The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #60658   Message #976259
Posted By: Les from Hull
03-Jul-03 - 06:45 PM
Thread Name: Review: beverley fest did you enjoy?
Subject: RE: Review: beverley fest did you enjoy?
When we talk about sessions in the Sun, we are talking about a very rare thing. We have singers and tune players in the same room!

This very seldom happens. Much more often they choose to stay apart. Fortunately we have a number of participants who do both, and there's plenty of accompanied song that the 'tunists' can join in with. And we have some very skilled joiners-in! Some tune players will 'accompany' a song by playing the melody a bit louder than the singer.

We also have to remember that it's a pub, it's open to all, and some people are only there for the beer.

But it's right what has been said. We do owe it to each other to support each others' spots by listening, or at least not talking loudly. We also owe it to each other by being helpful to the MC, pointing out who might do something, or if anyone's getting missed out.

Les