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06-May-2011
All-Ireland Accordion Festival, Meath – Republic of Irelandby Yvonne Chilton, Secretary Irish Acc. Assoc. |
 This open festival was held to mark the 40th anniversary of the All-Ireland Accordion Festival. It took place in the Newgrange Hotel, Navan, Co. Meath (about 45 minutes from Dublin) on Saturday and Sunday 16th/17th April 2011. We had many entries from abroad including Gary Blair and his orchestra from Scotland, Ian Watson with the Morley College Orchestra from London, together with entries from France and the Ukraine, and not forgetting our friends from Northern Ireland – Clyde Johnston and his Orchestra. On Saturday morning, competitions started at 8.30am with two rooms running consecutively. We were very lucky to have Renzo Ruggieri (right), from Italy, and Ian Watson and Julie North, from London, adjudicating. We needed two rooms on Saturday morning to cater for the large entries in the younger age group/graded sections. There were up to 30 in some of these sections. 2011 All-Ireland additional report and results. 8 CD's available at Renzo Ruggieri. |