Alice,

Sorry I haven't had a chance to get back in touch. I hope (please God)
to have the page up soon.

Just so you know, the page currently is very text-y (a
web page no-no, I know, but at this stage of its existence I don't know
how to change it). When finished it will consist of basic textual
information on singing (my FAQ section, including where people can go to
get recordings of tradtional singing); biographies of various
traditional singers; a listing of singing festivals and workshops
(although it also includes festivals in which singing is included but
not the main point, like the South Sligo Summer School), a listing of
singer sessions, and a short bibliography for further reading. These
entries will have links to other web sites when appropriate. Not
perfect, but I hope a good beginning.

As for when it will go live, I was going to delay "publishing" until I
had completed the biography section (which I have not yet started).
However if that section (which may be lengthy) progresses at the same
rate as the rest of the page has taken me to date, it could take me well
into next year to finish. Given the somewhat date sensitive material on
the page (e.g., 2003 dates for various festivals and irregularl singing
sessions), I think that will not help anyone. Therefore I will
probably launch soon with a note that the biography section is "under
construction."

I will probably drop a note to the list when I am ready to launch
(probably in the next week or so). I'd appreciate any constructive
criticism, if you are so kind. BTW, I want to thank you for the links to
sound files you've already passed on. If there are others, I'd be
interested in hearing.

Thanks for your help.

Chris Brennan

alice_flynn wrote:
>
> Not a singers session, but I do have a link to
> a radio archive audio file on Joe Heaney if you are interested.
> It is on this page:
> http://my.montana.net/aliceflynn/Alicemusic.html
>
> Some other links are near the bottom of this page:
> http://my.montana.net/aliceflynn/music.html
>
> I'm very interested in seeing your web site.
>
> Alice Flynn
>
> --- In traditionalirishsinging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Brennan <
> cristoir@r...> wrote:
> > Singers,
> >
> > First, allow me to introduce myself. I am the founder and host of the
> > Rochester (N.Y.) Singers' Session, affiliated with the Tom Finucane
> > Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann. For those to drop in, we meet the
> > third Sunday of each month at Johnny's Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Road (near
> > Merchants) in Rochester. We get underway at 5:00 p.m. "Irish time."
> >
> > Second -- and the real reason I am bothering you -- is I am trying to
> > compile a "Traditonal Singing" web page. When complete I hope to have
> > useful information for those new to the genre -- what it is, who are the
> > classic proponents (Paddy Tunney, Joe Heaney, Len Graham, Sarah Makem,
> > et. al.), festivals etc.
> >
> > What I would like people's assistance with is compiling a list of
> > Singers' Sessions. It doesn't matter where the session is located,
> > although I would like to concentrate on sessions primarily in the US and
> > Ireland (although if you are in Britain, Japan, etc. I would still like
> > to hear from you).
> >
> > If you want to send your contribution on- or off-list that is fine. What
> > I would like in reply is answers to the following questions:
> >
> > Name of Session
> > Name and Address of meeting site -- for example "Johnny's Irish Pub,
> > 1382 Culver Road, Rochester, New York 14609"
> > Contact Name
> > Phone #
> > Email Address (if there is one)
> > Web site for the session (if there is one)
> >
> > When the session meets (date and time -- for example, 3rd Sunday of the
> > month at 5:00 p.m.) and fee (our session has none, although I know some
> > do charge so they can afford to bring in guest singers occasionally). If
> > you want to pass on any comments you think people ought to know about
> > the session (for example, "No guitars, please"), I'd appreciate hearing
> > that as well. I will pass on the URL to the page when complete so people
> > can check for accuracy.
> >
> > BTW, the "No guitars" comment is not a rule at our session, although I
> > did see it on another sessions web page. Thanks for your help and hope
> > to hear from you soon.
> >
> > Chris Brennan
> > cristoir@r...
>
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