Doug Barr Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Looking forward to seeing some of my concertina.net friends and maybe meeting some new ones. Lets share a tune or two. See you in a few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Coles Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Our first time since 2014, we are looking forward to it! Ken and Priscilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Colpitts Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I, too, look forward to the Squeeze-In. In fact, from the time we leave after lunch on Sunday, I look forward to it for a year! See you tomorrow. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Yay Ken. I'm leaving tonight after Morris practice. The annual gathering of the tribe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I’ll be there by dinner time Friday. I’m an hour away in Albany, so the timing depends on when I can get out of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Kruskal Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I'm going again after a few years hiatus. What a hoot! See you all there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Thinking of you all, kind of wish I were there too! Haven't been to NESI in a few years at least. Maybe the next one... Nice weather I think, this time. I am near Worcester MA but I think it's about the same weather today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Coles Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I'm in the Button Box "shop" here at NESI and Jody is honking away on one of the stock baritones. There are a _load_ of concertinas in stock. Always an evil temptation to show up here, dangerous for one's checkbook. By the time Jim Besser's hornpipe session really got rolling this morning about 20 folks were in the room (only one accordion). Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Well, it's done, and a great time was had by all, as far as I could tell. High point for me was reconnecting with an accordion player from near Zurich, Switzerland who I met a few years ago when Julie and I went to a contradance that he and his wife run. It was I who encouraged him to come to NESI, and now, here he was. We had an hour or so to play together after breakfast this morning and taught each other a lot of great tunes. I also want to thank everyone responsible for allowing me to get through the whole weekend without once hearing Josefin's Waltz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Barr Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 (edited) After some crazy traffic coming back onto Staten Island Diana and I are home. What a great weekend of music, old and new friends. Edited September 25, 2017 by Doug Barr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Colpitts Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I couldn't agree more with the consensus on the Squeeze-In. My only problem now: What the heck to I do with a Chemnitzer??!! Ah, the impulse to buy free reeds.... David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Well, it's done, and a great time was had by all, as far as I could tell. High point for me was reconnecting with an accordion player from near Zurich, Switzerland who I met a few years ago when Julie and I went to a contradance that he and his wife run. It was I who encouraged him to come to NESI, and now, here he was. We had an hour or so to play together after breakfast this morning and taught each other a lot of great tunes. I also want to thank everyone responsible for allowing me to get through the whole weekend without once hearing Josefin's Waltz. HA. You missed Josefin's; you must have been in a different room. I tried to stop it, but failed. It was a great weekend. Lots of concertinas, lots of great players. Our Swiss friend was my roommate, and he was a delight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathhag Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Such a wonderful time. I am still smiling. Don’t know if it is traditional but my new Concertina has been named ‘Sadie’. Can’t thank you enough Doug for all your encouragement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Barr Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Such a wonderful time. I am still smiling. Don’t know if it is traditional but my new Concertina has been named ‘Sadie’. Can’t thank you enough Doug for all your encouragement Sadie is a wonderful name...good luck, have fun, find some friends to play with. If you need help shoot me an email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Hey, look what I found. Ignore the “click twice” bit, that’s only for the NESI web site. Click once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Wow! That is a lot of happy squeezers in one place...... Quite a 'Gathering' . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Swett Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 It was fantastic. Just working on some of the myriad new NESI learned tunes in my stash. What a joyful time. I feel so fortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 It was fantastic. Just working on some of the myriad new NESI learned tunes in my stash. What a joyful time. I feel so fortunate. It's always a high point of my year. Nice hanging out with you, Sarah - and with all the others. A great group of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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