[Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions] 1st Sunday Session Invitation - Slow - April 4 at Deli-licious

[Celia Brown]

Speaking as one who needs slow tunes, I can say that I had been  
confused about the "slow" designation of this session.  I'm not able  
to come very often and I very rarely have the opportunity to play  
with others, so I need to play much slower with your group than I do  
alone.  I have trouble keeping up with ya'll and I've double checked  
the emails to be sure I'm going to the "slow" session because it  
seemed the same speed as the other ones.

I've been reluctant to say anything because I really only show up a  
few times a year, and only part of it is because it's frustrating.   
The biggest part is that I'm too busy -- and that is MY problem.

Thanks for listening,
Celia Brown


On Apr 2, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Janet Platin wrote:

> Hi Lucas,
> I have some questions/observations about the slowest session . It  
> seems like the people who show up most dependably are people who  
> have been coming a long time and want another opportunity to play.  
> Have we lost the slow people, because not enough tunes are slow or  
> is it just the usual ebb and flow of session attendence?
> The session rules say that the person choosing the tune sets the  
> speed. Do we follow that rule in this particular slow session? Do  
> we mean that every tune needs to be played at a speed that meets  
> the ability of the slowest player or that if you are a slow player,  
> you can set a very slow speed and know that that is acceptable in  
> this group?
> It does seem like a good idea to start with the waltzes and the  
> airs, but that not what we usually play. How about having a set  
> list of 10 jigs and reels that everyone should know and will  
> definitely be played each slow session. That would give slower  
> players a head start. They could practice the big 10 and maybe the  
> new slow would be a speed everyone would feel comfortable with.
> If you were to combine the start of watzes and airs and with the 10  
> and then let the rest of the session be whatever a session usually  
> is, you would have something that would meet the needs of both groups.
> On the other hand, that means a lot more structure than we are used  
> to having.
> Just some thoughts.
> Janet Platin
>
>
> From: Lucas Cantin <lucascantin at yahoo.com>
> To: Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions announcement list  
> <santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions at lists.sonic.net>
> Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 3:12:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions] 1st Sunday Session  
> Invitation - Slow - April 4 at Deli-licious
>
> Hey Tane',
>
> I checked and  they will be open for Easter Sunday.
>
>  I also wanted to put a question out there.  It seems that we have  
> lost a lot of our beginners.  I had an idea of having a set list  
> for a half an hour before the normal session of slow only tunes.   
> Waltzes and Airs.  This would help everyone.  What do people think  
> about this??  The idea would be to have the half hour set list play  
> from 12:30 to 1p.  Our group seems to avoid playing anything slow.   
> This jam was created for the players who weren't comfortable with  
> the normal tempo.
>
> As before, people can always request to play the song called for at  
> a slower speed.
>
> This seems to be a difficult problem.
>
> --- On Thu, 4/1/10, Tane' Tachyon <tachyon at tachyonlabs.com> wrote:
>
> From: Tane' Tachyon <tachyon at tachyonlabs.com>
> Subject: [Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions] 1st Sunday Session  
> Invitation - Slow - April 4 at Deli-licious
> To: "Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions email list"  
> <santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions at lists.sonic.net>
> Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 12:49 PM
>
> The next first-Sunday-of-the-month slow session will be this Sunday,
> April 4, from 1-3pm, at Deli-licious, 21505 E. Cliff Drive, in the
> East Cliff Village Shopping Center. April 4 is Easter Sunday, but I
> did call Deli-licious and confirm that they will be open.
>
> When I went to this session it was really nice -- everyone was having
> a great time, fine food from the deli, people walking in and
> applauding, and so on. Click below to see a picture of what the
> session looked like from the front door of Deli-licious:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tachyon/3691468503/sizes/l/
>
> Copies of the tuneset books generally used at slow session are sold
> for $15, and you can now download and print the 1006-tune "King
> Street Sessions Tunebook" for free at
> http://www.pacholo.com/mike/
> -- many thanks to Michael Long for putting the book together and now
> putting it online as well!
>
> For a news bulletin, at last month's 1st-Sunday session someone heard
> the music and hired the group for a paid St. Patrick's Day gig.
> -- Tane' Tachyon = tachyon at tachyonlabs.com = http:// 
> www.tachyonlabs.com/
> Click below to sponsor me in the May 8 "Human Race" Walkathon  
> fundraiser
> benefitting AFE and many other Santa Cruz non-profit organizations!
> http://www.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=332033&u=332033-249245954
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