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Nigel's Slow Sessions
Wednesday Slow Session
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Day/Time Wed, 8.20-9.20
Latest update 18 Feb '26 8pm

For almost three decades I have run slow sessions in various locations. The Wednesday Slow Session was my first session, and it existed in five or six bars in Edinburgh over the years. During lockdown I created Gatherer's Inn, an imaginary bar in which I conducted an online session and, four years later, we're still there.

Each week we particularly concentrate on a specific tune, and then play through some of our regular slow session tunes, also available below. I realised some of the participants

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preferred to know what we were doing in advance, so they can prepare by practising or listening, so that has been a feature of the session.

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Session Schedule
     Terms B & C (Jan - Jun 2026)
7/1 B0 Main tune: The Isle of Wight Hornpipe
Plus: Ventnor HornpipeMidwinter WaltzSalmon TailsSleeping TuneSpel Gulles
Spootiskerry setLeaving Friday HarborAshokan FarewellMusic o' Spey
14/1 B1 Main tune: The Humours of Tulla
Plus: Bonnie at MornFlatwater FranTrip tp Pakistan
Shepherd's Wife setA A Cameron setThe Scartaglen PolkaBallydesmond Polkas
21/1 B2 Main tune: The Lea Rig
Plus: The Rigs o' BarleyDainty DavieFor A' That an' A' That
A Rosebud By My Early WalkBrose and ButterParcel of RoguesOf A' the Airts
28/1 B3 Main tune: The Lasses of the Ferry
Plus: Flowers of EdinburghBanks of the AllanOyster Wives set
Calum's Road setThe Rose of KelvingroveRonas Voe setThe Lilting Banshee
4/2 B4 Main tune: Repeal the Poll Tax
Plus: Red Haired BoyPeriwig setIsle of Wight Hornpipe
Aird Ranters setHumours of TullaThe Lea RigDenis Murphy's
11/2 B5 Main tune: I Lost My Love
Plus: Lasses of the Ferry setThe Dark IslandSpootiskerry
The Galway HornpipeLochansideMemories of Fr AngusSnug in a Blanket
18/2 -- Holiday
25/2 B6 Main tune: Lads o' Dunse
Plus: Off to CaliforniaFlatwater FranBarren Rocks
Battle of the SommeThe Sleeping TuneEast at GlendartMcKechnie's Farewell
4/3 B7 Main tune: O'Connell's Trip to Parliament
Plus: Les Poules HuppeesWhinham's Reel/NancyWaltz for Polle
Reel de la MalbaieUncle's JigJes Sonnichsen's StykDahlhoff Tanz I/109b
11/3 B8 Main tune: The Balmoral Highlanders
Plus: I Lost My LoveThe Humours of TullaMemories of Fr Angus
Calum's RoadMiss Rowan DaviesLament for SarahThe Lasses of the Ferry
18/3 B9 Main tune: Kintail Lullaby
Plus: East at GlendartEibhlinRights of ManShoe the Donkey
Sheebeg SheemoreThe Wren PolkasBrian Boru's March (Bm)
25/3 B10 Main tune: Calliope House
Plus: Peat Fire FlameBoys of BluehillHector the Hero
SpootiskerryFlett from FlottaEleanor of UsanThe Lasses of the Ferry
1/4 -- Session not on
8/4 -- Session not on
15/4 C1 Main tune:
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22/4 C2 Main tune:
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29/4 C3 Main tune:
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6/5 C4 Main tune:
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13/5 C5 Main tune:
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20/5 C6 Main tune:
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27/5 C7 Main tune:
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3/6 C8 Main tune:
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10/6 C9 Main tune:
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17/6 C10 Main tune:
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23/6 C11 Main tune:
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Previous Sessions:
     Term A (Sep - Dec 2025)
10/9 A1 Main tune: The Periwig
Plus: Bonnie at MornFlatwater FranTrip tp Pakistan
Shepherd's Wife setA A Cameron setParcel of RoguesBallydesmond Polkas
17/9 A2 Main tune: The Night We Had the Goats
Plus: EibhlinThe BrolumCalum's Road setBaron's Heir set
McKechnie's FarewellBethany's WaltzPeat Fire Flame
24/9 A3 Main tune: Elizabeth's Big Coat
Plus: Boys of Blue Hill setGånglåt från ÄppelboMemories of Fr Angus
Snug in a Blanket setHector the HeroSpootiskerry setBarren Rocks set
1/10 A4 Main tune: Morven's March
Plus: The Periwig setBanks of the Allan setMiss Rowan Davies
Glenside PolkasThe Dark IslandDoddie's DreamMaggie West's Waltz
8/10 A5 Main tune: Elliot Finn MacDonald
Plus: Morven's MarchBarnyards o' DelgatyRonas Voe set
Salmon Tails setLamnent for SarahCorriechoillie's setOff to California set
15/10 -- Holiday
22/10 A6 Main tune: North Turned South
Plus: The Periwig setDenis Murphy's setDa Slockit Light
The Galway HornpipeBallachulish GlenJohn McAlpine setFlowers of Edinburgh
29/10 A7 Main tune: The Road to Banff
Plus: Morven's March setThe Periwig setSweet Maid of Glendaruel
King of the FairiesEleanor of UsanKelvingrove setBarrowburn Reel
5/11 A8 Main tune: The Fountain Hornpipe
Plus: North Turned South setThe Dark IslandWha'll Be King but Charlie?
Jacqueline's WaltzThree Sea CaptainsFarewell to the TayThe Periwig set
12/11 A9 Main tune: The Sleeping Tune
Plus: Loggieville Two-StepEgan's Polka/BritchesThe Parting Glass
Glasgow Highlanders setWaltz for PolleCullen BayRoll Her On the Hill set
19/11 A10 Main tune: Balchraggan
Plus: Da Peerie Hoose setA Fig for a KissMr & Mrs MacLean of Snaigow
Wee TodPolska Efter Spel GullesThe Bear DanceHenry Reed's Breakdown
26/11 A11 Main tune: Lady Mary Ramsay
Plus: Salmon Tails setEarly Days of a Better NationGlenside Polkas
Thistle and RoseYellow Haired LaddieEmpty WalletMiss Drummond of Perth
3/12 A12 Main tune: The Fairy Dance
Plus: BalchragganBoys of Blue Hill/Harvest HomeMargaret's Waltz/Midnight
Stroopie Brae setDawning of the DayJacquelineCalum's Road
10/12     Main tune: Eileen's Waltz
Plus: Oyster Wives setShoe the DonkeyLochanside
Lady Mary Ramsay setDoddie's DreamMorven's MarchFlatwater Fran
17/12     Main tune: The Isle of Wight Hornpipe
Plus: Ventnor HornpipeMidwinter WaltzSalmon TailsSleeping TuneSpel Gulles
Spootiskerry setLeaving Friday HarborAshokan FarewellMusic o' Spey
24/12 -- Holiday
31/12 -- Holiday
 

