tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8645709856859171672024-03-04T23:57:11.728-05:00The Stoney StepsThe Old Songs Irish Slow SessionHilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-64602366321682871322022-09-10T16:05:00.003-04:002022-09-10T16:05:38.612-04:00Tune List for Fall 2022 Slow Session<p> Hey Music Buddies,</p><p>Here's the <b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/6wpbc8zv0iwp3eq/Slow%20Session%20Fall%202022%20Tune%20List.pdf?dl=0 " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">set list and sheet music for the Fall 2022</a> slow session season</b>. Print out and bring with you to the September Slow Session on Wednesday, September 21 at 7:30 pm. $5/person. Led by Hilary Schrauf, Irish fiddler</p><p>Tunes to work on from the music in the packet please:</p><p>Page 1: The Boyne Water (quick air)</p><p>Pages 3, 4: Haste to the Wedding/Father O'Flynn (jigs)</p><p>Page 12: Geese in the Bog set (jigs)</p><p>Page 13: Ballydesmonds (polkas)</p><p>Page 14: Trip to Durrow (reel)</p><p>Page 25, 26: Southwind / Boolavogue (waltzes)</p><p>See you then!</p><p>Hilary</p><p style="text-align: left;">p.s. There is a also public session on Sunday, September 18 hosted by the Sean O'Riada Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eirann. The regular monthly CCE Irish Session will now be held at the Celtic Hall, 430 Karner Road (Rt 155), Colonie, NY.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The session is held on the third Sunday of each month, except July and August. The learning session will begin at 12:00 noon followed by the standard speed session at 1:00 p.m. </p>Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-46824333246818378832022-05-17T22:43:00.004-04:002022-05-17T22:43:45.764-04:00May Slow Session on Wed., May 18!<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; max-width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td id="templatePreheader" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 37.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tunes on the Eighteenth!</span></span></h2><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;">a tuesday night look at something to do with irish music</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateBody" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 30px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Hey Y'all!<br /><br />We're holding our next Trad Irish Slow Session at Old Songs WED., MAY 18, 2022 if you are vaccinated (both doses), and preferably Boostered as well, and wear a mask. </div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The session is held on third Wednesdays at the Old Songs Community Arts Center</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">37 South Main St.,<br />Voorheesville, NY 12186</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">7:30-9:00 PM<br />Cost: <b>$5 </b>per person<br />Leader: traditional Irish fiddler <a href="http://www.lawsontrad.com/" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Hilary Schrauf</a></div></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">We'll be in the big upstairs room and we will spread our chairs out. Feel free to bring a music stand. There are some available to use. Learning by ear is preferred but over the years we've found that using sheet music to give everyone a jump start helps tremendously.<br /><br />Below you'll find the list of tunes for tonight, links to tune pages, and the three set lists we've been using. You're welcome to join us at 7:30 on Wednesday, April 20th to play tunes off of the list below.</div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Cost is $5. Led by Hilary Schrauf, Irish Fiddle.</div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Print these out from here: <b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7t3r9oan9q1ctt/Foinn%20Seisi%C3%BAn%20Book%20I.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FOINN SEISUN BOOK #1</a> - pdf of the main tunebook we are using</b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bf9y787mt0t9n82/AABN7i0Ml_pXwgBi2ZxorPFEa?dl=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FOLDER OF SHEET MUSIC WE ARE USING (INCLUDING FOINN BOOK PDF)</a></b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">As far as I know we're still requiring vaccination for individuals in the building, and masks are still required. I think as long as we give each other some room, our whistle and flute players can come back. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here are the tunes for tonight (yes, they are the same as March's list):</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bf9y787mt0t9n82/AABN7i0Ml_pXwgBi2ZxorPFEa?dl=0" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>In this folder in my Dropbox</b></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Boys of Bluehill / Off to California / Liverpool Hornpipe<br />Father Kelly's / Merry Blacksmith / Sally Gardens - reels<br />Joy of My Life (Donnybrook Fair) - Jig<br />Corner House / Peeler's Jacket - reels<br />Kitty's Gone a Milking - reel<br />Shepherd's Lamb / Derrygallen Bridge - polkas<br />Anne Walshe's / Man of the House - reels<br />Musical Priest - reel<br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>In the Fionn Book #1 (and in the dropbox folder as part of the Fionn Book PDF)</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">PAGE 25: Lark in the Morning - jig<br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">PAGE 35: Brosna's Slide / O'Keefe's Slide / Dennis Murphy's Slide<br />PAGE 36: Ballydesmond Polka #1/Ballydesmond #2/Peg Ryan's<br />PAGE 38: Sweeny's /Dennis Murphy's Polka / Maggie in the Wood<br />PAGE 40-41: Doherty's Mazurka / Sonny's Mazurka / Shoe the Donkey<br />PAGE 12: Teetotaller's / St. Anne's / London Lasses<br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">See you Wednesday 5/18 at 7:30 pm at Old Songs. $5 per person.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #606060; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">Please all stay safe and wash your hands.</span></div></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />Hilary</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-42421393855741228322022-04-19T22:48:00.000-04:002022-04-19T22:48:02.709-04:00APRIL 2022 Slow Session<p> </p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5715428742608215875" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 590px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 13.2px; max-width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td id="templatePreheader" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 37.