Sharing Acoustic Music and Song Sharing Acoustic Music and Song (SAMS)
The open session in Tuamgraney, Co. Clare

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SAMS Session: Sun 3 Aug 2003
Merriman Tavern, Scariff, Co. Clare, Ireland

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Previous
sessions


Tue 7 Dec 2004

Tue 2 Nov 2004

Tue 5 Oct 2004

Tue 7 Sep 2004

Tue 3 Aug 2004

Tue 6 Jul 2004

Tue 1 Jun 2004

Tue 4 May 2004

Tue 6 Apr 2004

Tue 2 Mar 2004

Tue 3 Feb 2004

Tue 6 Jan 2004

Tue 2 Dec 2003

Tue 4 Nov 2003

Tue 7 Oct 2003

Tue 2 Sep 2003

Tue 5 Aug 2003

Sun 3 Aug 2003

Tue 1 Jul 2003

Tue 3 Jun 2003

Tue 6 May 2003

Tue 1 Apr 2003

Tue 4 Mar 2003

Tue 4 Feb 2003

Tue 7 Jan 2003

Tue 3 Dec 2002

Tue 5 Nov 2002

The SAMS session has a big black Visitors Book. Call it an innovation or call it an obsessive compulsive disorder, but contributors are invited to write a note about each song or tune that is performed. This makes interesting reading from month to month and also provides a great record of each memorable session, which is made available for you to read on this webpage. The following list should give a fair flavour of what went on, but it does not purport to be 100% complete or accurate. If you're worried about completeness and accuracy, just come along to the next session!

Cliffs of Doonen
fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Tom Ryan; guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna; whistle: Robert Morgan
Trad.

Raglan Road
accordian: Tom Ryan; whistle: Robert Morgan

St Anne's Reel
accordian: Tom Ryan; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

The Maid Behind The Bar
accordian: Tom Ryan; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

Ragtine Annie
accordian: Tom Ryan; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

Lakes of Ponchartrain
banjo: Sandy Robinson; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Tom Ryan; guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna; harmonica: Bob
from the singing of Paul Brady

Margaret's Waltz/Brenda Stubbart's Reel
accordian: Tom Ryan; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson
Scottish fiddle tunes

Speak My Mind
fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Tom Ryan; guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
by Gerry

Tripping Over The Dark
accordian: Tom Ryan; banjo: Sandy Robinson; fiddle: Ali

Lark In The Morning
accordian: Tom Ryan; banjo: Sandy Robinson; fiddle: Ali

A dose of Em Tunes
accordian: Tom Ryan; banjo: Sandy Robinson; fiddle: Ali

Polka
accordian: Tom Ryan; fiddle: Ali ; whistle: Robert Morgan
Trad.

Star of Munster/Toss the Feathers
accordian: Tom Ryan; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

Plains of Boyle/Golden Eagles
accordian: Tom Ryan; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

Loving Emma
guitar, vocals: Aidan Agnew
Lyrics by Doc Watson, music by Aidan

How Happy I am
guitar, vocals: Aidan Agnew
Rev. Gary Davis

Smokey Stoor of Scariff
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna

When I Was A Fair Maid
vocals: Penelope Chung
Trad.

Pinch of Snuff
fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

A Girl I Once Knew
guitar, vocals: Robert Morgan

Time for a song
whistle: Jane Welford

McIlhatton
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
Bobby Sands

Autumn Leaves
guitar, vocals: Tom Ryan

Ain't Misbehavin'
guitar, vocals: Tom Ryan
Fats Waller

Stuff!
fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

Shady Grove
guitar, vocals: Aidan Agnew
Doc Watson

Your Cheatin' Heart
guitar, vocals: Aidan Agnew
Hank Williams

Weapon of Mass Seduction
fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Tom Ryan; guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
by Gerry

North County Fair
fiddle: Ali ; guitar, vocals: Tom Ryan

Fiddlin' Around
banjo: Sandy Robinson; fiddle: Ali

Fake Plastic Trees
guitar, vocals: Orain O'Beirne

A Long December
guitar, vocals: Orain O'Beirne

You're A Big Girl Now
guitar, vocals: Tom Ryan, Gerry Mulvenna
Bob Dylan

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson; guitar, vocals: Tom Ryan
Bob Dylan

Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms
fiddle: Ali ; guitar, vocals: Sandy Robinson
Trad.

Both Sides of the Tweed
banjo: Sandy Robinson; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Tom Ryan; guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
by Dick Gaughan

Finnische Schottische
guitar, vocals: Penelope Chung
Blonzabella

Farewell to Éireann
fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

Footsteps of James Connolly
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
by Gerry

I Still Love You
guitar, vocals: Tom Ryan

Siubhail Á Rúin
vocals: Penelope Chung, Aidan Agnew

Saddle The Pony
accordian: Tom Ryan; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

Father O'Flynn's
accordian: Tom Ryan; fiddle: Ali ; guitar: Sandy Robinson

Louisiana Stomp
banjo: Sandy Robinson; fiddle: Ali

Let's Go Dance Calinda
guitar, vocals: Aidan Agnew

Greek tune
accordian: Tom Ryan

North and South of the River
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
Christy Moore/U2

Something
guitar, vocals: Tom Ryan
George Harrison

Way Downtown
guitar, vocals: Sandy Robinson

La Llorona
guitar, vocals: Penelope Chung
(shaking leg version) trad. Tish Hinojosa

Fisherman's Blues
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
by the Waterboys

We're Not Right
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
David Gray

This Is
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
Aslan

Everybody's Talking
guitar, vocals: Wes
Harry Nielsen

Next
session




Tue 6 Dec 2005
Jakko's Bar
Scariff
Co. Clare