What is the spontaneous live music at Irish pubs called?
There is a special name for the live music that starts almost spontaneously at traditional Irish pubs. Anyone is welcome to play and the musicians just sit in amongst the crowd drinking, socializing, and playing.
What’s it called? I think it is a "round" but I’m not certain
Trad sessions.
And no, not everyone is welcome to play, it’s considered very rude to just plonk yourself down and start playing. There is such a thing as trad session etiquette, and it is simply that you say that they are marvellous, and ask if you might join in for a tune. If they like your playing, they will invite you to stay and play some more.
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some people would call that a session or a seisiún… but maybe ’round’ is used too..
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It’s called a ’session’ but most of the time they’re not spontaneous – that’s just a ruse for the tourists who sit there nursing a glass of Guinness for the night.
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Trad sessions.
And no, not everyone is welcome to play, it’s considered very rude to just plonk yourself down and start playing. There is such a thing as trad session etiquette, and it is simply that you say that they are marvellous, and ask if you might join in for a tune. If they like your playing, they will invite you to stay and play some more.
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