New Tunes

New Tunes that were played this week Include ,

The cuckoo's Nest, Sally gardens(song), Planxty Hewlett, Foggy Dew, Australia (song) Rochdale coconut dance, Trippping up the Stairs, The Geesein the Bog, Morrison's
Some people were asking about local session here is a list of ones that I have gone to.

Mondays 2nd Monday of the month at the Telegraph @ 8:30 in Molton

Wednesdays Each Wednesday at the Cannon @ 8:30 in Newport Pagnell (can be fast)

Thursdays Fortnightly on Thursdays at the Walnut Tree @ 8:30 in Bilsworth
1st Thursday at the Cock @ 8:30 in Pottersbury

Saturdays Last Saturday of the month at the Artisan @ 8:30 in Northampton

Sundays Each Sunday at the Vaults @ 12:30 in Stony Stratford
1st Sunday of month at the Watts Arms @ 12:30 in Hanslope ( Manly English)
3rd Sunday Comhaltas Irish session @ 8:00 (is moving will post new location)

red haired boy_Rights of Man

Rights of Man

red haired boy

From Philippa

Hi - Thanks for a great evening on Monday and - good idea about the blog. I should be posting this, maybe,but I haven't worked out how to do that. How do you get the musical notation posted? Do you have a program for doing music or are the tunes scanned?? (I use a program called Capella for sort ofword-processing music.)I had an idea a while ago that it would be a good idea to have a website devoted to all the Irish/folk musicin and around Northampton. You could try and get the pubs and other places to send notice of sessions and gigs, so you had a really big time-table of stuff going on. Then with a bit of work you could get links to the various musicians, pubs, the Comhaltas - anyone who wanted to put up their information. And a chatty bloggy bit like you've started. I guess there is perhaps a local folk site already. It was just wanting to know about all the Irish music that first made me think of it.Just dreaming anyway ...See you soon - Philippa

Philippa.
All the music the I have posted so far has come from www.thesession.org (link on the Right) and that lets you down load an image file of the music. Then when you post a message here there is a button that says add image; follow the onscreen instuctions add hey presto there it is.

Paul D

my love is in america

her mantle so green

calliope house

Bill Sullivan's Polka

Tunes this week

Hi all

Here is a list of tunes new this week

centenary March
Gentle Anne
The Frost is all Over
Colin Nelson
Androw
poverty poverty Knock
Brew the Cow
Carolan's Welcome
Road to Dundee
Paddy's Return
Willy Coleman's
Up in the Air

Egan's Polka

Tunes we have play so far

Here is a list of tunes with have played at the session so far.

I am going to to find the dots for them and post when I can

Egan’s Polka
John Ryan’s Polka
Winster Gallop
Jamie Allen
Davy Nick Nack
The New Rigged Ship
Out in the Ocean
The Kesh jig
Dingle regatta
Off to California
Planxty Hewlett
Spanish Lady
Merry Blacksmith
Kilfenora Jig
Road to Lisdoonvarna
Tip Top Polka
Rakes of Mallow
Bear Dance
Three around three
Michael Tuners Waltz
Shoe the Donkey
Donkey riding
Angelina the Baker
Old Joe Clark
The rights of man
Tralee Jail
kerfunken jail
Gallope House
The Mantle soon green
Tenpenny Bit
The Hunt
statten Island
Galopede
Iorn Land
King of the Farries
Lucy Farr Polka
Lilting Banshee
Connie's Walsh's
The Little Beggerman
My Love is in America
Brain Boru March
Bill Sullivan's Polka

Black Lion session

Black Lion session

Slow play Folk Session-Workshop

Upstairs at the Old Black Lion, Marefair, Northampton.
(near the Railway Station)

Every first and third Monday of the month at 8.30pm

Have you ever been at a session and thought I wish I could join in!

Playing at a session can be daunting, the idea is to play traditional folk music at a steady pace and maybe learn some new tunes together. Often people can be put off joining in with the public watching so this is a great opportunity have a go with a group of like minded people. Even if you are comfortable playing at sessions and would enjoy playing at a steadier pace come along. The main thing is to enjoy making music.

welcome

Welcome to the new site for the slow play session held at the black Lion in Northampton