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Our September concert started with John Lennox playing Padam Padam, La Vie En Rose, Je ne Regrette Rien and Bridges Of Paris. Our
next player was Patrick, he started with You Are My Sunshine, then continued with Show Me The Way To Go Home and Red River Valley. Harvey was up next, playing I Love You Because, Maggie, Spanish Eyes, Spanish Harlem and finishing with Swannee River. Our next player was Bernard Bamber. Bernard played On Mother Kelly’s Doorstep, One Day At A Time, Wild Rover, Irish Rover and In The Mood. It was now time for the break. After the break I started the next session with Whispering Hope,
Black Mask Waltz, Triste sourie and Ave Maria. Sara Daly then played Colours for Cape Breton, Komoul, Margarets Waltz and Broken Pledge. Ann Parker then played Beer Barrell Polka, Snow Waltz, Lady Of Spain and Beautiful Days. To finish the night Bernard Belshaw took to the stage and played Isle Of Capri, La Mer, Spanish Gypsy Dance, Blaze Away, Stranger In Paradise, Ave Maria, Moonlight Serenade, I Wonder Why, Delilah, The Harry Lime Theme ( From The Third Man) Show Me The Way To Go Home and
Speak Softly Love.
David Batty
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This Wednesday is one of our local players concerts. Hopefully you can support your club and attend. If you are a player, please ensure you have your
accordion and your music(if needed), so you can play your latest pieces for us. If you don’t play then you have an important job too, players need an audience, so I hope you can attend and support them. The night starts at 8pm but doors are always open for 7.30pm for a chat before the concert starts. I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
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It will soon be coming up to our Christmas Do in December. For those of you who have not been to our Christmas do before we have a Jacob Join where we all
bring some food whether that be some Pork Pies, Sausage Rolls, things on sticks or Cakes and Trifles etc. We end up with a variety of food to share amongst everyone. The evening entertainment also changes on that night, we open the stage up to all instruments and they don’t need to be accompanied by an Accordion. You could also perform a monolog or what ever your other talent may be. Come and show us any other talents you may have, or team up with someone you don’t normally play with, to form a
new duet in December. Players normally let their hair down, and try something new because once the food is ready, everyone is eating and talking, so it’s a good time to play on the stage if you are a nervous player.
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Its not long until December now, which means it’s a good time to brush up
on some Christmas tunes. December will be here before you know it, and you may be asked to provide a few tunes somewhere, its best to be prepared with a few you are comfortable with.
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Chester Accordion Club’s meet on the second Tuesday afternoon and the last Tuesday Evening of the month at The Groves Club, Chester Road (A5032),
Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Telephone Barry Graham on 01978 760065.
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31st October - Change To Our Calendar
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Wednesday 31st October (Halloween) is the 5th Wednesday of October, we would normally have an extra practice night on the 5th Wednesday of any month but the Priory Club have booked an all day event on the 31st October meaning we can’t use the room. Please Amend your Calendars and diaries - there will be no extra practice night on the 31st October.
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Roy Hendrie and Dave Morrice
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Roy Hendrie and Dave Morrice have released a new CD, ‘Coast to Coast’. Roy and Dave have been playing together since 2012 and have a mixed programme for all tastes. Dave plays fiddle and guitar on the recording. Roy plays accordion with midi. The CD Tracks are : Lonesome Eyes, 6/8 Pipe
Marches, Sweet Georgia Brown, Besame Mucho, El Choclo, Hoe Down, Cotton Patch Rag, Ocean, Irish Medley, 2/4 Pipe Marches, Orange Blossom Special, Singalong, O Sole Mio, Back Up and Push. The CD Costs £12 and can be bought at www.royhendrie.co.uk/roy-and-dave/
The Duo are Performing at: Midland Accordion Festival in Dudley on the 2nd - 5th November. Chester Accordion Club on Tuesday 30th October at The Groves Club, Chester Road (A5032), Cheshire. Admission is
£6.
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Wyre Club meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month at The North Euston Hotel on the Esplanade at Fleetwood, FY7 6BN. Further details
tel. 01253 883681.
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Nestled deep in the British countryside is The Repair Shop, a place where broken and battered beloved artefacts,
heirlooms and curios come back to life. In The Repair Shop on BBC Two a team of Britain's most passionate and skilled crafts people will rescue broken objects and restore them to their former glory. If you have a damaged heirloom, a prized antique, a loved one's possession or anything else that needs restoring then you can apply to have it restored for nothing, Applications for the show close on the 22nd October. Applicants must be 18 years of age and over. You can apply online at: www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/takepart/the_repair_shop
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This club is on every Tuesday at The Place In The Park, 109 Liscard Road, Wallasey CH44 9AE. The night starts at 7pm. The format of this club is a playaround circle where people sit in a circle and play in order round the circle.