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tunes on the Twentieth!</span></span></h2><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;">a tuesday night look at something to do with irish music</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateBody" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 30px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Hey Y'all!<br /><br />We're holding our next Trad Irish Slow Session at Old Songs WED., APRIL 20, 2022 if you are vaccinated (both doses), and preferably Boostered as well, and wear a mask. </div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The session is held on third Wednesdays at the Old Songs Community Arts Center</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">37 South Main St.,<br />Voorheesville, NY 12186</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">7:30-9:00 PM<br />Cost: <b>$5 </b>per person<br />Leader: traditional Irish fiddler <a href="http://www.lawsontrad.com/" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Hilary Schrauf</a></div></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">We'll be in the big upstairs room and we will spread our chairs out. Feel free to bring a music stand. There are some available to use. Learning by ear is preferred but over the years we've found that using sheet music to give everyone a jump start helps tremendously.<br /><br />Below you'll find the list of tunes for tonight, links to tune pages, and the three set lists we've been using. You're welcome to join us at 7:30 on Wednesday, April 20th to play tunes off of the list below.</div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Cost is $5. Led by Hilary Schrauf, Irish Fiddle.</div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Print these out from here: <b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7t3r9oan9q1ctt/Foinn%20Seisi%C3%BAn%20Book%20I.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FOINN SEISUN BOOK #1</a> - pdf of the main tunebook we are using</b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bf9y787mt0t9n82/AABN7i0Ml_pXwgBi2ZxorPFEa?dl=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FOLDER OF SHEET MUSIC WE ARE USING (INCLUDING FOINN BOOK PDF)</a></b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">As far as I know we're still requiring vaccination for individuals in the building, and masks are still required. I think as long as we give each other some room, our whistle and flute players can come back. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here are the tunes for tonight (yes, they are the same as March's list):</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bf9y787mt0t9n82/AABN7i0Ml_pXwgBi2ZxorPFEa?dl=0" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>In this folder in my Dropbox</b></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Boys of Bluehill / Off to California / Liverpool Hornpipe<br />Father Kelly's / Merry Blacksmith / Sally Gardens - reels<br />Joy of My Life (Donnybrook Fair) - Jig<br />Corner House / Peeler's Jacket - reels<br />Kitty's Gone a Milking - reel<br />Shepherd's Lamb / Derrygallen Bridge - polkas<br />Anne Walshe's / Man of the House - reels<br />Musical Priest - reel<br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>In the Fionn Book #1 (and in the dropbox folder as part of the Fionn Book PDF)</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">PAGE 25: Lark in the Morning - jig<br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">PAGE 35: Brosna's Slide / O'Keefe's Slide / Dennis Murphy's Slide<br />PAGE 36: Ballydesmond Polka #1/Ballydesmond #2/Peg Ryan's<br />PAGE 38: Sweeny's /Dennis Murphy's Polka / Maggie in the Wood<br />PAGE 40-41: Doherty's Mazurka / Sonny's Mazurka / Shoe the Donkey<br />PAGE 12: Teetotaller's / St. Anne's / London Lasses<br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">See you tonight at 7:30 pm at Old Songs. $5 per person.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #606060; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">Please all stay safe and wash your hands.</span></div></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />Hilary</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-57154287426082158752021-12-14T16:15:00.001-05:002022-03-16T13:23:19.240-04:00MARCH 2022 Slow Session<h1 style="text-align: center;"> </h1><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; max-width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td id="templatePreheader" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 60px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 37.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;">Tunes Tonight!</span></h2><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;">a wednesday afternoon look at something to do with irish music</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateBody" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 30px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Hey Y'all!<br /><br />We're holding our next Trad Irish Slow Session at Old Songs TONIGHT MARCH 16, 2022 if you are vaccinated (both doses), and preferably Boostered as well, and wear a mask. </div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The session is held on third Wednesdays at the Old Songs Community Arts Center</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">37 South Main St.,<br />Voorheesville, NY 12186</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">7:30-9:00 PM<br />Cost: <b>$5 </b>per person<br />Leader: traditional Irish fiddler <a href="http://www.lawsontrad.com/" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Hilary Schrauf</a></div></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">We'll be in the big upstairs room and we will spread our chairs out. Feel free to bring a music stand. There are some available to use. Learning by ear is preferred but over the years we've found that using sheet music to give everyone a jump start helps tremendously.<br /><br />Below you'll find the list of tunes for tonight, links to tune pages, and the three set lists we've been using. You're welcome to join us at 7:30 on Wednesday, March 16 to play tunes off of tonight's list.</div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Cost is $5. Led by Hilary Schrauf, Irish Fiddle.