We look forward to seeing you all this Tuesday the 20^th of February . As usual we will give players chance to play on the stage before opening the floor up to playing anywhere around the room, chatting, catching up with each other, learning new tunes etc.

Please try to bring your accordion and make 2024 a good start for your accordion playing, and for your social life. 

Doors open at 8pm, see you there.

David.

Our dates till the end of the year are:  3^rd Tuesdays of the month  8pm – 11pm

Our other nights up to the end of the year
20^th February 2024
19^th March 2024
16^th April 2024
21^st May 2024
18^th June 2024
16^th July 2024
20^th August 2024
17^th September 2024
15^th October 2024
19^th November 2024
17^th December 2024

The Accordion Teachers Day is taking place on Saturday the 24^th February at the Wheeler Hall, Leeds Cathedral, Saint Annes Street Leeds LS2 8BE. It is an educational event with workshops to assist accordion teachers and students to enhance their skills. Participants are encouraged to bring their accordions for particpation in some of the workshops. All unisonoric systems of accordions welcome.

The Programme of the day is as follows:

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM     -    Coffee & registration

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM    -    Welcome - UKAAT’s aims - Introductions

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM     -   Introduction to DOLM (Diocese of Leeds Music)

11:00 AM    - The Basics
The basics - set up, repertoire & resources, different systems, challenges, sharing experiences. What to teach in first lesson?

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM    -    Q&A

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM    -    LUNCH (provided free of charge)

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    -    Future Syllabus - Progress Report

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM    -   Teaching Masterclass - Intermediate and Advanced

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM    -    Folk workshop with Paul Hutchinson

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM   -    Concluding thoughts & next steps

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM     -   CONCERT with students from DOL and RCS
 

The Closing date for Bookings is the 18th February.  

You can book online here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ukaat-uk-association-of-accordion-teachers-teacher-and-student-workshop--tickets-802813786647?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
 

The Day costs £30 

Named as Ireland’s Most Successful International Folk Band winners in the Sunday Worlds Country Music and Entertainment Awards, 

The Kilkennys bring their show to The Joe Longthorne Theatre and Studio as part of their 2024 UK Tour. Kilkenny city is famous for its long history of brewing fine Irish ale and beer. The brewery may be gone, but the music plays on!
 

The Kilkennys are the first group named after the beloved marble city, and the first band named after an Irish city since Luke Kelly and company started The Dubliners. With passion and pride, The Kilkennys play old Irish folk songs as well as new songs of their own. Their tunes flow from the source: Kilkenny, a wellspring of Ireland’s oldest beer and finest music.
 

They are performing at the Joe Longthorne Theatre on the 18^th April starting at 7pm Tickets start at £20 and can be booked online https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/blackpoolpiers/the-kilkennys/2024-04-18/19:00/t-rprkgjk
 

The next ONLINE meeting will be 6th March 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 7th February.

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.