Spring is sprung and we're ready to spring into action. On Easter Sunday our pub sessions will be resurrected and we hope you can join us. Concerts and other events are starting to happen again as well, so we finally have some news to share. The events listed here are scheduled, but these days it's always best to double check that events are still on before you leave the house. We'll do our best to update the website and Facebook group page with any cancellations. We are taking a conservative approach, so just pub sessions for now and hopefully we can get back to house sessions and Reel Sloow Jams a bit later.
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SESSIONS
Sun. Apr. 17 - Pub Session - 2pm to 4pm. We're back! Open jam session at the Barley Mow, 1541 Merivale Rd. Our pub sessions have been resurrected for this Easter Sunday, please join us for this first session in over two years. We'll all sound a little rusty but it won't take long for the tunes to warm us up! Things won't be quite the same as before, but it will be nice to be together again.
Sun. May 1 - Pub Session - 2pm to 4pm. MayDay MayDay! Live Cape Breton music at the Barley Mow, 1541 Merivale Rd. Come to play or come to listen, celebrate spring with some tunes.
Sun. May 15- Pub Session - 2pm to 4pm. We're back! Open jam session at the Barley Mow, 1541 Merivale Rd. Bring your fiddles, or guitars, whistles or whatever and join in the Scottish, Irish and Cape Breton music while you enjoy a pint.
OTHER EVENTS Sat. Apr. 30 - Chamber Pints 7:30 pm. Grab a drink, pull up a seat, and enjoy Ottawa Chamberfest's bar concert series. Fiddler Anna Ludlow is joined by special guests Tyson Chen and Graham Lindsey for the first #chamberpints concert of the year! Join us for a night of fiddle tunes on Saturday, April 30th, at Old Ottawa South’s newest live music venue – Red Bird (1165 Bank St). You can expect cozy hybrid music school-coffee shop-folk club vibes. Come early for fresh personal pizzas from FNG Italian Bakery and stay late for craft beer from Ashton Brewery and Local Lager! LIMITED CAPACITY! PLEASE BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE. This is a Pay What You Can event.
Although capacity limits and mask and vaccination requirements have been lifted we still encourage the wearing of masks, especially in crowded areas. You can help protect yourself and others by getting your vaccinations and boosters and by washing and sanitizing your hands frequently. Please DO NOT attend any of our events if you feel even slightly unwell. We ask that you be respectful of others who wish to wear a mask and keep their distance.
Open Jam Sessions: 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month at locations as specified on the website. Sessions are led by Aylene, or sometimes other folks. This session is a mix of session and solo playing, let us know if you have something special to share with the group. Sheet music permitted. Generally a pretty fast pace.
House Sessions: 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month 2pm-5pm various locations. More of a practice session, slower pace for learning new tunes. Mainly aimed at those who read music or learn by ear quickly. For intermediate/advanced players.
Reel Slooow Jams: The Reel Slooow Jam is an occasional and irregular gathering for those who are new to playing fiddle (or piano or guitar) and who would like to learn Cape Breton tunes. The focus is on tunes such as airs and waltzes, as well as playing jigs and reels from the session repertoire but at a slow learning pace with more time for those who don't read music to learn by ear.
Jam ouverte avec concentration sur les pieces de l’ile du Cap Breton, de l’Écosse et de Glengarry. Apportez un instrument ou venez partager une chanson avec nous. Ou, venez savourez la musique et notre plaisir. On ne sait jamais qui s’y présentera, mais c’est certainement toujours un groupe avec un accueil amical avec qui passer l’après-midi.
Session à domicile: Session à vitesse moyennement accéléré où apprender de nouveau ‘sets’ des pieces, généralement à partir de feuilles de musique mais aussi ‘à l’oreil’. Lieu idéal pour faire l’essaie d’une nouvelle chanson, ou pratiquer des nouvelles pieces avant de les jouer à la session au pub. C’est aussi un bon temps pour faire du ‘social’ avec des gens forts sympatiques et pour savourer des grignotines délicieuses.
Session à domicile Lent: On vise les débutant(e)s au violon (ou piano ou guitar) qui désirent apprendre le pieces de l’Isle du Cap Breton dans un millieux amical et sans pression. Plusieurs aires et valses lentes ainsi que des jigues et des reels à partir du repertoire régulier, mais à une vitesse plus lente; ceci donnera plus de temps à ceux et celles qui ne savent pas lire la musique a apprendre à l’oreil. Vérifier la page “Tunes” pour la liste le plus souvent joué au Slow Jam (“jam lent”).
**Un grand merci à Kay Small pour les services de traduction!**
How to Host a House Session
All you need is a space big enough to put 6-8 fiddlers in, some chairs without arms, and a willingness to listen to the same tune played over and over again as we practice. If you have a piano let us know, otherwise we'll bring our own keyboard. We can also bring folding chairs. Sessions are BYOB but usually the hosts provide some non-alcoholic beverages and a little something for snack time. Interested? Talk to Aylene or send an email to cbsession@cbsession.com.
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