Pub music in Scotland?

Subject: RE: Pub music in Scotland?
From: Nick
Date: 14 Jun 10 - 08:40 AM

I was in Arran recently and they have a mixed session / song on a Sunday night in the Ormidale in Brodick, and two on a Tuesday; one at the Tsurig bar in Whiting Bay which I really enjoyed and a Bluegrass one on the same night in the Catacol Hotel. There may also be odd other things - if you look for the Arran Folk festival there are contacts etc

Subject: RE: Pub music in Scotland?
From: GUEST,John J (on safari)
Date: 14 Jun 10 - 06:32 AM

The wrong bit of Scotland, but I believe there are frequent sessions in Dunkeld, it's just a matter of who turns up and starts playing. Not sure of the name of the pub / hotel, but as you enter the town from the bridge it's the first turning on the right - the pub is virtually facing you.

JJ

Subject: RE: Pub music in Scotland?
From: Jack Campin
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 08:04 PM

Portpatrick Folk Festival (near Stranraer) in September.

As far as I know it's wall-to-wall Irish, so I've never considered going to it. There isn't much except Irish music at any folk event in southwest Scotland, except the Girvan festival (which you've missed).

Subject: RE: Pub music in Scotland?
From: buddhuu
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 07:10 PM

Thanks for the replies so far! :-)

Please keep them coming. The more leads to check out the better.

Subject: RE: Pub music in Scotland?
From: Zen
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 06:59 PM

Pub sessions in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and Dunblane (and a few other Central Scotland places) too. PM me for details if you're in that area.

Subject: RE: Pub music in Scotland?
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 05:41 PM

Rick, you don't give any dates (maybe best not to on a public forum!) but there are a number of festivals coming up, at which there should be plenty of sessions:
Newcastleton (Borders) first weekend in July
Stonehaven (a wee bit S of Aberdeen) 8th-11th July
Hebridean Celtic (Stornoway, Outer Hebrides) 14th-17th July
Rolling Hills (Melrose, Borders) 23rd-25th July
Falkland Big Tent (Fife) - same weekend
Lomond (Balloch, S end of Loch Lomond) 30th July -1st August
Auchtermuchty (Fife) 13th-15th August
Innerleithen (Borders) 20th-22nd August
Kirriemuir (Angus) 3rd -5th September
Linlithgow (15 miles W of Edinburgh) 8th-12th September
Douglasdale (west centrql lowlands) 17th-19th September
Jura (inner Hebrides)24th-26th September

Pretty well all of these have their own websites, so a quick Google will get you the details.

Also I believe there is a monthly session at a pub somewhere up in Glen Trool Galloway forest) with Jim Bainbridge.

Good luck!

Subject: RE: Pub music in Scotland?
From: GUEST,Allan C
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 03:20 PM

If you make it across to the Borders, every Friday at Kelso we have an open-mic in the Black Swan from around 8PM then move over to the Cobbles Inn after 10pm for a pub session until about 1am. Everyone's welcome to join in or just listen - and hopefully enjoy :-)

Subject: RE: Pub music in Scotland?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 02:53 PM

It's nowhere near where you're going, but for anybody else who's heading to the highlands. Dave Goulder and I run a session on Wednesday nights, at the Achness Hotel, Rosehall, Sutherland.

BTW, there will be a musical weekend of songs, sessions, and swigging, at this hotel, last weekend in October, for anybody who's interested.

Subject: RE: Pub music in Scotland?
From: patriot1314
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 02:29 PM

Wellingtons Bar in Ayr has a regular Sunday night session.
It's been running for the past 19 years, good mix of traditional and all sorts.

Subject: Pub music in Scotland?
From: buddhuu
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 12:28 PM

My wife and I usually go to SW Ireland for holidays - largely for the pub music.

We're thinking about maybe visiting SW Scotland this year. Probably somewhere around the west coast, not too far up. Maybe near Ayr. I don't have a clue where to look for pub music sessions in that (or any other) part of Scotland.

Anyone got any pointers?

Thanks.

Rick