Description | Price |
Solo accordion, for any length of time up to 2 hours performance. | £200 |
Accordion plus saxophone duo | £350 |
For each hour over 3 hours performance | £50 |
I discovered the accordion when, living on a small boat, I missed my piano. I no longer miss my piano. 15 years later, I no longer have a small boat, but still have an accordion.
I now have many years experience of entertaining at wedding receptions, birthday parties, corporate events, outdoor events, street parties and pub dinners. I have a large repertoire of French musette music, Oompah music, Irish, English and Scottish folk, popular Italian songs, klezmer tunes and tunes from many European countries. I can also offer English, Scottish and Irish dance tunes.
I'm also available to book as part of a duo, with saxophonist Sean McBride. Our repertoire is focused on Klezmer, but we're versatile.
I am now offering online accordion lessons. I have given lessons to students in my area for a number of years, so am experienced in teaching.
Dear John,
Thanks again for your performance last Monday we really enjoyed hearing you play.
Jane Storie
Head of Sponsorship and Patrons
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden, London
"Thank you so much for Saturday night, it was lovely to have the music floating across the dock and we had lots comments about how welcoming it sounded. I hope you did not get too cold! You really helped create the atmosphere for a lovely evening."
Debbie and Rick Sturge
" John’s music created a wonderful ambiance for our garden party and we would certainly ask him to play again for other similar occasions."
Debbie Backhouse
"Thank you so much for playing at our wedding. Everyone said how amazing you were, it was just what we wanted. We both had a fantastic day."
Karen and Stuart
"So pleased you could join us as you bring so much to the evening with your lovely music.
Many thanks and best wishes"
Bath Contemporary Gallery
Based in Lydney, Gloucestershire
French;
Flambee montalbanaise
Jeanette,
Zingarella,
Balajo,
Coeur vagabond
Caprice musette
Irish and Folk;
The Boys from Bluehill,
The Gravel Walk,
Cooleys Reel,
A Fig for a Kiss,
Oh Danny Boy,
The Wild Rover,
Harvest Home Hornpipe,
Childgrove,
Portsmouth,
Kemp's jig
Oompah;
Sauerkraut polka
Drunten im Unterland
Freut euch des Lebens
Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit
Roll out the Barrel
Italian;
Carnival of Venice,
Wedding tarantella,
Torna a Sorrento,
La mattinata,
Klezmer;
A nakht in gan edyn,
Nokh a glezl vayn,
Freylech zain,
Hava Nagila
Russian;
Ocho Chornyo
Metelitsa
Ozhidanie
Malenky tanets
Karapyet
Midnight in Moscow
Toska po rodina
Uralskaya ryabinushka
Yamshchick, ne goni loshadey
Alexandrovsky
Bublichki
Otsveli Hrizantemy
Kalinka
Katyusha
Lonely Accordion
Mantsurian kukkuloilla
Flexible. I will follow the wishes of the client!
Royal Albert Hall
Jasper Conran
Gloucester Quays
Harris Manchester College, Oxford
The Oxford Union
Orion School, London
Lansons Communications
Rapha Racing Tour de France event
South Wales Chamber of Commerce
Cardiff Castle
Bridgwater Carnival
Jane Storie
Alistair Sawday