I think ex trad & Dulicimer are on the right track. First, in a good seissiún, its not the musician that is the star, its the tune. Some times you can't tell the accordion from the fiddle or the bag pipes. the listeners & the musicians all get to enjoy the craic. Any solo oppourtunities are really only oppourtunities to pass another tune into the tradition, not opportunies to build the musicians egos. The musicians know this. I am really amazed at how patient many of them were when I over blew and played off tempo. They always found a seat for me and took time to play a tune into me tape recorder or name the 100's of tunes I would never learn, even suggest easier seissiún tunes to start with. Now, I try to enjoy myself, keeping in mind I'll never be Seamus Egan, but am a whole lot better than I thought I'd ever be. I try to give back what I can.