Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London

Subject: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: Larkin
Date: 29 Aug 02 - 05:26 AM

I'd love to find a good song session in London and maybe somewhere to just play along with other people and expand my range . I play Guitar and Cittern - Any ideas?

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 29 Aug 02 - 06:09 AM

What part of London are you looking for sessions in ?

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 29 Aug 02 - 08:31 AM

There is a blues/country/pop jam session at the Spotted Dog, Upton Lane, E7 on Thursday nights. This is a session that has been moving around for a while after being there originally on Friday nights. I've seen about twenty guitars there on one night!

I think there may still be something going on at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, E15 on Saturday afternoons and at the Golden Fleece. Capel Road, E7 on Sunday afternoons.

I play at a mainly Irish session at the Old Black Bull, stratford, E15 on Thursdays. It's mainly instrumental but singers are welcome.

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: Larkin
Date: 29 Aug 02 - 01:18 PM

Hi Dave , I live in SW London but can travel

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: GUEST,Peter from Essex
Date: 29 Aug 02 - 03:11 PM

English music session (exactly what is says on the box - music session) lunchtimes 1st Sunday monthly Market Porter, Borough Market.

Try talking to the musicians in your local morris sides. All the ones I know are very active in the session circuit out here.

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 29 Aug 02 - 06:40 PM

Jam session, our house, next time I've been to see my friend the Penguin and raided his back pasture for blackberries, crab apples and sloes. Bring your own jars.

May even do another bottle of Sloe Gin if I find enough sloes (blackthorn, relative of the plum).

Or is there another kind of jam session?

LTS

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: Micca
Date: 29 Aug 02 - 07:21 PM

There is always Sharps(moostly singing from the "floor")every Tuesday at Cecil Sharp House, in the bar down stairs,short walk from Camden Town tube starts about 8pm a few catters there ocassionally

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: BanjoRay
Date: 29 Aug 02 - 07:51 PM

Three jams in London advertised in the FOAOTMAD magazine The Old Time News:

Balham: 1st Sunday - The Grove, Oldridge Rd. Call Dave East [phone]
Camden: Monday - Hemingford Arms. Call Caspar Cronk [phone]
Islington: Sunday - Harlequin, Arlington Way. Call Frank Weston [phone]

I've not been to any of these, so I don't know what they're like, but they're not necessarily pure Old Time or Bluegrass. I do know that Caspar Cronk plays great musical saw!

Cheers
Ray

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: GUEST,MCP
Date: 29 Aug 02 - 08:18 PM

You should also look at the online version of the Folk London listings (standard mag for folk in the London area).

Mick

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: Larkin
Date: 30 Aug 02 - 05:43 AM

Cheers m'dears

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: mooman
Date: 30 Aug 02 - 06:15 AM

There used to be a good Sunday night session at the Red Cow in Richmond that ran for about 25 years (I went regularly for 14 of those before moving to Belgium 11 years ago) but I believe it has just packed up which is a crying shame as it was one of the best.

Round the corner in the Duke's Head, The Vineyard, Richmond there is often a session on a Wednesday night. Probably best to check with the pub before going to be sure the musos are coming in that night.

mooman

Subject: RE: Help: Song/ jam Sessions in London
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 30 Aug 02 - 06:55 AM

Depending which part of London you're in we have open evenings for singers and musicians on Mondays most weeks at Herga (Wealdstone - see www.hergafolk.org). Except that next Monday we have Packie Byrne and Breda McKinney.

Kitty