Let's make up our own session rules

Whistle
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Perhaps some of you would like to contribute to a new set of hard-and-fast rules regarding session playing. I’ll start the ball rolling.

Rule:
If you can play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with only a few small mistakes, head out to the nearest session and join right in.

Rule:
If someone tells you that you are not ready for the session, steal his pint when he has his back turned. That’ll learn him.

(I think y’all have the idea)

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Rule:
If the snotty flute player (every session has one) tells you noone can hear his playing over you, flick your Cheiftan drool in the bodhran player’s pint and tell him the flute player did it.

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Rule:
People bearing Chiff & Fipple merchandise receive free pints all evening.

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Session Rules:

  1. All electronic tuners will be confiscated at the door
  2. Please pickup your bodhran from the rack.
  3. Remember, 3 guitars for every melody player. If there are too many melody instruments, sit out.
  4. All backup is to be in E Dorian
  5. Please, hornpipes and slip-jigs only, tempo is 125
  6. Play tunes as many times as you like, but never the same number from tune to tune
  7. Speak up when having conversations during the session, we all want to hear what you are talking about
    8 ) If you don’t know the current hornpipe or slip-jig, just make something up, but be sure it is in E-Dorian mode. Don’t know what Dorian mode is? No problem, just play open strings or grab a bodhran from the rack
  8. Sheet music is encouraged, music stands are available on request
  9. Piano accordian players receive free drinks all night.

:slight_smile:

Michael


[ This Message was edited by: eskin on 2002-10-01 20:55 ]

[ This Message was edited by: eskin on 2002-10-01 20:56 ]

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Anyone wishing to play “Danny Boy” must do so in the buff.

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:laughing: LOL!!!

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  1. All guest players shall be given a set of pipes at the beginning of the session. You have the entire evening to learn how to make them sound decent.

  2. Tone-deaf and rhythmically challenged welcome!

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On 2002-10-01 23:57, Dewhistle wrote:
Anyone wishing to play “Danny Boy” must do so in the buff.

Don’t know “Danny Boy”? Pick up Bodhran at the door.
Sean the Heretic

[ This Message was edited by: Sean on 2002-10-02 01:52 ]

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RULE:

All instruments must tune to the whistle. Whistlers shall not be expected to tune their instruments.
In the event that there be more than one whistler present not in tune one with another, all shall retune to the whistle being played by Mr. Walden.

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[ This Message was edited by: Walden on 2002-10-02 08:00 ]
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No one will be admitted without…




a shrubbery!

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All instruments must tune to the whistle, not vice versa.In the event that there be more than one whistler present not in tune one with another, all shall retune to the whistle being played by Mr. Walden.

…Immediately after Mr. Walden tunes to the Uilleann pipes. :smiley: :smiley:


[ This Message was edited by: paul on 2002-10-02 08:00 ]

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Stand and deliver…



give me all of your…



lupines.!

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  1. If you can hear any of the other players, you should always play louder until you can’t hear them anymore.

  2. After all, a session is just a chance to show off your gleaming soloist skills!

  3. The “Session Strings Players Union” (SSPU) requires all strings to tune to approximately A=460, or until the neck of the guitar starts to bend, whichever happens first.

  4. If you can’t play it sober, by all means get drunk: you’ll not only play better, but your charming comments will permanently endear you to the other players.

:wink:

–James
http://www.flutesite.com

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A cheery Christmas Carol will liven up a dull session at any time of year, and is always a welcome change from reels and jigs.

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If a session like this ever happens, could someone get footage? Why, I’d pay as much as $5 to see a thing such as that. :smiley:

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If you play a wrong note, do it with gusto.

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–quote–
If you play a wrong note, do it with gusto.
–endquote–

Actually, that sort of breaks the chain of what we have here, because…

that is really good advice! A wrong note played with gusto is called a “variation;” a wrong note played like a wimp is called “unforgivable.” :wink:

–James
http://www.flutesite.com

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I prefer the term, ‘alternate note’.
Cheers.
Byll

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Okay, okay. I get it. :blush:

If you play a wrong note, grimace at the whistler sitting nearest you, like HE/SHE hit the squeaker! :smiley:

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I have never laughed so hard in my life!