The previous meeting TUESDAY 5th MARCH, 2019 at SPLIT WILLOW in LLANFAIRFECHAN
MOTTO FOR NWGC/CGGC - ''THE GUITAR AT IT'S MOST PROFOUND PLAYS THE SOUND OF TRUTH . . . . WHISPERED'' Martin Quittenton This was given to us by Martin a few years ago - a lovely talented man who had a passion for Classical Guitar. Permission has been given for us to use it as our motto - it is solely for our use as of January 2016.
NUMBER OF PERSONS PRESENT - 25
(a mixture of players and non-players)
7.00 pm - Classical Guitar Ensemble practice
7.45 pm - Start of meeting
Luthier CARLO ERRICO was present with two of his hand crafted guitars and alsoa guitar dated back to 1895 which had come to him for some much needed repair work. For further information on this, visit Carlo's websites www.carloerricoguitars.com and www.facebook.com/carloerricoguitars
1. NWG/CGGC CHARITY CONCERT
TUESDAY 19th FEBRUARY, 2019 at The Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey
TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED £541.99
All money raised was donated to Alaw Ward at Ysbyty Gwynedd towards cancer treatment/care.
Money raised on the evening was £358.88
We also collected money from Bangor City Football Club supporters when we were forced to cancel our concert due to a Football match - this came to £183.11
Music was a mixture of styles ranging from Classical straight through to Rock - something to suit all tastes.
The programme appears at the end of this page
Room hire was kindly waivered by management of The Victoria hotel
During the interval was chance to grab a drink from the bar, chat to guitarists and have a slice of cake - a little celebration for our 13th year.
There was our usual end of evening Django Jam - kindly arranged by Neil Browning ALL members/ non members were invited to join in with this
There were 13 Raffle prizes Ukulele, wine, cd's, books, guitar tuner, metrmome, chocolates to name but a few. Thank you to all who doanted raffle prizes
2. NWGC/CGGC CHARITY CONCERT 2020
Our last concert sould have been December 2018. Jane explained that the usual month of November may be unsuitable unless some else from NWG/CGGC would like to organise it. We therefore decided to aim for TUESDAY 28th JANUARY, 2020. The Victoria Hotel has already agreed that they will waiver room hire fee. NOW BOOKED.
3. GUITAR FEDERATION DAY Saturday 22nd June, 2019.
Organised by Aberconwy Classical Guitar Group - this is aimed at Classical Guitarists of Grade 4 and over.
This is a day for Guitar Societies to get together for the day - perform their own Ensemble pieces in front of the other societies present and then all societies perform a piece together. Music for the chosen piece will be distributed soon. Ray Burley will be conducting the day. At present North Wales Guitar Circle / Cylch Gitar Gogledd Cymru are being represented by Jane , Mandy, Llew, Geoff and Delmi. If anyone else from NWGC/CGGC is interested please contact Jane.
Cost ONLY £10 per person
If other societies are interested - please contact Kerry at Aberconwy Classcial Guitar Group for info aberconwyguitar@gmail.com
4. NWGC/CGGC ENSEMBLE because a few of us are practicing for the Federation Day in June, Alan has agreed to practice our Ensemble pieces for the day. We will be meeting every 4th Tuesday at Split Willow. Room hire is £20 and will be covered by those present on the day. Next practice session Tuesday 26th March, 2019 7.30 pm. Overseen by Alan Duckworth
5. NWGC/CGGC JAZZ Jane and John at Split Willow have welcomed the Jazz group. Numbers have increased from 3 to 6 people and hoepfully now viable to cover room hire. Jazz practice sessions will be on 3rd Tuesday every month where possible - always check prior to joining in. Overseen by Alan Duckworth
6. CD DONATIONS FOR LIBRARY
2 Davy Graham cd's from Kev Cook and another from Dave King
7. GUITAR FOR SALE FAITH FKV 'Naked Venus' series. 12 Strings. Cutaway electro acoustic. As new. Hardly used. Lovely tone. Guitar stand included £400 Call John 07734 422113
8. GYPSY JAZZ FESTIVAL - MENAI BRIDGE Neil Browning talked about March Manouche being held in Meani Bridge in March. Although tickets for the festival have now sold out - there is a Fringe Festival. To find out more - please visit their website https://www.marchmanouche.co.uk/
9. SUBS £48
£30 paid for room hire
£18 for NWGC/CGGC (posssible Xmas fund)
10. PERFORMANCES Whilst we wait for our members 'to take to the stage' we talk about many subjects. This month we briefly discussed guitar lessons which were on TV in the 1970's. Names given were programmes with Ulf Goran and John Pierce. Those who perform also give us an insight to the music or composers whose music they perform - this evening Mark Jordan gave an enlightening description of Eric Satie - he was most eccentric, one of his eccentricities being to eat only white food!
