The Coop Mondial comes to Glasgow this week for its 61st competition.
Prize money of 10,000 euros is up for grabs.
The event is taking place at The Normandy Hotel
and we are there with our trade stand so why not come along and say Hi.
More details can be found at coupemondiale.org

The Eastbourne accordion festival is now sold out! You could book for next time on the website (http://www.carillonstudios.co.uk/music_festivals.htm) and look for more information. We expect to be very busy at this festival!

The weekend September 5th to 7th 2008 saw the first Roland V-Accordion Weekend to be held in the UK at St Audries Bay in Somerset.

A weekend of workshops and concerts, devoted to the Roland V-Accordion, was held followed by a competition to decide the UK entrant to the world-wide Festival to be held in Rome, Italy on November 8th.

The winner of the senior virtuoso competition was Johnny Lee Leslie, who was presented with a certificate and a new FR-7b V-Accordion by Richard Patt of Roland UK.

Other graded open competitions were also held, featuring the V-Accordion, with prizes provided by ourselves The Accordion Shop, Trevani Music, and Carillon Studios.

The new Roland FR1 accordion is to be released very shortly and is to be expected to retail under the magic £1000 barrier watch this space for more news and info or call for the most up to date news on 01344 873717

This last weekend St Audries Bay was the venue for the Roland V accordion competition.
We attended as the only V accordion dealer and had a fantastic time.
There was lots of interest on our trade stand with our demonstration instruments in great demand. Look out for the results to follow, you can get more info on the Roland V accordions by going to the link at the top left handside of our front web page.

THANKING YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VERY NICE SERVICE . YOUR EXPERT HELP AND INFORMATION WAS VERY HELPFUL; I CANT PRAYS YOU ENOUGH. WILL LET YOU NOW HOW I GET ON WITH MY NEW ACCORDION; GOODBYE FOR NOW.

Dear Chris
Just to let you know the accordion arrived safely yesterday despite the rain!
Thanks for the book, I'm looking forward to getting started, but I have 3 under-4-year-olds, so I'll not be going very fast!
Many thanks for your help
Best wishes
Name with held for privacy reasons.

Roland V-Accordion Festival UK - 6th/7th Sept '08
St Audries Bay Holiday Club, Somerset

Be a Winner with your Music!








Win £100.00 cash or even a new Roland V - Accordion!

They are the Prizes at the UK Roland V-Accordion Competition

at St Audries Bay Holiday Club in Somerset



Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th Sep '08




We are inviting accordion players from every corner of the country to enter this year’s V-Accordion UK Competition.



Senior Championship – Own choice piece only – The Winner gets a V-Accordion.

The senior winner will also qualify for the international final in Italy,

held during November, with a first prize of 5,000 euros.

Junior Championship – Own choice piece only – The winner gets a V-Accordion

Advanced Competition (all ages) – Test piece and own choice - £100.00 Cash prize

Intermediate Competition (all ages) – Test piece and own choice - £60.00 Cash prize

Elementary Competition (all ages) – Test piece and own choice - £40.00 Cash prize

Beginner Competition (all ages) – Test piece and own choice - £20.00 Cash prize



You don't have to own a Roland Accordion to enter this competition.

Championship entrants will be lent a V-Accordion 3-4 weeks before the competition,

for other classes V-Accordions will be available for practice during Saturday and Sunday.



Roland for more information visit us online at www.roland.co.uk/accordioncontest .

also available will be expert guidance from our Roland Demonstrators.

Artists & Demonstrators at St Audries Bay Holiday Club will be:

Romano Viazzani Karen Street Eddie Jay

Harry Hussey John Romero Gary Blair (Sunday Night Fun Ceilidh)

If you would like to receive a phone call from John Romero, to give you more specific information & details of this unique event

please email jr@carillonstudios.co.uk or call him direct on 01323 - 733700

Click here for directions to St Audries Bay Holiday Club in Somerset!

St Audries Bay Holiday Club,
West Quantoxhead,
Nr Minehead,
Somerset TA4 4DY

Information/Bookings: John & Jackie Romero on Tel: 01323 - 733700

Online Entry Form - Please click here!


Test Pieces

Beginners Section

Echoes of Paris
Sue Coppard
Trevani Publications

A cloche pieds
Maryline Menweg
Menweg Music Editions

Elementary Section

Square dance polka
Keith Harling
KDH Publications

Sicilia mia Bella!
Sue Coppard
Trevani Publications

Intermediate Section

L’enfant Demon
Claude Thomain
Claude Thomain

The Maigret Theme
Ron Grainer (arr Trevani)
Trevani Publications

Libertango
Astor Piazolla
Holschuh

Advanced Section

I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin (arr Jack Emblow)
Trevani Publications

Monsieur Roudoudou
Claude Thomain
Claude Thomain

Hora Staccato
Dinicu – Heifetz
Ediciones Mozart


All the music for the test pieces above may be obtained from Trevani on 0208 656 1450
email: music@trevani.co.uk website: www.trevani.co.uk

Email from Happy Cutomer

Just to say many thanks to you and your shop visitor in helping to pick out a suitable accordion for my daughter Daisy.
Just to let you know that 3 hours after opening this birthday gift she was able to play Happy Birthday and She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain - complete with chords.
Will let you know how she progresses, but appears she has made a good start!!

Many thanks once again
Name removed for privacy

BE A WINNER WITH YOUR MUSIC!

Roland V-Accordion Festival
6th-7th September 2008
St Audries Bay, Somerset

The second UK V-Accordion Championship crowns a weekend packed with music. The national final will feature both junior and senior categories with a V-Accordion as a prize for each section. The winner of the senior championship will also qualify for the international finial which will take place in Italy in November and offers a first price of 5,000 Euros.

Four further competition sections cater for all standards of players:
Beginner, elementary, intermediate and advanced each with trohpies and prize money on offer.

For competition details and an application form please visit:
www.roland.co.uk/accordioncontest
Or call Customer Services on:
01792 702701
For day/weekend passes, accomodation information and festival program please visit:
www,carillonstudios.co.uk
Or call:
01323 733700.

Garys tour of the US starts tomorrow 8th June and continues until the 23rd
He will of course be plaing his Cooperativa midi accordion.

You will love this, even though the accordions are in the background.

0% Interst free loans available, conditions apply on any accordion.
More details at www.takeitaway.org.uk

The Woking Pianothon took place at The Wolsey centre on Saturday 15th March 2008.

Organised by Sue Hamilton (local teacher). It was quite simply a wonderful day with over 80 pianists performing. Students as young as 5 years old playing their first pieces to accomplished concerts pianists and duos.

Handel pianos and Electronic Accordions Ltd provided 2 pianos for the event and also a stand with information on pianos and accordions.

The Mayor of Woking and his wife were in attendance as were the local press. Sue Hamilton should be congratulated for organising such a great event and here's hoping for a similar event in 2009.

http://www.ukaccordions.com