West Coast session info?

Subject: West Coast session info?
From: aaronjclegg
Date: 14 Sep 02 - 12:17 AM

Hi everyone! I'm newly signed up and would like info on any sessions along the West Coast of the U.S. I'm from New Hampshire, but am visiting the entire West Coast over the next two to three months. I sing shanties and play Celtic flute, and would love to do some playing and singing while I'm out here.

Thanks! Aaron.

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: GUEST,SharonG
Date: 14 Sep 02 - 12:24 AM

Hi Aaron

Arizona is not exactly "west coast", but if you venture out this way, we have sessions on Tuesdays- alternating between the Rincon Market (1st and 3rd Tuesdays) and the Frog and Firkin Pub (2nd and 4th Tuesdays). The Rincon sessions are more eclectic, and the Frog & Firkin sessions are Irish. Sharon

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 14 Sep 02 - 02:00 AM

By any chance do you also play fiddle, mandolin & accordian too & once in a blue moon hit the Press Room back home? Where are you gonna be & when (not that I'll see you there) so people here can give you percise info? There's a good bit of West Coasters that frequent the mudcat that you'll love playing with & a bunch from the Portland area too. Have a blast out there, see ya sometime back east. Barry in Derry

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: GUEST,Charley Noble in Pala Alto
Date: 14 Sep 02 - 03:01 AM

You may find a clue or two from my two travel threads for "Frisco" and "Portland West." Good luck!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 14 Sep 02 - 03:16 AM

Will you be in the San Francisco bay area? We have a chantey sing on the first Saturday of evey month. 8pm-midnight aboard an historic ship at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Catters Radriano, Melani, Riggy, and Toadfrog are regulars, with PJ and Dave Swan, Elise, and Sourdough occasionally appearing. Hope winters wages gets back to it. PM me or call 415-556-6435 for more info. If you can't make that, PM one or more of us, and we can try to arrange a get-together.

There's also several Irish sessions in the area, and a once-a-month Scottish session. Some catters, me included, go to Shay Black's Sunday night Irish session at the Starry Plough in Berkeley, where there's singing as well as tunes.

Best,

Chanteyranger

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: Stewart
Date: 14 Sep 02 - 04:51 PM

In Seattle

Northwest Seaport (www.nwseaport.org) - S. end of Lake Union
Monthly Chanty Sing - second Friday of every month, on board the Wawona, 8 pm.
Maritime Concerts: Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 7

Other open mics and sessions Click Here
Irish Sessions
Fado's - Sun. 4 - 6 pm
Dubliner - Wed. 9 pm
Irish Emigrant Wed. 9 pm
Celtic Bayou (Redmond) Thurs. 9 pm
Wit's End Bookstore (Fremont) - first Fri. 7 pm

Also see:
Seattle Folklore Society - Song Circle every Sun 7:30 pm
Victory Music - open mics: Tues. (Tacoma), Wed. (Seattle), Thurs. (Bellevue)

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: aaronjclegg
Date: 14 Sep 02 - 05:01 PM

Barry in Derry,

I do hit the Press Room more often than not when I'm back home, but I only sing and play flute and whistle.

Everyone else:

Thanks for the info. I'm not sure about my travel dates but I will be spending about a week in Portland, OR in the end of Sept, then some time in Bend, then Eureka/Arcata, CA, then Bay Area, then Santa Cruz, then Santa Barbara, San Diego, and probably some time in New Mexico.

Aaron.

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: Jeri
Date: 14 Sep 02 - 06:49 PM

Barry, his dad plays fiddle and probably other things - can't remember if he does squeezables. Aaron doesn't play fiddle, only sits on them. (Hehehe)

Aaron, have a nice trip. Everyone else, Aaron is a very good singer and a wonderful flute & whistle player. He's also a heck of a nice guy and plays well with others.

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 14 Sep 02 - 11:53 PM

See & all along I thought it was Doug incognito, didn't think (there I go again, no thinking from now on, bad boy). Hi Arron, sorry about the mix up but Clegg, NH, Music I thought (well you now know what I thought). Is your Dad out that way? Last time I talked with him (a good while ago) he had the West Coast on his mind. Pass on a hello from me, will ya. Tell him I always thought of him as to young to have kids already grown (just teasing him). Have a great time.
Hi Jeri, Doug does squeezables (that sounds fresh) & other assorted strings aside from fiddle.
Barry

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: Amos
Date: 15 Sep 02 - 10:18 AM

Hi, Aaron:

This thread on San Diego happenings may help. And here is another thread with San Diego information in it.

(If that link doesn't work, it's /thread.cfm?threadid=49560).

Let me know by PM when you are coming through, and p'raps we can bend an elbow somewhere!

A

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: Mary Katherine
Date: 15 Sep 02 - 10:37 AM

When you get your dates confirmed, check out my Southern California calendar site at

www.aliveandpicking.com

Mary Katherine

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: michaelr
Date: 15 Sep 02 - 08:52 PM

Some regular sessions in Sonoma County, CA (just north of San Francisco):

Second Sunday of the Month, 4-p.m. Scots/Irish tune session at North Light Books, Cotati
Third Thursday of the month, Irish tune session at The Rose Pub, Santa Rosa. (My band's playing there Oct. 12)

Sorry, not much shanty singing in the North Bay. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to hook up on your way through the area (it'll be harvest time in the wine country).

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: michaelr
Date: 15 Sep 02 - 08:54 PM

Oops, that should be 4-6 p.m Sunday and 8:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday.

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: mg
Date: 15 Sep 02 - 09:24 PM

well, if you can toy with your schedule a bit, come to Sunnycamp in Washington...right by the mouth of the Columbia River, a bit north of Astoria, Oregon. octb 18-20. Url www.angelfire.com/folk/sunnycamp. Some really enjoyable people so far have signed up or expressed interest. mg

Subject: My dad
From: aaronjclegg
Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:36 PM

Barry (and anyone else who wants to know),

My dad (Doug Clegg) moved to Santa Barbara, CA about a year ago. He still visits NH every once in a while. I can give you his e-mail if you PM me.

Aaron.

Subject: RE: West Coast session info?
From: Jeri
Date: 18 Sep 02 - 09:01 PM

Aaron, he apparently doesn't have a website. All I could find was this. And please don't get any ideas about staying out west yerself!