Ensemble players - Mandy B, Llew O, Jane S, Geoff T, Alan D, Delmi B, Mark J, and Kev (from Aberconwy Classical Guitar Group)
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU/ HEARING YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING TUESDAY 9th APRIL, 2019 at SPLIT WILLOW.
FACEBOOK - you don't have to be a member of Facebook to visit our page www.facebook.com/northwalesguitarcircle
DJANGO JAM - thanks to Neil Browning for arranging our end of evening Django Session. Neil arranges these pieces in tablature, notation and chords with chords diagrams/shapes which enables all players to participate. Neil has now written up a list of Django Jams for us to work on throughout 2019 - this will be sent to all members on the circulation list.
GUITAR LESSONS we are lucky to have members who can offer help in guitar - whatever style. To enquire about guitar tuition, either come along to our meetings or contact Jane for further information.
THANKS TO Jane and John for their welcome
Points pending from previous meetings
SEPTEMBER 2014 North West Classical Guitar - meeting up with Chester and Liverpool Guitar Societies
MAY 2018 organising to meet at Chester Guitar Guitar Circle along with Liverpool Guitar Society and also to invite Aberconwy (Update - see July 2018)
JULY 2018 met with Ray Butcher (Chairman of Federation of Guitar Societies) and Kevin from Aberconwy Classical Guitar Group to discuss a Federation Day in North Wales. Jane expressed her wishes not to have full resposibilities to due family and work commitments - therefore Aberconwy to take the lead. FEB 2019 NOW IN PROGRESS
OCTOBER 2014 - NWGC/CGGC peronnal profiles - to sort out.
MUSIC PERFORMED THIS EVENING AND PREVIOUS MEETINGS
MARCH, 2019
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Agua y Vino |
Egberto Gismonti |
Mandy + Llew |
| Love Is A Losing Game |
Amy Winehouse |
Paul Rogers |
| Aerlinger Brudfolk |
Trad Danish (arr A Duckworth) |
Alan Duckworth |
| Malaguena |
Trad Spanish |
Mike Mc Cann |
| In The Heart Of A Man |
Chris Hanks |
Chris Hanks |
| Gymnopodie No 1 |
Eric Satie |
Mark Jordan |
| Square Dance Tune |
Trad |
Hugh |
| African Dance |
William Moore |
Andrew Knight |
| '3 fragments' |
Trad (+ ?John Hurt) |
'' |
| Canarios |
Gasper Sanz |
Mandy Baines |
| Vestapol |
Trad |
Dave King |
| Sun Shines All Day Long |
|
'' |
| Valsa sem Nome |
Baden Powell |
Jane Sinnett |
| Kemps Jig |
William Kempe |
Neil Browning |
| All Of Me |
J Legend (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
| Ffidl Ffadl |
Trad Welsh |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
TUESDAY 19th FEBRUARY , 2019 CHARITY CONCERT PROGRAMME
| STYLE |
PERFORMER |
TITLE |
COMPOSER |
| C |
Ensemble |
Bransle + Danza y Triple |
Andrew Forrest |
| JAZZ |
Jazz Group |
Take 5 |
Dave Brubeck |
| C |
Marianne + Neil |
Duo (Op. 90 No 1) |
Carulli |
| FS |
Chris Hanks |
Final Redemption |
Chris Hanks |
| S/R |
Dave King |
