I’ll be in Seattle this Sunday through next Friday for a Microsoft conference. Planning on visiting the following sessions:
Sunday: Fado in the afternoon, Old Peculiar in the evening
Tuesday: Renton session
Thursday: Celtic Bayou (Redmond)
I’ll have my 3/4 Lynch set and a couple of whistles with me.
Any other suggestions for sessions? I’m free all nights except Wednesday. I’ll have a car so even an hour or so out of town is a possibility…
Cheers and thanks,
Michael
If you get a chance, you might want to stop in and take a look at an acoustic music shop called Dusty Strings in Seattle on Fremont. I went in there today for the first time. Pretty impressive place. Lots of hammered and mountain dulcimers, harps, guitars, and a quite a few other folk insturments many of which I couldn’t identify.
And yes, they have whistles too. A bunch of Generation, Sweetones and Susatos. They’ve also got a couple of Copelands and half a dozen or so Glodie Overtons. One of the Overtons is a low Bb. The thing is a monster. I’m 6’4" with pretty big hands and I couldn’t finger it!
And if you’re smart, you’re going to sit down and listen to some of Dave’s banjo playin’ before joinin’ in… Very well worth it.
I’m quite familiar with Dusty Strings, try to visit every time I’m in town. I haven’t been there since the expansion, can’t wait to see the new place!
Which session does Dave play in?
Cheers,
Michael
I think Dave and his sister Sarah play at a session on sunday afternoon, so it might be the one on your list. I don’t remember the name of the pub though. They’re session beasts and often keep on playing all night, even after the session is over. Also watch out for Sarah great step dancing, it’s just awesome.
Does Sarah play the fiddle at the Irish Emmigrant session on Wednesday nights as well? I remember a dark haired fiddler who was also a very good old-style dancer…
I’m not sure if she’s playing on wednesday, I guess she is, but yeah, she plays the fiddle too, so it might be her. You’re up for some good action if you can meet these guys 
Dave and Sara play at Molly McGuires I think on Sundays, right Az?
Yeah, Molly McGuire’s, that’s it!