Irish but Not Scottish Sessions. Why?

Subject: Irish but Not Scottish Sessions. Why?
From: GUEST,Greenfield
Date: 31 Oct 24 - 10:04 AM

Hello all

I was wondering if anyone had any interesting insights into why there are so many Irish music nights in England, but very few Scottish ones. Scottish music is brilliant!

Any thoughts most welcome.

Thanks,

G.

Subject: RE: Irish but Not Scottish Sessions. Why?
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Oct 24 - 10:06 AM

It may be brilliant, it is also not quite as popular?

Subject: RE: Irish but Not Scottish Sessions. Why?
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 31 Oct 24 - 11:14 AM

I don't think we get as many Scots as Irish in England.

Subject: RE: Irish but Not Scottish Sessions. Why?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 31 Oct 24 - 11:55 AM

In the 60's there were folk clubs in and around London run by Scots and Pseudo Scots, yet apart from one, (guess which) not that many Scots songs were sung, apart from the obligatory Wild Mountain Thyme, and some folks though that was Irish :)

Subject: RE: Irish but Not Scottish Sessions. Why?
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 31 Oct 24 - 01:28 PM

Based on population numbers there should be more Yorkshire songs than Scottish ones.

Robin

Subject: RE: Irish but Not Scottish Sessions. Why?
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 31 Oct 24 - 08:24 PM

A Scottish friend who lives south of London often joined us in Scotland during the Zoom era: he delighted in playing strathspeys, as he said his English session friends couldn’t get their heads or fingers around all the “Scotch snaps”.
Up here, most instrumental sessions will include a good mix of Scottish, Irish, American and Scandi tunes - even the occasional English ones!

Subject: RE: Irish but Not Scottish Sessions. Why?
From: GUEST,Steve Shaw
Date: 31 Oct 24 - 11:24 PM

Most sessions in England I've been to have been a good old healthy mix. I've even sneaked a few Northumbrian tunes in.