Val's courtyard was looking lovely in its summer best to welcome us for the evening and the barn sheltered us from the somewhat chilly breeze as folk and jazz ended its first year in the venue where it had all started last July.
Is there no end to the talent to discover in these 'ere parts? Last night the music ranged from leadbelly blues through Edith Piaf, Joni Mitchel, traditional English folk to occitan dance. We heard all manner of squeezeboxes, guitars, recorder and even John's jingle stick ( no rude comments please!). All the regulars were there; Betsy, Brian,Charles, Ian, John, Linda and Trevor in various combinations, showing us how hard they had been practising over the last month . They were joined by Boris and Regis, now also becoming regulars, visitor Vincent and newcomer Magali. Magali is Val's new neighbour, she plays the diatonic accordian and obviously enjoys occitan dancing, hopefully we will see much more of her. It is great to see that the line up now includes so many French performers and also lovely to hear the interval chatter in English and French.
There was a great atmosphere all evening and everyone enjoyed the variety of music, Regis and Magali got many of the audience to their feet dancing in the courtyard just to add to the fun. The compere for the evening was John who had done a great job putting the programme together - although he was complaining about losing his voice by the end! No one else was complaining though, we were all sorry when it finished and already looking forward to next month ( 25th July) at Parisot Chateau when the compere will be Trevor. Anyone wanting to perform should contact Trevor in advance on folkjazz82@outlook.com
Sue Carter
Val says. I have googled diatonic accordian to discover
A diatonic button accordion (DBA) or melodeon is a member of the free-reed aerophone family of musical instruments. It is a type of button accordion on which the melody-side keyboard contains one or more rows of buttons, with each row producing the notes of a single diatonic scale. The buttons on the bass-side keyboard are most commonly arranged in pairs, with one button of a pair sounding the fundamental of a chord and the other the corresponding major triad (or, sometimes, a minor triad).
Sue Carter
Val says. I have googled diatonic accordian to discover
A diatonic button accordion (DBA) or melodeon is a member of the free-reed aerophone family of musical instruments. It is a type of button accordion on which the melody-side keyboard contains one or more rows of buttons, with each row producing the notes of a single diatonic scale. The buttons on the bass-side keyboard are most commonly arranged in pairs, with one button of a pair sounding the fundamental of a chord and the other the corresponding major triad (or, sometimes, a minor triad).
Diatonic button accordions are popular in many countries, and used mainly for playing popular music and traditional folk music, and modern offshoots of these genres.
Johns jingle stick was home made from bottle tops - Overview. Jingle Sticks are a great way to add a quick tambourine sound to a rhythm while striking a cymbal or another instrument. John asked me why I had not researched jingle sticks?
Johns jingle stick was home made from bottle tops - Overview. Jingle Sticks are a great way to add a quick tambourine sound to a rhythm while striking a cymbal or another instrument. John asked me why I had not researched jingle sticks?
There have been quite a few photos already but there has to be one of the John's jingle stick!
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