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Just have a peek through Time Out magazine when you are in London and see the list of great Irish, Celtic, Bluegrass and folk music listed 7 nights a week. The wonderful thing is that Time Out lists only a fraction of the great music that fills that city. I should know, I lived there for twelve years. One of the things I miss most about living in London is being able to make a couple of calls and within an hour or two have a great music session going on until the wee hours of the morning in any one of a hundred or so pubs that thrive in the bustling English capital.
Within the Irish traditional scene in London there are few more important and even fewer more talented than Karen Ryan. I have mentioned her before as a member of the London Lasses as well as a driving force in the Return to Camden Festival which takes place each October and of course JigTime will have a full preview of that in the coming months. I have already seen some of the artists booked and I am already trying to find a flight home.
This week though I am including a list of Irish session on London that
Karen was kind enough to send me as she is often asked for a compressive
guide. So below is a fairly good guide to the great sessions in London
Town and maybe it will inspire some of you to send me lists of sessions
in your town, state or country whether they be bluegrass, Celtic or
just generally good jams or open mic nights. Also check out the Return
to Camden Town website.
Irish Traditional Music Sessions in London
Venue- The Kilkenny Tavern,
Every Tuesday, starting around
Enquiries: Nick Walker, < nickwalker999@hotmail.com >
The Grove Tavern, opposite
Every Sunday afternoon from 3 pm, hosted by Liam Farrell
Mick O'Connor's Session (or one of them)
Venue- Molly Malone's, 115 Kew Road, Richmond (nearest
tube station Kew Gardens, nearest railway station Kew
Bridge)
Every Tuesday, starting around 9 pm
Comhaltas Sessions in Hammersmith
Venue- Hammersmith Irish Centre, Blacks Road, Hammersmith,
London W6 9DT; starting around 8.30 pm. Held monthly on the
second Friday. Next one on Friday 12th July.
Enquiries: Rose Hardy, < saunders6@saunders6@supanet.com >
Comhaltas Sessions in
Venue- London Irish Centre,
Held monthly on the third Friday. Next one on Friday 19th July.
Pat Connolly's singing club meets on the 3rd Wednesday evening of
each month at the same venue, i.e. in the bar.
Enquiries: Jim Myers, < comhaltasUK@ic24.net >
Tir na nOg
Address:
Tel: (020) 8877 3622.
Every Saturday evening; session hosted by Foxy on banjo.
The Plough
Address: Intersection of
near
Every Saturday evening.
The Porterhouse
Address:
(runs parallel to The Strand).
Tel: 020 7379 7917.
Every Sunday afternoon, starts
Power's Bar,
Sunday afternoon session with Sean Casey on fiddle.
Prince Albert
Address:
goes on into the small hours.
The Rising Sun, Willesden
Every Friday evening; hosted by Brendan Mulkere.
The Grove,
between Clapham South and Balham stations, about
100 yards from the main road.
Every Thursday at
The Bird in Hand, West Kensington
Address:
Every Monday evening around
Barbara Hackett and Mick Bailey.
Captain Morgan's
Address:
Tel: 0208 864 6938
Session every Thursday from
The Old Bull's Head,
Session every Thursday from
play a lot of slides and polkas.
Father Ted's,
The Northern Celts session is at
Auntie Annie's Porterhouse
Tel: 0207 485 3237
Session every Friday from
The Woodman, Lee High Road, SE13,
between Catford and Lewisham
A Sunday evening session, starts around
The White HorseWednesday night
Sonia Rose and friends
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