</div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Print these out from here: <b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7t3r9oan9q1ctt/Foinn%20Seisi%C3%BAn%20Book%20I.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #249fa3;" target="_blank">FOINN SEISUN BOOK #1</a> - pdf of the main tunebook we are using</b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bf9y787mt0t9n82/AABN7i0Ml_pXwgBi2ZxorPFEa?dl=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #249fa3;" target="_blank">FOLDER OF SHEET MUSIC WE ARE USING (INCLUDING FOINN BOOK PDF)</a></b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">As far as I know we're still requiring vaccination for individuals in the building, and masks are still required. I think as long as we give each other some room, our whistle and flute players can come back. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here are the tunes for tonight:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bf9y787mt0t9n82/AABN7i0Ml_pXwgBi2ZxorPFEa?dl=0" style="color: #1155cc;"><b>In this folder in my Dropbox</b></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Boys of Bluehill / Off to California / Liverpool Hornpipe<br />Father Kelly's / Merry Blacksmith / Sally Gardens - reels<br />Joy of My Life (Donnybrook Fair) - Jig<br />Corner House / Peeler's Jacket - reels<br />Kitty's Gone a Milking - reel<br />Shepherd's Lamb / Derrygallen Bridge - polkas<br />Anne Walshe's / Man of the House - reels<br />Musical Priest - reel<br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>In the Fionn Book #1 (and in the dropbox folder as part of the Fionn Book PDF)</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">PAGE 25: Lark in the Morning - jig<br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">PAGE 35: Brosna's Slide / O'Keefe's Slide / Dennis Murphy's Slide<br />PAGE 36: Ballydesmond Polka #1/Ballydesmond #2/Peg Ryan's<br />PAGE 38: Sweeny's /Dennis Murphy's Polka / Maggie in the Wood<br />PAGE 40-41: Doherty's Mazurka / Sonny's Mazurka / Shoe the Donkey<br />PAGE 12: Teetotaller's / St. Anne's / London Lasses<br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;">See you tonight at 7:30 pm at Old Songs. $5 per person.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #606060; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">Please all stay safe and wash your hands.</span></div></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />Hilary<br /><br /><h2>RESOURCES</h2><b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7t3r9oan9q1ctt/Foinn%20Seisi%C3%BAn%20Book%20I.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FOINN SEISUN BOOK #1</a> - pdf of the main tunebook we are using</b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bf9y787mt0t9n82/AABN7i0Ml_pXwgBi2ZxorPFEa?dl=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FOLDER OF SHEET MUSIC WE ARE USING (INCLUDING FOINN BOOK PDF)</a></b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtube.com/playlist?list%3DOLAK5uy_ko0QUEe3uFNP-1raJVWmZAkTkmbsKxT5Q&source=gmail&ust=1637267548650000&usg=AOvVaw324PD3zpvHRe0dvy2UbNky" href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ko0QUEe3uFNP-1raJVWmZAkTkmbsKxT5Q" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>HERE IS THE COMPLETE YOUTUBE PLAYLIST OF ALL THE TUNES IN THE FOINN SEISUN BOOK #1</b></a></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>SET LISTS:</b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="gmail_default">These are the previous two lists of tunes we've been working on: </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><b>TUNES LISTS</b></div><div class="gmail_default">Here is List #1:</div><div class="gmail_default">Butterfly / Fig for a Kiss</div><div class="gmail_default">Anne Walshe's / Man of the House - see folder of sheet music</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 9 & 14 - Father Kelly's (Pg 9 Book 1)/ Merry Blacksmith (Pg 14 Book 1)/ Sally Gardens (Pg 14 Book 1)</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 36 & 39 - Peg Ryan's (Pg 36 Fionn Book 1) / John Brosnan's / Maids of Ardagh (in Fionn Book 1 as Maids of Ardath or Toormore No. 2 on page 39) (see attached set on one page)</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 19 Out on the Ocean / Black Rogue / Saddle the Pony </div><div class="gmail_default">Boys of Bluehill / Off to California</div><div class="gmail_default">Southwind / Fanny Po'er / Tommy McGuire's (see folder of sheet music)</div><div class="gmail_default">Planxty Irwin (in D)</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 24 - Lilting Banshee /Haste to the Wedding / Maid on the Green </div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 28 & 22 - Kilavil Jig (Pg 28 of Fionn Book 1) / Haunted House (Pg 22 of Fionn Book 1) </div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 22 - My Darling Asleep (Pg 22 of Fionn Book 1) / Road to Lisdoonvarna </div><div class="gmail_default">John Brennan's Fancy (reel) - see folder of sheet music</div><br /><div class="gmail_default">Here is List #2:<br /></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 12 - St Anne's Reel </div><div class="gmail_default">Connaughtman's Rambles </div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 23 - Blarney Pilgrim (Page 23 of Fionn Seisun Book 1 PDF)/ <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thesession.org/tunes/358&source=gmail&ust=1637267548650000&usg=AOvVaw3sLtJJg_sQCDxF6GhQpFzQ" href="https://thesession.org/tunes/358" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Behind the Haystack (jig)</a></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 24 - Morrison's Jig/ Kid on the Mountain </div><div class="gmail_default">Peeler's Jacket (reel) - see folder of sheet music<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></span></div>The Friendly Visit<span class="gmail_default"> </span><span class="gmail_default">Hornpipe - see folder of sheet music</span><span class="gmail_default"></span><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 18 - Humours of Tulla/ Skylark / Roaring Mary </div><div class="gmail_default"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thesession.org/tunes/1262&source=gmail&ust=1637267548650000&usg=AOvVaw3QfV-2iGJ9LnH_uVafF6hI" href="https://thesession.org/tunes/1262" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fairy's Hornpipe - First Version at top of page</a></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color: black;">Christy