Smiley’s three hundred and ninety-five comments

Ah, you had me there for a moment yhaal house ;) more…

It's even worse when you're having a pleasant conversation with a friend then you hear the session start playing a great tune that you've just learnt, and it's at just the right pace for you. more…

The CD was produced in 2002. I don't have individual tune names, but will add the ones I recognise. more…

Related to the Trip to Cottingham and was evidently a popular tune for the Lancers. https://thesession.org/tunes/14963 more…

This tune is from the playing of an old Australian fiddler named Joe Yates, and is commonly called 'The Skillet Pot'. Joe's grandfather came from Yorkshire and he had a lot of interesting versions of old English tunes in his repertoire. A band called The... more…

Tim called it The Green Cockade, and it's under that title in Begged, Borrowed & Stolen. more…

From the playing of old Tim Whelan from Co. Tipperary, who was a mainstay of the Irish music scene in Adelaide South Australia for many years. more…

Thanks for these 100 year old recordings. Its interesting to hear how they played the tunes back then. more…

It's good to see this informative discussion about English tunes and sessions. In my experience both English and Irish tune sessions can produce wonderful music when played by inspired musicians. There are so many connections between the two traditions, d... more…

The last three bars often get played this way. more…