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Friday Lunchtime Music Session Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend 2011
I have just visited The Nags Head,Loxley and the landlady is looking forward to receiving a party of musicians and singers.Some really fine musicians and singers have said they will be attending.Could I suggest,if you coming to the weekend that you leave early and get to The Nags Head.You will not regret it.Fine home cooked pie and peas and a pint of our superb local brew from the Bradfield Brewery will be available at little cost(it was £5 last year).There is no discount for the retired or unwaged.I will be carrying out my other duties but will attend if I can.
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We have added another music session starting at 12.00pm on Friday 15th July probably at The Nags Head,Loxley probably lead by Roger Digby & Liz Giddings.You can have excellent home cooked pie and peas and a pint for £5.If you want to attend this session email me in case we have to change the venue.Roger & Liz will also be teaching some interesting tunes during a workshop over the weekend.If you are coming to the weekend and have not bought a ticket email me a booking form and pay on your arrival.
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Mike Acott the well known concertina repairer has confirmed he will be attending the weekend.Mike is also a fine singer and concertina player so will be performing at the opening session on Thursday 14th July.If you want to attend please purchase your tickets without further delay.
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I sold a good number of tickets for the weekend at the lovely English Country Music Weekend in Brightlingsea where the weekend tickets were on Special Offer,at £20 instead of £25, so I am repeating the offer via this site.When booking quote offer code BTMWCN1.If you need information or a booking form email me.I am hoping that Keith Kendrick(anglo & english)& Sylvia Needham(Maccann Duet) will be attending for at least part of the weekend.The weekend features the best line up of traditional singers you are likely to see in the UK.
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It is patently obvious that this is not my concertina!I live near Sheffield not Dublin and I was asking £2500 for my concertina.The concertina will be for sale at that price during the Willie Clancy Summer School.
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The weekend will start early on Thursday 14th July with a session hosted by The Royal Concertina Players at The Royal Hotel,Dungworth at 8.00pm featuring any guests who turn up.If you need directions email me.If you want to eat pies and be guaranteed of a seat get there before 8.00pm.Tickets for the weekend are selling briskly so contact me if you want a booking form
Email:edeophone@aol.com
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I have some room in my vehicle to offer a lift to two people travelling from Manchester to Holyhead and then to Dublin Port and across to County Clare as well as the return journey.The cost will be a share in the price of the fuel and the cost of additional passengers on the ferry(ie not the substantive cost of the ferry).I will be catching the 21.30 Stenaline ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Port on Friday 1st July and returning by the same route catching the 1600 ferry from Holyhead on Sunday 10th July and then travelling onward to Sheffield,South Yorkshire.Email me if you are interested.
Mark Davies
Email:edeophone@aol.com
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These are our guests for the evening and they play some lovely music.There is no charge and The Royal Hotel Dungworth serves great pies.Get there early if you want to eat or get a seat.For those you who prefer looking inside concertinas the resident "Royal Concertina Dismantlers"will be at hand with a selection of screwdrivers.Listeners and people who want to join in with the session are very welcome
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Its still for sale!!!
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This concertina is still for sale,if anyone is interested.
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Sorry for the delay in replying but I have been away.Yes the concertina is still for sale.It is in fine playing order.Contact me on:-
edeophone@aol.com
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I have decided not to sell this concertina.However I am still prepared to sell a similar instrument that recently failed to sell on Ebay.I attach a photograph.This concertina plays well having been completely refurbished by Wm Wakker some years.It has new eight folder Wakker bellows.Email me for further details and photographs.I have three 40 Key Wheatstone Aeola anglos in C/G and need more some room to accommodate newly purchased concertinas
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Photograph attached
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Geoff Crabb will give an illustrated talk on the Crabb family's 150 years of making concertinas.As usual we have some fine concertina players attending including a number of well known players from Ireland.Email me for a flyer and a booking form
Mark Davies
edeophone@aol.com
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I have too many concertinas and need to find space in the cupboard.Wheatstone eight sided 40 Key anglo C/G modern pitch with eight fold bellows in pristine condition with an original case in similar condition No 57062.The action is fast and the sound is bright and has been played by me regularly.£2500-no offers.Email me for photographs.If anyone wants to try the instrument before buying I can arrange that.I will make the customary donation to c.net if sold via this thread.Email me for more photographs.
