Playing in pub sessions

Once you’ve started learning some commonly known tunes, going along and playing in pub sessions becomes possible. Pub sessions can be a great way to meet other players, learn more about tunes and music, and can also help to build confidence with playing. There are many different types of session. If you’re unsure about joining  a session, it’s worth going along once without your instrument, and having a listen, and chatting to the session members. Most (but not all) sessions are open to anyone to join in. If you’re new to paying, you might want to consider looking for a slow session, where most of the tunes will be played at a gentler pace suitable for someone who is learning to play.

Some members of the class have been going along to the pub session at the Greenmantle on Monday evenings. If you’re on Facebook, you can join the Greenmantle session group, to keep updated with what is happening at the session. There’s also a webpage with information on tunes etc that they play regularly in the session.

There are plenty of other sessions in and around Edinburgh.

Update: The Greenmantle session stopped running in August 2012