I'm pretty certain that "Sessions", "Jams", "kitchen parties", and all the likes were created for fun, for the order of good times as Cartier put it well enough. Whatever happened that sessions had to become full of spites, jealousies, ignorances, and arrogances alike. Its about the simple little trait we learned long ago as children. Sharing. I used to partake in a regular weekly session at a pub. Many of the local Comhaltas members came out and it was great. Soon the session became a Comhaltas "practice" and those of us who were not members were almost shunned. I was invited to become a Comhaltas member but I couldnt because I was an "always on the road" musician. I was frowned upon after that and thus ended my desires to participate in Sessions and its unfortunate.