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26-Aug-2016
The Big Squeeze Accordion Festival, 12-14 August, Kilkenny - Irelandby Harley Jones |
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 The Big Squeeze Festival organiser is Noel Cleere (picture left) and the Acorn Accordion Club, and the first event attracted players from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.The Festival at St Kieran’s College was opened by Lord Mayor of Kilkenny, Patrick O Neill (picture left) who welcomed all visitors. Workshops during the weekend included ‘The accordion in pop music’, ‘The History of the Accordion’, ‘Working with MIDI’ (Richard Rea), ‘Accordion Maintenance’ (John Chilton), History of the Scottish accordion (Bruce Lindsay). The concert performers included The Cork Accordion Club, Members of the Castletown and Royal Meath Accordion Orchestras, Bruce Lindsay and The Buttons & Bows Box & Fiddle Club from Scotland and a host of special guests such as Donal Ring Jr from Cork accompanied by his father, the great ceilidh maestro Donal Ring. The Festival has been a long time dream of Noel Cleere, Chairperson of the Acorn Accordion Club, his aim being to demonstrate the true potential and significance of the accordion. |