SMG Slow Session Class

Because of the crisis, all SMG classes are being conducted online for the Spring term. For details about how this works, see below.

The Slow Session class was started by me many years ago and has now existed for fifteen years. The main idea was to build up a repertoire and learn to play with other people. The classroom activities are just that: tunes are learned, sets are compiled and music is played. The point of action is when the class is finished and we adjourn to The Slow Session at Gatherer's Inn where we are joined by others and our music is (not) played in a (real) pub setting.

I seek out suitable tunes for the class course, and each year a possible list of new tunes is proposed and worked through. Inevitably, some of these tune "stick" while others don't.

Class Schedule, Term C (April - June 2021)
Date	Tunes
21/4 C1	The Sound of Sleat	Scottish bagpipe reel
28/4 C2	Tomnahurich The Milltimber Jig	Scottish jigs
5/5 C3	The Northern Lass Valiant Joky	Scottish airs
12/5 C4	Andy Renwick's Ferret The High Drive	Scottish bagpipe reels
19/5 C5	Garster's Dream Da Brig	Shetland jigs
26/5 C6	Lochanside and When the Battle is O'er	Scottish bagpipe retreats
2/6 C7	The Air Tune and The Haunted House	Irish air & jig
9/6 C8	Lucy Farr's/The Stack of Barley
15/6 C9	My Singing Bird
22/6 C10
Previous Classes:
Term B (Jan - Mar) 2021
31/3 B12	Recap
24/3 B11	Farewell to Whisky Back o' Bennachie
17/3 B10	Doddie's Dream and Johnny McIljohn's No.1
10/3 B9	Fond Return Myles of Fun
3/3 B8	Morven's March Elliot Finn MacDonald
24/2 B7	Da Slockit Light and Da Ferry Reel
17/2 B6	Cherry Orchard Waltz and Down Home Waltz
10/2  - -	Mid-term break, no class
3/2 B5	Leaving Uist and Balchraggan
27/1 B4	Flett from Flotta Gairsay
20/1 B3	The Isle of Skye
13/1 B2	Harris Dance (2) Harris Dance (1)
6/1 B1	The Skyline of Skye Morag of Dunvegan
Term A (Sep - Dec 2020)
2/12 A12	Recap
25/11 A11	The Periwig The Night we Had the Goats Elizabeth's Big Coat
18/11 A10	Da Day Dawn
11/11 A9	Roses of No Man's Land
4/11 A8	Mary Young & Fair Mangaster Voe
28/10 A7	Marion MacLean of Eoligarry
21/10  - -	Mid-term break, no class
14/10 A6	The Bear Dance Black Mountain Air
7/10 A5	Seonaidh's Tune She Put her Knee on the Old Man
30/9 A4	Wild Rose of the Mountain
23/9 A3	Gie Us a Drink of Water Lexie MacAskill
16/9 A2	The Braes of Locheil Mrs Campbell of Shinness
9/9 A1	The Scattery Island Slide The Old Favourite

Attending the Class
In order to participate, you need the Zoom app. When it's time for the workshop, by clicking the "Join Session" button on the right, you will be asked if you wish to download Zoom. Agree (it's free and quick to download). Most of the time I'll switch everyone's microphone off and you'll only hear me, but every so often I'll switch individuals on and ask how they're doing.
	Meeting ID:	951 9898 5207
	Passcode:	SMG-SlowS
	Day:	Wednesdays
	Time:	6.45-8.15pm
	NB: For the rest of the term, the link to join the class will be the same, as will the meeting ID and the password, should you need them.