbrian music as I found their ITM a bit tame. This was last century and long before the internet was invented - I would have probably featured on this site if I had done it nowadays.
My favorite tune at the time was Bonny Woodside which they were intent on turning into Tripping Upstairs.
I am told the Folkworks undergraduates go there nowadays so the standard should be excellent.
# Posted on December 23rd 2003 by geoffwright
Still going strong
I visited the Cumberland 2nd week in April. It is still going strong - excellent musicians, some on folkworks course.
Wednesday night is ITM only.
Tuesday night is anything but ITM.
See Colpitts in Durham on a Monday
# Posted on April 26th 2004 by geoffwright
Cumberland still going
Just to update this to let people know that this session is still alive and well and worth visiting. Friendly and welcoming.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by helenakitt