Kettle Bridge Concertinas
Concertina group based in Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Kettle Bridge Meets SqueezEast
We recently met up with our friends from SqueezEast at a "halfway house" at Marks Tey in Essex, for a day of playing. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and we will definitely arrange to do it again.
Click here to see SqueezEast’s excellent slideshow of the day.
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 3rd Nov 2025
Next advanced players’ practice date is Thu 30th Oct 2025
Diary
Fri 5th December 2025
Church of St. John the Baptist, Harrietsham
We will be playing a selection of festive music in the evening at the Church of St. John the Baptist, Harrietsham.
More details will be available nearer the time.
Image by John Salmon / St John the Baptist, Harrietsham, Kent / CC BY-SA 2.0
Fri 20th to Sun 22nd March 2026
WCCP Spring Workshop
The West Country Concertina Players Spring Workshop is at Halsway Manor, Halsway Lane, near Crowcombe, Somerset, TA4 4BD. This is aimed at competent and more advanced players.
More details will be available nearer the time.
Fri 15th to Sun 17th May 2026
Swaledale Squeeze
"A convivial weekend of concertina playing in the picturesque setting of the Yorkshire Dales."
The Swaledale Squeeze weekend workshop will be held, as usual, at Grinton Lodge Youth Hostel near Reeth, Richmond, North Yorkshire.
More details will be available nearer the time.
Fri 10th to Sun 12th July 2026
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.
More details will be available nearer the time.