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Last Month
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Our last meeting in October started with Bernard Bamber playing Loch Lomond, I Belong To Glasgow and The Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeen. A Jim Reeves medley was next, consisting of I Love You Because, Paper Roses and He’ll Have To Go. His next medley was Blackpool Belle, Oh When The Saints Go Marching In, The Happy Wonderer, Que Sera Sera, Show Me The Way To Go Home and In The Mood. Our next player was Michael playing Welcome To Skye, Wee Tod, Lord Lovets’ Lament,
Flett From Flotta, Father John McMillian Of Barra and The Gin Run Rig. Steven Fox up next making his return to the club, Steven was from Blackpool but now lives in Burnley. Steven played Wooden Heart, Save The Last Dance For Me, A Classical Medley, Chariots Of Fire, Marching Through The Wry and Going Home. Ann Parker then took to the stage playing Snow Waltz, Loveliest Night Of The Year and Beautiful Days. Our next player Adrian Ward from Otley was making his debut at the club, he gave us
renditions of Sweet Jonny Jones (Cadridris is its Welsh Name), Minuet in G Major, Jesus Joy Of Mans Desiring. Then to finish the stage performances myself and Rebecca played Plaisir D’amour.
After the stage performances were over we then moved on to the informal part of the night, with people playing in various locations and groups around the room, chatting, drinking tea and coffee, swapping stories and tips, and generally having a good time.
The night ended at the
usual 11pm. Thanks go to all who attended and to those who entertained us.
David Batty |
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Our Next Meeting
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We look forward to seeing you all this
Tuesday the 18th November. 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. Don’t forget to bring your accordion. As usual there will be Tea and Coffee on the go. If you know
someone who might be interested in attending the club then please let them know about us. I am sure that are a lot of people who would attend if only they knew we existed and how laid back and friendly the club is. They don’t have to be players, we know that many people have enjoyed visiting us just for the chat and the company. See you at 8pm this Tuesday 18th November. Please try and make it if you
can. Doors open at 8pm, see you there.
David. |
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Forthcoming Dates
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Our dates
till the end of the year are: 3rd Tuesdays of the month 8pm – 11pm
Our nights up to the end of the year
18th November 2025
16th December 2025
… then the third Tuesday of each month in 2026
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Knutsford Accordion Day 2026
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Knutsford Accordion Day 2026 will be held
on the 23rd of May, a bit later than they normally have it to avoid other accordion events taking place. They are delighted to have as their MD for the day, Shona Holmes ADCA(TD) LBCA. With over 50 years of experience in accordion orchestras, Shona Holmes brings a wealth of experience as both a performer and a teacher. Shona was a regular on the competition circuit in the 70's & 80's achieving success in solo, duet and orchestral categories. Today her passion lies in ensemble playing, particularly groups, orchestras and duets with her pupils. She is the founder and Musical Director of the Watford Accordion Band, which she has led for over 20 years. She also leads the Stevenage
Accordion Group and is a member of the London Accordion Orchestra. Put this date in your diary and we will write again with more details of the day when we have them. |
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Music and Medical Research
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I recently came across a research project into Neurodivergent Musicians and Audiences Experiences in Live Music Settings. The Aim of the study is to gain insight into neurodivergent
Musicians and Audiences and their Auditory Processing Experiences, Motiviation, Engagement and Reasonable Adjustments. The definition of Neurodivergent is Autism Spectrum, Adhd, Dyspraxia (DCD), Dyslexia and Tourette’s. There are different Questionaires to fill out for Musicians and Audiences if you know someone who fits the bill the questionaires can be found here: Musicians: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/rncm/neurodivergent-musicians Audiences: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/rncm/neurodivergent-audiences It got me thinking what other research about Music and the impact of music were taking place, this took me to the Government website for research Be Part Of
Research (https://bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/) where a search for the word Music brought up the following research taking
place.
Autism – Children’s Improvisational Music Therapy Evaluation. Researching the effectiveness of 12 weeks of Improvisational Music Therapy for Children aged 7 – 11 with Autism.
Music Therapy in complex Specialist Neurorehabilitation. Researching different functional outcomes if music therapy is included in
the rehabilitation after a neurological injury.
Benefits of Personalised Music in Dementia- a Feasibility Study. There is growing evidence for the benefit of music for individuals living with dementia but there has been limited research in to personalised music, this is a feasibility study.
Make every step count:
Personalised Music Feedback to Walking for People Living with COPD. Researching if using Music in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Exercise increases motivation of exercise.
These Research Projects are open to participants and can be found on the Be Part of Research website if you search for Music. https://bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/
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Online Chat/Playing Wednesday
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The next ONLINE meeting will be 3rd December 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.
Simply click this link to Join our Zoom Meeting at 8pm on the 3rd December. 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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