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In August, because so many people were away on holiday or at events, we decided to have a practice night instead of the usual concert night. This went down well and was well attended. For those who have not been to a practice night, its not a group of us playing as an accordion band or anything like that, it’s a free for all
where players choose a corner of the room to play, chat with others, share tips, fix accordions or just listen to someone else playing. It’s a social night where you can talk as much as you like all night long without disturbing any players. Often you will see a naked accordion in the room at these nights, with two or three people staring in to its innards while tools and lights are used on it. The accordion normally recovers well and its owner is suitably happy that a previously unwell
accordion is now playing fine. I always encourage new duets to start up on these nights, and we often see people playing together who you would not normally see together on stage. These nights are good for giving confidence, gaining skills and being comfortable at playing in the club without being the centre of attention on stage. Sometimes people bring other instruments to these nights and play along with other players on their accordions. This is all part of the club experience and I encourage
other instruments to duet with an accordion, but we keep it as a free reed club by insisting that other instruments (eg. A guitar, drums, keyboard etc.) are fine to play on stage at concert nights if accompanied by an accordion. If you haven’t been to a practice night before then please try one out in future, you might like it.
David Batty
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Accordionist George Syrett has sadly passed away. His funeral was held at the beginning of September. George has played as a guest artist at the club several times in the past and he delivered a Saturday training day for us. George was a regular at accordion festivals where he was a compere and also ran the buskers groups. The
church was full for the funeral, and the service included a recording of George performing at Leyland Accordion Club, playing Amazing Grace as only he played it. George will be sadly missed because he was a great character who always wanted to help anyone who wanted to learn the accordion. You can see Georges performance at Leyland on the following link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNN6NE8fq0U
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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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Preston Orpheus Choir Autumn Concert
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Their Autumn Concert takes place on the 2nd November at 7:30pm. Their programme for the concert is a selection of the music they’ve performed during the last 90 years - from Vivaldi to Rodgers & Hammerstein - something for everyone! The concert takes place at Fulwood Methodist Church, Watling Street Road, Fulwood,
Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8EA. Tickets Cost £10 telephone 01772 735197
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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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Des O'Connor & Jimmy Tarbuck Live
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24th October, 7:30pm at King Georges Hall, Northgate, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 1AA
Two legends of television, show-business and of the Royal Variety Performance come together, accompanied by music and video to reminisce and entertain here at King Georges for one night only!
In October 2015, Des and Jimmy performed on stage together for the very first time in ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’ and the Guardian newspaper described this sell-out performance as ‘a night of theatrical history to be remembered for many years to come’.
Don’t miss this last chance to see Des and Jimmy together in what will also be a night of theatrical history, following their sell out show at the London Palladium Theatre.
Advance Tickets cost £26.50, on the Door tickets cost £29.50 Telephone 0844 847 1664 or visit https://www.kinggeorgeshall.com/whats-on/des-oconnor-jimmy-tarbuck-live/
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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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Galloway’s Society for the Blind are looking for an Accordionist to play at their Conference taking place at Leyland Civic Centre on the 28th November. There is no charge for people to attend the event, the delegates will get a chance to explore travel solutions and hear from some fantastic speakers. They are hoping
to provide some musical interest on the day and are looking for someone to play for a while, rough timings are 9:30am, 10am while coffee is being consumed then perhaps a little more music around 9:45 -10am(This may be more formal) possible with a little Parisian feel to emphasise their Travel/Journey Theme. They are quite flexible , if you are interested in playing for their event do contact Daria Neklesa on 01772 744148.
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15th – 20th October 2019 Manchester Folk Festival is an annual urban folk festival.
Over four autumn days Manchester Folk Festival presents an exhilarating range of events, with the spotlight on English folk, roots and acoustic music. The festival will bring some of the biggest names in folk to Manchester, and will introduce you to your future favourites...
Manchester Folk Festival's aim is to profile the incredible range of great music that is described as folk and bring you the best of the current scene across HOME, The Ritz, Gorilla, YES and Manchester Central.
This year's line up includes The Breath, The Unthanks, Grace Petrie, Kate Rusby, Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys, Ferocious Dog, craft workshop
To see a full list of artist and other details visit www.manchesterfolkfestival.org.uk
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This Wednesday is a concert night, the first after our summer break from 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 (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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Forthcoming Dates
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Our Forthcoming Nights at The Priory Club, Broadfield Drive Leyland
18th September 2019 Concert
2nd October 2019 Practice
16th October 2019 Concert
30th October 2019 Practice
6th November 2019 Practice
20th November 2019 Celtic Fettlers
4th December 2019 Practice
18th December 2019 Christmas Do
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