The second annual World Concertina Day, sponsored by the ICA, will be on February 6, 2023, the anniversary of the birth of Sir Charles Wheatstone. Since that date falls on a Monday, we will also encourage activities on the weekend of February 4 and 5. Details coming later! You can always contact the World Concertina Day team at wcd@concertina.org.
Category: Annual Events
Scandinavian Squeeze-In
The annual Scandinavian Squeeze-In 2021 is indefinitely postponed.
See the website (below) for details.
Yearly event: Scandinavian Squeeze-In
Location: Torna Hällestad, Skåne (southern Sweden)
Website: http://www.nonce.dk/SSI/
Email: ssi@nonce.dk
Phone: Jim Lucas (+45) 22 62 03 99
Arran Concertina Event
Organizer: Samantha Boorer
samantha@boorertranslations.com
Isle of Arran, N. Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. Informal get-together with ad hoc organized workshops.
Hawkwood Concertina Band Weekend
Organizer: Liz Ellison – Contact – lizellison123@gmail.com
Concertina Band at Hawkwood College, Stroud. For experienced players – primarily English systems.
Musical Director: Steve Ellis.
Swaledale Squeeze
Organizer: Steven Bradley – steven@swaledalesqueeze.org.uk
Annual Swaledale Squeeze weekend in May at Grinton Lodge Youth Hostel, Grinton, North Yorkshire.
All concertina systems welcome and non-playing partners welcome.
SqueezEast Concertinas Band Day
SqueezEast Concertinas have decided that it would not be practical to go ahead with our Annual Concertina Band Day in Stamford, which had been due to take place on 13th June 2021. We have provisionally booked Sunday 12th June 2022 and hope to see you there. Full details will appear on our website early next year and will be emailed to people on our mailing list.
Sharon Pointeer
Secretary
Witney Supersqueeze 2020 cancelled
We have received this important message from Dave Townsend:
“With great regret and a heavy heart I have to announce that Witney Supersqueeze will not take place this year.
Read more…Witney Supersqueeze
Organizer: Dave Townsend
P.O. BOX 1162, East Oxford D.O., OX4 4WS
Tel.: 01865 714778
Fax: 01865 749428
info@handsonmusic.org.uk
Witney Supersqueeze
Kilve Annual Concertina Weekend
The Kilve Annual Concertina Weekend is hosted by the West Country Concertina Players (www.wccp.co.uk) at Kilve Court, a former large country house now used by the Local Authority for residential courses.
The weekend normally comprises an exciting combination of workshops, sessions, a concert, a ceildh and lots more (details on the web site).
This weekend is primarily intended for post beginners, intermediate and advanced players. A weekend specifically for beginners is normally held in October (2007: 19-21 October).
Contact: Mal Derricott, 49 Medbourne Close, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7JA, UK johnmal@derricott.fslife.co.uk (01 258 450927)
See Kilve 2005 pictures on David Nind’s web site (www.lomil.co.uk/)
Events
The information is that sent by the organisers. We HOPE that no errors have crept in, but PLEASE check on events BEFORE you travel.
If you have any corrections or information to add to these pages, please send it to us, anytime, using the address events@concertina.org
Announcements
SSI invite you to join them for this year’s Virtual on-line SCANDINAVIAN SQUEEZE-IN
21-23 May 2021
* Note: This URL is not secure. ICA takes no responsibility for any consequences of you visiting it.
Please send in your event information to events@concertina.org