Irish Sessions and Learning Hour

Do you love traditional Irish music? Have you ever experienced an Irish Session?

Well, Fogartyville will be hosting an Irish session once a month from May – September on the third Tuesday of the month. A core group of experienced musicians will be hosting the session.

A session is a gathering of Irish traditional musicians for the purpose of celebrating their common interest in the music by playing it together in a relaxed, informal setting. It is not a performance, but a sharing of traditional music.

Format:

5:00 – 6:00pm: Learning Hour. Learn one or at most two tunes on either solo instruments (fiddle, whistle, mandolin, tenor banjo etc) or guitar accompaniment. Note: 2 or 3 musicians will lead this section, perhaps separating out to cover melody and accompaniment separately.
6:00 – 6:15pm: Musicians gather
6:15 – 8:00pm: Informal traditional Irish music session on stage