It's important to know what the sessioneers want in their session. Many of us who have moved around from one session to another find each one a bit different, some off the wall! Listen to Irish Traditional music all the time, at home and in the car, if that is what you love. Listen to the different styles that come from the different Counties in Ireland. Get the real stuff from the masters of Irish trad. music. You will incorporate much of their styles in playing after a time. Some of the greats themselves use no ornamentation at all and they do quite well.

Be patient and try to get a feel for what the sessioneers are doing. They may be happy with things just the way they are and it may not be what you want. Then again, those words that were spoken to you may be the best bit of advice you could have asked for and you can profit from it, even though the delivery was coarse.

As a flute player of Irish trad. I have been through the same experience and it paid off wonderfully for me. Keep playing!

whistledon