Ragtime Bluesy Medly |
Arr Dave King |
| C |
Mandy + Llew |
Divisions Upon An Italian Ground |
Robert Carr |
| F |
Mike Mc Cann |
Malaguena |
Trad |
| FS |
Andrew Knight |
Folk Tunes |
Trad |
| F |
Paul Rogers |
Solea Por Medio |
Juan Martin |
| GJ |
Neil, Dylan + Andy |
Nuages + Left Bank Two |
Django Reinhardt |
| |
INTERVAL |
BREAK FOR CAKE |
INTERVAL |
| C |
Ensemble |
Brian Boru+ Now, Oh now I needs must part |
Andrew Forrest |
| JAZZ |
Jazz Group |
Alice In Wonderland |
Fain/Hilliard |
| FS |
Paul + Neil |
White Queen |
Queen |
| C |
Delmi |
Zapateado |
R Sanz de la Manz |
| S/R |
Mike Owen |
Police Dog Blues |
Blind Blake |
| C |
Ian S + Kev C |
Tema Popular de Brasil+ Que no te quiera mas |
E Thorlaksson + arr. Lircher+ Montes |
| S/R |
Dave King |
'Shortish Slide Open Tuning Pieces' |
|
| C |
Mandy + Llew |
Romance No 1 |
Kleynjans |
| GJ |
Neil, Dylan + Andy |
Sweet Georgia Brown |
Ben Bernie |
| GJ |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
Dinah |
Harry Arst - arr neil Browning |
C Classical FS Fingerstyle F Flamenco S/R Slide/Ragtime GJ Gypsy Jazz
ENSEMBLE Alan, Jane, Geoff, Mandy, Llew, Delmi, Kev JAZZ Alan, Geoff, Nigel
FEBRUARY 2019
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Bransle 1, Now oh now I needs must part |
A Forrest |
NWGC/CGGC Ensemble |
| Brian Boru |
A. Forrest |
'' |
| Zapateado |
Regino Sainz de la Maza |
Delmi B |
| Romance No 1 |
Klejans |
Mandy + Llew |
| Solea por Medio |
|
Paul R |
| Seviallana |
Juan Martin |
'' |
| Angie |
Davy Graham |
Andrew K |
| ''Simple Tune'' |
J Fahay |
'' |
| Take Five |
Dave Brubeck |
Geoff T,Alan D,Nigel C |
| Kind Hearted Woman Blues |
R Johnson |
Dave King |
| Goodbye Walker Percy |
Brookes Williams |
'' |
| Fifth Day Blues |
Chris H |
Chris H |
| Hellhound on my Trail |
R Johnson |
Mike O |
| Police Dog Blues |
'' |
'' |
| White Queen |
Queen |
Paul + Neil |
| Dinah |
H. Akst (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
| Things We Said Today |
Lennon+ Mc Cartney(arr N.B) |
'' |
| All of Me |
J Legend (arr N.B) |
'' |
JANUARY, 2019
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Selecton from Forrest Ensemble No 7 |
Andrew Forrrest |
NWGC/CGGGC Ensemble |
| Trambone |
Chet Atkins |
Andrew Kinight |
| White Potatoe |
John Renbourn |
'' |
| Divisions upon an Italian Ground . . |
Robert Carr |
'Elidir' - Mandy B + Llew O |
| Sumatind (Sumat in D) :-) :-) |
Dave King |
Dave King |
| I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry |
Hank Williams |
'' |
| Need Your Love So Bad |
Fleetwood Mac |
Paul Rogers |
| House Of The Rising Sun |
The Animals |
Mike Owen |
| Kind Hearted Woman Blues |
Robert Johnson |
'' |
| Sons De Carillhoes |
J Pernambuco |
Jane Sinnett |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love |
J Mc Hugh + D Fields (1928) |
Andy McKenzie + Neil Browning |
| Limehouse Blues |
P Brahm + D Furber (arr Neil Browning) |
'' |
| Dinah |
