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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=30-Mar-2018&lang=fr&s=14154
30-Mar-2018
by Rob Howard
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 Stockport Accordion Band’s visit as guests at the North Staffs Accordion Club on March 20th was an enjoyable concert, though not without some problems beforehand with the unavoidable withdrawal of the ladies quartet Accordion Spice and soloist Helen Rich. The Band’s programme was extended and Rob Howard (picture right) was drafted in at very short notice to do a solo spot. The Band (using five conductors – Tony Ainscough, Adrienne Sharpe, Marj Howard, Dennis Pepler and Brennan Wilson – though not all at the same time!) played Bluebell Polka, Las Chiapanecas, Donauwellan, Myfanwy, Wien bleibt Wien, O’Carolan’s Concerto, After the Ball, Bells Across the Meadow, Simple Gifts, Amapola, Schneewalzer, Barbara Polka, Vienna City of my Dreams, Moonlight Serenade, Accordion Friends, My Way, Liberty Bell, Somewhere my Love, Policeman’s Song (by Gilbert & Sullivan, featuring humorous vocals by Ged Sweeney, dressed in police uniform), and New York, New York. The club’s Scottish Quartet did a lively set of Scottish dance music, and Rob Howard performed a medley of music from Lionel Bart’s ‘Oliver!’. The programme went down well with the North Staffs regulars, and the evening was completed with a pie and peas supper plus an accordion sales stall. After arriving back in Stockport it transpired that the conductors’ metal stand had been left on the coach, and the following morning the club learned that the coach had already departed for a week-long tour of Ireland! This unexpected turn of events resulted in many members’ comments, such as “That sounds pretty Irish!!!!”, “Well let’s hope it has a good time and brings back some Guinness ????????”, “God, if I'd have known that I'd have gone with it”, and “Hilarious. Lucky music stand. Hope it has a good time. Jealous!”. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |