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| Leyland Accordion Club - 20th August 2003
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Our August ConcertOur August concert started with Gordon Priestley playing Sharpshooters March, My Treasure and Vienna Forever. Albert Draper was next on the stage with Maria Elena, Carolina Moon, She Wears My Ring, Green Green Grass Of Home, He'll Have To Go and I Love You Because. Shirley Seed played a medley consisiting of Shine On Harvest Moon, Beautiful Doll, You Were Meant For Me, Take These Chains, Waiting At The Church, Lily Of Laguna, April Showers and Swanee. Bill Agnew was our next player, Bill also played a medley which included amongst others The Great Escape, The Banner Man, Swinging Safari and Over The Rainbow. Rebecca and Victoria Parker then played Merrily We Roll Along. Taking us up to the first break of the evening was Colin Ensor playing Once In A While, Auburn Waltz, a cajun tune, It's A Sin To Tell A Lie, La Vie En Rose and Under Paris Skies. After the break Chick Stephen played Dark Island, Georgia Whaling Song and Flowers Of Scotland. Following Chick, Phil Sanderson played Annies Song, My Wild Irish Rose, Isle Of Innisfree, The Way Old Friends Do and Bread & Fishes. Dugald McCallum then sat on the stage playing Reine De Musette, Orange Blossom Special and an Irish tune The Lonesome Boatman. Taking us up to the second break Anne Parker played Bella Bimba, Accordion Polka, Under Paris Skies and The Carnival Is Over. After the breakwe had a selection of tunes from Tom Bennett followed by Jay and Jeff Ward playing on accordion and keyboard. We had almost run out of time so I played one tune and left the stage to Albert Draper who wanted to play a second time. While Albert played his second piece I rounded up the buskers who were on the floor and ready to play as soon as Albert Finished. The buskers then played us out with Paper Roses, Red Roses For A Blue Lady, I Can't Stop Loving You, I Love You Because and finally Jambalaya. The last of us finally left the club at 11.30pm, happy that we had enjoyed a great night of entertainment as usual. On our local players nights we might not have a guest artist but we do have some good entertainment. Some people prefer the guest artist night while others tell me that they prefer the local players nights because they enjoy the variety of players we have on these nights. Don't miss our next guest artist night this month featuring Walter Perrie. See you on Wednesday. |
Brett Wales ConcertAlan Venn asked me to let you know that guest artist Brett Wales is booked to appear at the Bolton and District Electronic Organ Society on Tuesday the 16th of September. The venue is Horwich RMI, Chorlley New Road, Horwich. The concert starts at 8pm. |
Our WebsiteOur internet website has had 60859 visitors as at the 14th of September 2003, that’s 624 visitors since last month. After I was struggling to name a tune last month, Dugald McCallum came to my aid with a website which allows you to name any tune even if you only know a few notes of the tune. Go on the Intenet and visit the website http://name-this-tune.com/index.php?pcsearch, then simply tell it whether the notes of the tune you want naming go up, down or repeat, by simply typing something like 'uuddduurrud', from this information the site will name the tune for you. You don't have to know the names of the notes or their duration, all you have to know is whether the next note goes up, down or stays the same as the previous one, this is called Parsons Code. The more note vectors you enter, the more accurate the result, if you only enter a few notes then you will probably find that quite a few titles share that note sequence.