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27th January 2019 sees Brass at the Guild 2019 & British Open Youth at the Guild Brass Band Competitions The competitions will include five sections plus The British Open Youth at the Guild Festival and will take place together with Brass at the Guild 2019 in the Guild Hall and Charter Theatre. This is held across Preston Guild Hall's two venues: The Grand Hall and The Charter Theatre. A total of 40 to 50 Brass Bands are expected to compete and a wealth of music performances is
ensured. 27 The competitions run from 9:30am - 3:30pm, Tickets cost £9 or £7 for concessions. Book online at www.prestonguildhall.co.uk/shows/brass-at-the-guild-2019/ or telephone 01772 804444
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If anyone has
thought about playing in Hospitals this organisation “ Music In Hospitals & Care” may be of interest. They provide around 5,000 Live Concerts a year in hospitals. There is an audition process to become one of their musicians. For more information visit https://mihc.org.uk/
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The Christmas Accordion Song Book
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Christmas Accordion Song Book
· All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
· Caroling, Caroling · Do You Hear What I Hear · Happy
Christmas (War is Over) · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas · I Wonder As I Wander · Last Christmas · The Little Drummer Boy · Little Saint Nick · Mary, Did You Know? · The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year · My Favourite Things · Silver Bells · Sleigh Ride · Snowfall · Somewhere in My Memory · This Christmas · White Christmas · Winter Wonderland · Wonderful Christmas
Time The Book costs £6 and can be bought on Amazon https://amzn.to/2ORYjpZ
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If your looking for a gift for an Accordionist this mug might be something to consider, The mug costs £7.88 and can be bought on amazon. https://amzn.to/2yBmJJX
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Folkus Residential Music Making Weekend
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Folkus Residential Music Making Weekend 8th - 10th
February 2019: The Workshops happening over the weekend include Fiddle Intermediate & Advanced, Guitar Intermediate, Mandolin All Levels, Ukelele All Levels, Voice All Levels, Whistle All Levels, Accordion All Levels. The Tutors over the weekend are Chris Coe, Evan Davies, Ben Farmer, Derek Gifford, Richard Moss, Sian Philips, Robin Shepherd, Joanne Singleton, Grace Smith, Bev Whelan and Rusty Wright. The Weekend costs between £100 and £70 Per day. The weekend takes
place at Waddow Hall, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 3LD. For a full list of prices and booking information visit http://www.folkus.co.uk/waddow-2019
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Money For Nothing is programming where take an
object that is being thrown away by someone and make it into a new piece of furniture or other usable item. On the 18th October on BBC One at 3:45pm Sarah Moore saves a set of drawers, a computer desk and an old accordion case at Dunbar Recycling Centre in Scotland. If you miss the broadcast and want to find out what they make an old Accordion case into you can watch it after it has been on TV at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bp0xhl
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Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann
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Georgia Mann presents music from Estonia by
Tulve, Tuur and Tubin: Olari Elts conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra. And pianist Louis Lortie joins the BBC SO and Sir Andrew Davis for Finzi’s Grand Fantasia and Toccata. The programme is 1hour 30minutes long starting at 2pm on 24th October on BBC Radio 3. at 2:15pm an Accordionist called Mika Vayranen will be performing. If you don’t catch the concert live on the radio you can listen to it after it has finished at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000tqh
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Christmas Carols For Accordion
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48 Page Christmas Carols For Accordion Book Published by Hal Leonard.
· What Child Is This? · Up On The
Housetop · Away In A Manger · Toyland · Bring A Torch, Jeanette,
Isabella · We Wish You A Merry Christmas · O Come, All Ye Faithful · We Three Kings Of Orient Are · O Little Town Of Bethlehem · March Of The Toys · Go, Tell It On The Mountain · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing · O Come, Little Children · Jolly Old St. Nicholas · I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day · Silent Night · The Holly And The Ivy · The First
Noel · Jingle Bells · Good King Wenceslas · O Christmas
Tree · Joy To The World · Deck The Hall · It Came Upon A
Midnight Clear · Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella [Traditional] · The Books costs £6.95 https://www.musicroom.com/product-detail/product439783/variant439783/christmas-carols-for-accordion/
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Forthcoming Dates
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Our Forthcoming Nights at The Priory Club, Broadfield Drive Leyland 17th October 2018 Concert
7th November 2018 Practice
21st November 2018 Concert
5th December 2018 Practice
19th December 2018 Christmas Do
2019 2nd January 2019 Practice 16th January 2019 Concert 30th January 2019
Practice 6th February 2019 Practice 20th February 2019 Practice 6th March 2019 Practice 20th March 2019 Concert 3rd April 2019 Practice 17th April 2019 Practice 1st May 2019 Practice 15th May 2019
Concert 29th May 2019 Practice 5th June 2019 Practice 19th June 2019 Practice 3rd July 2019 Practice 17th July 2019 Concert 31st July 2019 Practice 7th August 2019 Practice 21st August 2019
Practice 4th September 2019 Practice 18th September 2019 Concert 2nd October 2019
Practice 16th October 2019 Practice 30th October 2019 Practice 6th November 2019 Practice 20th November 2019 Concert 4th December 2019 Practice 18th December 2019 Christmas
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