Check it out -  we now have a larger variety of sessions than many major U.S. cities.  If you are coming for the first time or traveling a great distance to attend a session, you should verify that the session is still alive & well by contacting the person in right-hand column.  Support these sessions by stopping in for some food and drink.  The bottom of the list shows what happened to several Irish sessions over the past couple of years.  If you know of any changes or corrections, please contact diviney@embarqmail.com.  Come to play or come to listen, enjoy the food, drink & craic.

1st Sunday 2-5pm  NEW Dec 2008!	Open - All Levels	Garryowen Irish  Pub	126 Chambersburg St Gettysburg, PA	Click here for session format/etiquette for this session.  Email session leader at   diviney@embarqmail.com
2nd Sunday - 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Advanced players	Annie Bailey's	28-30 East King Street,   Lancaster, PA
3rd Sunday 2-5pm  NEW Oct 2008! (no session Dec 2008)	Advanced - by Invitation	Garryowen Irish Pub	126 Chambersburg St.Gettysburg, PA	The Session Band members playing.    irishtrad@embarqmail.com
3rd Sunday 5 - 8 pm	Open - All Levels	Molly Maquire's Pub	197 Bridge St    Phoenixville, PA	hosted by whoever shows up nice venue, appreciative crowd and willing warm management but call (610.933.9550) there to make sure that it's REALLY happening...  all Trad levels and singers welcome
Every Monday  7 - 9:30 pm	Open - All Levels	West Chester Kildare Seisiùn	18-20 Gay St           West Chester, PA	young gran' players...the next traditional generation well welcomed, drinks on house,  nice location and venue,  with great sound quality
Last Tues 7-10pm Revived from the dead	Open - All Levels	Molly's Pub	253 E. Chestnut St, Lancaster, PA	Check with EY - eymurph@yahoo.com
Every Wednesday 8:30 - 11:30 pm	Open - All Levels	Piece of Ireland	23 Chesmar Plaza, Newark, DE	Leader Eric and this venue are absolute Irish, pints for the players, welcoming and open session/house party... moderately lively sharing, continuous play, new tunes shared since it's EVERY Wednesday players change, BUT not Eric's atmosphere tricky to find Rte. 896 South to Rte. 4/2 east about 1.5 mi on right
Every other Wednesday 8-10 pm starting 9/12/07	Open - All Levels	O'Lordan's Irish Pub	Westminster, MD	Contact Robert Dougherty jigsandreels@adelphia.net  or his wife Toni on 410-635-3551 for more info
Every Thursday, 7:30 - 10:30pm	Advanced players.	The Ugly Oyster	21 S. Fifth St                     Reading, PA	Rich Dodson, session leader.
First Thu	Open - All levels	The Bog	341 Adams Ave,   Scranton, PA	(570) 341-6761 hosted by Leo Schott
1st Thu  7 - 9:30pm		McCooles Session	Quakertown, PA	Contact:  Teresa Kane
2nd Thursday, 7 - 9:30 pm	Open - All Levels	Cafe 210 West Session	210 West College Ave, State College, PA	Contact:  Patty Lambert
Thursday after the 3rd Tuesday of the month  6:00-10:00pm	Open - All Levels	Flavers Restaurant	Elizabethtown, PA	Open - Beginner & Intermediate Contact Eileen Bozarth  embozarth1@comcast.net
Every Friday 9 - 11pm thru Dec 19, 2008	Open - All Levels	Puirseil's Irish Pub	15 S. 6th St  Lewisburg, PA	Open Irish music seisun from 9:00 pm until closing. Preceded by a performance by the Irish traditional music group Lux Bridge from 8:00 - 9:00 pm.  570-523-6000
2nd Friday, 7:30 - 10:00 pm CANCELLED - replaced with 210 West Session	Open - All Levels	Red Horse Tavern	104 N. Main St. Pleasant Gap, PA	Patty 814.692.8966  2celtichorses@gmail.com     (at the traffic light, 8 miles northeast of State College, 5 minutes past the Nittany Mall)
Maryland, Virginia & DC area Sessions		various	various	http://members.aol.com/pfod/irishdance/sessions.htm
2nd Friday, 7:30-10pm  CANCELLED - replaced with Red Horse Tavern Session		Cool Beans Coffee House	141 W High St Bellefonte, PA	Patty 814.692.8966 esppatty@attglobal.net or call Cool Beans at 814.355.1178
1st Thursday 7-10pm CANCELLED as of 9-29-07 If you are a trad player coming thru South-Central PA, give Dan a call or email him to see if there are any private trad sessions occuring.		Spiritfields	619 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 Phone: 717-334-9449	Contact Dan Diviney  diviney@embarqmail.com (717) 624-2542
1st Wednesday starting April 6, 2005 CANCELLED		Harp & Fiddle	York, PA	Open - Story telling & Music Contact Bob Gingerich of Mountain Moon Storytellers [mtnmoon6@suscom.net]
4th Sunday , 3-5pm NEW! CANCELLED		Molly Brannigan's	2nd & Walnut, Harrisburg, PA	louis.lynch [louislynch@paonline.com]
3rd Friday of the month - 7 pm to 10 pm. CANCELLED - Tavern closed		Middle Ridge Tavern	Newport (North of Harrisburg off 322/22)	Directions: 322/22 NW as if going to State College from Harrisburg, see exit for Newport (towards Rte. 34), left turn off exit ramp, go thru Newport on this road. When it deadends (is this a verb?), right turn, two blocks later follow yellow lines up hill for 5 miles...Middle Ridge is on the left. (help contact MurphEY at 717.725.5565)
4th Tues 7-10pm CANCELLED - 2006		Molly's Pub	253 E. Chestnut St, Lancaster, PA	Check with EY - eymurph@yahoo.com
2nd Tuesday  6:30-9:30pm CANCELLED - 2007		Coakley's Restaurant and Irish Pub	305 Bridge Street New Cumberland, PA (717) 774-5556	Open - All Levels Contact Len Zaikoski  lzaikoski@paonline.com
1st & 3rd Sunday    6-9pm CANCELLED		Appalachian Brewing Company	Harrisburg, PA	Contact Jamie O'Brien jamie@launies.com
1st Wednesday starting March 3, 2004  CANCELLED		P.J. O'Brien's	New Cumberland, PA	Open - Beginner & Intermediate Contact Rodney Owens rowens@aessuccess.org
4th Tuesday   6:00-10:00pm CANCELLED		Lancaster Brewing Company	Lancaster, PA	Open - Beginner & Intermediate Contact Tom Knapp rhymer@redrose.net
1st Thursday  7-10pm CANCELLED		O'Reilly's Pub at 4-Points Sheraton	Harrisburg, PA	Open - Beginner & Intermediate Contact Joseph Osborne osbornej@osbornej.com  717-249-7729

Session etiquette - click on the follwoing links to go to articles discussing session etiquette.
Read about sessions and session etiquette (funny that the word etiquette is French)

http://www.c7r.com/sessionbook/etiquette.html
http://www.oblique-design.demon.co.uk/musicbook/session.html
http://www.mckenna.dk/sessionetikette.htm
http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/sess/ss4.html

The word "seisiun" is the Irish for "session" and in Ireland is synonymous with the gathering of singers and musicians to sing and play songs and music.  What is a seisiun?.