Great December Session!

As the Trad is just learning how to be a blog of any interest to anyone at all, we've been trolling around, reading any blogs we can get to come up on our screen. This one brought us to tears: http://www.drbobcares.com/blog/. Please read and weep. Dr. Bob is an amazing man with a mission that should inspire anyone to greater generosity in their own life. He and his team inspire me to be more connected to the folks around me, and to be grateful for what I do have.

Speaking of grateful, I am grateful for the folks who come to the session, because there is just nothing that beats looking around the table at faces young and old, concentrating hard on picking up a bit of tune. Or to see the smiles when we get it, and we're chugging along through a reel: playing off of each other, listening to each other, having fun! Let's keep this nice energy going through May.

We'll be putting the links to some tunes up, as well as the tune list from this month. Please, please practice the tunes between now and January 10! The whole idea isn't just to learn the tunes, but to come back to them over and over until they come to your mind and your fingers easily. We're building a repertoire here, so please send us any suggestions for tunes you want to work on. We want you to walk away from slow session in May with a pile of tunes, and have a load of fun playing tunes at all the summer festivals!

Our session scribe Karen White is thinking of writing a review of the "Irish Christmas in America" concert held at the Egg on Tuesday. Keep your eyes on the blog, and feel free to send us your writing submissions to be posted, as well!

Warmest Wishes for a Happy Christmas and an Abundant New Year!

The Trad