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Nocturne

Over the last few months I've been working remotely with Timothy Johnston who's been composing a new piece of solo concertina music in consultation with me.  I've really enjoyed working on it - it's involved finding my way round a…

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Gigs..!

I have one more gig for 2021 - reuniting with Chris Wood and John Dipper to play alongside Eclectic Voices for a Yuletide concert in London on December 18th.

Leveret are touring in March 2022 - really looking forward to …Read more

Online Concertina workshops

I'm doing two online workshops in the new year focusing on different areas of English concertina technique - one on bellows, phrasing, tone and articulation, and one looking at approaches to chords and harmony.  They'll take place over zoom, and…

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Leveret Young Adults Weekend - Jan 14-16 2022

Leveret will be leading a weekend of workshops for young adults at Halsway Manor, Somerset.  The workshops will focus on general musicianship and ensemble-playing skills as well as exploring some of the ways in which Leveret work together.  Bursaries are…

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Gigs!!!

I'm totally delighted to be back on the road, with 31 gigs with various people over the next two months.  It's so great to be playing for live audiences again.  Venues and artists really need audience support just now so…

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Teaching

The next few months are fairly booked up with touring and recording so I'm not going to be offering regular weekly or fortnightly lessons for a while.  Instead I'm booking a couple of teaching days per month in my diary…

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Workshop video

Thanks to everyone who came to my first online English concertina workshop recently, where I discussed my approach to creating solo arrangements of tunes.  Don't worry if you missed it - I've made the video available for indefinite access on…

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Online solo gig

I had a plan to do some solo gigs last year, so I'd have chance to play the material I recorded on Meanders in public a bit more.  Of course that didn't happen for obvious reasons, so I've decided to…

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Zoom workshop

I'm planning a series of workshops over Zoom this year, some specifically for English concertina players and some for players of any instrument.  Please drop me a line if there's a particular subject you'd like me to cover.

The first…

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#FolkForChristmas

Folk musicians need your support this Christmas. You can help keep our folk scene afloat into the new year by buying direct from creators.  Follow the hashtag #FolkForChristmas for your Christmas shopping to support artists, share the music, and spread…

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