We never refuse to let anyone play with us.

This is IT, exactly. A session is not for people to come play with a band-- any band. It's for everyone who shows up to play. When the session "leaders" feel that it's an "us" and "the rest of you" thing, that's not quite what experienced session people want, or expect, and they will feel the difference.


Why can the young people not just fess up to having learned an interesting lesson, and why can the elders not let them have the space for that?

It all makes me never want to come to a UK session, for sure. If this is what people are thinking while at one-- no thanks!

~S~