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22-Apr-2016
Karen Tweed Gigs, Shrewsbury, Somerset, York, Croydon – UK, Swedenby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Karen Tweed performs during April and May, as follows:Saturday April 23rd, 10am - 4.30pm – music from Scotland and Ireland, Glebe Hall, The Trinity Centre, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury SY3 9HF Friday April 29th - Roxy Cinema, 36 High Street, Axbridge, Somerset BS26 2AF Sunday May 1st, 10am - 4.30pm - music from Scotland, Ireland and France, Priddy Village Hall, Somerset BA5 3BE Saturday May 7th – private solo concert, Karlstad, Sweden Tuesday May 17th and Thursday May 19th - Karen Street teaching at Worcester Saturday May 21st – solo concert, The Wolfe Room, The Black Swan Inn, 23 Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PR Sunday May 22nd, 10am - 5pm – mixed ensemble day, The Wolfe Room, The Black Swan Inn, 23 Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PR Monday May 23rd - Croydon Folk Club, Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon CR0 1BD Friday May 27th - Karen Tweed & Friends Birthday - Concert-Party, free event; To commemorate my 27th year as a professional musician, I’m having a bit of a do. Guests include Roger Wilson, Karen Street, Richard Hughes, Kirsten Hellier, Ivan Miletitch, Johnny Coppin, and Andy Tweed. The venue is The Hen & Chicken, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1JF. Donations on the night welcomed towards Alzheimers UK and The Samaritans. Monday May 30th, 12 noon – 4pm - Karen Tweed: Solo (& with Karen Street) The New Horrington Fair, Wells Cricket Club, New Horrington, Wells, Someset BS26 2AF. Free event. Residents of South Horrington are resurrecting the Family Fun Day that took place every summer on the old Mendip Hospital site. Throughout the 1960s to 80s the Mendip Hospital Summer Fete, run by the League of Friends, evolved to become one of the biggest events of the summer, opened by a local celebrity and with attractions such as The Red Devils, police display teams, the Somerset Light Infantry, maypole dancing, an antiques market, a donkey derby, skittles, children's fancy dress and a pig roast. The new Horrington Fair will take place at South Horrington at Wells Cricket Club on Mayday Bank Holiday Monday, May 30, from noon to 4pm. There is music all day with L’esprit du jazz and Karen Tweed and others tbc. There will also be a dog training demonstration and games for children, and various stalls including a plant sale. Refreshments will include BBQ, a licensed bar, tea and cakes and Mendip Moments ice cream. Karen Tweed, born in England but now living in Ireland, is steeped in Irish traditional music and has recorded and performed in this genre for many years. She also performs in other genres, and has featured on over 30 CDs. She won 5 All Ireland titles on piano accordion and melodica in the late 1970s/early 80s, performed with the Poozies, and is the main piano accordion tutor at the World Music Centre, University of Limerick, and a regular tutor for the Bmus Degree in folk and traditional music at Newcastle University and at The Sage, Gateshead. For further information email: info@karentweed.com |