•Seisiun Tune List - A printable list of tunes frequently played at the seisiuns.
Bands -
Before The Mast
(Sea Songs and Shanties)Budd Bay Buccaneers
(Scallywags and Scoundrels)Constellation's Crew
(Hank Cramer & Northwest musicians sing historical Shanties and Sea Songs)Cricket On The Hearth
(Celtic/Irish)Snake Oil
(Old Time/Bluegrass)
On the Air -
Wheels of the World
On KAOS 89.3 FM, in Olympia, WA.
The Irish Hooley
From 1993 to 2008 the Columbia Street Seisiun was a focus and a learning ground for Irish music in the South Sound area. Local musicians played "the jigs and the reels" with a few songs thrown in to hold audience interest. The CSS founders have now "gone the next step" and created a more rounded Irish cultural event. The IRISH HOOLEY contains elements of a seisiun, along with songs from "the stage" and from the audience, bringing singers up in an open mike format. There may be step-dancing, a showcase set from a local band or group such as a "harp circle", or someone may tell a joke.
Traditionally a hooley was a social party that took place in a private residence during a time when the British forbade the Irish to gather in groups for social events. It often took place in the kitchen.
Olympia's IRISH HOOLEY happens on the first Wednesday of each month at Tugboat Annie's, 2100 West Bay Drive, from 8-10pm. Local Irish band Cricket on the Hearth is the main host for the Irish Hooley, and other bands can audition to become the host band by playing a Showcase Set. Contact Burt Meyer at 360-866-4296 or burtdabard@comcast.net to make arrangements.
This website will maintain the Columbia St Seisiun Tune List, and the Seisiun part of the Hooley will be "open", space available.
For information:
Burt Meyer
1630 Madrona Bch Rd NW
Olympia, WA 98502(360) 866-4296
E-mail : burtdabard@comcast.net