Barry's #1 / Christy Barry's #2 - see folder of sheet music</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color: black;">Banish Misfortune</span></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>SET LIST #3 - TO WORK ON SLOWLY AND MIX IN AS WE GO FORWARD:</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>SEE ATTACHED PDF OF THE FULL SET LIST (7 PAGES) plus Hundred Pipers and The Spotted Dog</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="gmail_default">Hundred Pipers / The Spotted Dog (pdfs attached)<br /></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 12: Teetotaller (aka The Temperance Reel) / St. Anne's Reel / London Lasses </div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 20: Geese in the Bog / Connaughtman's Rambles / Out on the Ocean -- Also, John's set of Geese in the Bog with Behind the Haystack</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 33: Sonny Murray's - <u>most commonly known as The Wicklow</u> / Home Ruler / Kitty's Wedding Hornpipes<br /></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 35: Brosna's Slide / O'Keefe's Slide / Dennis Murphy's Slide<br /></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 36: Ballydesmond Polka #1/Ballydesmond #2/Peg Ryan's</div></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 38: Sweeny's /Dennis Murphy's Polka / Maggie in the Wood</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 41: Doherty's Mazurka / Sonny's Mazurka / Shoe the Donkey </div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-31581004063671071552021-11-17T16:07:00.001-05:002021-11-17T16:13:57.660-05:00Irish Slow Session Tonight 11/17/2021 - Masks & Vaxx Required<h1 style="text-align: left;"> </h1><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; max-width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td id="templatePreheader" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 60px; line-height: 37.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;">Tunes are Back if</span></h2><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 60px; line-height: 37.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 60px; line-height: 37.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;">you're vaxxed.</span></h2><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: darkslategrey;">a wednesday afternoon look at something to do with music</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateBody" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 30px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Hey Y'all!<br /><br />We're ready if you are vaccinated (both doses) and wear a mask due to the continued highly contagious nature of COVID-19. A small group of us has continued to meet online for much of the pandemic, and since summer have been meeting in person. We're ready to open it up to more of you, if you'd like to join us. </div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The session is held on third Wednesdays at the Old Songs Community Arts Center</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">37 South Main St.,<br />Voorheesville, NY 12186</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">7:30-9:00 PM<br />Cost: <b>$5 </b>donation to Old Songs, Inc.<br />Leader: traditional Irish fiddler <a href="http://www.lawsontrad.com/" style="color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Hilary Schrauf</a></div></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">We'll be in the big upstairs room and we will spread our chairs out. Feel free to bring a music stand. There are some available to use. Learning by ear is preferred but over the years we've found that using sheet music to give everyone a jump start helps tremendously.<br /><br />Below you'll find links to tune pages, and the three set lists we've been using. You're welcome to join us at 7:30 tonight (Wednesday, November 17) to play tunes off of the lists.</div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Cost is $5. Led by Hilary Schrauf, Irish Fiddle.</div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Please all stay safe and wash your hands.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />Hilary<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7t3r9oan9q1ctt/Foinn%20Seisi%C3%BAn%20Book%20I.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FOINN SEISUN BOOK #1</a> - pdf of the main tunebook we are using</b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bf9y787mt0t9n82/AABN7i0Ml_pXwgBi2ZxorPFEa?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FOLDER OF SHEET MUSIC WE ARE USING (INCLUDING FOINN BOOK PDF)</a></b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtube.com/playlist?list%3DOLAK5uy_ko0QUEe3uFNP-1raJVWmZAkTkmbsKxT5Q&source=gmail&ust=1637267548650000&usg=AOvVaw324PD3zpvHRe0dvy2UbNky" href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ko0QUEe3uFNP-1raJVWmZAkTkmbsKxT5Q" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank"><b>HERE IS THE COMPLETE YOUTUBE PLAYLIST OF ALL THE TUNES IN THE FOINN SEISUN BOOK #1</b></a></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>SET LISTS:</b></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="gmail_default">These are the previous two lists of tunes we've been working on: </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><b>TUNES LISTS</b></div><div class="gmail_default">Here is List #1:</div><div class="gmail_default">Butterfly / Fig for a Kiss</div><div class="gmail_default">Anne Walshe's / Man of the House - see folder of sheet music</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 9 & 14 - Father Kelly's (Pg 9 Book 1)/ Merry Blacksmith (Pg 14 Book 1)/ Sally Gardens (Pg 14 Book 1)</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 36 & 39 - Peg Ryan's (Pg 36 Fionn Book 1) / John Brosnan's / Maids of Ardagh (in Fionn Book 1 as Maids of Ardath or Toormore No. 2 on page 39) (see attached set on one page)</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 19 Out on the Ocean / Black Rogue / Saddle the Pony </div><div class="gmail_default">Boys of Bluehill / Off to California</div><div class="gmail_default">Southwind / Fanny Po'er / Tommy McGuire's (see folder of sheet music)</div><div class="gmail_default">Planxty Irwin (in D)</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 24 - Lilting Banshee /Haste to the Wedding / Maid on the Green </div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 28 & 22 - Kilavil Jig (Pg 28 of Fionn Book 1) / Haunted House (Pg 22 of Fionn Book 