Note: The sessions and jams listed in this post are current as of August, 2014.
One thing I love about playing “fiddle tunes” (for lack of a
better term) is that you can travel to almost any metropolitan area in North
America and find either an Irish seisiun or an oldtime jam to take part in, or
some approximation of the two.
Repertoires and styles may differ from place to
place but with a decent understanding of the common tunes and respective etiquettes,
and a willingness to interact with new people in a potentially unfamiliar environment,
there’s usually enough cross over to allow for participation. If nothing else the exposure to the different
ways people bring these tunes to life is a great learning experience.
I’ll be visiting Los Angeles
soon and I’ve discovered that there is an oldtime jam and 2 or 3 Irish sessions
near where I’ll be staying while there. I plan on attending a couple of these and perhaps even recording them for future reference.
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Jams and Sessions in Los Angeles
Oldtime
1st Sunday Old-Time
Jam @ Viva Cantina, 11am-2pm. Viva Cantina
Restaurant, 900 Riverside Drive Burbank, CA 9150. Contact Steve {at}
urbanoldtime.com for details or to be added to his list.
1st Thursday Old
Time Jam @ 1642 Beer and Wine Bar. 1642 Temple, 90026, 8-11pm. Hosted by Triple Chicken
Foot. Contact Ben for
more info.
4th Saturday Old-Time Jam @ the Audubon Center @ Debs Park, 4700 N. Griffin Ave, 90031. Hosted by Joe Wack (of Central
West Virginia), focusing on Appalachian tunes.
Irish
Mondays, 9-11pm. Southern California’s
longest running traditional Celtic music jam session, hosted by The Celtic Arts Center of Southern California. At The Mayflower Club - 11110 Victory
Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91606.
Tuesdays at Timmy Nolan’s in
Toluca Lake (Burbank), 8:00–11:00 p.m. Hosted by Patrick D’Arcy and Dan Conroy. Timmy Nolan’s, 10111 Riverside Dr., Toluca
Lake, 818-985-3359. Map to Timmy Nolan’s
Wednesdays at Griffin's in South Pasadena. 1007 Mission Street South Pasadena 91030E, phone: 626-799-0926. Not sure if it's every Wednesday or not.
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