Harry Akst (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
| Things We Said Today |
Lennon + McCartney (arr Neil Browning) |
'' |
DECEMEBER 2018
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Forrest Ensemble Series No 7 |
A Forrest |
NWGC/CGGC Ensemble |
| Silent Night |
F Gruber (arr Neil Browning) |
'' |
| The Swan |
C Mc Kay |
Mandy B + Llew O |
| Tua Bethlem Dref |
Edward Arthur ( arr. M Baines) |
'' |
| Drummer Boy |
Sam McGee |
Dave King |
| Come On Down Jehovah |
Chris Woods |
'' |
| Princess Royale, Old Mole Old Tom of Oxford |
Trad English Tunes |
Andrew Knight |
| Farruca |
Juan Martin |
Mike McCann |
| Hey Hey |
Big Bill Broonzy |
Mike Owen |
| Dinah |
Harry Akst (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
| Silent Night |
F Gruber (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
NOVEMBER 2018
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| The Nightingale |
Anon Arr. A Forrest |
Geoff T + David J |
| Seguiriyas |
Juan Martin |
Paul R |
| Big Love |
Flletwood Mac (arr Paul Rogers) |
'' |
| Fyrrvaroft |
E Thorlaksson |
Kev + Steve |
| Ocean Blue Ocean |
'' |
'' |
| Cadiz |
Peter Nuttall |
Kev |
| Take Five |
|
Nigel C + Geoff T |
| Alice In Wonderland |
Fain + Hilliard |
'' |
| Blackberry Blossom |
Trad |
Andy Mc K + Liam |
| Saint Annes Reel |
Irish Trad |
'' |
| Soleares |
Konstantin Vassiliev |
Mike Mc Cann |
| Cigarette Blues |
Bo Carter |
Mike Owen |
| Mamma T'aint Long For Day |
Willie Mc Tell |
'' |
| Garry Owen |
Irish Trad |
Andrew Knight |
| Welsh Tunes -Tyn y Radd/ Fiddl |
Welsh Trad |
'' |
| Half Life |
Chris Hanks |
Chris Hanks |
| Pay Day |
Mississippi John Hurt |
Dave King |
| Hell Hound |
Robert Johnson |
'' |
| |
|
Delmi |
| Silent Night |
Gruber (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam lead by Andy McKenzie |
OCTOBER 2018
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Parisienne Walkways |
Gary Moore |
Steve D |
| Soleares |
Juan Martin |
'' |
| Corcovado |
Jobim |
Mark J |
| Um Abraco No Bonfa |
J Gilberto |
'' |
| Simple (Chris wanted to play something simple) |
Chris Hanks |
Chris H |
| El Noy de la Mare |
M Llobet |
Mandy B |
| Cigarette Blues |
B Carter |
Dave K |
| Sun Shines All Day Long |
Dave King |
'' |
| White Queen |
Queen |
Paul R + Neil B |
| Norwegian Wood (req by Jane for J Lennons birthday ) |
Lennon/ Mc Cartney |
'' |
| Never Going Back Again |
Lindsey Buckingham |
Paul R |
| *Untitled* - ? Echo Man |
Neil Browning |
Neil B |
| Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
Harold Arlen (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
SEPTEMBER 2018
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Sarabande |
Bach |
Geoff T |
| Oriental |
Granados |
Mandy B + Llew O |
| La Maja de Goya |
Garanados |
'' |
| For You Blue |
G Harrison |
Paul R |
| Alegrias |
J Martin |
'' |
| Saint James Infirmry Blues |
Anon |
Mike O |
| Windy and Warm |
J Loudermilk |
'' |
