Prompted by this message on the Cheshire Sessions thread

Subject: RE: Cheshire sessions December
From: Mo the caller - PM
Date: 03 Feb 09 - 02:35 PM

The Dusty isn't an "around" it's a 'jump in with both feet', a tune or a song.

Nice mixture, though the wiser singers wait till the tuners have driven the noisier diners away. We get some solos and some that raise the roof as everyone piles in.


I'm at somewhat of a loss to know what this type of event should be called.

Fairly typical of local music & song gatherings run the format of rather than rigid turn taking in the singaround mode, people just strike up with a song, tune, WHY, as the muse takes them.

Is this type of arrangement peculiar to Cheshire, N.Wales or is it more widespread?

I'm not sure I'd be content calling it a ' Jumparound' – re Mo's mention above

Anyone ideas of a title/ name for this kind of do?