Off and pulling strongly!

Thanks again to Patrick Simpson of the Dublin Bluegrass Collective/ Bluestack Mountain Boys for this report on the first night of the new every-Tuesday open bluegrass jam session at The Oarsman, 8-10 Bridge St., Ringsend, Dublin 4 (D04 N294). On the right, a closer view of the sign on the pavement outside the pub. Patrick writes:

We really enjoyed playing for the crowd in the Oarsman last night. They were very appreciative with great applause for our songs and tunes. We hope to be back every Tuesday going forward as it is a really nice spot and the acoustics are excellent. We hope to grow this session and encourage bluegrass musicians to come along and join the jam. It's a lot of fun and we enjoy it. And there's a discounted rate for musicians at the bar! I hope to see you there!

The original Dublin Bluegrass Collective open jam session continues at Mother Reilly's, 32 Rathmines Rd Upper, Dublin 6, 7.00-11.00 p.m. every Sunday.

Three stalwarts of Dublin bluegrass (l-r): John Denby, T.J. Screene, Simon Humphries

© Richard Hawkins