Kettle Bridge Concertinas
Concertina group based in Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Harrietsham Concert
The summer solstice found us in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Harrietsham.
We performed a mixture of old and new music, somehow coping with the searing heat. Our music went down very well and the audience joined in with a singalong to the more popular pieces.
Click here to see a report.
Let’s be honest, music theory can be a bit dry but if you are interested in understanding more about scales and keys, there is a very informative video available on YouTube all about the Circle of Fifths.
The Concertina Tinker
Dave Elliott is an associate member of Kettle Bridge Concertinas and a thoroughly useful chap to know. He is an experienced repairer and restorer of traditionally constructed concertinas of all types — large bass through to piccolo — as well as miniature instruments, and all fingering systems.
He is very happy to provide individual advice, event clinics, or group workshops and is the author of 'The Concertina Maintenance Manual'.
For more information, visit his website at http://concertina-repair.org.uk/.
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Next beginners’ practice date in the Hall is Mon 21st Jul 2025
Next advanced players’ practice date is Thu 17th Jul 2025
Diary
Sun 27th July 2025
Ciara Considine Workshop
We are delighted to announce that Ciara Considine will be running a workshop for us. Ciara is very well known locally for her work with choirs and orchestras and has worked with Gareth Malone on his series for BBC2 "Sing while you work".
The focus of the session will be bandmanship — dynamics, listening, and generally playing together. This will be a wonderful opportunity for us to learn new skills and we are very much looking forward to it.
Sun 28th September 2025
KettleSqueeze
We will be getting together with our friends from SqueezEast Concertinas for a day of playing.
More details will be available nearer the time.
Sun 5th October 2025
Village Band Day
The 2025 Village Band Day will be held at Cumnor Village Hall, Leys Rd, Cumnor, Oxford OX2 9QF and led by Dave Townsend.
This is a day of workshops, playing traditional tunes in parts arranged in the style of the local bands found all over rural England in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is for players of any string, wind, brass or free reed instruments. We’ll be playing from music, so reasonable reading ability is needed.
Fri 17th to Sun 19th October 2025
WCCP Autumn Workshop
The West Country Concertina Players Autumn Workshop is at Wellington School, South Street, Wellington, Somerset TA21 8NT.
This is suited to players of a range of abilities from absolute beginners to those who have reached an intermediate level.
Click here for more details.