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Leyland Accordion Club - 17th December 2003

 

Our December Concert

As usual, our December concert was our Christmas let your hair down session. The Jacob's Join food was placed at the back of the room as people brought in boxes, plates and bags to add to the feast. Our opening artist was Dugald McCallum playing A Man and A Woman, Moonlight Serenade and Radeski March. I don't have most of the details of what people played so this December club report is going to be very vague. Bill Agnew was next on the stage followed by Tom Bennett playing Jingle Bells and Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer before playing and singing a Christmas song. David Rigby then played Spinning Wheel, Highland Cathedral, A Monologue and Whispering Hope. Ian Fralick played Wild Colonial Boy, Black Velvet Band, Irish Eyes and Oh Oh Antonio before Colin took to the stage to lead us up to the first break and time for the food to be uncovered. The rest of the night had the lights up while we ate food and listened to the players at the same time. Our first player after the food had been revealed was Phil Sanderson followed by Chick Stephen. Chick was followed by Anne Parker. Anne Agnew then made her debut on the stage followed by a lineup of players including John McCormack, Alan Gelling, John Higham playing No Regrets, Derek Corlett, Harry Davies, myself and finally Bob Seed, Shirley Seed and Bill Agnew playing together before the buskers took to the stage and the floor to play a good selection of singalong tunes. We finally finished at about 11.20pm and were cleared up before midnight. I apologise for the vagueness of last month's playlist but I was dealing with food, plates and kitchen stuff and forgot to write down the titles people played. It was a nice ending to 2003. Now it's 2004 and we are set to have another great year of accordion entertainment with the usual mixture of guest artists, practice nights and chances for our own players to develop their skills and gain more experience on the local players' nights. Our 2003 picnic was a great success and we now have extra-club activities to look forward to in 2004. I hope to encourage more duets to form this year and aim to promote more cross club activities with the clubs that welcome exchange members. David Batty

Club Membership

It's now 2004 and time for the renewal of club memberships. The cost of membership has not changed for many years from it's normal £5 for the year. This gets you this wonderful newsletter full of facts, news and exciting 'things', delivered to your door 12 times per year. You also get into the club for £1 cheaper than non members on our concert nights. You can pay on the door this week at our January Guest Artist Concert night to ensure you don't miss out on future newsletters. Thanks to those of you who have already paid, you will see printed on your address label the year '2004' to show that you are a member until December 2004.

 

Learning Jazz

Those of you who would like to learn about Jazz theory will be interested in a website which aims to provide structured lesson material on the subject. The website www.jazz-theory.co.uk explains chords, improvisation and a lot more. Whether you are new to the subject or an experienced player, I am sure that there is something on this Internet website which you will find interesting.

 

Two Accordions For Sale.

Peter from Teddington in Middlesex is selling two accordions. He sent us the advert because he is planning to visit Leyland Accordion Club in July and he says that he can bring them along to be viewed. The first accordion is a Giulietti 120 Bass with 41 keys. It is a G94 4 voice musette model with 7 treble and 5 bass couplers. It has hand finished reeds, is black in colour, and is in excellent condition. The price of this one is £1185 including the case. The second accordion that Peter is selling is a Hohner Organetta 3, 120 bass, 1930's accordion with a curved keyboard and slide coupler. It is pearl white with some decoration. It is in good playing order with a strong sound. This one is £165 including the case. Telephone Peter on 020 8977 2250 for further details.

 

Did You Know?

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Eastbourne Accordion Festival

A couple of you asked me to clarify something about the Eastbourne Accordion Festival. It is true what I said in the last newsletter that you pay a deposit of £64 per person, then you pay the balance of your bill on the day of departure from the hotel. This is so that people who have experienced worry about their money at the hands of other festival organisers can feel secure in their booking. Further details can be had from John Romero on 01323 733700 or pick up a booking form at the club on Wednesday. I have lent John a URL until after the festival. I own www.accordionfestival.co.uk and have temporarily pointed it at his website to make it easy for you to find.


Melodion Wanted

Roy Fisher is looking for a Melodion suitable for a beginner. If you have one or can help Roy then telephone him on 01772 600383.

 

Accordion Book

Rob Howard has written a book about the accordion. It is a collection of articles, references, jokes, biographies and history. I haven't read the book myself but you can ring Rob on 0161 480 8858 for more details. I do know that the book costs £15 plus £4 postage

 

Jazz and Swing Weekends

Alan Venn is organising more Jazz and Swing weekends at Llandudno and Blackpool. These feature the accordion talents of Harry Hussey and other players on keyboards. The Blackpool event is on between the 31st of March and the 4th of April. It is split in to three sections, Accordion, Keyboard and Organ. You can book for combinations of these events. There is also an Accordion, Keyboard and Organ event at the same venue between the 11th and the 13th of June. The final event this year at Blackpool is an Organ, Keyboard and Accordion event between the 12th and the 17th of November. The Llandudno events are between the 31st of July and the 2nd of August and the 8th to the 11th of October. Telephone Alan Venn on 01204 840279 for more details, he will send you a booking form detailing all the dates, combinations and prices

 

Excelsior 320 For Sale


Excelsior 320 for sale. This accordion is black, with 9 right hand couplers, 3 left hand couplers and four voices. This is a Super Musette model of accordion going for £475 including the carry case. Telephone Reuben on 07710 745573 for further details.