Mark Davies
Email:edeophone@aol.com
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Jack Whalley was a friend of Harry Hatton of Haydock,Lancashire an English player who I played with for many years.I have some recordings of him(JW) and other members of The Red Rose Trio on cassette both playing at ICA Festivals and locally in Wigan,Lancashire.When I find time I will send these to the USA, where Dan Worrall has offered to arrange for them to be digitised.I also recollect that JW and friends attended a Concertina Convention(perhaps at Kendal,Cumbria)in the early 1970's.Wigan was a real hotbed of concertina playing with good number of both Crane and Maccann players.The town also supported at least four repairers,the last one Levi Lambert of Newtown,Wigan died in the 1970's
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Not to be missed.Other very interesting guests have confirmed they will be attending so if you want a seat get there early
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We are meeting tomorrow Tuesday 18th January at 8.00pm.For our meeting on Tuesday 8th February Paul Read and Robin Harrison will be our guests as they are on a short visit to the UK from Canada.Everyone is welcome.The Royal Hotel serves good reasonably priced food and everyone is very welcome to attend.If you want directions email me
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Apologies.I cannot seem to upload the second photograph.I will keep on trying
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Geoff Crabb could tell you more about him but I met Len Jones once at an ICA Festival in London.He was a member of the Kensington Concertina Orchestra(see attached photograph)and was leading member of the ICA for many years.He had lost two fingers on his left hand due to an accident but despite this was a very fine player.His trademark pose(see the attached photograph of an early ICA gathering)was to hold his concertina with the two fingers on his left hand giving a V for victory sign.I have recordings on cassette of him playing in the Kensington Quartet(when they compted at an ICA Festival)and also playing at an ICA meeting
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If you cannot face a five course Christmas Dinner you would be very welcome to join us to sing play or simpy listen.If you do not know where The Royal Hotel is located email me and I will send directions.The music should start about 8.30pm/9.00pm
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Yes many years ago I saw one(eight sided gold plated fittings and buttons and brown bellows) being played in Liverpool by a concertina band member on the 12th July.I've never seen one since and I could not find any reference to one being made in the Wheatstone catlogues.I made attempts to trace the player through my contacts in Liverpool as I would have liked to have purchased the instrument,but I had no success.
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All concertina.net members and supporters are invited to join us for our Christmas Dinner at The Royal Hotel,Dungworth,Sheffield featuring special guests Roger Digby(Anglo)and Liz Giddings(Fiddle) plus other well known singers and musicians.If you want to eat a very good home cooked five course Christmas Dinner(you'll never finish it!)the cost is £19 per head.If you are eating we will be gathering at 7.00pm if you just want to come to the session we'll start about 8.30pm.If you live outside the area why not make a weekend of it.Stay at The Royal Hotel and attend Jon Boden and Fay Hield's Christmas Party on the Saturday night and then the famous Royal Carol Sing on Sunday lunchtime.If you want to stay for an extra day we will be singing carols at The Sportsman,Lodge Moor on Monday evening.I attach a menu and booking form.Please complete and return to me with payment.
Mark Davies
Edgemount Farm
Lumb Lane
High Bradfield
Sheffield S6 6LJ
Tel:01142851479
Mobile:07850475067
Email:edeophone@aol.com
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Wigan,like many industrial towns in Lancashire,was a hot bed of concertina playing.I bought many concertinas there in the early 1970's and got to know the last concertina repairer in the town Levi Lambert who I lived in an Wood Street,off Scott Lane,Newtown,Wigan.Like Bimson he put his stamp on concertinas after he had repaired them and I have seen a number of concertinas containing his stamp.Mr Lambert like many of the players in the Wigan area had started playing in local concertina bands.
Wigan also contained some great Maccann players.The last two I can remember were ICA members Jack Whalley & Jim Topping who donated the Red Rose Cup that was competed for at the annual ICA festival.I also recall that a man with the surname Rigby was also a well known Maccann player in Wigan.
Nearer to St Helens at Peasley Cross lived John(Jack)Molyneux the only concertina player(that I am aware of)who was awarded the Victoria Cross.I was told by my great friend Harry Hatton of Haydock that Molyneux has played in the Peasley Cross Concertina Band before the First World War and on his return from the War a testimonial fund was set up and he was presented with an inscribed Jeffries Anglo.Harry visited Molyneux occasionally and we were planning to go and see him again but he died I think in late 1972
Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend 2011
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The weekend has not yet finished.Another session for anybody remaining at The Royal Hotel,Dungworth tonight Sunday 17th July at 8.00pm all singers and musicians welcome.
There is plenty of accommodation locally but you need to book now for 2012 if you want to get in.I will announce the dates for 2012 shortly after I have established the dates for the 2012 Willie Clancy Summer School