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11-Jun-2010
Ken Hopkins Helps out Snow Patrol, Northern Ireland – UKby Rob Howard |
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| Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band who have become commercially very successful since signing for Polydor Records in 2002, having sold over ten million albums worldwide. On June 5th Snow Patrol played at Ward Park in Bangor, Northern Ireland, to a crowd of over 40,000. Well known accordion collector Ken Hopkins, who lives locally, was surprised to receive a phone call from them beforehand, saying they wanted to hire an accordion. The band borrowed a Marinucci musette tuned piano accordion, which had previously belonged to Coco the Clown and has the original clown stickers on it. The accordion was played by a girl in the backing orchestra, thus giving some exposure to the instrument. |