We had our second session last Sunday (Feb 8th). It was a lot quieter than our first session of the year in January. For the second time in a row, our accordionist was missing – something that is beginning to worry me. The deeper worry is that the session is not growing.
Motherhood has resulted in the loss of two fiddlers more competent than me. Another fiddler/flautist headed to Spain for love. And the biggest loss was Kostas Kyritzakis and his brilliant twin sons when the family decamped to Crete. They have not been replaced. I don’t know how to go about “recruiting”. Finding musicians willing to give up a Sunday evening once a month without remuneration might be asking too much.
One idea is to approach music schools near Arhegono. Even advanced players have difficulty coping with the speed of Irish music, so participating in a session would be good practice for coping with faster paced music. Having said that, I am still at a loss. Our campaign to find new premises was dispiriting until we had the good luck to find Arhegono. At the moment, I don’t have the energy to try.
Thanks for the wonderful words for my kids Luke!
It was meant, Kosta. Sorry for not replying earlier, but I found your comment in my email spam folder only yesterday. Last Sunday’s session was much better with eleven of us playing and with quite a few in the audience. The layout of Arhegono is better than the Dubliner’s, but we still miss Ken.
Any ideas on how to attract new blood?
Luke