Blackburn Organ & Keyboard Club


Our own Alan Venn is playing at the Blackburn Home Organ and Keyboard Club on the 8th of June. This is a concert with Alan Venn and Ian Wolstenholme. Telephone Pauline Nolan on 01254 55947 after 6pm or at weekends for further details.

 

Accordion For Sale


Ken Klepalo is selling a 96 Bass Weltmeister accordion. This is a 4 voice musette accordion in black. The accordion has 11 treble couplers and 5 bass couplers. This accordion is being sold for health reasons, it is just over twelve months old and has almost a year's guarantee left. Telephone Ken on 01244 379428 for details.

Our Website


Our internet website has had 64125 visitors as at the 18th of January 2004, that’s 1008 visitors since last month. Our accordion radio station is also doing well, bringing in lots of visitors to the website. We haven't had any TV or radio stations contacting us recently so I think I am going to have to give the website a push to them shortly. We do get a lot of people buying and selling accordions on our website noticeboard, I'm glad to say that it is well used. The noticeboard gets around 1000 visitors before it gets a message posted to it! That's 999 people visiting it before one person writes a message. At least this gives the people who post there, a good audience for their free advert although some of the visitors are from outside the country.

Guest Artist Bookings


I have booked Paul Chamberlain to play for us this month as our guest artist. On the 21st of July I have booked Ken Astin as our guest artist. I have other players lined up for our other nights for the rest of the year but I have to wait for some confirmations before I give you details. I can say that I have a couple of new players lined up who you won't have heard before. Further details will be released when I have confirmed the bookings.

Accordion For Sale


GUERRINI WATKINS 5 row chromatic 96 bass musette, double cassotto,in black, beautifully decorated, 11/3 couplers, with added Musictech “Q” link MIDI, plus case (with wheel). Excellent condition but just too heavy for me. £2000 bargain price.(new +plus MIDI about £4000) ring Martin (York area) 01759-371383

Accordion Stickers


We now have some accordion stickers advertising the club and the fact that you are an accordionist. These stickers, which are suitable for sticking onto hard accordion cases or car bumpers, have the club name, telephone number and website address on them in red letters on a white background. Thanks to Harold (who also had the contact to get these produced) some of these stickers are now going up and down the motorway and across Lancashire on the backs of wagons and trailers. Hopefully they will help bring more accordionists together and give our members a chance to meet new people who spot their stickers. Ask at the club for a sticker on any of our club nights. I have a few more great promotional items currently in production, hopefully one of them will be ready by next month, watch out for details in this newsletter and at our club nights.

Bridlington Accordion Festival


The 2004 Bridlington Accordion Festival date has recently changed to the 27th to the 31st of October 2004. Telephone Loretta on 01501 820910 for further details if you are hoping to go.

Edinburgh


Last week I went up to Edinburgh for a break and to find some accordion music. One evening of Internet research later and I had most of the break planned. Arriving in Edinburgh by train at 12 noon gave five hours to settle in before leaving the city for a 28 mile bus ride heading East to West Barns to visit West Barns Accordion Club where Gary Blair was playing as a guest artist. The 28 mile bus ride cost just £3 which amazed me. After a great night out at West Barns Accordion Club we got a lift back to Edinburgh as previously arranged over the phone before I left Leyland. The following two nights werespent in different pubs in the city which featured folk music and sessions every night of the week. The final night was a pub session with Sandy Brechin on Accordion with other players on low whistle, drum, guitar, ulliean pipes and other instruments. This weeks guest artist Paul Chamberlain arrived in Edinburgh on the Saturday night, but he was playing at a private function so we had to give his performance a miss. If you plan to visit Edinburgh then look in the pubs for a copy of a free leaflet called 'The Gig Guide' which will tell you were to go any night of the week to hear folk or accordion music.

This Wednesday


This Wednesday we see the return of Paul Chamberlain to the club. Paul, who last played for us just over a year ago, plays a wide variety of music from classical to Scottish. The doors open at 7.30pm, make sure that you turn up early for a good seat. It's better to turn up early so that you can have a chat and meet new people before the concert starts. If you see someone who you don't know, then why not say hello to them. Yu never know who you might meet but aslso it helps new visitors to the club when someone speaks to them. I look forward to seeing you there...

 

 

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