| Third Tuesday Confusion |
Chris Hanks |
Chris H |
| Aqua de Beber |
Jobim |
Mark |
| Canto de Autono |
K Vassiliev |
Mike Mc Cann |
| Dance of Spring |
'' |
'' |
| Spare a Dime |
J Gorney |
Dave King |
| I'm So Lonsome I Could Die |
Hank Williams |
'' |
| Minor Swing |
D Reinhardt (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
AUGUST 2018
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Forrest Ensemble Series No 7 |
A. Forrest |
NWGC/CGGC Ensemble |
| Agua y Vinho |
Gismonti |
Llew O & Mandy B |
| Inisheer |
Thomas Walsh |
'' |
| Grandinas |
Juan Martin |
Paul R |
| Summers Over |
Paul Rogers |
'' |
| Bye Bye Bluebell |
Darde |
Dave King |
| 2001 Space Odyssey |
R Strauss |
'' (hope Dave will perform this next month too!!) |
| Farruca |
Juan Martin |
Mike McCann |
| Soleares |
'' |
'' |
| Until The Final Redemption |
Chris Hanks |
C Hanks |
| Romanza |
Mertz |
Alex H |
| Opus 60 No 5 |
Carcassi |
Neil Browning |
| Manoir de mes Reves |
D Reinhardt (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
JULY 2018
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Farewell to Stromness |
Peter Maxwell-Davies |
Mandy B & Llew O |
| Wild Mountain Thyme |
Trad |
'' |
| Bohemian Rhapsody |
Freddie Mercury/Queen |
Alex H |
| Tales From Topographic Oceans |
Steve Howe/ YES |
Neil B |
| Cancion del Emperador |
Narvaez |
Ian W |
| Going To California |
Led Zeppelin |
Paul Rogers |
| What Is and What Should Never Be |
'' |
'' |
| You've Got To Move |
Freddy McDowell |
Mike Owen |
| Police Dog Blues |
Arthur Blake |
'' |
| Lazy Rag |
Dave King |
Dave King |
| Steel Guitar Rag |
Trad |
'' |
JUNE, 2018
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Bransle |
A Forrrest |
NWGC/CGGC Ensemble |
| Danza y Triple |
A Forrest |
'' |
| Oblivion |
Piazolla |
Mandy & Llew |
| Waltz for Two Lovers |
D Reis |
John Fisher (guest from South Wales) |
| The End of The Line |
Chris Hanks |
Chris H |
| Rex On The Beach |
Paul Rogers |
Paul R |
| 'Two Songs' |
Roy Bookbinder |
Mike McCann |
| Last Dance |
Tony Eastwood |
Tony E |
| Paris Winders |
Wim Wenders |
Dave K |
| Dad's Army |
Perry + Taverner (arr Neil Browning) |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
MAY, 2018
| TITLE |
COMPOSER |
PERFORMER |
| Soleares |
Juan Martin |
Steve Davies |
| Cavatina |
Stanley Myers |
Louey |
| Romance de la Biche |
F. Kleynjans |
Mandy B + Llew O |
| Route 66 |
Bobby Troup arr Paul Rogers |
Paul R |
| In The Heart of A Man |
Chris Hanks |
Chris H |
| Recuerdos de la Alhambra |
F Tarrega |
Alan D |
| Mama t'aint long for Day |
Willie Mc Tell |
Dave K |
| Csarborough Fair |
Trad arr Paul Rogers |
Paul R |
| Moon River |
Henry Mancini |
Louey |
| |
|
Dave K |
| Get Happy |
Harold Arlen arr Neil Browning |
NWGC/CGGC Django Jam |
Bad news - previous performances have been 'lost'
Good news - thay have all been saved on hard copy in our records :-)
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