Session tonight and I haven't written about last weeks yet! Well the Irish at Wingham is still going strong but no sign of Andy (we know), Rick or Jez for a long time. Jez works shifts so that's probably where he is but no news of Rick. No Slovakian fiddle player last week either - went to a concert instead. Anyway, it keeps trundling along with the stalwarts as they are known. Always entertaining - the discussions as well as the music but they only really manage enough steam for a couple of hours at most.
The weekly mixed lumpy though gets later and later. Sessions at the Bear in Faverham now run routinely from well before 9:00 to after 11:30, such is the atmosphere. No thumpy or twangy or plunky last week and the session thundered on - spurred by the need to rehearse for the Festival Band's outing. Where else could you get a barn dance with a 10 piece band and 3 callers for £5.00? Well, it is for charity. If they paid the going rate it would be outrageously expensive. Queen Elizabeth School Faversham Friday 8th December 19:30.
A jolly nice chap from PRS (Performing Right Society) popped in and stayed for the session. Noting down that everything was well out of copyright, being trad. I think the most recent tune we play is 19th Century and the earliest probably 16th century. Music Copyright is 70 years in the UK by the way.
Anchor at Wingham - Irish tonight. Mixed lumpy - Bear at Faversham tomorrow. Probably a big turn out by the Festival Band ahead of the gig on Friday. Nothing at the weekend as far as I know.
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