people's responces to your music?

[jim stone]

Certainly like your clips.
I guess most people in Irish pubs don't much care about ITM,
as mentioned above. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

[talasiga]

there may be a tradition of session music but that is not something that should be equated as the be all and end all of Irish tradition.
My understanding is that sessions (a group of players playing the same thing together) were intiated by immigrants as a way of ethnic socialising with a view to practising pieces to get the elementary melody and rhythms down (and not forget them). PRACTICE SESSIONS is what they were.
And thats precisely what they sound like and thats why most people, even of that culture, barely pay attention to them BECAUSE the true tradition is a SOLO one which enables (or allows) a deeper expression of the pieces through individualised melisma. (maybe that last word does not exist but what I mean is the tradition relies on melismatic treatment to invoke its ethos).
Now that SOLO invocation relies on a high degree of virtuosity for to obtain audience reception and until that is there one must play SOLO alone.

Don't for a moment think that because you can play a jig "well" in unison at a session that you can now break off and call thyself a jig master or mistress in SOLO. The tradition demands and deserves more. Not really a regimental band trad.

IMHO.

[talasiga]

http://books.google.com/books?id=Di1KQc ... t&resnum=1

[Denny]

don't be puttin' carriage returns in the things....

btw
here is an example of the use of melismatic in a discussion of Irish music

[talasiga]

but it was the quickest keystroke, a mere tap,
a melismatic embellishment in my url delivery!

[Denny]

yes, and impossible to see due to the way the browser handles word wrap.....

[Rob Sharer]

there may be a tradition of session music but that is not something that should be equated as the be all and end all of Irish tradition.
My understanding is that sessions (a group of players playing the same thing together) were intiated by immigrants as a way of ethnic socialising with a view to practising pieces to get the elementary melody and rhythms down (and not forget them). PRACTICE SESSIONS is what they were.
And thats precisely what they sound like and thats why most people, even of that culture, barely pay attention to them BECAUSE the true tradition is a SOLO one which enables (or allows) a deeper expression of the pieces through individualised melisma. (maybe that last word does not exist but what I mean is the tradition relies on melismatic treatment to invoke its ethos).
Now that SOLO invocation relies on a high degree of virtuosity for to obtain audience reception and until that is there one must play SOLO alone.

Don't for a moment think that because you can play a jig "well" in unison at a session that you can now break off and call thyself a jig master or mistress in SOLO. The tradition demands and deserves more. Not really a regimental band trad.

IMHO.

Hmm, now where did I put that shovel.....


Rob

[talasiga]

Use a lute

[gorjuswrex]

there may be a tradition of session music but that is not something that should be equated as the be all and end all of Irish tradition.
My understanding is that sessions (a group of players playing the same thing together) were intiated by immigrants as a way of ethnic socialising with a view to practising pieces to get the elementary melody and rhythms down (and not forget them). PRACTICE SESSIONS is what they were.
And thats precisely what they sound like and thats why most people, even of that culture, barely pay attention to them BECAUSE the true tradition is a SOLO one which enables (or allows) a deeper expression of the pieces through individualised melisma. (maybe that last word does not exist but what I mean is the tradition relies on melismatic treatment to invoke its ethos).
Now that SOLO invocation relies on a high degree of virtuosity for to obtain audience reception and until that is there one must play SOLO alone.

Don't for a moment think that because you can play a jig "well" in unison at a session that you can now break off and call thyself a jig master or mistress in SOLO. The tradition demands and deserves more. Not really a regimental band trad.

IMHO.

Yes sessions are very variable but I've heard plenty that contain the best of music, so I don't think that's always the reason for occasions where people don't listen. I've also seen some sessions which don't have the best of music but still have plenty that's worthwhile for the listener in them. E.g. A since of fun can go a long way. Also variety. I've went to one session where the players were off putting, too serious and self pretentious bad players / singers. I encourage beginners and those like myself who will never be ‘good’ players. There’s often still bits that are worthwhile; but this small gathering was not a good add for the folk scene but were very funny and entertaining by accident.
Woops, I only wanted to defend sessions. Why did I take so many words to state the obvious, I need to list less and practice more.

[crookedtune]

I attended a session last night at which I was one of the weaker players, and I sat out the better part of it. But I came away happy, feeling I had learned more than I would have by grinding through the old, familiar sets. Listening is good, and it leads to better playing.

[s1m0n]

My understanding is that sessions (a group of players playing the same thing together) were intiated by immigrants as a way of ethnic socialising with a view to practising pieces to get the elementary melody and rhythms down (and not forget them). PRACTICE SESSIONS is what they were.
And thats precisely what they sound like and thats why most people, even of that culture, barely pay attention to them BECAUSE the true tradition is a SOLO one which enables (or allows) a deeper expression of the pieces through individualised melisma.

That hasn't been the case for a couple of generations, at least.

[celticmodes]

melismatic? Where is my dickshunairey?

oh wait....http://lmgtfy.com?q=melismatic

[Aanvil]

My understanding is that sessions (a group of players playing the same thing together) were intiated by immigrants as a way of ethnic socialising with a view to practising pieces to get the elementary melody and rhythms down (and not forget them). PRACTICE SESSIONS is what they were.
And thats precisely what they sound like and thats why most people, even of that culture, barely pay attention to them BECAUSE the true tradition is a SOLO one which enables (or allows) a deeper expression of the pieces through individualised melisma.

That hasn't been the case for a couple of generations, at least.

He doesn't get out much, you see.

I dated a gal named Melisma but it didn't last.

Oh, how she'd drone on and on and eventually I just had to leave.

[crookedtune]

There once was a gal named Melisma
Who'd succumbed to our Aanvil's charisma
Yet she'd drone on alone, more charmed by her phone
Than his large-bore, simple-system machisma

[Denny]