I was
invited to play at the Furness Tradition Festival in Ulverston,
England in 2006 where I met John and had a long talk with him about
his unique C/G/D 38 button Jefferies Anglo
concertina.
John has
a glorious sound using extensive chords and inventive
accompaniments for ceilidh, clog and morris dancing and plays
dances with his group, The Old Friends Ceilidh Band.
Not only is John a master of his unique concertina system, but he is also an accomplished player of the Northumbrian small pipes. In fact, he learned to play pipe tunes on the concertina when he first started out in the 70’s and emulated the pipe sound as a musical model on which to base his concertina playing. John is also a composer of tunes in the local Lakeland style and has published them in his book Phizacklea’s Fandangle.
Not only is John a master of his unique concertina system, but he is also an accomplished player of the Northumbrian small pipes. In fact, he learned to play pipe tunes on the concertina when he first started out in the 70’s and emulated the pipe sound as a musical model on which to base his concertina playing. John is also a composer of tunes in the local Lakeland style and has published them in his book Phizacklea’s Fandangle.
John
Hazlehurst
