The Session, with Snorre Solem

About the episode

This episode is all about the phenomenon known in Irish circles as the session, which basically means a gathering of musicians playing Irish traditional music together in an informal way. Everyone that has been involved in Irish music, one way or another will be familiar with this. As any other social gathering, it comes with its own set of unwritten rules and etiquette, and that is something I find very interesting to observe. 

For this conversation, I’m joined by my good friend Snorre Solem, fiddle player and concertina player from Oslo. We know each other from the Oslo Irish music scene and we’ve spent countless evenings playing together at a local pub called The Dubliner, where they have been hosting sessions since the mid 90s. Great pub. Would definitely recommend that you pay them a visit if you’re ever in Oslo!

We actually recorded this episode together at The Dubliner, they were very kind to let us use one of their rooms for this recording.We actually recorded this episode together at The Dubliner, they were very kind to let us use their rooms for this recording.

We cover a lot of ground in this episode, talking about all aspects of playing irish music in a session. I think this episode would be perfect for anyone curious about Irish music, but I also think that people well versed in the world of Irish Music would find our discussion interesting. 

Links

• The Dubliner Oslo’s best Irish pub