Traditional Irish Seisiún
Every Wednesday from 8:30 to 11:30 PM at Harrington's Terry
Weir hosts
a traditional Irish Seisiún.
It's a great night to be at Harrington's to enjoy live traditional Irish music in a friendly gathering of musicians playing lively Irish tunes and soulful ballads.
Whether you stay for the music after your dinner or stop by especially for the session, you'll enjoy a great night out.
Harrington's, being a small venue, may have from four to ten or so musicians tucked in a corner on a stage by the front window.
Musicians
Irish Seisiún night at Harrington's attracts accomplished musicians including some spectacular fiddle, concertina, guitar, mandolin, and accordion players and sean-nos style singers.
Catherine Joyce, Chris Stevens, and Terry Weir at Harrington's weekly session
Some of the regular musicians are:Terry Weir (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals), Chris Stevens (accordion, concertina), Jim Foley (guitar, vocals), and Catherine Joyce (fiddle, whistle, vocals),
"Catherine's voice is like a choir of beautiful pale/redheaded angels" [a comment on The People's Choice]
Listen to Catherine on her MySpace page.
About Joining the Session
Musicians interested in participating in the session should contact Terry at tj.weir at comcast dot net.
Stop by Harrington's any Wednesday night for the taste and feel of old Ireland brought to life with the traditional Irish tunes.
What's a Seisiún?
An Irish traditional session (seisiún,
in Gaelic) is a gathering of musicians to play together. At the session
you may hear tunes such as jigs, reels, hornpipes, airs, and such from
Ireland on instruments like the fiddle, accordion, recorder, tin whistle,
or even a guitar. You often hear songs, solo or sung with accompaniment,
and even the occasional verse or poem recited. From time to time there
may be a bit of Irish dancing, too.
Seisiún Links
traditional Irish music session at Harringtn's
Below are some links to websites about traditional Irish music sessions:
Seisiún general info and etiquette
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann Seisiúns (CCE) Comhaltas promotes Irish music and culture around the world. The music section of the website includes audio, video, photos, and sheet music.
The Small Circle
Tune Learning Session
The website from the Denver/Boulder, Colorado, area provides interesting links about sessions, especially helpful to beginners.
Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music - Self-described "opinionated material for those who are learning and teaching Irish traditional music"
The Irish “Session” (Part 1)
by Stewart Hendrickson
Sessions History
The
Irish “Session” (Part 2)
by Stewart Hendrickson
Session Etiquette
The Session
a membership site for exchanging tunes
Whistle Tutor
Irish Tin Whistle Tutorials and Lessons
Local Sessions
Traditional Irish Music Sessions in the Boston area listed on Irish Thymes
Boston's Original Slow Session
Monday evenings all year long, the local Comhaltas chapter hosts a regular 9 PM session, led by Larry Reynolds and his son Mike. Before then, at 7 PM, Boston's Original Slow Session plays
Irish Cultural Center Music Sessions
The Comhaltas Music Session performs every Friday night at the ICCNE (Irish Cultural Center of New England) in Canton, MA
CapeIrishNews (formerly "capetrad") Bill Black's site features a listing of trad activities on Cape Cod and nearby SE New England www.capeirish.com/news/
New England Sessions
Cool Bawn Road Productions
Listing of sessions in New England - includes New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut - I'm sure there are places in Vermont
Global Sessions
Sessions Around the World
Listed on ceolas.org - this list is for people who want to find a place to play
Fiddle
Farmers
website contains an ambitious list of Irish music sessions
all over the world. Whether held in a pub, a church hall or somebody's
home, you're likely to find a session wherever you travel.