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Our May Concert was a local players night, this started with Patrick Halpin playing Loves Cheating Line, A Working Man, McAlpines Fusiliers, Danny Boy, Lovely Rose OF Clare, and Seven Spanish Angels. Our next player Arthur Frankland played Hector The Hero, Danny Boy, Banks Of Loch Lomond,
and Fields Of Athenry. John Lennox was up next, he started with Que Sera Que Sera, then continued with Deadwood Stage, Delilah, Bridges Of Paris, and La Vie En Rose. It was now time for the break. During this we had the usual Coffee, Tea and chat going on. After the break we started our second section with Colin Ensor playing Please Don’t Talk About Me, Dancing With Tears, Pigalle, River Stay Away From My Door, Charmaine and to finish, the Maigret Theme. Hilda McCann was our next player, she
gave us renditions of Home Away From Home, Top Of The World, If I Give My Heart To You, Alexanders Ragtime Band, Penny Arcade and I’m Yours. Graham Crow was up next, he was making one of his visits from Weymouth, he played I’ll Never Find Another You, Coming Round The Mountain, I Love The Sunshine Of Your Smile, I Talk To The Trees, I Could Have Danced All Night, and Santa Lucia. Bernard Bamber was our next player, he started with Paper Roses and He’ll Have To Go, he then continued with Please
Forgive Me, You Are My Sunshine, Goodnight Irene, When The Saints and Wild Rover. Bernard Belshaw then took to the stage and played Moonlight Serenade, This Is My Song, Stranger In Paradise, To Be Or Not To Be, True Love, Blaze Away, Aint She Sweet, Ave Maria, Spanish Gypsy Dance, Wooden Heart, Isle Of Capri, Jealousy and Show Me The Way To Go Home. Up next was Ann Parker playing Snow Waltz, Frog Chorus, Beer Barrel Polka and Yodelling Polka. To finish the night Rebecca and I played Plasir
D’Amour as a duet, then Rebecca then played Moon River, and to finally finish I played Triste Sourire, Whispering Hope, Can’t Help Falling In Love, American Patrol, Wild Rover and Now Is The Hour.
David Batty
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This Wednesday is a concert night. 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 (or old ones, we don’t mind). 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 there.
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I know that some of the members go to events at Preston Guild Hall. Preston Guild Hall has gone into administration and closed Indefinitely. Simon Rigby the owner of the Guild Hall said administrators would "aim to maximise the return to the company's secured and unsecured creditors".
Staff were laid off at the end of may after Mr Rigby said he had failed to reach an agreement with management company VMS Live to run the venue.
Mr Rigby said: "The administration strategy will be to agree terms with a chosen operator who will take over the running of the venue.
"For individuals who have purchased tickets in advance, we will be ensuring that they receive a refund if the show is not available via the new operator."
Operations director Lisa Matthew said the company was "exploring all options for reopening whilst we prepare the ground for the new operator".
Businesses on the venue's ground floor are not affected.
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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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Geoff passed away in his sleep on 16th May with his funeral held on the 5th June. Geoff was a founder of the Chester Accordion Club and was a member of the Weaver Valley Accordion band. Geoff had been organising a party for his 90th Birthday at the end of June, Geoff had said that he wished for
this to still go ahead before he passed away, if not a birthday party then a celebration of his life.
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Wyre and Fylde Accordion Club
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The club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at The North Euston Hotel which is on the Esplanade at Fleetwood, FY7 6BN. For further details contact Gina on 07515944863
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If your looking for some inspiration for new tunes to learn take a look at Shelia Lee’s Website https://shelialee.wordpress.com She has
written/transcribed Music for the accordion and it’s free from her website. She has a wide range of music from 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, country, Italian, French, Russian, Irish, Scottish, English and more. Shelia has played the Accordion all her life and is an Accordion teacher in America. You need to join the website to download much of the sheet music, but joining is free.
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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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Alan Young Accordionist and Accordion Repairer on the Isle of Wight suffered a stroke at the end of May, he is recovering in hospital at the moment, his wife Virgina reports that he has not lost his sense of humor. We wish him well in his recovery and look forward to seeing him back on the festival scene soon.
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Christmas Accordion Festival
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A Christmas Accordion Extravaganza is currently being organised at the Queens Hotel, Marine Parade, Eastbourne, by CGF Music Ltd. The event will take place from December 13th to 16th, 2019.
Entertainment will be provided Claudio Allodi, Steve Roxton, Julie Best & Jean Corrighan, Sammie Peckover, Jean Hanger and Gennaro Fiondella with displays by Harry Kipling's Accordion Treasures and The Accordion Shop. Organisers plan to add further accordionists to this line-up.
If you are interested in attending this event, or have any questions please contact CGF Music: sales@cgfmusic.co.uk
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West Lancs Light Railway have a Volunteers Day on the 6th July
This is a chance to try your hand at most of the things the light railway does, it gives you the opportunity to see if you would like to join their team of volunteers but there is no obligation to become a volunteer at after this event. For contact information etc. visit https://www.westlancsrailway.org
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Tony Berry the Lead Singer of the Houghton Weavers has died aged 69 after a battle with Cancer, after Tony’s Diagnosis he continued to perform with the band when he could. David Littler one of the founding member said the band would continue and would honour booked dates – “what better way would there be to honour Tony’s memory?”
said David. Tony leaves a wife, Andrea, three children, Amy, Tom and Jack and a grand-daughter, Thea.
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Forthcoming Dates
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Our Forthcoming Nights at The Priory Club, Broadfield Drive Leyland
19th June 2019 Concert
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 Concert
30th October 2019 Practice
6th November 2019 Practice
20th November 2019 Concert
4th December 2019 Practice
18th December 2019 Christmas Do
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