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Leyland Accordion Club - 19th September 2007
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Our September ConcertOur September concert started with myself playing Triste Sourire and Sailors Hornpipe until Colin Ensor was ready to take to the stage, Colin then continued with Please, Pavements Of Paris, Down Forget Me Not Lane and Domino. Basil Berry was our next player with September In The Rain, Autumn Leaves, A Man And A Woman, Charade and Unforgettable. It was now time for our guest artists Walter Perrie and Tom Cowing to start their first half with a set of warm up reels which were Circassian Circle, Bottom Of The Punchbowl, Flowers Of Edinburgh, My Love Is But A Lassie Yet and Spey In Speight. The next medley consisted of Westering Home, Bonny Dundee, Will Ye Go Lassie Go and Highland Cradle song. It was time for some accordion standards now starting with Bourrasque and Bel Viso, then continuing with Printemps, O Sole Mio, Funiculi Funicula, Amour and La Don E Mobile. To take us up to the break Walter played a scottish set of Aye Fond Kiss, Hot Punch and St Anne's New High Level and finally Kilcurin Waltz. After the break we started our second half with Ann Parker playing Under Paris Skies and Beautiful Days, followed by her daughter Rebecca playing Moon River and Glamour Girl. Our next player was Barry Graham who was our last guest artist, Barry played Montys Czardas and Bel Fiore. As Barry left the stage Walter Perrie and Tom Cowing returned for their second half. The entertainment continued with My Homeland, Scottish Soldier and a set of reels including Johnny McNeil. After Moving Clouds, Walter continued with The Jacqueline Waltz, Hot Punch and Bonnie Dundee. It was now time for a set of reels including Ballachyle, Making Hay and D'Oiseau. Coquette by Frosini was followed by a Walter leaving the stage, and a set of reels were played by a friend of theirs called Cynthia and Tom Cowing. Walter then returned and himself and Tom played Brahms Hungarian Dance Number 5, a set of reels, Migliavacca and some Chopin waltzes. John Higham was then took to the stage to play a I Hear Music duet with Walter followed by No Regrets. It was getting near to the end of the night and time for a slow air, a march and then Bonny Galloway, Caddan Woods, Figaros Aria and Cuckoo Waltz. After thanking us for having them, Walter and Tom finished the night with a set of four fast scottish pieces. It had been a great night and Walter was certainly on form. There were many positive comments as people were leaving the room and a great time seemed to be had by all. David Batty |
Postal StrikeDue to the postal strike I am posting this letter the week before the club night, in the slim chance it will arrive on time. The postal strike started two weeks before the club night so I had no warning or chance to get this out, I am posting it on Wednesday which is the first day that post has been collected or delivered since last Wednesday. Hopefully with a week to get to you, your reading this before the concert.... |
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Caister FestivalI havent mentioned this before because I haven't seen any details of it but I found this online....The annual festival ‘Accordions International 2007’, takes place at Haven Holiday Park, Caister, Norfolk, England, from November 1st to 5th. This year’s guest artistes include the trio ‘Accodemia’ - Vladimir Ushakov (Russia), Svetlana Stavitskaya (Latvia) and Sergei Likhachov (Russia), Bernadette Conlon, Valentin Osipov (Russia), Giancarlo Caporilli, plus UK accordionists Amaryllis, Gary Blair, Norvic Concordia, Bert Santilly, and Romano Viazzani. Vladimir Ushakov and Sergei Likhachov were guests at Caister in 1996, as members of the popular St Petersburg Musette Ensemble. Bernadette Conlon makes has toured the USA, Canada, China and Europe, and has won over 100 first places in competitions, including several Australian and South Pacific Accordion Championship titles to her credit. This will be her first appearance at a Caister accordion festival. The festival includes concerts, weekend orchestras, workshops, master classes, ‘free & easy’ playing, dancing and a trade show. The first Caister event was organised in 1986 by the late Malcolm Gee, and his legendary phrase that the weekend is “a total indulgence in accordions” remains true to the present time. Email: heather@accordions.karoo.co.uk |
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Accordion Safari CDThe new CD from Rosemary Wright is called Accordion Safari. This CD contains a great mixture of popular tunes that are pruduced using good quality recordings. The tracks are A Swinging Safari, Accordeon Samba, Accordion Theme, Dancing Fingers, Elizabethan Serenade, Preludio, Jacqueline Waltz, Bourrasque, Chanson D'Amour, Tarantella Napoletana, Marcha Espanola, The Original Maigret Theme, Tango-Etude No 3, Comet Valse, Ritual Fire Dance, The 6.20 Two Step, Au Sommet Du Cervin, Seguidilla, Take Five, MacFarlane o' The Sprotts, Highland Whisky, Staten Island and finally The Flying Scotsman. The CD is available for £13 including post and packing from Rosemary Wright, 23 Skye Way, Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, LE8 5TY. Telephone 0116 277 7631. You might have heard me play this at our last two concert nights in the break? |
Newport Folk FestivalOn BBC 4 (Sky channel 161) there is a programme about Bob Dylan at Newport Folk Festival. This is on Thursday 18th October 2007 from 00:30 to 01:50. This 1 hour and 20 minutes long documentary features Bob Dylan's performances at the Newport folk festival between 1963 and 1965 - the time when Dylan changed the music of the world and changed himself from the fresh-faced cherub singing Blowin' in the Wind to the rock 'n' roll shaman who blew pop music apart when he went electric. |
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