Music
Paul took up the accordion when he was 10 and started playing professionally at 21 when he needed some extra money before starting teaching! He enjoys playing a variety of music and musical instruments. Currently he ...
Plays the clarinet in Cadbury Wind Band
Plays the saxophone in Cadbury Sax Band
Plays the organ at Yatton Methodist Church
Plays the keyboard at Yatton Methodist Church with the Worship Group
Performs with wife Isabel at various engagements
Performs with ' 2 Dots And A Dash', a musical trio.
Paul has been entertaining people with the accordion since he was about 14, and professionally since he was 21. However, it is only recently since he has invested in a 'Virtual Accordion' that can sound like any instrument up to a full orchestra, that he has advertised as 'Accordion Magic'. Life has been busy with his trio 'Two Dots & A Dash' but he got his first booking as 'Accordion Magic' on Friday November 5th 2010 at Cheddar Court, in Cheddar, Somerset.
"At Cheddar I started with the accordion I had when I was 14 and progressed up to do 'Shake, Rattle & Roll' on the Virtual Accordion with midi accompaniment, and some compositions of my own." A VERY appreciative audience who paid more than we'd agreed, so they seemed very happy."
Repertoire
Fairly wide and varied, including.....
Accordion solos
French Musettes
Tangos and other Latin American music
Songs through the decades with emphasis on the 50's onwards
Click here for a sample of Paul playing a Musette 'Accordion Samba'