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Below is a quick summary of what's where.

 

In the News section you will find a gig guide, information about recent gigs and details of projects I am currently working on. Here you can also find stop press items.

Image The Accordion has been the basis of my career and has sections covering my work as a solo performer in various settings. Themed events are there with separate sections for Music Hall and Trafalgar.

Four years on from my work at Warwick Castle, the Minstrel is now a completely separate strand. There's the solo wandering minstrel, duos with Tamsyn, Historical dance with Nonsuch, a Green Man concept which involves work at National Trust venues, Nature Days and Garden Centres, and a medieval/tudor/histerical [sic] band called Null Nomine.

The Dance section covers all my calling work including workshops and Maypole dancing. Bands is what it says it is – there are at least three and each of them can vary. You tell us what you want and we'll try to provide it.

Most of my Teaching work is done through Tradamis (a whole different website) but there are certain bits that happen outside the Tradamis work, whether it's community events, preparing couples for a 'first dance' at their wedding or other ideas. Also, while I don't give regular accordion lessons any more, I do give tutorials, and there is information on them as well.

How it all looks and sounds is important. The Gallery is the place for this. At the moment it's just pictures; sound clips will follow but in the meantime you will have to contact me for demo CDs. Programmes gives lots more background information: sample programmes, thoughts on ideas and events, track listings and the stories behind some of our more unusual events.

 
However, it may be worth a team apology at this point: because of the variety of what I do, it is not always possible to put things where you might expect to find them. For instance, Null Nomine Daunce gets mentioned in Bands because it is one, but it is described in more detail in the Minstrel section because that's what it does and it sort of fits there too!

Links, Contacts and Site map are just like any other site. Enjoy.

 

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Site updated 19 August 2008

 


 

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