Places to Play

O'Faolain's Irish Pub and Restaurant

20921 Davenport Drive, Sterling VA

703-444-9796

Sunday evenings

6:00-9:00 PM

Leaders: Jim Wade and Betsy O’Malley

Mainly for players of intermediate proficiency, while beginner players may attend and are encouraged to tape record.

For more info: betsy.omalley@verizon.net

Ri-Ra Pub and Restaurant

4931 Elm St.

Bethesda, MD 20814

301-657-1122

Wednesdays, 7-11 PM, Sundays 3 - 7 PM

Leaders: Philippe Varlet and Rob Greenway

The first hour is a slower jam so that less experienced players may participate

For more info: philvar@erols.com

The Royal Mile Restaurant and Bar

2407 Price Avenue

Wheaton, MD

301-948-4511

4^th Sundays of each month

5:00 - 6:30 PM, Kids’ Sessiun (with Mitch Fanning leading)

7:00 PM on, regular Sessiun

Leader: Dennis Botzer

Nanny O’Brien’s Bar

3319 Conn. Ave., NW

Washington, DC

202-686-9189

Weekly Monday night sessiuns

Starts between 8 and 9 PM

No designated leader, longest running Irish sessiun in the area.

J. Patrick’s

1371 Andre St., Baltimore, MD

410-244-8613

Weekly, Tues. and Thurs., 9 –12

Leaders: Tues. – Laura Byrne and Jimmy Eagan, Thurs. – Peter Fitzgerald

Beginner session, Monday 8 -11 (Donna Long)

Auld Shebeen

3971 Chainbridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia
(703) 293 - 9600
2nd and 4th Saturday Afternoons
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Leader: Steve Mallis
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Level session.
Playlists from Nova Irish Music Session.
For more info: smallis1@msn.com

Kids Sessiuns -

McGinty's Public House

911 Ellsworth Dr,
Silver Spring, MD
(301) 587-1270

Children’s Irish Sessiun

First Tuesday every month

6:30 -- 7:45 PM for children

Advance children/adult session follows

Leader: Karen Ashbrook

This is a children’s and young people’s sessiun. More information and a session tune booklet are available from Karen's website:

http://karenashbrook.com/monthly_session.html