I think I’ve figured out how to put in a slide show! Here is the whole indiscriminate bunch of pictures I have from sessions in West Cork:
It takes just over 10 minutes to go through the lot.
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Saturday January 17th, 2009. Posted by Alex:
I think I’ve figured out how to put in a slide show! Here is the whole indiscriminate bunch of pictures I have from sessions in West Cork:
It takes just over 10 minutes to go through the lot. Sunday January 11th, 2009. Posted by Alex:
It’s a couple of months since my 60th bash, but you might find this amusing all the same. We had (dark) red and (ivory) white flying balloons at the party. There was some helium left. So after everyone had gone, we tried a few things out. That sad old song “Skibbereen” seems particularly moving when performed with a lungful of helium. Thursday December 4th, 2008. Posted by Alex:
On the Session site to which I occasionally contribute (not much these days – Lingpupa is my current handle) I have been known to join the popular sport of bating Dick Miles. (If you read it, you’d know why). But I really, really do feel sorry for him now – his concertina got badly damaged by fire. Best wishes for a speedy and not-too-expensive recovery. Saturday December 1st, 2007. Posted by Alex:
Things have been a bit busy the last few weeks, as I’ve been helping set up another website for Karma Samten Choeling. Take a peek at: Karma Samten Choeling I’ve also heard from an old Oxford buddy, Keith Bloomfield, recently retired from being UK Amassador in Kathmandu, who sent me a link of a singing friend from there, who does sound as if she has a really nice voice: Telepathy Take a look! Sunday September 30th, 2007. Posted by Alex:
The Tuesday session at Kelly’s stopped operating earlier this year. Partly as a result, in September we started a session at the Riverview Hotel in Balmain on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Thanks, Sarah, for this idea! Anybody who is particularly interested that can find out more through the session’s group at Yahoo. A general view of the pub, which you can see is “old-style”. This one was taken before the first session actually started. New South Wales, to its shame, has an astonishing number of pokies. Some of the players on the second evening: And here is another view: A star visitor on the second evening was Ruth Boylan, who had been teaching at the Gundagai festival: And finally, another view of some of the players, lit by flashlight. This does not give such an atmospheric view, but you can see more clearly! So far, so good! Tuesday April 3rd, 2007. Posted by Alex:
3 April 2007. Back upstairs again in Kelly’s on King, Newtown, Sydney. I don’t need to make many comments about most of these! Thinking about it.. Playing and thinking: Playing: Even more playing: A contributor to thesession.org/who escaped the picture three weeks ago: More and more playing: A slightly different angle: Even less comment: The audience was enthusiastic: Not playing, dancing (though we want a harder surface): The landlord says “Well, it is an Irish pub”: Tuesday March 13th, 2007. Posted by Alex:
Another Tuesday in Kelly’s on King, Newtown, Sydney. The barman is just bringing the free drink, so this was about 9 o’clock: Massed concertinas of Kellys. Chris Ghent had brought along one of his new fabrications – players seemed to like it. : Here is another Mystery Regular Contributor to thesession.org/ enjoying a few nice old tunes: Ivan the Steamreeler: Ben, Occasional Contributor to thesession.org/. Kevin – eminence grise? Give him half a chance and he’ll tell you about www.irishmusicianssydney.com/. Sunday July 2nd, 2006. Posted by Alex:
Last night I went to a dinner in honour of HH Dalai Lama’s birthday, where I met a Tibetan musician. Wednesday November 30th, 2005. Posted by Alex:
I have many, many pictures from sessions. These are from the last one I attended in Ballydehob. They are in no particular order. Alan: Derek: Gill: Sue: Chris: Gubby: Jen: Roger: Mary: Dave K: Mike: Dawn: Dave: Not a session – the Dirty |
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