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Better late….. On February 19th Yorkshire Concertina Club emerged from the rehearsal room in the Corner House in Moortown, Leeds, to perform for an audience of club members downstairs in the bar. We had originally intended to move our regular third Sunday meeting back to 5th, to coincide with World Concertina Day, but for some inexplicable reason, it was felt that a major football match took precedence. Under the direction of our bandmaster, Carolyn Wade, we played a wide variety of music, starting with Let the Bands Play (arranged by Carolyn) via La Marseillaise and a few pieces from our club song book, including Butterflies in the rain and Swaledale by John Willis, a founding member of the club. We finished with Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square and Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy. In between the instrumental numbers, Russ Etherington sang two music hall songs, accompanying himself on the concertina, to the general acclaim and satisfaction of the audience. The photo below was taken by Graham Heffernan, with Russ standing at the end. YCC members on the day: Jackie Ellis Russ Etherington Helen Graham Phil Graham (anglo) Steve Griffiths Graham Heffernan Adrain Jackson Chris Nelson Ruth Stoker Carolyn Wade Steve Griffiths 
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