1) </div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 22 - My Darling Asleep (Pg 22 of Fionn Book 1) / Road to Lisdoonvarna </div><div class="gmail_default">John Brennan's Fancy (reel) - see folder of sheet music</div><br /><div class="gmail_default">Here is List #2:<br /></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 12 - St Anne's Reel </div><div class="gmail_default">Connaughtman's Rambles </div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 23 - Blarney Pilgrim (Page 23 of Fionn Seisun Book 1 PDF)/ <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thesession.org/tunes/358&source=gmail&ust=1637267548650000&usg=AOvVaw3sLtJJg_sQCDxF6GhQpFzQ" href="https://thesession.org/tunes/358" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Behind the Haystack (jig)</a></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 24 - Morrison's Jig/ Kid on the Mountain </div><div class="gmail_default">Peeler's Jacket (reel) - see folder of sheet music<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></span></div>The Friendly Visit<span class="gmail_default"> </span><span class="gmail_default">Hornpipe - see folder of sheet music</span><span class="gmail_default"></span><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 18 - Humours of Tulla/ Skylark / Roaring Mary </div><div class="gmail_default"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thesession.org/tunes/1262&source=gmail&ust=1637267548650000&usg=AOvVaw3QfV-2iGJ9LnH_uVafF6hI" href="https://thesession.org/tunes/1262" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Fairy's Hornpipe - First Version at top of page</a></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color: black;">Christy Barry's #1 / Christy Barry's #2 - see folder of sheet music</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color: black;">Banish Misfortune</span></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>SET LIST #3 - TO WORK ON SLOWLY AND MIX IN AS WE GO FORWARD:</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>SEE ATTACHED PDF OF THE FULL SET LIST (7 PAGES) plus Hundred Pipers and The Spotted Dog</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="gmail_default">Hundred Pipers / The Spotted Dog (pdfs attached)<br /></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 12: Teetotaller (aka The Temperance Reel) / St. Anne's Reel / London Lasses </div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 20: Geese in the Bog / Connaughtman's Rambles / Out on the Ocean -- Also, John's set of Geese in the Bog with Behind the Haystack</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 33: Sonny Murray's - <u>most commonly known as The Wicklow</u> / Home Ruler / Kitty's Wedding Hornpipes<br /></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 35: Brosna's Slide / O'Keefe's Slide / Dennis Murphy's Slide<br /></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 36: Ballydesmond Polka #1/Ballydesmond #2/Peg Ryan's</div></div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 38: Sweeny's /Dennis Murphy's Polka / Maggie in the Wood</div><div class="gmail_default">PAGE 41: Doherty's Mazurka / Sonny's Mazurka / Shoe the Donkey </div><div class="gmail_default"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><b><br /></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-34953193653410987642020-03-16T13:39:00.001-04:002020-03-16T13:39:59.823-04:00Old Songs Session Cancelled for 3/18<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: black; max-width: 600px !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
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On Friday of this past week, Old Songs announced that they would be suspending all person-to-person events, classes, and programs in the building for the foreseeable future due to the highly contagious nature of COVID-19. That means that we won't be meeting this week, this month and possibly even next month depending on when we have a bead on the spread of the virus.<br />
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I will let everyone know when things get moving again! We'll pick up right where we left off, I hope.<br />
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Please all stay safe and wash your hands.<br />
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Best Regards,<br />
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Hilary<br />
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To read a statement by Old Songs, click this <a href="https://oldsongs.org/" style="color: #82a4a6;" target="_blank">link</a></div>
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Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-23939895230040996122020-02-19T07:35:00.002-05:002020-02-19T07:35:38.867-05:00Tunes Tonight 2/19/20Hiya! There will be Irish tunes tonight, Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Old Songs Community Arts Center. 7:30 p.m. $4/person. Come join us!<br />
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Hilary<br />
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Hey everyone! New Year's resolution to get out and play Irish traditional music with friendly folks? Tonight's your night! If you're new to Irish or new to your instrument, have we got the place for you! Old Songs Irish Slow Session at the Old Songs Community Arts Center, 37 S. Main St., Voorheesville, NY tonight from 7:30-9:00 pm. $4 for heat/lights/photocopies. </div>
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Bring a recording device (or your phone) to record tunes so you can practice at home by ear. We play slowly, so while bodhrans are welcome, you may not find it fun to play dead slow as we work on tunes. We are playing in Irish style, which is generally in unison. People with an orchestral background can work on pulling back from their full classical training to the more vernacular Irish style - using ornaments such as rolls, cuts, bowed triplets on fiddle, etc. </div>
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We go "round robin" and each member of the circle gets to pick an Irish tune for the group to play. Check out the link to the old lists in the sidebar for information on what we have played in the past. This is a repertoire building and slow practice session, great for beginners and intermediates. </div>
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Christy Barry's No. 1</div>
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Road to Lisdoonvarna</div>
