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Sessions

A session is an informal gathering of musicians, usually in a pub, to play, sing step-dance etc. for the amusement of themselves and any innocent bystanders who can't get out in time! It's not a performance, it's not a class, it's just friends gathering together to share music in the same way that people share conversation, jokes, news, etc.

There are two sessions in the Ryburn Valley, one weekly and one monthly

Every Monday night, a group of musicians meet at The Bridge Inn in Ripponden. This delightful inn dates back to 1307 and its rafters have surely echoed to traditional tunes in earlier years. On Monday nights the traditional and mostly English tunes are played on fiddles, concertinas, melodeons, cellos and other suitable instruments. There is often some step dancing but very rarely any singing - it's not that sort of session. The Timothy Taylors Golden Mild is amongst the highly recommended beers at this session.

Listen to a Monday night session tune!

On the Sunday lunchtime following the monthly dance (check the diary for the actual dates), there is a Sing, Say and Play session in a typical Pennine hillside pub called The Alma, which is to be found at Cottonstones, above Millbank and Triangle in the Ryburn Valley. Songs, poetry, tunes, stepdance, prestadigitation, all skills are welcome - even bagpipes!

The Alma session will always be held on the Sunday after the third Saturday in the month, so that visiting bands playing for the Ryburn Dance can attend before going home.

Join us over a delicious pub lunch!