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22-May-2015
by Rob Howard
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| Picture above: Jean Dauvin, Caroline Hunt, Alan Young, Gennaro Ruffolo, Giancarlo Caporilli, Steve Roxton. This year’s ‘Accordions at the Castle’ festival, organized by Heather Smith (picture below left) at the Norbreck Castle, Blackpool, was a great success. The concerts were excellent and varied, and numbers attending the event were up on the last couple of years. The opening evening concert starred the versatile Rosemary Wright, whose popular repertoire and virtuosity got the festival off to a fine start. Monday evening saw a stunning performance of classics and operatic arias from Denise Leigh (soprano) & Stefan Andrusyschyn (accordion). On Tuesday it was the turn of Steve Roxton, with a bierkeller type set, and Frenchman Jean Dauvin, whose musette selections on his MusicTech button accordion were very impressive indeed. Wednesday’s concert was an Italian night, featuring a great acoustic solo performance from the maestro Giancarlo Caporilli, and a contrasting spot by Gennaro Ruffolo, demonstrating the sounds of the MusicTech. David Vernon contributed concert spots and played for Scottish dancing in the Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday concerts. The trade show included the Birmingham Accordion Centre, Harry Kipling’s Memorabilia, Rob Howard’s accordion books, Alan Shute’s accordions and accordina stall, Roy Hendrie’s Limex products, and Caroline Hunt’s most impressive vintage accordions display. Some of the guest artists gathered together for impromptu sessions playing Caroline’s instruments. Thursday’s finale concert featured spots by the various guests, preceded in the afternoon by performances by the workshop groups: Buskers Band (MD Bert Santilly), Vintage (MD Heather Smith), Jazz (MD Bert Santilly), Orchestra (MD Rosemary Wright), and Scottish (MD David Vernon). Mention should be made of the excellent concert contributions made night and day by Harry Hussey, Bert Santilly, and Alan Young. Picture below: Heather Smith and Marjorie Howard playing two beautiful curved keyboard accordions from the antique display. |
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