Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?

Subject: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Cindy
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 06:51 AM

We shall be visiting Northern Ireland during August. Can anyone give any information about folk sessions / clubs in the area.

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Gedpipes
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 09:16 AM

Look on the session web site for sessions in County Derry

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Gulliver
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 10:22 AM

Go to www.thesession.org/sessions/, select the Search tab, select Northern Ireland on the drop-down menu and the town/county of your choice. The information may not be up to date.

Don

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Cindy
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 03:01 PM

Thanks Gulliver and Gedpipes. Will do what you suggest.

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: GUEST,songster
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 05:56 AM

There is a singing session now started in Derry and is held the first Thursday of the month. I am not sure exactly where yet but I will find out and post the location for you. I has only started a few months and has very good attendance (and attention) I believe. I intend to go along to it myself in August (I'd better find out where it is myself)It is run by Jim Mac Farland now living back in Derry. Jim, an ex All Ireland champion was living in Dublin for years and was a regular singer at the 'Goilin Singers Club'
Should be a good night, might see you there. I will post the venue address as soon as I get it today.
    songster

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: GUEST,jim mac farland
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 10:50 AM

hi songster

the session is held upstairs in Tinneys Pub, Patrick St.(off Strand Road )and the next session is the 7th Aug.starting 9.30ish till 12.30.
The session is a platform for traditional singing (no standard set, only in the listening)

Musicians are also very welcome and will be given a "turn" and listened to like everyone else (not back ground music)but the session is mainly for traditional singing.
see you there then

Jim Mac Farland

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: GUEST,songster
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 11:51 AM

There you go Cindy, what a nice chap Jim is!
Saves me ringing him up and asking him, hope you can make it. One sure thing is, you will enjoy some good singing, those Derry folk can 'warble'
    songster

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: GUEST,jim mac farland
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 09:56 PM

Hi Cindy
songster is only saying that about me cause its true.
Hope you can make it on the 7th. I can assure you that you'll have a great time in Derry. After all we are the centre of the universe!
There are only two kinds of people on this earth those you come from Derry and those who wish they did-(Joke). But seriously come along and enjoy a good nights singing.

Jim

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: GUEST,frank
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 08:54 AM

If in Antrim you should try Cushendall, there is a pub in the village called 'Johnny Joe's' you could get a good session there.Fri nights.

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 09:04 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushendall


Sounds good Cindy & fiend!

3 campsites - see here! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushendall

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 08:42 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 08:46 AM

Cindy,

It may help contributors if you give an outline of your itinerary

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: GUEST,emurf
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 11:17 AM

Just to let you know there is no such place as Co. Londonderry.
There is however Co. Derry.

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: MartinRyan
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 11:24 AM

Guest emurf

They both exist - it's only confusing because they're in the same place!

Regards

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: GUEST,kenny
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 12:20 PM

If you go to the "Session" website mentioned above, the man to contact is "Ptarmigan". Look him up in the "members" list, and you'll find lots of useful links and contacts.

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Gulliver
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 09:44 AM

Just for curiosity I googled both County Derry and County Londonderry.

The results:
County Derry: 114,000 hits
County Londonderry: 1,210,000 hits.

I wouldn't have thought it!

Don

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: MartinRyan
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 10:16 AM

Don

Drop the "County" and repeat the exercise - it just about breaks even!

Regards

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Gulliver
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 12:02 PM

Yes, but the claim was that there was no "Co. Londonderry"

Co. Derry: 161,000
Co. Londonderry: 255,000

Contae Dhoire: 1,600

I thought Derry was now the official name of the city?

Interestingly, the Irish Wikipedia gives County Londonderry as the translation for Contae Dhoire.

Don

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: MartinRyan
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 12:17 PM

Don

Re the claim - yes, I agree. I thought it was curious how the balance swung, though. I suspect it means that a high proportion of the "County" references are in official documents while a high proportion of the "city" references date from recent political events!

Regards

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Paul Burke
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 12:20 PM

They should end the problem by renaming it Legenderry.

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Gulliver
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 10:31 PM

Very good!

And the city, Derry/Londonderry: "stroke city"

Don

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: Cindy
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 05:52 PM

Thank you very much for all the information.

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: GUEST,weerover
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 02:49 PM

I'm just back from a couple of weeks in Inishowen and took in a few sessions in Buncrana, which is only about 12 miles from Derry city. The best of them you'll find in O'Flaherty's pub: the legendary Dinny McLaughlin usually takes part in the Wednesday night session at 10:00 and they also have a "breakfast session" on Saturday mornings which is very well attended.

weerover

Subject: RE: Sessions Co Antrim or Co Londonderry?
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 02:50 PM

what time Sat "morning"?

singers session, Tinneys, Derry city first Thursday of month
Sandinos Derry, Sun evenings from about 5 pm (so so)