THE BLACK COUNTRY ACCORDION & MUSIC CLUB

JUNE MEETING

By  Lou Ambrose

   Monday June 28th. was a night with a difference. We had decided to do something

different and it was a success. We held a fish and chip supper and a film (video) show.

The aim of this club is to provide entertainment and pleasure for the members and

guests and this is what we are achieving. Everything had to be arranged well in

advance regarding the meal and with the co-operation of our members we were able

to do this.  We began the show with a video of Alexander Korbakov which ran for 58

minutes. This went down very well as Barry had provided his professional sound

system consisting of two speakers and an amplifier. I brought along a large screen

and a projector so we almost had a cinema quality show. The food arrived fresh, hot

and on time and everyone tucked into the fish and chips. It is strange that in certain

surroundings and circumstances, fish and chips taste delicious. The canteen

provided all the extras. As usual the raffle and tote was very well supported.

After the meal we settled down to the Caister video. This was a tribute to Malcom

Gee. Malcom had sponsored the Caister videos but due to his shock demise the video

was never officially released as he had never seen it. A special tribute to Malcom was

made by Ron Hawkins at the beginning of the video. The video also showed the late

Andy Anderson playing his own composition of 'Angelina'.

The whole evening went down very well with many comments of satisfaction from

both members and guests alike.  This is very encouraging for the hard working

committee and even more so for the number of quality raffle prizes which are donated

each meeting.

Members seem to appreciate the cost of both running the club and paying for the

guest artists more than ever, by supporting both the raffle and the tote, even donating

their winnings to the club. Travelling expenses seem to be spiralling out of control

making it difficult to meet the visiting artists' expenses.

We have decided not to increase membership fees or admission fees but to try to

attract more members and visitors. In order to do this Barry has booked quality artists

for the rest of the year. To add to the variety we have a Jazz band paying us a visit

in October, complete with a singer.

PROGRAMME FOR REMAINDER OF 2010

MON. JULY 26TH. THE KYIV CLASSIC DUO

MON. AUG. 23RD. GENNARO FIONDElLA

MON. SEPT. 27TH.  ALAN YOUNG

MON. OCT.25TH. JAZZ WITH RHYTHM & ROMANCE

MON. NOV.29TH. ROMANO VIAZANNI

XMAS PARTY             MONDAY DEC.20TH.           ROMAN VOLOSHCHUK