Session in Queenstown!

First session of the trip! The weekly session in Queenstown happens Sunday evenings at Pog Mahones, one of the Irish pubs. Run by four people, they were the only ones playing but were happy to have me join in! The pochette was a hit but didn’t make much noise so ended up trading around fiddles as they had an extra one. They wanted me to play lots of Canadian tunes so I ended up playing quite a bit on my own but lots of tunes together too. And free drinks and food! Erica, one of the fiddle players from Ireland, gave me a contact for sessions in Christchurch, but I didn’t end up having time for another while I was thereRead more