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17-Jun-2016
by Rob Howard
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 Popular Scottish accordionist Gary Blair, on tour, leads an ‘Accordion Tips and Tricks’ workshop on Monday June 20th, 7pm, at Petosa Accordions, 313 NE 45th St, Seattle, WA 98105. Limited space available – please purchase tickets in advance from Petosa Accordions. Admission is $20.Gary Blair started learning accordion at the age of 8 and was taught by his father, Jimmy Blair, who had a large accordion school in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a regular at competitions throughout Europe and was crowned an All Britain accordion champion in 1978. He tours the world performing concerts, workshops and dances – with recent performances in China, Russia, India, UAE, USA, Quebec, France, and Italy. Gary has also been a judge at many festivals around the world. He is a historian and has an enormous collection of vintage accordion magazines, photos, and recordings. Gary Blair is also the featured artist at the Leavenworth Accordion Celebration on Friday June 17th. |