Concertina workshops at Whitby

Subject: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: Mo the caller
Date: 13 Aug 08 - 03:22 AM

There are several concertina events on the Whitby programme. The short version (internet) does not always specify English or Anglo.
Sunday    Concertina for beginners   Keith Kandrik
Sunday    Concertina chords          Harold Barnes of Britania Coco-nut dancers

Roger Digby's workshops say Anglo.

Then there is Dave Ball' concertina consort.


Does anyone know anything more.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: r.padgett
Date: 13 Aug 08 - 03:43 AM

Well no but Keith Kendrick can do both!

Hopefully not too complex and I hate chords

I play Anglo

Ray

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 13 Aug 08 - 03:45 AM

Keith Kendrick plays both English and Anglo. What an extraordinary brain.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: Alan Day
Date: 13 Aug 08 - 03:54 AM

Jody Kruskal will also be there doing American style Anglo workshop.
He has developed a style based on the old American fiddle playing techniques and is well worth watching and learning from this brilliant and enthusiastic player.
Al

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: The Sandman
Date: 13 Aug 08 - 07:52 AM

Keith Kendrick is very good.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 13 Aug 08 - 08:02 AM

Keith Kendrick is extremely good and a jolly nice chap to boot.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 13 Aug 08 - 03:25 PM

My 'Squeezarounds' are on Monday Middle Earth 11.30
Friday, Middle earth at 5.
If you haven't experienced one of these before they are for Anglos and Melodeons of all standards and the format works something like a singaround. We all play a well-known set and then we go round the room each player saying a little about their box and either leading off a set for everyone to join in, or playing a show-off tune, or singing a box-accompanied song. We've been running this for a few years now and it's becoming quite popular.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: Mo the caller
Date: 25 Aug 08 - 02:38 AM

Steve, that is very clear. Why can't it be that obvious in the programme?

This is my perpetual grouse, festival programmes are in a code that only those "in the know" understand. Someone put a head round the door of something described only as "Playford" to ask whether it was tunes or dances. The dancers all know that Barbara Kinsman, Colin Hume and Andrew Shaw are dance callers, for the average holiday maker who has bought a programme to see what's on Playford could be related to Playstation.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 25 Aug 08 - 04:49 PM

Mo,
Basically my perception of the problem is:-
Change of personnel of those writing the programme from one year to another.
The person in charge of the programme having too much to do and not contacting the workshop organiser directly. Surely email is easy nowadays.

I agree entirely that the descriptions should be accurate, but when a new type of workshop comes along that is unfamiliar to the writer it presents problems of space in the programme. When I have time I usually try to get further explanation in the daily newsletters.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: Mary Humphreys
Date: 25 Aug 08 - 05:20 PM

I was involved in running an instrumental workshop at another festival recently. The programme stated clearly that is was "tunes with harmonies" but we still got some people turning up asking if it was for songs.
I always thought that tunes were for instruments and songs were for voices, but perhaps we were not specific enough?

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: The Sandman
Date: 25 Aug 08 - 06:16 PM

bring back, John Howson.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: Michael
Date: 26 Aug 08 - 06:16 AM

Give them time: Even John had to learn.

Mike

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: Mo the caller
Date: 26 Aug 08 - 06:19 AM

Who is John Howson?

I have noticed in the last couple of years that the programme does say when a workshop is one of a series, so that's a good thing.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 26 Aug 08 - 07:29 AM

I agree with Alan Day- Jody Kruskal is well worth watching- and if he's giving a participatory workshop, it's even more worth it- he's a fine teacher as well as one of the best anglo concertinists in the biz!

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Aug 08 - 07:48 AM

I had the same thing happen. one event was listed as Northumbrian tunes by Alistair Anderson. I went along expecting to hear tunes by Alistair, but it turned out to be a workshop to teach people some tunes.
I am fully appreciative of the fact that volunteers work tirelessly on our behalf and do a grand job, (thats why I buy a season ticket, when I dont actually go to enuff events to warrent one, as I feel that in doing so it supports their hard work) so Im not really criticing - honest!!! its just that the word "worksop" would have been useful.

and Steve your Mondau session sounds great, wish I had known about it before, but I will be there next year!!
Lin

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: The Sandman
Date: 26 Aug 08 - 08:11 AM

John Howson,was involved in the organisation last year.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: The Sandman
Date: 27 Aug 08 - 05:53 AM

http://www.soundlantern.com/UpdatedSoundPage.do?ToId=8312
here is an audio,demonstrating two different ways to play fifths on the english concertina.

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: The Sandman
Date: 27 Aug 08 - 05:55 AM

http://www.soundlantern.com/UpdatedSoundPage.do?ToId=8312

Subject: RE: Concertina workshops at Whitby
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 27 Aug 08 - 06:15 PM

Whitby Squeezarounds.
There are a couple of video clips on Youtube on Sarah Macmillan's site along with lots of dance stuff. Mally turned up for the last ten minutes of the Friday session so I got him to do the finishing spot. He'd had a few bevies so we carried on the workshop for another 45 minutes with 60s rock songs on melodeons and Anglos entertaining the holidaymakers. Great stuff!