The Shamrock Club of Columbus is interested in starting sessions again on the Third Friday of every month…
If you live in the Columbus area and would like to get involved with a
Professional and Free Session… Let me know by posting to this
Discussion Group.
FYI – This session will be run as Bob Kirby use to run it. But it will be professional.
Let me know by posting your comments to this Blog…
I should probably explain what a “Bob Kirby” session is and was all about….
Bob Kirby had this idea to bring in The 3 S’s.
Storytelling (jokes,tales,short stories,poetry)
Singing (ballads, rebel tunes, contemporary, etc.) And….
Sessions (traditional and contemporary/fiddle, flute, penny whistle, etc.)
It was a night to bring back the History of Irish traditions and to meld it with new and exciting ideas.
What I remember most was…. It was like coming home to a family reunion…
And it was an opportunity to play with musicians that I normally wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play with at all..(heck, some of what I do with my music was borrowed from these sessions….shhhhhhh!)
I think that it’s time to bring the sessions out of the basement and back to a place that we once all called home…..
I know (better than most) that everyone is busy with their own careers,
bands, families (by the way, my family was brought up in these session
nights), or whatever……
But, I think that for one week night… once a month… we can get together…tell some stories, sing
some songs (drink some pints) and learn from each other again.
Let’s bring the folks back out that used to come to the club for session night only…Let’s share this with them as well…They so enjoyed what we were up there doing…..
I really miss you guys….
Let
me know your thoughts, by either posting them in this discussion group or by emailing me if you want to share you thoughts in private…
I really want to hear from you….
Slan,
Ric