The Bushmills Inn Ballads & Tunes Session!

Wherever you go, you will find that when people gather to relax, there will often be music & song, but what makes an Irish Session different, is not only the Songs which are sung, but also the instruments which are used to play the music.
At our Saturday night Session, you will hear the Irish Ballads, which involve singers, musicians & the audience. We sing the Ballads, not only because we enjoy singing them, but also because we enjoy seeing everyone present actually joining in, being involved & part of the fun.

The use of Traditional musical instruments is what gives any Session in Ireland its unique sound, so our choice of instruments reflects our geographic location, here on the N. E. coast of Ireland, looking out across the sea to the Scottish Highlands & Islands.
On any Saturday night then, the Traditional instruments you will hear will include the Fiddle, Harp, Mandolin, Northumbrian Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fife, English Concertina, Anglo Concertina, Tenor Banjo, Harmonica, Tin Whistle, Bodhran & often Scottish Smallpipes.

The original group of musicians who play in the Bushmills Inn every Saturday night. 

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Riley Piddington, our lead vocalist,  plays Guitar & Mandolin & favours the Ballads of Ireland & Scotland.

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Dick Glasgow, is the groups founding member and anchor man on the musical front. 
Seen here playing the Hammered Dulcimer, he also plays Fiddle, Anglo & English Concertinas, Tenor Banjo & Mandolin.

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Sabine Glasgow plays Harp, Fife & Crumhorn as well as Vocals.

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Desi Hasson plays Congas, Bodhran, Spoons & Vocals.

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Brian Shaw, the other lead singer also plays Ukulele, Bodhran & Spoons.

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Sam Fleming plays Northumbrian Pipes, Harmonica & Tin Whistles.

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Between the Ballads & Tunes, on a Saturday night. 

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Video #1

Riley takes the lead on the well known Ballad - Sam Hall.

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Video #2

                                                                   Margaret's Waltz

Featuring Sam Fleming on Northumbrian Pipes 
& Dick Glasgow on Nyckelharpa.

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More Northumbrian Pipes videos taken at our session.

#1 ~ Irish Jigs

#2 ~ Hornpipes

#3 ~ Dream Angus

#4 ~ Flower o' the Quern

#5 ~ Derwentwater's Farewell

#6 ~ Spootiskerry & Roxburgh Castle

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Video #3

Local Piper Alan Wade often joins us, on his Scottish Smallpipes & Whistles.
Here he is playing an air, Steal Away & a couple of Reels.

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Up here on the North Antrim coast, you just never know what instruments you'll hear at our local sessions! 

Last night's session included Scottish Smallpipes, Northumbrian Pipes, Harp & Nyckelharpa, as well as the more usual Fiddle, Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar & Bodhran.

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