I asked Rich to start a new forum on the C&F boards in response to many carefully reasoned requests since 1996.
It’s the Chiff & Fipple City Guide. It’s on the forum list.
The purpose of this new forum, which is experimental, is to establish a database of information that pertains to SESSIONS that occur in various locales, world-wide. Sessions are informal gatherings of Irish traditional musicians that are typically located in pubs, but may be in other locations. It is also okay to post here regarding the AVAILABILITY of various Celtic-themed instruments in shops in various cities and towns.
Probably, this will be expanded to allow people to post upcoming festivals, concerts and–this is a biggie, I think: The availability of teachers and lessons in various cities and students seeking teachers and lessons in various cities. In fact, I don’t have any problem with people going ahead and posting that kind of information.
If you know of a session in a particular town, either because you live there or visit often, post it to this forum by establishing a NEW THREAD FOR EACH CITY OR TOWN. PLEASE USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION ABOVE, CAREFULLY REVIEWING ALL OF THE SEARCH OPTIONS, TO DETERMINE IF A THREAD HAS ALREADY BEEN STARTED FOR THE TOWN OR CITY YOU ARE IN. DO THIS BEFORE YOU START A THREAD.
This will only be useful to readers if your post is formatted in a way that will permit the use of the SEARCH function.
The exact format of the subject line is not critical at this time, and I can’t quite figure out yet whether it would be better to use this format
Example:
USA, NORTH CAROLINA, ASHEVILLE
or
ASHVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
So let’s go with CITY, STATE, and COUNTRY.
People from other nations will know best how to label their post in the subject line to yield the most fruitful SEARCHES. Then we’ll see how it goes…we may have to tweak the format.
In putting information in you post, be thinking about KEYWORDS. What keywords can you include in your post that will make it easier for people using the search function to find what they need.
In the SUBJECT line, keep it clean and simple. Just state the location in the format above. In the body of the text, you can write more, again with the idea of making it easy to find on search. Include details on locations, telephone numbers, contact persons, anything you know and can think of.
Please do not start any new threads except those designed as above. General comments and suggestions can be entered in the sticky thread specifically for that.
REMEMBER: SEARCH FIRST. POST TO AN EXISTING THREAD IF THERE ALREADY IS ONE FOR YOUR TOWN. IF NOT, THEN START A NEW THREAD WITH LOCATION INFORMATION IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
Let’s party and see how it goes, y’all.
Dale
