Final bluegrass jam at Rosie's
The last bluegrass jam session at Rosie O'Grady's pub, Harold's Cross Road, took place on Friday 27 April, ending a series of weekly get-togethers that has run almost unbroken since the end of February 2005. The last BIB post on the subject can be found here.
A roomful of pickers and listeners came to give the session a good send-off, and it was a pleasure to learn how the session had been appreciated over the two years since it began. When Danny McCarthy announced that the starting of a new acoustic and roots music session was under consideration, it was clearly what many people present wanted to hear.
Full details of such a session will appear as soon as possible on the BIB; as will any arrangements that can be made for a specifically bluegrass get-together. Meanwhile, thanks to Aran Sheehan for conveying the flavour of last Friday in two videos made on the spot, showing many of those present engaged in 'Will the circle be unbroken' at this link, and 'Arkansas traveler' at this link. Musicians visible include Danny McCarthy; Paul McEvoy; Maeve Toner; Enda Donnelly; David, Patrick, and Catherine Simpson; Aran himself; Terry (resonator guitar); and your editor. Thanks again to everyone who took part in this session since 2005, whether picking or listening.
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posted by Richard Hawkins @ 10:34 pm
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As a newcomer to the Bluegrass session, I am obviously disappointed that they are ending. (I only needed to attend twice to bring the whole thing crashing to its knees!) But whatever about private sessions, the importance of having an open public session so that people such as myself can at least introduce themselves to the music is, I think, hugely important. And I understand that there is great difficulty trying to keep a coherence about the whole thing. Is is bluegrass? Is it folk? Blues? Old-time? One possible answer might be to have a regular session that varied its genre - depending on the tastes of the participants. So one night could be "Bluegrass and Blues", another "Bluegrass and Country" and another 'Pure Bluegrass". I don't know what the full answer is, but it makes it easier if the agenda is clearer. And, possibly, the pure bluegrass session would attract a crowd looking for that purity in a way that it didn't previously. Either way, I'm grateful to everyone who has organised this session and for allowing me access to it. I hope it continues...
Terence
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