Steffisburg Session Excerpt

Monthly (Swiss) Steffisburg Session, with flute & bodhran player Klaus from the Berner Ceili Dance Band "Toe for Toe" in fine form.

http://www.alteschmitte.ch/kultur.php

The Steffisburg sessions are particularly open and relaxed. Newcomers are always welcome, but this is not a "jam" (improvisation) session. You should either be familiar with a few simple session tunes, or be certain (as are both the DADGAD guitarist and the bassist in this video) of your ability to accompany unknown tunes by ear and at speed.

That said, not all tunes are played at this tempo, and you will learn more in a session that at home. There are plenty of slow airs and songs allowing you to tune your ear to the few (sometimes modal) keys in use. Play regularly in sessions, and this comes quickly and intuitively. This internalisation by ear doesn't rely on formal music training. Many fabulous players don't need (or want) to read a note of written music.

More generally, improvisation, harmonisation or rythymic syncopation shouldn't undermine the fundamental character of the tune.

So when do see you in the Alte Schmitte, Steffisburg? :-)

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