"Button Boxes and Moothies" 2015 : Aberdeen Nov.6th - 8th A weekend event to celebrate the traditional music of Scotland, England and Ireland, played on "free-reed" instruments, including both English and Anglo-system concertinas, button accordions, melodeons, harmonicas / mouth organs, and also "Jew's harp". There will be a one-day conference [ Fri.6th ], followed by a series of concerts, workshops, a ceilidh and informal sessions over the weekend. Guests include : Alistair Anderson [ English concertina ] John Spiers [ melodeon, Anglo concertina ] Will Pound [ harmonica ] Michael Wright [ Jew's harp ] Roisin Broderick[ Anglo-concertina ] & Noel Battle [ mouth-organ ] Mary Mac Namara [ Anglo-concertina ] Brendan Begley [ melodeon / button accordion - and maybe even a few songs ] Jerry O'Reilly [ set-dancing ] Wendy Stewart [ English concertina ] George Currant [ mouth-organ ] The Ness Melodeon band [ 9 [?] melodeons ] The full programme of concerts, workshops and sessions is nearly complete - more details to follow. There is a "Facebook" page here : https://www.facebook.com/events/430630277099904/
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