JOHN SPIERS MELODEON WORKSHOP http://www.johnspiers.co.uk/
Saturday 11th. April 2015
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places £35. Booking form available here.
The Elephant & Castle,
White Hill,
Lewes
BN7 2DJ
John Spiers, known better in folk circles as Squeezy, has made a name for himself as one of the leading squeezebox players of his generation. Well known for his long-standing duo partnership with Jon Boden in the formidable Spiers & Boden as well as his contribution to the massively popular Bellowhead, John has also played with Eliza Carthy's Ratcatchers and a number of local folk-dance bands.
The workshop will cover using chords on both hand to fill out the sound, with some new repertoire on the 2-row melodeon in D/G.
Some music will be sent out in advance.
JOHN SPIERS PERFORMS AT LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB IN THE EVENING
AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £8; advance tickets available from address at end of the booking form)
Provisional Timetable
| 10.45 | Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments are not included) |
| 11.00 | Learning the different right-hand chords & the 'chord scales' |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Learning the new tunes together as single notes with a view to start filling in the chords. |
| 15.00 | Tea/coffee break |
| 15.15 | Arranging the new tunes using the techniques we learned in the morning. |
| 16.45 | Finish |
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited.
Maps & accommodation lists will be sent in advance if requested.
Valmai Goodyear,
20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES,
East Sussex
BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: Valmai Goodyear
Website: http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/