Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Melodeon Workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club

About

Cohen is a young, brilliant and inventive melodeon & anglo concertina player & a glorious singer with a deep understanding of traditional music and a powerful, compelling style of his own.  He's in great demand at folk music festivals and clubs as a solo performer and with the trio Granny's Attic.  Cohen loves to share knowledge and ideas, and is a fine teacher.

The workshop will focus on English melodeon playing for experienced players. Cohen will begin by sharing useful melodeon exercises and techniques, before delving into the rich repertoire of English traditional tunes, exploring how advanced melodeon techniques can be used to develop these tunes. Some music will be sent out in advance.

MELODEON WORKSHOP Places £45 (2 under-25-year-olds £22) Email valmaigoodyear@aol.com to reserve places, bring cash on the day Saturday 9th. March 2024 10.45 am - 4.45 pm COHEN BRAITHWAITE-KILCOYNE PERFORMS AT LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB IN THE EVENING (£12 - Email valmaigoodyear@aol.com to reserve tickets bring cash on the night)

Provisional Timetable 10.45 Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included). 11.00 Introductions; outline of the day's plan; warm-ups and exercises to get your fingers moving around the whole melodeon. 1.30 Lunch 13.30 Tune development; we will take a traditional melody and dig into all the nooks and crannies, exploring melodic variation, ornamentation and possibilities for bass line construction and harmonic variation using both hands. 15.00 Tea/coffee break 15.15 More tunes; we will finish the day by exploring additional tunes in new keys that build on the techniques explored in the first portions of the day. 16.45 Finish

N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Some music will be sent in advance, and maps and accommodation lists on request.

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