Fergus Carey, right, with Hollis Payer, Darin Kelly, and Brian Boyce
Saturday brought out a who’s who of Philly-area Irish traditional music at Fergie’s Pub on Sansom Street in Center City Philadelphia. For several hours, fiddlers, pipers, accordion players, flutists and more rotated in and out of the seats at two beer-laden tables in a dark corner of this venerable Irish bar and eatery.
They were all there to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the traditional Irish music session held at Fergie’s every Saturday.
Session anchor and guitarist Darin Kelly presided over this not-so-motley crew of musicians.
There were few breaks in the action, as they motored through one set of tunes after another, to enthusiastic applause of the civilians who found themselves at a stool at the bar, or a table in the back. Fergus Carey himself made an appearance as the sessioneers carried on, grinning like a proud papa.
The video up top ought to show you what you might have missed. And if you were there, here’s one for the time capsule.
