Sessions at Celtic Connections in Glasgow?

Uilleann Pipes
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Hello piper colleagues!
I will be in in Glasgow from Mo 17th to Mo 24th January with some friends for Celtic Connections.
Could anyone of the Glasgowians here suggest us some sessions in Glasgow for next week (where ulliann pipers might be welcome)?

Ulrich

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Oran Mor Wednesday starts aboot 9.30pm the pub is a converted church on Great Western Road Corner of Byres Road.I would have said the uisge beatha( The Dram) on thursday at 9pm Woodlands Road but I have crossed the sessioneer aff ma Christmas card list and am not sure if’n I want to be anywhere near him..other than that just turn up where ye please..I am sure there will be other pipers visiting(Be warned tho PK usually shews his drunken face and there is always a few prima donnas swanning around who won’t even say hello let alone condescend to play a tune wi ye… thats ma experience anyways.)
I’ll pop into the Oran Mor next wed, maybe. Emily is there and so is Kenny Mc Nicholls along wi Big Davey all good musicians so ye will be made very willkomen .
Auf Wiedershen
Uilliam

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Hi u.piper

To add to Uilliam’s list, there is the Ivory Hotel session on Fridays 9pm - 12 and the session in Babbity Bowsters on Saturdays (this is a late afternoon/early evening session - from around 4-5pm til 9pm or so).

Hope you enjoy your visit to Scotland.

David

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The Oran Mor on Wed, as Liam said. It’s a lovely little Irish session.

There’s also Babbity Bowster’s on Blackfriar St. which starts at about 4pm on Saturdays and goes to whenever. I go when I’m not out town on weekends.

You can also play in the Ivory on Langside Dr. in the South Side on Friday evenings. This session starts at about 9pm. I don’t go to it but they’re brilliant players.

There are a couple pubs where you can have impromptu sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays if you’re up for gathering some mates and heading down,

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Hah. Cross post with Davy!

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Great!
I guess we will be there on wednsday in Oran Mor. Hope I will meet uilliam there.
On Friday we have booked tickets for malinky. But who knows…
We have been in Babbity Bowers session last year and will shurely turn up there on saturday for a few tunes before the highland sessions concert.

Thanks for your advise and ‘auf wiedersehen’ in glasgow next week! :party:

Ulrich