They do appear to be a quite unfreindly bunch at these sessions specially if you wanna play a bodrhan.
There are some very good musicians around and not all of thenm are up their own arses to the extent that it first apears.
But they do tend to not make any effort to help you join in at sessions that are established and unfortunatly they tend to go around in a flock so you get the same smug faces turning up at all the local venues.
Will have a look at reely grim as have heard the name acouple of times and been tempted what /where/when would be useful.
The small session that Cara seemed to head up was ok for freindly welcome to newcomers.
The 6 Bells at Barrow is quite spectaular for numbers and some of them will talk to newcomers.
I suppose ones face has to fit eh?