In 2010, a year after major aortic-valve replacement surgery,
Patrick began to teach himself to play this remarkable instrument.
His repertoire ranges widely, including Canadian (30%), Irish, English & Scottish airs, waltzes, reels, jigs & hornpipes,
Scandinavian vals & polskas, Playford dance tunes, new (and older) French musettes, Tango & Tango vals.
It features music written by fiddlers, harpists, pipers, flautists, guitarists, pianists, nyckelharpists, jazz saxophonists,
and, yes, players of several sorts of accordions.
Adrian Dolan is a Vancouver based multi-instrumentalist who is best known as a long time member of the outstanding West Coast acoustic band, The Bills. He wrote this moving air while still in his teens, and I was motivated to learn the accordéon in order to play it.
Jon Swayne is a highly regarded English maker and player of bagpipes and whistles. He is a founding member of the iconic and influential UK band Blowzabella. I first heard Robin's from Karen Tweed who points out that it "is now firmly in the traditional repertoire of England."
Catriona McKay plays and composes for the 'Scottish Harp'. "The Swan is an old Fifie fishing vessel that was launched in Lerwick on 3 May 1900. Catriona along with Chris and Andrew were aboard the Swan during the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race in 1999, an experience they will never forget." Catriona composed the tune on this journey. (Liner notes from Fiddlers’ Bid recording: Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer).
Three waltzes nicked from the playing of Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila (May Monday).
Andy Cutting's In Continental Mood and Flatworld, followed by Jan Ekedahl's Soren's Waltz..
Lovely air by concertina player Rob Harbron from England. Celebrates his living on a narrowboat moored along the Kennet and Avon Canal near the Dundas Aqueduct in Somerset.
Before we lost Oliver to leukaemia in 2008, he recorded several musical projects. "Smithers" was a collection of more that 50 tunes that he wrote for his students at the summer music camp held in this lovely northern B.C. town. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Schroer
Market Bookings 2023/24
Sat Dec 30 — The Stop Farmers Market
Sat jan 27 — The Stop Farmer's Market
Sun Feb 4 — ABFC "Take the Stage"
TUESDAYS — East York Farmers Market
SAT — May 27 — Junction Farmers Market
THU — June 6 — Dufferin Grove Farmers Market
SAT — June 17 – The Stop Farmers Market
WED — June 21 – Annette Farmers Market
THU — June 22 — East Lynne Farmers Market
SAT — June 24 – Brooklin Farmers Market
THU— July 6 – Underpass Farmers Marke
THU — July 13 — East Lynne Farmers Market
SAT — July 15 — Aurora Farmers Market
WED — July 19 – Annette Farmers Market
SAT — July 22 – Brooklin Farmers Market
SAT — July 29 — Weston Farmers Market
SAT — Aug 12 — Junction Farmers Market
WED — Aug 16 – Whitby Farmers Market
SAT — Aug 19 — Withrow Farmers Market
WED — Aug 23 — Annette Farmers Market
SAT — Aug 26 – Brooklin Farmers Market
WED — Sept 6— Bloor/Bordon Farmers Market
SAT — Sept 9 — Weston FarmersMarket
WED — Sept 13 — Annette Farmers Market
THU — Sept 14 — Dufferin Grove Market
SAT — Sept 16 – The Stop Farmers Market
THU — Sept 21 — East Lynne Farmers Market
SAT — Sept 23— Withrow Farmers Market
THU— Oct 5 – Underpass Farmers Market
SAT — Oct 7 — Withrow Farmers Market
WED — Oct 04 — Bloor/Bordon Farmers Market
