WCCP Concertina Weekends
The West Country Concertina Players WCCP host residential concertina weekends, originally in
Kilve Court, Somerset, twice a year. In later years these moved to Quantock Lodge or Halsway Manor.
The spring event is for more advanced players, and the autumn event is more for beginners and improvers, although there is a lot of overlap.
My visits to WCCP weekends
Below are links to more information arising from some of my trips to WCCP residential concertina weekends (often at Kilve), including MP3 music of concertina playing.
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Spring 2002 - this was the bicentenary of Charles Wheatstone, inventor of the concertina.
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Autumn 2007 - this has MP3 files of concertina playing in the band and individual.
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Autumn 2010 - No recordings available of this visit, as they were not of sufficient quality.
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Autumn 2011 - this has MP3 files of playing by tutors and bands in the showcase.
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Autumn 2012 - this has MP3 files of the Band workshop and other groups.
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Spring 2016 - this has MP3 files of Alex Wade performances, the English showcase, a band piece in the showcase, and Swing Low by the massed Kilve concertinas.
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Autumn 2016 - this has MP3 files of five pieces by concertina band, plus a rare solo by me.
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Spring 2017 - this has MP3 files from the showcase of four pieces by concertina band, one by Anglos, and two by the English group.
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Autumn 2017 - this has MP3 files from the tutors concert, the bar sessions, the hymns workshop, and the showcase.
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Spring 2018 - This event was affected by heavy snow. I have some recordings but have not published them.
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Autumn 2018 - this has MP3 files from the band showcase at Quantock Lodge - first time at this (quirky) venue.
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Spring 2019 - This was the first time at Halsway for me, and the first in a long time for WCCP. Only one poor recording, as I left my recorder at home!
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Autumn 2021 - this has MP3 files from various performances at the two showcases at Quantock Lodge.
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Autumn 2023 - this has MP3 files from various performances at the two showcases at Quantock Lodge.
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