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Swallowtail Jig</div>
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Planxty Fanny Power</div>
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Saddle the Pony</div>
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Out On the Ocean</div>
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Kesh Jig</div>
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Back to Skibbereen</div>
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Planxty Irwin</div>
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Silver Spear</div>
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Tobins Favourite</div>
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The Sally Gardens</div>
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Kid On the Mountain</div>
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Maggie In the Wood</div>
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Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-10567289697230545642019-12-17T21:15:00.003-05:002019-12-17T21:15:10.856-05:00Gary's Your Host at Slow Sesh on Wednesday!Hey Y'all!<br /><br />Gary M. has graciously agreed to lead the group tomorrow night! Thanks Gary!<br /><br />A NOTE FROM JOY: The driveway and walks will all be plowed and shoveled for you all. PLEASE leave your wet boots and shoes on the carpets by either end of the wood floor outside of the main room. Mud and snow are murder on the wood the floor! Thanks - Joy<br /><br />Please consider bringing some slippers or indoor shoes to wear for the session.<br /><br />As always, Gary and I will decide at 6:00 pm on Wednesday if we need to cancel due to weather and I will send out a notice to your email, place a note on the Old Songs Facebook Page, and one on the blog.<br /><br />Have a great time and I'll see you in January if not before!<br /><br />- Hilary<br /><br /><strong>CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT</strong><br /><br />Alisdair Fraser and Natalie Haas are back with more amazing music on January 11 at 7:30 p.m. More info & Tickets: <a data-cke-saved-href="https://oldsongs.org/concerts/" href="https://oldsongs.org/concerts/">https://oldsongs.org/concerts/</a><br /><br />Location: Old Songs Community Arts Center, 37 S. Main, Voorheesville, NY 12186Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-47453565117190580102019-10-16T16:44:00.001-04:002019-10-16T16:44:34.667-04:00#Melissa Says Stay Home - Slow Sesh Cancelled 10/16/19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey music buddies,<br />
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We're cancelling for tonight. I just don't trust the weather. We'll see you in November on the 20th for our regularly scheduled session. It's a busy weekend though. Read on for more info:<br />
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1. there's a great concert scheduled for this Friday at Old Songs: Shannon Heaton (song, flute, accordion) and Keith Murphy (singer, multi-instrumentalist) perform on 10/19 at 7:30 p.m. Check <a href="https://oldsongs.org/event/shannon-heaton-keith-murphy/">https://oldsongs.org/event/shannon-heaton-keith-murphy/</a> for info and tickets! Hope to see you there!<br />
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2. the Northeast Tionol will be happening this weekend (Fri-Mon) at Gavin's Irish Country Inn in Durham NY. World class uilleann pipers, fiddlers and more. Classes, lectures, demos, concerts, and sessions. <a href="https://www.eastcoastpipers.com/">https://www.eastcoastpipers.com/</a> for more info. There are concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings in Gavin's Pub.<br />
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3. Albany CCE hosts its monthly meeting and session at the Capital District Irish American Association (Ontario St., Albany). Slow session begins at 2:30, followed by regular speed session at 3:30. <a href="https://albanycce.com/event/cce-session/">https://albanycce.com/event/cce-session/</a> for more info.<br />
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Cheers and hope to see you out somewhere along the road!<br />
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Hilary<br />
<br />Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-9311605699148560812019-10-14T09:44:00.003-04:002019-10-14T09:44:54.937-04:00Slow Session this Wednesday, Oct. 16!Hey music buddies,<br />
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We're back on our regular third Wednesday schedule for the moment! This Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. we'll be meeting somewhere in the building -- most likely upstairs in the main concert hall area - to play Irish tunes.<br />
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Best,<br />
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Hilary<br />
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<a href="https://us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=cbe001c2aaf7b2016dd04a2f3&id=e9a2a512ea" target="_blank">Sign up for our MailChimp email list</a> to get the list of tunes from last month!Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-72387429911152213632019-09-24T00:08:00.003-04:002019-09-24T00:08:43.549-04:00Old Songs Slow Session Wed., Sept. 25<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(36, 28, 21); color: #241c15; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Hey music buddies,</span><br />
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Just a quick reminder that slow session is rescheduled for next Wednesday, August 28 at Old Songs.<br />
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See you then!<br />
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HilaryHilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-16479931956809549122019-07-17T12:15:00.001-04:002019-07-17T12:15:00.913-04:00July Slow Session POSTPONED to Wed., July 24Hey, Music Buddies,<br />
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Catskills Irish Arts Week is in full swing by now, and in order to avoid conflicting with them, and also to see what everyone learned and wants to share, we'll meet next Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30 pm.<br />
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See you then!<br />
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Hilary<br />
