The event below may interest some list members. Stuart Eydmann
Free Reed Convention in Aberdeen 14 -16 November 2003 Concerts, Workshops, Solo Gigs, Interviews, Seminars, and Sessions! A unique celebration of small 'free-reed' instruments, including mouth organs, concertinas, melodeons, and diatonic button accordions, the convention will be just the place to enjoy the appealing music of these delightful instruments by some of the very best talents around, both local to Scotland and from further afield. It will be a great opportunity to find out more about the instruments and their music.You can visit a taster session, join an elementary workshop, or if suitably experienced learn about style and repertoire at a players' workshop.There are also several opportunities for informal sessions in local music-friendly pubs. The Guests Jackie Daly (button accordion)comes from North Cork and plays in the style of Sliabh Luachra, the area bordering Kerry and North Cork, famous for its slides and polkas. Formerly a member of the Irish group De Dannan, he currently plays in Patrick Street. Fred Davidson of Banchory is a well-known melodeon player in the North East. He has played at all the local festivals and won many competitions. Will Duke is an anglo concertina player from Sussex, whose style has uenced by the legendary Scan Tester. He has played at many festivals in England and has been featured on several CDs. Stuart Eydmann (co-organiser) plays English concertina and has been a member of the Whistlebinkies since 1979. A highly respected researcher of free reed instruments (the subject of his PhD), he teaches at RSAMD. Bryce Johnstone of Leslie in Fife is widely acknowledged as a gifted mouth organ player. He has performed at festivals and concerts all over Scotland, and also plays with other instrumentalists. Andrew MacNamara, a native of Co. Clare, is a brilliant button accordionist. He is featured on four CDs and is an experienced workshop leader. Mary MacNamara is the leading exponent of the anglo concertina in County Clare in Ireland. Her playing is greatly admired. She has recorded two CDs, her debut being voted Traditional Music Highlight of 1994 by The Irish Times. She has also taught many people to play, both young and old. John and Pip Murphy are brothers from Co. Wexford who learnt to play the mouth organ from their father. They are widely acknowledged as among the foremost players of the instrument in Ireland. Doddie Murray of Stuartfield has been playing mouth organ since he was a boy in the 1930s. He regularly plays on his own and with other instrumentalists, and is a great favourite at ceilidhs and festivals in the North East. Dan Quinn is an outstanding one-row and two-row melodeon player from Sussex, who has featured in bands such as Gas Mark 5, Flowers and Frolics, and the Posh Band, as well as the Dan Quinn Trio/Quartet. Simon Thoumire from Edinburgh is a concertina virtuoso, composer, and educator. In 1989 he won the BBC Young Tradition Award and has featured on several CDs. He also promotes many young traditional musicians through a trust he set up. Plus many talented local players including Tom Roche and R�gis Lechatellier. The Elphinstone Institute, 24 High Street, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3EB. Cheques should be made payable to 'The University of Aberdeen' To book by telephone, please call the Secretary of the Institute on 01224 272996, with your credit/debit card details. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/buttonboxes/ Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
