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We had a lovely afternoon playing a few tunes at the Stone Chapel on the Framingham State College Campus. You are invited to enjoy a short seisiún by a group of my dear friends that meet most Tuesdays at Stone’s Public House to commune with one another through our shared passion, Irish Traditional Music. Seisiún means "a gathering of musicians" and like most definitions it barely opens a window on the full significance of the word. All of us making music that day would augment this definition with unique perspectives. I offer mine.

Each week I look forward to walking in the door of that old ale house with its hint of wood smoke from the hearth. Greetings, perhaps a pint and a bite to eat, conversation, all in anticipation of the moment one of our number stirs from the comfort of the table and signals the beginning ritual: The circle. Chairs are snagged from tables to the music corner; the gathering commences tuning instruments and lingering small talk bubbles about until the moment someone starts up a tune. Energy grows from that small voice steadily as others join in. The ebb and flow of dance tunes, songs, and slow airs meanders like a conversation through the evening with late arrivals and early departures until time has come. I must pull myself away reluctantly and head home refreshed and unburdened of the week’s petty frustrations, washed and healed by an ancient, renewing ritual.

It is with great pleasure we offer you our music.

Jim Gleason flute and penny whistle Constance Patten fiddle
Jim Buchanan fiddle
Greg Bacon flute, voice and guitar
Sally Harrison hammered dulcimer
Brian Hebert banjo
Mark Evans concertina, voice
Eamonn Marshal B/C accordion
George Arata bosouki, bones
Joey Sullivan bodhran