[Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions] 2nd Sunday Session Invite - Moderate Speed - November 9

[Tane' Tachyon]

Céad míle fáilte (100 thousand welcomes)!
You're invited to the 2nd Sunday of the month Session, 7pm - 9pm on
November 9, Britannia Arms Pub, 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos. This is a
slow/moderate/intermediate-speed session.

Etiquette guidelines:
1) Session starts promptly.
2) Going around in a circle, everyone has a turn to choose a tune and
   the tempo. Tunes are generally played at moderate speed, but players
   are willing to slow down if needed.
3) A single tune is played 3 times. In a set, each tune is played twice.
4) Talking beyond short chats or helpful comments please carry on out
   of the circle or after the session.
5) This is a place of business. Please purchase something, if only a
   coke. Come early and have some of the pub's tasty food.
6) In general, sheet music is not used at sessions (other than the 3rd
   Sunday Slow Session). This is the session you can use to wean
   yourself. Here's a website with tips on playing by ear:
   http://www.slowplayers.org/SCTLS/learn.html
   Of course, use your tuneset book if needed.

Directions from Santa Cruz: South on Hwy 1, take State Park exit,
turn left at light. At Soquel Dr., turn right. Go about a half mile.
Go under a bridge. Pub's immediately on the left. Parking is best
just past the pub on the left in general village parking.

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Also, Ted passed on a message about Deby Benton Grosjean's
2nd-Friday-of-the-month (like tonight!) sessions. To excerpt from
Deby's message:

> Let's have some fun! We have an open music session from 7-8PM, it's faster 
> and loose. Then at 8-9PM we comb through the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers' 
> massive repertoire going around to each individual in the circle to select 
> their tune and tempo. TEENS AND FAMILIES ARE WELCOME! It's totally casual! 
> Play what you know and/or hang out, listen and simply party with us.
> 
> WHERE/WHEN
> We meet every second Friday of the month, 7-9PM at Calvary Chapel of Aptos 
> on Valencia [from Santa Cruz: take State Park Dr. exit, go left over the 
> freeway, right on Soquel Dr., Left on Trout Gulch, Right on Valencia] 
> 
> INSTRUMENTS
> Instrumentation is basically strings and woodwinds: fiddles, mandolins, 
> guitars, harps, cellos, string bass, keyboards, keyboard accordions, flutes, 
> whistes, etc.
> 
> BRING
> One dollar for the basket, your instrument, finger food (optional), music 
> stand (optional), SFSF binder (optional). The dollar goes to pay for janitor, 
> etc. Please help set up and stay afterwards to put things away. If you don't 
> have a binder, no problem, just share with someone.
> 
> SFSF-SCC
> We are the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers-Santa Cruz Contingent. You do not 
> need to be a member. But, hey--- you may want to when you see all the 
> different kinds of benefits in joining this huge organization (SFSF). Our 
> spring concerts for one, and all the workshops, other monthly sessions, 
> monthly newsletter, new tunes each month, etc. Just ask Deby for a membership 
> form.
> 
> PRACTICE CDs
> Deby will be recording different practice CDs, up to tempo and slower, of 
> various club tunes. They'll be available at the sessions for a small fee, so 
> if you want one, ya gotta come! The purpose is to understand the trad style 
> and to develop tunes by memory. Play along or just listen. [She'll have them 
> available Oct. 10.]
> 
> Deby Benton Grosjean-fiddle
> Independent recording artist and Instructor  ? PO Box 1363, Aptos, CA 95001
> Her recordings will ?capture your heart and dance your feet.?-Connection 
> Magazine
> ? Voice mail  831-566-0441 ? Website for CDs  www.gourd.com/Debymainpage.html
> ? Email grsjn at cruzio.com ? Website for Book www.pamelabenton.net/Links.html
> ? Upcoming events http://www.gourd.com/Debyworkshop.html
> ? Website for DVD  www.kennanward.com/store/detail.php?id=1043
> ? Images images.google.com/image?q+(Deby+Benton+Grosjean)

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