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p.s. Tonight is the big dance at Leeds, and right next door is a session with National Heritage Award Recipient Billy McComiskey leading at the Marble Rock House, a new pub right on the main street in Leeds. Commences at 5 PM tonight - goes til ten, but who knows how long he'll be around there. Also down at the Shamrock House at 9 pm is the first annual Mike McHale Session! Should be some phenomenal tunes there - I bet our local friends from the CCE will be there as they are working hard to preserve and promote his tunes in the region!Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-17572062237904566282019-02-20T17:25:00.000-05:002019-02-20T17:25:00.900-05:00Session Cancelled for February 20thWe are concerned about everyone’s safety because of the possibility of very icy roads. We are canceling for tonight, but plan to hold the session as usual in March. Stay warm, everyone!<br />
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HilaryHilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-10070424552121888222019-02-19T11:48:00.001-05:002019-02-19T11:48:42.907-05:00Next Slow Session Wednesday, February 20, 2019<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">I'm back from Ireland, and David, Eric and I are fresh off the Flurry stage (we played a set dance workshop on Saturday!). David and I will be running the session on Wednesday evening. Learn-by-ear tune, Round Robin, and CCE set to work on. The session starts DOWNSTAIRS at 7:30 p.m. and goes 'til 9:00 p.m. Bring $4 for heat/lights/etc.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">I'm looking forward to seeing you all!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Hilary</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">p.s. there's a fun folk dance on Friday evening at the First Congregational Church in Albany - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1145897155588308/?event_time_id=1145897165588307" target="_blank">The Albany Shindig!</a> My band <a href="https://www.facebook.com/curraghtradmusic/" target="_blank">Curragh</a> is playing for the community dance - we'd love it if you come and try a few fun steps with us and caller Paul Rosenberg!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">p.p.s. </span><a href="https://oldsongs.org/event/peggy-lynn-dan-duggan/" style="background-color: white; color: #7c93a1; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">there's a fabulous concert at Old Songs this Saturday 2/23 at 7:30 p.m. - get your tickets today!</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> Peggy Lynn ("The Voice of the Mountains") and Dan Duggan (multi-instrumentalist) - original and traditional songs and tunes with masterful harmonies and inventive arrangements.</span>Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-11046963445893038322019-01-15T09:25:00.002-05:002019-01-15T09:25:39.456-05:00Next Slow Session Wednesday, January 16, 2019<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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Hello to All from Misty Moisty Ireland. David will be running the session on Wednesday evening. I'm leaving it up to him if he wants to teach a learn-by-ear tune. The session starts DOWNSTAIRS at 7:30 p.m. and goes 'til 9:00 p.m. Bring $4 for heat/lights/etc.<br />
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I'll see you all in February.<br />
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p.s. <a href="https://oldsongs.org/event/kevin-henderson-neil-pearlman/" target="_blank">there's a fabulous concert at Old Songs this Friday - get your tickets today!</a> Kevin Henderson and Neil Pearlman - Fiddle and Piano: Celtic/Scottish/Shetland & BeyondHilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-33894446248493762872018-12-19T12:11:00.000-05:002018-12-19T12:11:13.254-05:00December Slow Sesh TonightHi gang, hope to see you tonight at Old Songs. (If you signed up for notifications through the blog, it was yesterday. Sorry.)<br />
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I'm excited that you have Irish traditional tunes you want to learn, and you're welcome to bring them. My favorites are often the ones from the West of Ireland, where I visit on a regular basis. Here's a perfect example of the lilting kind of music that generates from Clare/Galway/Mayo. Dymphna was a friend of ours, and a master of exactly this type of lilting lovely music. Her beauty and talent are sadly gone too soon, but fortunately <a href="https://media.comhaltas.ie/video/cl357/cl357_9_Med.mp4" target="_blank">we have videos like this to remember her by.</a><br />
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<br />Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-4743104370703989302018-10-17T17:26:00.003-04:002018-10-17T17:26:40.463-04:00There Will Be Tunes TonightHey Y'all! I'm sick but David will lead the session tonight starting at 7:30 p.m. Classes at Old Songs have started, so we will be upstairs once Paul Draper's banjo class has completed.<br />
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We will have a discussion about November's session via email soon, because our next date is the night before Thanksgiving.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">So...there was a lot going on this weekend, huh? Michael Eck told Eric that he did a set at Fresh Grass, played Irish 2000 and did two private gigs this weekend. I can't even begin to imagine how exhausted he is today!</span></div>
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I hope your last weekend of summer (half way to St. Patrick's Day too by the way) was a total blast! We...worked. Yup! That's the life. We did have a few tunes ourselves, but nothing major.</div>
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Just a quick check-in here to remind you all that we'll be having our September Old Songs Slow Session this Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Come on out and play a few tunes. If you haven't joined the mailchimp email list, you can sign up <a href="https://us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=cbe001c2aaf7b2016dd04a2f3&id=e9a2a512ea" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I send out the spots (sheet music) via my email newsletter, so do sign up!</div>
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Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-67088080318744465652018-08-22T17:46:00.002-04:002018-08-22T17:46:43.780-04:00End of Summer, No End to the Tunes...Remember When Summer Seemed Endless?<br />
