Celtic Music in Switzerland?

Subject: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: p.j.
Date: 27 Mar 00 - 02:33 PM

Okay, here's the big global community request...

I just got an e-mail from a friend in Switzerland who says he can't find anyone to play Celtic music with. He plays hurdy-gurdy, guitar, whistle, bodhran and does some singing, but since he's been living in Switzerland he says it's "all lovely mountains and no music"!

I figured if there's anyway to hook him up, the 'Catters can do it! Anybody know someone who's making Celtic noises in that part of the world?

pj

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: Ulli
Date: 27 Mar 00 - 03:40 PM

Might know someone but it really depends where in Switzerland your friend lives. The country is bigger than many might think.
ulli

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: p.j.
Date: 27 Mar 00 - 03:49 PM

Thanks, Ulli-- I'm not sure exactly where he is living, he travels around quite a bit. If I could let him know where the music is, I bet he'd get himself there one way or the other. Got any leads?

pj

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: Kara
Date: 27 Mar 00 - 03:55 PM

all Celts came from Switzerland once, he's so clever with his herdy gurdy and all he could surly play with himself.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: Petr
Date: 27 Mar 00 - 04:11 PM

There was a Swiss couple who came to our session in Vancouver last year. They were quite good and I was surprised to learn they had regular sessions in switzerland. Check www.sessioneer.com Petr

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: Kara
Date: 27 Mar 00 - 04:21 PM

BUG WARMING I just checked sessioneers and it seems to have some sort of bug. i sugest you avoid It

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: p.j.
Date: 27 Mar 00 - 07:22 PM

Peter, what a neat site! Thanks for the reference. From the notes, it seems that it is based in my home town of Atlanta. Dave & I found Fado's Irish Pub several years ago on a visit to my parents, and that is where the 'sessioneers' seem to hold their meetings. In the words of Steven Wright, "It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it..."

Kara, I didn't find any bug when I visited the site, but it did say to let the webmaster know if there were any access problems, so I e-mailed him that you had some difficulty. Hope you can check out the site sooner or later, it's very nicely done.

Unfortunately though Peter, there's no reference to Switzerland. Does anyone at your session know the folks who were visiting?

pj

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: Petr
Date: 27 Mar 00 - 08:55 PM

PJ unfortunately I only met that couple once, they were just traveling around and found out about our session.

I just did a quick search with www.alltheweb.com (I stumbled on this a couple months ago thanks to mudcat and now I only use this search engine)

and came up with a couple sites one is www.kora.harp.net which advertises some celtic harp workshop in switz. but if you email the instructors they might let you know about any sessions.

also http://perso.club-internet.fr/d140557/IRL.html I havent figured out those blue clicky things yet. but this site lists sessions in belgium, switzerland and france. Also the comhaltas site or ceolas I cant remember has a list of sessions around the world although not necessarily up to date as sessions come and go and not all are listed. Cheers Petr.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: p.j.
Date: 28 Mar 00 - 09:49 AM

Thanks, wonderful! I'll pass these along to my friend.

pj

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 29 Mar 00 - 03:59 PM

Here's a link to an offer of help.

Regards

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Mar 00 - 04:52 PM

Well, if I lived in Switzerland I imagine I might want a bit of an Irish session sometimes - but "all lovely mountains and no music"?

In Switzerland as I understand it, you've got German bits, and Italian bits and Fench bits, and bits where they've got some fourth language called Romansch or sometimes. There has to be all minds of great Swiss music - you could be finding it and learning it and playing it.

I'm reminded of the story of the two men standing outside a church when the bells all started pealing out.

"Would you listen to that music!" says one.

"What did you say?" says the other.

"WOULD YOU LISTEN TO THAT MUSIC!" bellows the first one.

"I CAN'T HEAR IT - THOSE BLOODY BELLS MUST BE DROWNING IT OUT!"

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From: alison
Date: 30 Mar 00 - 03:06 AM

Wnader through the old part of Geneva..... and talk to the buskers... they are bound to know what is going on. If your friend is in Geneva ask him if they still have the pink bicycles.........

There were (I can't remember exactly)a few dozen bikes (pink I think) owned by the city of Geneva, they were for everyone's use.. so if you found one.. you rode it to whereever you were going and left it, then someone else would find it and ride to where they were going... nice idea.....

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Celtic Music in Switzerland?
From:
Date: 30 Mar 00 - 03:37 AM

Hi there pj. Yes there is lots of music going on in the mountains and cities of Switzerland. Most quite informal and great fun. Send me your friends E.mail address and I will get in touch. I am part of a group that plays regularly. He, she would certainly enfoy the fun.,