SESSION SETS
e01. Bonnie at Morn
e02. Flatwater Fran
e03. Trip to Pakistan set
e04. North Turned South set
e05. Leaving Friday Harbour
e06. The Brolum
e07. Calum's Road set
e08. Baron's Heir set
e09. Stroopie Brae set
e10. Waltz for Kylin
e11. Fingal's Cave set
e12. McKechnie's Farewell
e13. Bethany's Waltz
e14. Miss Rowan Davies
e15. The Sleeping Tune
e16. Margaret's Waltz set
e17. Doddie's Dream
e18. Maggie West's/Farquhar's
e19. Roses of No Man's Land
e20. Sarah Nelson set
01. Peat Fire Flame set
02. Boys of Blue Hill set
03. Memories of Fr Angus
05. Snug in a Blanket set
07. Hector the Hero
08. Spootiskerry set
09. Barren Rocks set
10. Banks of the Allan set
12. Glenside Polkas
15. Barnyards o' Delgaty
16. Oyster Wives set
17. Battle of the Somme set
18. Ronas Voe set
21. Salmon Tails set
22. Corriechoillie's set
24. Off to California set
25. Denis Murphy's set
26. Music o' Spey
29. Flowers of Edinburgh set
40. The Dark Island
41. Sweet Maid of Glendaruel
42. King of the Fairies
45. Ballydesmond Polkas
49. Farewell to the Creeks
52. Wee Tod set
53. Mrs Forbes's Farewell set
71. Haughton House
73. Battle of Waterloo
75. Wi a Hundred Pipers set
c02. Flett from Flotta
c13. Eleanor of Usan
i02. East at Glendart
i05. Eibhlin
i06. The Rights of Man
i07. Road to Lisdoonvarna set
i10. Shoe the Donkey set
i11. Her Mantle So Green
i17. Sheebeg and Sheemore
g10. Ballachulish Glen
g36. Kelvingrove set
g37. John MacAlpine set
-- Donald Blue set set
-- The Barrowburn Reel
-- Davie Davie Knick Knack
-- The Galway Hornpipe
-- Da Slockit Light
-- Lochanside
-- Trumpet Hornpipe

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