Irish session at the Fonó

Jigs and reels played round a table by whoever turns up, and the evening is free. Bring a fiddle, a flute or a bodhrán and join in, or sit with a drink and listen.

About the event

The Fonó Session series puts on free, informal playing on weekday evenings, and the Irish one comes round every other week. Traditional Irish dance tunes are the material, and players join in and drop out as they please, the way sessions run in Ireland. Flute, fiddle, accordion, concertina, guitar, bouzouki, banjo and bodhrán are the instruments the house expects. The first half of the evening is a slow session, played at a gentler tempo so newcomers can pick up tunes, sort out the awkward parts and build a repertoire. Listeners are as welcome as players. The Fonó points players at the international session etiquette code and asks you to keep an ear on everyone else.

Dates and times

• Monday 16 November19:00 to 23:00

Getting there