ChaosCat, as you know, I'm in your neighborhood. I also have similar concerns about sessions. I am a singer (both unaccompanied and accompanied) and instrumentalist (fiddle and guitar). I find fiddle sessions not completely satisfying and unwelcome of singing, and song circles not very welcome to instrumentals. So, I am trying to get a mixed singing/instrumental session going with a focus on trad Celtic Isles and Northern Lands. We meet every first Thurs (7pm) of the month (started in March) at Wit's End Bookstore in Fremont. We've averaged about 6-8 people per session, including fiddles, guitars, a cittern, concertina, Irish flute and whistles, and a lovely Irish (unaccompanied) singer. We take turns around a circle and usually have an equal number of instrumentals and songs. So join us on May 3rd at Wit's End (770 N 34th St. under the Aurora bridge in Fremont).

Cheers, S. in Seattle