[Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions] 2nd Sunday Session Invite - Moderate Speed - August 8

[Tane' Tachyon]

Céad míle fáilte (100 thousand welcomes)!
You're invited to the 2nd Sunday of the month Session, 7pm - 9pm on
August 8, 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 1st
   and 3rd-Sunday Slow Sessions). 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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And if you want to go to an afternoon session in addition to the
usual evening one, the Poet and Patriot downtown has just starting
hosting a session of their own every Sunday from 2-4. In response to
questions about speed and sheet-music use and so on, Tim at the Poet
and Patriot says:

> The session is just starting up and I don't think there is any
> formality about any particular format except that it is Celtic or
> Irish. It would be up to the musicians playing to decide that ad hoc.
> Everyone should have a chance to pick music of their liking.
> Unfortunately it is only for 21 or older but if we ever get the food
> service going we will have more flexibility with the youngers.
> Like I said, it is just in the infant stage as far as any routine so
> you're welcome to help raise it up.

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Tane' Tachyon = tachyon at tachyonlabs.com = http://www.tachyonlabs.com/