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Thread #56334   Message #2358159
Posted By: GUEST,claire jewell
05-Jun-08 - 08:24 AM
Thread Name: UK's best Melodeon players
Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players
I'll place another vote down for young Nick Cooke too. His new "proper" job has meant that he has had to leave the Jim Moray Trio for a bit, but I think he will still be appearing with him at sidmouth and shrewsbury. And with his ceilidh bands trinculo and glorystrokes (the latter are at warwick, towersey and shrewsbury - if you ever want to see two amazing melodeon players (Nick and Richard Arrowsmith) encompased in a heavy metal / glam rock band these gigs shouldn't be missed!)

I'd also like to put in a vote for young emily askew - she's the only melodeon player i've ever seen in a duo context leading the singing whilst accompianing with melodeon, she does it in quite a unique way - and she's got a gorgeous voice too.