Sunday Trad Session ☘️ (TRIAL EVENT)

There is a shortage of “Trad Sessions” in Alicante 🎻☘️🎶 so we’re going to start one at Beoir!

For those of you who are new to the “Trad Session” - it’s basically a chance for musicians to gather and play folk music together. The tunes can range from Irish, to Scottish, to North American folk!

Who is this session for?

• Anyone who wants to “jam” on trad music - especially those who are quite familiar with this genre
• People who don’t play music but are just curious to watch and listen. You can hang out, have a drink, have some food, and be a cheerleader!

Is this session good for beginners?

• All levels are welcome! But this session will be less focused on learning and more on just playing/jamming.
• Pro-tip! If you want a beginner-friendly learning environment, check out our “Slow Session” at 16:00 that same day. 🤓

How it works:

• We meet, chat, grab drinks/snacks
• We gather in a circle
• We start swapping ideas and playing tunes: “Do you know this tune? It goes like this….” “How about this tune?” etc
• If someone suggests a tune you don’t know - you can try to play along/harmonize if you’re good at learning-by-ear, or just sit it out and enjoy until the next one
• We’ll just keep jamming like this until they kick us out 😂

Bring your own instrument! All acoustic* instruments are welcome, such as…

• Fiddle
• Acoustic guitar
• Banjo
• Mandolin
• Tin whistle
• Pipes
• Concertina
• Voice
• Bodhran / hand drum

*We’d prefer to avoid electric/amplified instruments just because it could easily overpower the group.

Here’s a playlist of just some of the tunes we’ll play - but remember: this is not a strict list. Anyone can bring a tune to the table! We just ask that the main focus is on trad/folk music.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr3qvoAhPdsecsnFtBpsKTHWBKt-dbLhj

ALSO! This is a free event 🤩 so please make sure to buy something to support our lovely hosts at Beoir! 🍕🌭🍻🥤

See you there!