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Advertising LeafletsI have produced an updated leaflet about the club, this gives details of where we meet, what we get up to, a list of our forthcoming concert nights and our contact phone number, website address etc. These leaflets are on the table at the door at each concert night. Please take one and either display it on a local noticeboard, in a shop window or simply give it to someone who you feel may be interested in attending our club. |
This WednesdayOn Wednesday we have the return of Walter Perrie as our guest artist. Walter last played for us 13 months ago so he is due for a return visit. I hope you can make it to the club on Wednesday. Please tell your friends about the concert, you know that they will have a great time. As usual we will have a selection of local players to warm the crowd up. Doors open at 7.30pm if you want to make sure that you get a good seat, the concert starts at 8pm and finishes at 11pm. I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.David Batty
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Jimmy Shand StatueA statue in memory of the Scottish music legend Sir Jimmy Shand has been unveiled in his home town of Auchtermuchty. The structure has been paid for by donations from fans around the world. The famous Fife accordionist, who died in December 2000 at the age of 92, sold millions of records in a career that spanned 70 years. The unveiling ceremony was performed by Lord Elgin, a friend of the musician and patron of the Sir Jimmy Shand Sculpture Project. A fund raising campaign was launched several months after Sir Jimmy died in December 2000. The project organisers received donations from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, dance and fiddle bands and clubs, and from various individuals. The life-size statue depicts the musician in familiar pose with his accordion and was created by sculptor David Annand. "One thing I must do is thank everyone who contributed to this because the funds were raised in no time at all and we had an incredible response, a global response," said Mr Annand. "It shows us the man's charisma, the man's popularity, so you try to capture some of that by the fact that he's just standing there, music's coming out, yet he's got this very powerful presence." the statue was unveiled at a ceremony in a garden area at Upper Greens. Sir Jimmy, who had been suffering from pneumonia, died in Perth Royal Infirmary on 22 December, 2000. |
Wyre Accordion ClubThe next meeting of the Wyre Accordion Club will be on Wednesday the 24th of September 2003, at Cleveleys. Telephone 01253 852648 for further details or directions. The club normally starts at 8pm, some people go home about 10pm but many of us stay to 11pm.
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Bridlington Festival DeadlineIt's getting close to the Bridlington Accordion Festival now. If you would like to attend this event, then don't forget to ring Loretta Rolston on 01501 820910 for a booking form. You can also visit www.accordiontimesandnews.co.uk to download a booking form from the website. Mention Leyland Accordion Club when you book, then you will be in the same hotel as others from the Leyland area. |
Guest Artists BookedI have recently been keeping you guessing as to who our future guest artists are going to be. I have now decided to try my old practice of booking some artists a few months ahead so you have some dates to look forward to. I have booked Walter Perrie as our guest artist for this month, while George Syrett and Rodney McNamarra have been booked for November. I have not yet booked a guest artist for January, I will leave this date open for the moment. Our March guest artist is Steve Roxton from Jersey and our May 2004 guest artist is Tom Alexander of the Alexander Brothers fame. These names have been added to the list of dates at the end of this newsletter. I am in discussions with other guest artists for the January date and for the months from July onwards, the difficulty is finding the guest artists when they are availlable, making sure that they are affordable, are within travelling distance of Leyland and for some its a case of watching out for them entering the country. I do have a problem with players from the south, generally they dont want to travel 'up north', so although I have asked many of them to play, they have usually turned me down until they are in the area for a festival and looking for work.
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Stockport Accordion Club
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Chorley Busking Day
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Jack Emblow and Tony Compton
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Le Squeezebox programmeOn Tuesday the 23rd September 2003 at 1.30pm, BBC Radio 4 are broadcasting a programme called Le Squeezebox. The aim of the programme is to show that although the vast majority of great accordion players are male, this is not always the case. The programme seeks to find some great women accordionists of our time.
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Leyland Organ ClubLeyland Organ club are having guest player Nicholas Martin appearing on the 22nd of September, the concert starts at 7.45 at the Leyland And Farington Social Club, Derby Street, Leyland.
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Chester Accordion ClubThe next meeting of Chester Accordion Club is on Tuesday the 30th of September at The Castrol Club, Chester Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port. The night starts at 7.30pm, admission is £2.50.
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Bellows Buttons and Keys ClubThe next meeting of The Bellows Buttons And Keys Club is on Tuesday, the 7th of October 2003, at The Royal British Legion, opposite the bus terminal at Cleveleys. The club starts at 8pm and continues until 11pm. Telephone 01253 822046 for details.
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Police Demand 'Accordionist' PlayA man who was stopped while driving his car, had an accordion behind the drivers seat Lewes Crown Court was told. The £150 price tag was still attached to the accordion although Browning, of Midhurst Road, Eastbourne, claimed he had been using the instrument to busk on the streets of Seaford, East Sussex. But the police officer, who stopped the 31-year-old in August last year, challenged him to play a tune to prove it was not stolen. When Browning failed to be able to play the instrument, the officer arrested him for shoplifting. It was eventually discovered the accordion had been stolen from Music Memorabilia Saddlers House in High Street, Alfriston. Browning, who admitted the theft of the accordion and 14 other crimes which included burglary and driving offences, was sentenced to two years in jail.
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