York Musicians Social Group

Each month we vote on a 'theme' for a playlist. Anyone who wants to can suggest a song of that theme to be added.

We'll have it playing at the social and send out the track list, so everyone can listen/enjoy/discuss the songs. Anyone is of course welcome to join, regardless of if they've contributed to that month's playlist.

The theme for this month is:
'Songs connected to time'

If you'd like to contribute to the playlist please message me by 5pm on the day of the social with your song suggestions (up to 3).

We meet in the conservatory room at the Exhibition Hotel (on Bootham) – the room is right at the back of the pub, past the bar and out towards the garden. If you have any questions, or any trouble finding us, please text/call on: 07579 091 836

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Please contribute £2 each time you attend a social if you're able to. There will be a card reader at most socials, or you can use one of the links below. Thank you ❤

Details coming soon! But the upshot is we're going to write a song. There is absolutely no skill level or experience required to attend! It's completely informal, and the worse at writing you are, the better - I've never written a song before, so you'll be in good company.

We’ll be meeting at the Hooting Owl Distillery lounge bar (on Rougier Street) upstairs. Any questions or issues finding us, please text/call: 07579 091 836

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Please contribute £2 each time you attend a social if you're able to. There will be a card reader at some socials, or you can use one of the links below. Thank you ❤

Like a book club, but with albums!

April's albums:
TBC

We’ll be in The Parlour Room upstairs at the Royal Oak. If you have any questions, or any trouble finding us, please text/call on: 07579 091 836

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How does it work?

We usually select two albums per month - a 'main' album, plus a personal recommendation from a member.

We meet on the second Thursday of the month. We announce the albums in advance, so you have the option to listen in your own time, but we also play them as background music at the social.

At each meeting, everyone has the opportunity to nominate a 'main' album for the next month's meeting, which we then vote on.

Similarly to most book clubs, discussion of the albums generally takes up a pretty small proportion of the evening! We have even been known to forget to bring them up entirely... So please feel free to join us regardless of how interested you are in this month’s albums. It's really just a fun way to get together and share recommendations at the same time, and we always love having new people.

Having said all that, if you'd like a more interesting and profound description of Album Club, along with quotes and general nostalgia, please read the below from our most loyal member...

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And now, the optional deep bit: technology has revolutionised our lives. But it also means we have almost unlimited choices - and "the paradox of choice suggests that an abundance of options actually requires more effort to choose and can leave us feeling unsatisfied with our choice" (thanks, Google). For example... music! If a song doesn't grab you on the first listen, why would you listen to it again, when Spotify has 100 million songs available for no extra cost or energy? "Next..." Albums - particularly those widely considered to be classics - are created as a unit, with songs in a particular order by design, and we believe that an album is an important milestone in an artist's career as well as a document of the time in which it was made; as well as being the soundtrack to many lives, possibly including some of the members of this group. Album Club is a way to set aside time to choose and talk about some of these albums: what they mean to us, or even what we thought of our first - and possibly only - listen.

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Please contribute £2 each time you attend a social if you're able to. There will be a card reader at some socials, otherwise you can use one of the links below. Thank you ❤