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Just a few short months ago, summer seemed endless, full of potential and limitless fun. And now, in the waning days of August we can see Autumn just around the corner and the return of the school year in sight. Even though I haven't been in school for, well, decades, I still look forward to the structure that September brings.<br />
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Speaking of structure, the Irish Slow Session at Old Songs has really solidified into a nice group of folks working on tunes. Last Wednesday, August 15, 2018, we ended up our summer slow session series with a really lovely round robin.<br />
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To get the tunes, sign up for my email list in the pop-up box on this page (I use MailChimp). You might have to close and re-open the blog to see the pop-up box. If you sign up in the sidebar, you'll get this blog in your email inbox, but not the email reminders. On the email reminder list, you'll get reminders and follow-ups and announcements about Irish culture related events and activities you might be interested in.<br />
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Anyway, get ye to the MailChimp subscription to get the August tunes and tune-list! See you there...<br />
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Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-27965068629239768982018-08-14T00:00:00.002-04:002018-08-14T00:00:22.264-04:00Irish Tunes at Old Songs on Wed., August 15<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Old Songs Irish Slow Session will be held this Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Join me for tunes at 7:30 pm.<br />
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Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-91124560938855127732018-06-19T14:02:00.001-04:002018-06-19T14:12:42.563-04:00Slow Session & Old Songs Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What's up? Festival season started this past weekend for us with a trip down to the Clearwater Revival in Croton-on-Hudson, where we played a farewell set for the Mystic Whaler and Captains Pat and John, who are hoping to retire. (If anyone wants to buy a beautiful sloop, talk to Eric and he'll put you in touch with them...)<br />
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We're going to have an Irish slow session tomorrow, Wednesday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the <a href="http://www.oldsongs.org/" target="_blank">Old Songs Community Arts Center</a>, 37 S. Main Ave., Voorheesville, NY.<br />
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Meet us upstairs for tunes. There are plenty of chairs, but I'm not sure how many music stands there will be, if any., so if you need one, you should bring it. I know I'm woefully behind on updating the Google Drive with the most recent tunes, but that's on the list for the summer...<br />
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Friends, if you don't know, this weekend is the annual Old Songs Festival of folk music, song and dance. There will be folk traditions from all over the world, and some of the best Irish traditional musicians will be there as well. Award-winning Fiddler <b>Dylan Foley</b> and Flute Player/Uilleann Piper <b>Isaac Alderson </b>with amazing singer/accompanist <b>Alan Murray </b>will be there, as will world-renowned duo <strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Roboto Slab"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.maireandchris.com/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman</a>, </strong><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "roboto slab"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "roboto slab"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">multi-genre phenoms <b>Low Lily. </b></span><br />
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For families with kids, I highly recommend Roger the Jester and Arm of the Sea Theatre and the amazing Children's Area at the festival. It's not too late to get tickets - you can come for an evening, a day, or the whole thing! I hope you do if you've never been before...<br />
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Get more information about the festival, the schedule, and the performers here: <a href="https://festival.oldsongs.org/schedule/">https://festival.oldsongs.org/schedule/</a>.<br />
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Best, HilaryHilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-258467796873355282018-05-23T08:04:00.000-04:002018-05-23T08:04:29.322-04:00Make-up Slow Sesh Tonight 5/23<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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The majority of folks couldn't make it this week, but we will still get together tonight at 7:30 to play a few tunes. I know of two people for sure who will show up, but join us DOWNSTAIRS in the Old Songs building tonight if you want to! Contradance Tunes jam is upstairs, so just come down into the office.</div>
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Hilary Schraufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149410361090045299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864570985685917167.post-46263665485083407962018-05-16T09:08:00.000-04:002018-05-16T09:08:04.046-04:00May Session Cancelled<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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I'm sorry. I'm sick. I'm going to cancel for tonight. I'd like to reschedule to next week, but have to check with Old Songs to see if the space is available next Wednesday. Are you free for next Wednesday? Email me and let me know - <a href="mailto:hilary.schrauf@gmail.com">hilary.schrauf@gmail.com</a>.</div>
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I'll be in touch. In the meantime, you might be interested to know that two of our new friends from Slow Session, Ralf and his daughter Lyra will be playing some period and Irish music at opening weekend at Fort Klock: <a href="http://www.fortklockrestoration.org/calendar.html">http://www.fortklockrestoration.org/calendar.html</a>. It's a fun weekend event for the whole family on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The weekend will feature a muster, demonstrations and many hands-on activities. Experience the sights and sounds of 1776 with beer brewing, bread making, weaving, blacksmithing and much more. </div>
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