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Our November Meeting started with Bernard Bamber playing Sweet 16, Halfway to Paradise, 40 Shades of Green, Whisky In The Jar, Lilli Marlene, Music Music Music, Travelling Light, Lovely Rose Of Clare, A Blue Blue Day and Galway Bay. Our next player was Michael who took to the stage and played The Road and the Miles, Westering Home, Green Fields Of France
and Momhathair (My Mother). Up next was Ann Parker, Ann played Memories Are Made Of This, Roll Out The Barrel and Bluebell Polka. Sara Daly was our next player, she gave us The Leaving Of Friday Harbour, Genevieves Waltz, Please Don’t Talk About Me and Midnight Waltz. We had just two more players on the list at this point so Colin Ensor stopped writing down what others were playing and took his place on the stage. Colin played Cruising Down The River,
Dream, Wonderful Land, Theme From Godfather, Stranger On The Shore and Whose Taking You Home Tonight. To finish the stage part of the night I played Oslo Waltz, Whispering Hope and Now Is The Hour. The lights then went up and the rest of the night was an open session with people around the room drinking tea and coffee, lots of playing, discussions, chat, and an accordion repair happening on the stage.
The night ended at the usual 11pm when they came to lock the place up and we all went home happy to be able to meet up again and listen (and play) live
music.
David Batty |
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At our
meeting this month we will be having our usual Christmas Let Your Hair Down Jacobs Join. This is where we each bring a few sandwiches, nibbles, pork pies, or something similar to put on tables at the back of the room for all to sample. At our Christmas meeting we always have this open night were we encourage anyone to take to the stage, play any instrument or their party piece.
If you play another instrument please bring it along, if you want to do a monologue or something else then we look forward to it. I know one person is bringing their keyboard, someone else is bringing a trumpet and other instruments to play.
We will be meeting this Tuesday 20th of December. Doors open at 8pm See you at 8pm on Tuesday 20th. David. |
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Our dates till
the end of the year are: 3rd Tuesdays of the month 8pm – 11pm
Our other nights up to the end of the year
17th January 2023
21st February 2023
21st March 2023
18th April 2023
16th May 2023
20th June 2023
18th July 2023
15th August 2023
19th September 2023
17th October 2023
21st November 2023
19th December 2023
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Just as the newsletter was being written I heard the sad news that Gladys Rigby (David Rigby’s wife) had passed away in hospital on the 25th of
November. Her funeral was held on the 13th December where our own Bernard Belshaw was asked to play the accordion. He played Highland Cathedral and Ave Maria. Gladys was 75 years old. I would like to send our condolences to David Rigby and the rest of her family.
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The Glen Miller Orchestra in Liverpool |
On
Sunday 15th January at 2:30pm The Glenn Miller Orchestra are playing at The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. The UK’s most renowned big band returns to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, swinging you back in time playing Glenn Miller’s own arrangements of favourite wartime chart-toppers and hits from the forties, directed by legendary band leader Ray McVay.
With favourites including: In the Mood, Little Brown Jug, Moonlight Serenade, American Patrol and The Dam Busters March. Plus, a tribute to The Rat Pack with 'New York, New York', 'That’s Amore', 'Mr. Bojangles', and 'That’s Life'.
With special guests
The Uptown Hall Gang and Guest vocalists Mark Porter, Catherine Sykes and Ray Wordsworth.
Tickets cost between £18 and £36. You can book online https://liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/all-shows/glenn-miller-orchestra/4427 or telephone 0151 709 3789 |
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Online Chat/Playing Wednesday
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The next ONLINE meeting will be 4th January starting at 8pm, we have an online catch up with local members and others from far and wide. This is held on Zoom. The night starts at 8pm and will be a chance to chat about accordions, find out what others have been up to, or even play a tune for us.
Please share the link below with any accordion folk who might be interested in joining us. If you want to chat about accordion stuff, listen to others play the accordion, or give us a tune then please join us. I will send out a reminder for anyone who forgets the meeting is on, but the meeting will be on, and here is the main announcement of it. We did have a number of us on the last meeting and we had a great range of music being played and lots of chat about various pieces of music. Simply click this link to Join our Zoom Meeting at 8pm on the 4th of January. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82237487230?pwd=LzlLdC9RMCtkb1RMMmVoSXZVR0lMQT09
Meeting ID: 822 3748 7230
Passcode: accordion The link above is the same for every online meeting we have, it doesn’t change from month to month. You can test your computer works with the link at any time. If you get a message saying you are waiting for a host to let you in, or something similar, then your computer is set up correctly to join the meeting on the correct dates/times. |
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