The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #65883 Message #1090761
Posted By: jimmyt
11-Jan-04 - 09:40 PM
Thread Name: Newcomer to a session, advice?
Subject: RE: Newcomer to a session, advice?
Well, I am just returned from the session in Atlanta. It was very eclectic, but all the folks were quite friendly. 2 fiddles, Bodrhan, mandolin a couple of singers and me with a sack of whistles. Odd instrumentation but the group was undaunted by this, and trudged on with relish and glee. They made me feel quite welcome, but were always amazed that when it was my turn to choose a tune I deferred to someone else. I can play a fair amount of this repertoire but damned if I know the names of the tunes I am playing! I was just happy to join in once I got the melody. One thing that I found odd, though was sometimes a singer would start a song and expect the instrumentalists to join in, and frequently the key would be something between D and Eflat. Oh well, it was fun and I got a kick out of meeting a few new folks I have also turned them on to Mudcat, so expect to see some new faces soon from Georgia.