Kettle Bridge Concertinas
Concertina group based in Maidstone, Kent, UK
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A night of nifty knowledge
Kettle Bridge Concertinas held its first ever quiz night recently and it was a great success.
A total of 90 people came along and, by all accounts, they had an enjoyable evening. Subjects ranged from Horses to History and there was, appropriately enough, a Music round. And do you know what connects the Boswell family from Liverpool and a light bulb fitting?
To cap it all, we raised a very nice sum for club funds.
Let’s be honest, music theory can be a bit dry but if you are interested in understanding more about scales and keys, there is a very informative video available on YouTube all about the Circle of Fifths.
The Concertina Tinker
Dave Elliott is an associate member of Kettle Bridge Concertinas and a thoroughly useful chap to know. He is an experienced repairer and restorer of traditionally constructed concertinas of all types — large bass through to piccolo — as well as miniature instruments, and all fingering systems.
He is very happy to provide individual advice, event clinics, or group workshops and is the author of 'The Concertina Maintenance Manual'.
For more information, visit his website at http://concertina-repair.org.uk/.
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Next beginners’ practice date in the Hall is Mon 16th Jun 2025
Next advanced players’ practice date is Thu 19th Jun 2025
Diary
Sat 21st June 2025
Church of St. John the Baptist, Harrietsham
We have been booked to play at the Church of St. John the Baptist, Harrietsham for an evening of music.
There will be two sessions of 45 minutes and everyone is welcome to come along to enjoy the music.
Image by John Salmon / St John the Baptist, Harrietsham, Kent / CC BY-SA 2.0
Fri 11th to Sun 13th July 2025
Banding Together
J25 Concertina Band are holding their annual workshop at Halsway Manor, Halsway Lane, near Crowcombe, Somerset, TA4 4BD. It is aimed at advanced and fluent players who enjoy band playing.
Sun 27th July 2025
Ciara Considine Workshop
We are delighted to announce that Ciara Considine will be running a workshop for us. Ciara is very well known locally for her work with choirs and orchestras and has worked with Gareth Malone on his series for BBC2 "Sing while you work".
The focus of the session will be bandmanship — dynamics, listening, and generally playing together. This will be a wonderful opportunity for us to learn new skills and we are very much looking forward to it.
Sun 28th September 2025
KettleSqueeze
We will be getting together with our friends from SqueezEast Concertinas for a day of playing.
More details will be available nearer the time.
Fri 17th to Sun 19th October 2025
WCCP Autumn Workshop
The West Country Concertina Players Autumn Workshop is at Wellington School, South Street, Wellington, Somerset TA21 8NT.
This is suited to players of a range of abilities from absolute beginners to those who have reached an intermediate level.
Click here for more details.