The Mersea Session: May 2012

29 May 2012

New Ceilidh Club for Mersea

Greg and John have started a new ceilidh club on Mersea Island. Called (with some inaccuracy) the "First Friday Ceilidh Club", it will be launching with the Regatta Ceilidh Band providing the foot-stompin' music, on Friday 8th June at the MICA, 8 pm. See poster below for full details and diary dates for the rest of the year. Please tell all your friends, and bring along everyone you know! Suitable for anyone between the ages of 8 and 108, it will be huge fun, as any of you who've been to the annual Regatta Christmas Ceilidhs will know.

The club has its own Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/MerseaFirstFridayCeilidhClub . If you're on Facebook please nip over and 'like' it to show your support.

17 May 2012

Mersea Island Food, Drink & Leisure Festival 2012

All Coast Inn Session musicians are invited to play in the Acoustic Tent at the Mersea Island Food, Drink & Leisure Festival on 2nd and 3rd June

Sponsored by Black Diamond Accordions, the Acoustic Tent will offer two day-long programmes of widely varied acoustic music on the lower lawn at Mersea Vineyard.

At 2.30 pm each day, we'll be attempting to re-create a 'Typical Thursday Night at the Coast Inn' for half an hour, so please come along with your instrument/s - and your family and friends - and join in the fun.

Admission and parking are completely free and the festival offers two fantastic days out for all the family.

Links for further info:

Mersea Island Food, Drink and Leisure Festival website http://www.mersea-fdl-festival.com/ and Facebook page www.facebook.com/pages/Mersea-Island-Food-Drink-Leisure-Festival/116347698378527

Session Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/Mersea-Session/118091451568964

Black Diamond Accordions: http://www.blackdiamondaccordions.blogspot.com/

Hello and welcome

If you are looking for the rockingest acoustic session in Essex, it's on at the Coast Inn, in West Mersea, 8 miles south of Colchester, every Thursday night.

The acoustic of the venue is excellent, wooden floor, no soft furnishings and varied ceiling heights. The beer is excellent, currently Green King IPA, Mersea Island Brewery's Yo Boy! and Captain Bob from Maldon.

But be warned, musician seats fill up fast, as do the remainder for listeners/drinkers, so it's wise to arrive about 8pm. And don't expect an early night - the music usually finishes about 11.30.

Music style is widely varied, from Irish, Scottish, English and American tunes to bluegrass, jazz and rock, with songs from many genres. It is a completely inclusive session, with no cliques or rules, just respect for fellow singers and musicians.