Kettle Bridge Concertinas
Concertina group based in Maidstone, Kent, UK
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St. Luke’s Church
We were recently invited back to St. Luke’s Church Over 60s club to provide another singalong session, and this went down very well — as did the tea that they provided afterwards!
Click here to see our report.
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 7th Oct 2024
Diary
Sun 6th October 2024
Village Band Day
The 2024 Village Band Day will be held at Cumnor Village Hall, Leys Rd, Cumnor, Oxford OX2 9QF and led by Dave Townsend.
This is a day of workshops, playing traditional tunes in parts arranged in the style of the local bands found all over rural England in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is for players of any string, wind, brass or free reed instruments. We’ll be playing from music, so reasonable reading ability is needed.
Fri 18th to Sun 20th October 2024
WCCP Autumn Workshop
The West Country Concertina Players Autumn Workshop is at Wellington School, South Street, Wellington, Somerset TA21 8NT.
Please note the new venue for 2024.
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.
Tue 10th December 2024
St. Luke’s Church
We will be returning to St. Luke’s Church in Maidstone to play a medley of Christmas music for their morning group.
Tue 10th December 2024
Evergreens Singalong
We will be treating the Evergreens to a session of Christmas music for them to join in with at the WI Hall. I am sure that they will be as enthusiastic as ever!
Wed 11th December 2024
Teston Church
We have been invited to play a selection of seasonal music at Teston Church during the evening. Why not come along and hear us play?
N.B. That is a rhetorical question!
Fri 7th February 2025
CALARA
We have been booked to perform for the Coxheath & Loose Active Retirement Association.
More details nearer the time.