Trad Diary: Five Session Tour, February 2017

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Five Session Tour, February 2017

I was able to make a break for it over the February school vacation and take in a total of five seisiuns between Saturday afternoon and Monday night. I am truly grateful to have so many kind friends who welcomed me back to the various tables in my Boston and Cape Cod worlds.

Irish traditional music, Edgartown Porch Sessions, Edgartown Irish Music, Irish Music on Martha's Vineyard, Sara Piazza Photography

Waiting in line for the 7:15 ferry to Woods Hole. Vineyard Haven Harbor.

The new freight boat, Woods Hole, gleams in the early morning sun.

My first ride on the Woods Hole - spacious, clean, and all was quiet first thing on a Saturday morning.

View from the freight deck.

First stop - a visit to my friend Faith Chase in Cambridge, a family friend who has been in my life since I was a little girl, a good fifty-plus years, now.

Early spring on the Charles River

Then, after swinging down to Southie to fetch Wynter, on to Bunratty's Saturday afternoon session up in Reading.

All are welcome at this table, a table whose constituents on this particular Saturday afternoon resembled many nights, in years past, the table at Tommy Doyle's in Harvard Square; a mini-reunion of sorts. Rosanne, Levi, Liam, David, Wynter.

Liam, David, Wynter

Liam, David (I adore this photo)

Wynter, Laura

Laura, Gary, Jonathan

Rosanne, Levi, Liam. Levi's face says it all.

Liam and David; a friendship and musical alliance of long-standing.

Levi

Liam - master of ceremonies.

Liam and David

Levi and Wynter

Laura

A rollicking last set.

What should appear here are photos from the Broadside on Saturday night - Bugsy, Mike, Diane, Wynter, along with family and friends of above, but somehow - being the end of a long day, I suppose - the camera never made it out of the bag. But it was great to be downtown on a Saturday night (with the extra bonus of my old stand-by parking space sitting there waiting for me - shh...I'll never tell).

Another favorite - and welcoming - table: St. Mary's in Brookline, Sunday morning Mass.

Then, Sunday afternoon, at Colin K's urging, on to the slow session - at the Canadian American Club in Watertown, my first time there. Great to see Tara again - it had been too long (sorry to have forgotten almost everyone's name!).