Hi Pietro,Thanks for your reply great stuff, it does not matter how well you play it's what you put into the comunity that matters.I am only a solo player wnen I am asked if I want to play at our club nights.We hold our meetings on the 3rd Tuesday in every month. We alternate between a members night one month and a guest artist night the next month. I have been playing since I was about 11yrs old and I an now 78yrs old. Up until I had major surgery in 2004 I used to play in our accordion band.But that stopped because I had to surrender my driviing licence due my reaction times being not too good. A good member friend takes me to the club nights when I am well enough. We start our evenings off with a playing circle so that players of limited ability can join without feeling intimidated. We then have better players playing solo by invitation.But on guest nights the solo spots go by the board. Last month we had a wonderfull annual concert in a local town haall with Oleg Sharov from St.Petersburg as our guest. This month we have Harry Hussey as our guest. He is celebrating a belated 80th birthday by touring and playing ay accordion clubs throuout the UK.the band have played quite a few gigs during this last two months and I agree with you that we should do something like this so here goes with band gigs Stafford Victoria Park, Endon harvest supper, Kibblestone Scout Camp,a church restoration gig at Bethesda Chapel. And the most important one playind at the Winking Man pub on the highest point on the Staffordshire Moorlands for a charity which brings children over frpm Belarus who have been affected by the Chernobel dister for some TLC in Derbyshire. So there we are Pietro for starters. And great stuff on you playing in the orchestra and the band,keep it up.HopeI have not bored the pants off you or anyone else who may be viewing this epistle.
Best regards,
Roy.

Thanks Roy

I find it very interesting to learn about other players and what makes them tick.

We have club nights at both my bands & I occasionally play a solo but prefer duets or any emsemble playing ie. parts.

Professor Oleg is a regular visitor to Yorkshire and gave a magnificent concert three weeks ago to a packed house at Glusburn Institute. We played a supporting concert. I've also met Harry Hussey several times and enjoy (marvel) at his playing. How people can play like that by ear is a great mystery to me. My dad was one of those and we had many a talk about it.

My next gig, if you can call it that, is on Wednesday at a local nursing home. A couple of us usually go along and give a sing-along presentation for about and hour and a half. Then we have a full concert program next Saturday at a local church. I'll try to give a little report after that.

Cheerio for now

P

Hi Pietro,Sorry I have not been able to reply to your last post before now. The reason being that we have been in such a mess with contractors renewing rendering on the house and I have only just got out of bed after a stinker of a cold. Anyhow on to accordion matters etc.Fist of all with a first name like Pietro you sound as if your parents are Italian? As regards your musical grades you got further than me.And your experiences with the cornet and militaty bands and your playing with the accordion orchestra and band. My accordion experiences started with me going into the RAF and after basic training taking my accordion with to my various postingsand playing in the station bands. And when I was posted to Germay I had the honour if sitting in with the reformed Squadronaires band. Anyhow without boring everyone into thinking I am blowing my own trumpet Ha-Ha I will sign off ans say next episode to follow.
Best regards,
Roy
PS. We had a wonerfull club night on 17th Nov, in the company of Harry Hussey what a player!!!!.