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The open session in Tuamgraney, Co. Clare

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SAMS Session: Tue 2 Dec 2003
Joyce's Bar, Tuamgraney, 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!

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

The Reason I Left Mullingar
banjo: Steve Ford Elliott; guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
from the singing of the Fureys

Avalon Licks
guitar: Gavin Ferris
Gavin adapted from Kenny Sultan

Gypsy Came A-roving
banjo: Steve Ford Elliott; guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
by Alex Maclean of Glasgow

Carrie Brown
guitar, vocals: Paul Browne
Steve Earle

Kerry Polka
banjo: Steve Ford Elliott; guitar: Gavin Ferris
Kerry

Brighton Camp
banjo: Steve Ford Elliott; guitar: Gavin Ferris
Trad.

The Time Has Come
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
from the singing of Christy Moore

Runniford Rag
guitar: Gavin Ferris

Closing Time
guitar: Paul Browne; vocals: Liam Dowling
Tom Waits

Farewell Indiana
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
from Patrick Street

Johnny Jump Up
vocals: Gavin Ferris

Ballad of John Law
guitar, vocals: Gavin Ferris
Bluegrass Trad.

Perhaps
guitar, vocals: Paul Browne

Erin Go Bragh
vocals: Gerry Mulvenna

Babe It Ain't No Lie
guitar, vocals: Gavin Ferris
Davy Graham

The Voyage
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
Johnny Duhan

Happy Birthday Emer!
banjo: Steve Ford Elliott; guitar: Gerry Mulvenna; vocals: Everyone

Viva La Quince Brigada
banjo: Steve Ford Elliott; guitar: Gavin Ferris; guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna

Willin'
guitar, vocals: Paul Browne
Little Feat

Untitled Rag
guitar: Steve Ford Elliott
by Steve

John Walker Blues
guitar, vocals: Paul Browne
Steve Earle

Smokey Stoor of Scariff
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna

The Kind of Man
guitar, vocals: Paul Browne
Johnny Cash

Vicious Circle (aka In The Ghetto)
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
Scott Davis (popularised by Elvis Presley)

I'm Only Sleeping
guitar: Steve Ford Elliott; vocals: Frank McGonigle
Beatles

Tupelo Honey
guitar, vocals: Paul Browne
Van Morrison

It Stoned Me
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
Van Morrison

Weapon of Mass Seduction
guitar, vocals: Gerry Mulvenna
by Gerry

Angel Band
guitar, vocals: Gavin Ferris
Bluegrass Trad.

Angie
guitar: Steve Ford Elliott
Davy Graham

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