New Song sessions Cardiff

Subject: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Splott Man
Date: 12 Aug 14 - 07:26 AM

Announcing a couple of new folk song sessions in central Cardiff, hosted by Hamish Currie.

On third Mondays in August (18th), September (15th) and thereafter from November at The Goat Major The Goat Major, 33 High Street, CF10 1PU (phone [phone]). Starting at about 8pm, this will be an informal round-the-room session, totally acoustic, where all musical forms are welcome, but especially folk (traditional and "in-the-tradition") and participative (e.g. choruses and refrains). Bring your instruments of choice, although expect quite a lot of unaccompanied stuff, too.

And on fourth Tuesdays in August (26th), September (23rd) and thereafter from November at The City Arms The City Arms, 10-12 Quay Street (phone [phone]).

Both venues are "proper" pubs serving an excellent range of hand-pulled beers and suchlike and both a short stroll from Cardiff Central train station, up towards the castle.

For latest news, check out Hamish's website at Hamish's Cardiff Song Sessions and/or e-mail him at mailto:[e-mail]

Splott Man

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 12 Aug 14 - 07:54 AM

Shame,
The first 'Third Monday' clashed with the World Sci-Fi con in London.
Might be able to pick up future events though.

Interesting choice of dates, as there will be occasions (roughly one month in 7) when the fourth Tuesday will be the night after the third Monday. Is this two-nights-in-a-row planned for?

Both pubs are highly recommended!

Cheers
Nigel

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 22 Aug 14 - 12:33 PM

Refresh:
Next Tuesday 26th in the City Arms

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 03:19 AM

Ahah! So you are Splott Man! I claim my £10.

btw, Nigel, that won't happen until September 2015. We'll have plenty time to figure out the appropriate course of action before then!

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 28 Aug 14 - 11:48 AM

that won't happen until September 2015
Then quarterly, December 2015 (Pub closed?) and March 2015.

Strange how our calendar works!

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 10 Sep 14 - 07:02 AM

Next Goat Major session this coming Monday, the 15th :-)

By the way, the link for the web page is Hamish's Cardiff Song Sessions

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Mr Red
Date: 10 Sep 14 - 01:43 PM

I have put them on cresby.com > Cardiff radius 10Km
Let me know if any others are up-to-date, or vanished.
TIA

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Splott Man
Date: 11 Sep 14 - 08:43 AM

Hi Mr Red

The Dinas Powis Session has discontinued.
The Blue Dragon open mike has moved, I believe, to The Mackintosh Institute, Roath, Cardiff. But I'm not certain.

Cheers

Splott Man

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 11 Sep 14 - 05:26 PM

Thanks, Mr Cresby, sir. (I'm Hamish who dances enthusiastically but imprecisely at Banbury, Towersey et al...)

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 14 Sep 14 - 08:53 AM

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Sep 14 - 07:40 AM

Speak up Hamish , cant hear you, did you say toneets the neet ?

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 15 Sep 14 - 08:03 AM

Ah! I know what I did there. I said "nudge" but I put it in < and > symbols and Mudcat thought I was doing an HTML tag...
Yes. Tonight.

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 22 Sep 14 - 02:50 PM

Yay! Tomorrow! And we have a fair number of "I'll be there"s :-)

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 22 Sep 14 - 02:52 PM

The City Arms The City Arms, 10-12 Quay Street, that is!! From 8pm

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 24 Sep 14 - 04:44 AM

Fine session last night: thank you all, Cris, Jude, Jane, John, Anne, Terry, Nick and those who I forgot - and many of the pub punters who seemed to enjoy it, too.

No sessions in October: next one at The Goat Major Monday 17th November

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Sep 14 - 06:31 AM

Good to see - hope to make a session in November then :-)

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 19 Nov 14 - 10:24 AM

Update: my Cardiff contract has come to an unexpectedly early end so I'll be handing over the stewardship to the lovely and very capable Sue Lay. She'll be running the December one on Monday 15th at The Goat Major and thereafter. The City Arms ones will be dropped at least for the short term. See Sue's pages for her contact details. I'll keep my page up to date for the next several months.

Subject: 15th Dec - Goat Major
From: GUEST,Sue Lay, CardiffSinging
Date: 04 Dec 14 - 05:48 AM

It is with great pleasure that I accept the task of the facilitating your 3rd Monday Goat Major folk song sessions, initiated by the wonderful Hamish Currie
I'm really looking forward to meeting you at the next session -

15th December 2014 from 8pm, Goat Major pub, central Cardiff

There are quite a few new people keen to attend, and we're all looking forward to joining with the founding members!

Please get in touch...

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3rd Monday Goat Major Folk Song Sessions

And if you want to receive email updates, please email me

Sue Lay

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 23 Dec 15 - 10:22 AM

Just to say that the third Monday sessions are still cracking on. This week it was at a new venue, 29 Park Place. An upstairs room: really very nice and perfect for the purposes. Carrying on into 2016 in the best of health! It was delightfully almost but not quite too full for its inaugural first meeting in the new premises. Just near the museum, which seems rather appropriate :-)

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Mr Red
Date: 23 Dec 15 - 11:37 AM

is 29 Plas-y-Parc CF10 3BA a public place or a private house? White or redbrick?

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 23 Dec 15 - 04:28 PM

Seeing the link on Facebook mentioning the evening, it would seem to be part of the pub: 29 Park Place

Cheers
Nigel

Subject: RE: New Song sessions Cardiff
From: Hamish
Date: 23 Dec 15 - 06:40 PM

Yup. What Nigel said