North Staffs Accordion Club News

AGM Playlist October 2025

Date Posted: Thu, 23 Oct 2025

Derek Wilton	There’s an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil, Stranger in Paradise, Top of the World
Mike Richards	Sorrento Thoughts, Duke of Perth, Luci e Ombre
Club Band	Lion Sleeps Tonight, Strauss Medley, Colonel Bogey, Can You Feel the Love, Saints in Step

Our Guest on the 11th November
Date Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2025

September 2025 Club Night Playlist

Date Posted: Thu, 18 Sep 2025


The Northern Lasses Helen Rich accordion, violin Julie Best accordion Jean Corrighan accordion Anne-Marie Devine accordion, tin whistle	Part 1 A La James Last, Domino, Argentine Skies, Memory, Gin & It (Julie Best solo), Gretna Accordion & Fiddle Club 30^thAnniversary, Medley – Bonny Cragside – Rothbury Hills – Miss Rowan Davies – The Northern Lasses, Caramba, Alexander’s Ragtime band, Hymn L’Amour (Jean Corrighan solo), Tarantella Don Augusto, Girls Girls Girls, Colonel Bogey.
	Part 2 The Bonanza Two-Step – Bowden Moor Medley– The Craic at Clashmoor Hall – Orange & Blue – The Boys of Bluehill The Furrows End, Alte Kameraden, Canon in D, Shake a Leg (Helen Rich solo) Happy Days, Blue Moon, Leavenworth Polka (Anne-Marie solo) Medley – Dornoch Links - The Rabbit Skin Hat - Mount Stuart House, Cameron John McCloud, Medley - Atholl Highlanders – Wi a Hundred Pipers - The Bugle Horn – Cock of the North, The Happy Wanderer, Shetland Fishermans Backstep.
Joe Hill	Czerdas, From Now On
Brian Lightowler	Bach’s Two Part Invention No 1, Belviso
John Baraneck	Mar e Sol (Sea and Sun), Anton Baras's - Second Theme

The Northern Lasses
Date Posted: Thu, 18 Sep 2025

August 2025 Club Night Playlist

Date Posted: Sun, 24 Aug 2025

John Plumb	Georgia, My Way, Midnight in Moscow
Viv Cowie	Summer Samba (So Nice), The Breeze and I
Tony Britton	Waltz No 2, The Francis Wright Waltz
Derek Wilton	War song medley including: Roll Out the Barrel, Knees up Mother Brown, Goodbye Dolly, Siegfried Line, Pack up your Troubles, Tipperary, Keep the Home Fires Burning (harmonica)
Ron Rhodes	Fields of Athenry, Wild Mountain Thyme (harmonica)
Miriam Umpleby	By the Rivers of Babylon, Hallelujah (vocal, with self-recorded vocal harmony)
John Jones	My Fair Lady medley
Charlie Walker	The Children of Gaza, Darktown Strutters Ball
John Corden	Answer Me, Let it Be, Vincent
Steve Hughes	El Condor Pasa
Moira Hague	Waltz of the Wind, The Boys of the Mhari-L, On the Banks of the Old Omaha
Joe Hill	When the Girl in Your Arms, Night of a Thousand Stars, Bridges of Paris
John Baranek	Moine, Guapita, Tico-Tico
Mike Richards	Corinne, Marie’s Wedding, La Cumparsita

July Club Night Play List 2025

Date Posted: Sat, 19 Jul 2025

The following was played at our July club night on the 15th July 2025:

Steve Hughes	Roll Out the Lazy-Crazy-Days of Summer/ In the Summertime
Charlie Walker	Bonnets so Blue (Bucknell)/The Nutting Girl/ The Furze Field
Derek Wilton	Summer Time/Apple Blossom Time/Summer Holiday
Jacqui Flather	The Good Old Summertime/Mexican Waltz medley/Margaret's Waltz/Kate Martin's Waltz
Miriam Umpleby	Autumn Leaves/In the Bleak Midwinter/We'll Gather Lilacs/ Tulips from Amsterdam/Summer Holiday.
The A-Team	Beer Barrel Polka/MacNamara’s Band/Anchors Aweigh
Mike Richards	Under Paris Skies/The Household Brigade/The Dark Island
Paul Hobbs	My Way/Where Did We go To/Country Road
John Baranek	My Heart is Calling You/Roman Guitar/L’ Amour c’est Fantastique
Joe Hill	The Green Leaves of Summer/North and South/ Highland Cathedral

The Club Band entertain at Nantwich Square Saturday 12th July

Date Posted: Sun, 6 Jul 2025

The Club Band will be playing at Nantwich Square on Saturday 12th July 2025. It will be playing a 45 minute spot from 11 a.m. and another of the same duration from 1 pm subject to us having weather with no rain forecast.

Nantwich is a lovely town well-furnished with cafes, restaurants and shops, not forgetting the market and watering-holes. So, if you want a good day out whilst also supporting the band, choose that time and place. There are many car parks signposted around the town.

We hope for good weather and seeing you there.

Steve Roxton and Jean Davin music list, June Club NIght, 2025

Date Posted: Thu, 19 Jun 2025

A list of most of the pieces played by the performers on our guest club night, June 2025 featuring guests Steve Roxton and Jean Dauvin, is shown below . Photos and Videos will be made available on the website Gallery.

Club Night Playlist 17 June 2025

1st half
Steve Roxton.	En Evante, Irish medley, Lucie et Hombre, Elvis medley, Russian Medley, Jealousy, Sorrento, Rock and Roll medley.
Jean Dauvin and Therese (vocals)	Demonstration of the different ‘voices’ of his button accordion. French medleys including: C’est Magnifique, C’est Si Bon. O Sole Mio, Blue Danube, I’d Rather be a Hammer than a Nail, Mexican Hat Dance, Rag Time medley, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, Honey Honey.
2nd half
Charlie Walker	(vocals & guitar accompaniment) Beatles songs - I Will, Honey Pie
John Jones	French Medley
Jean Dauvin and Therese (vocals)	La Vie en Rose, If You Love Me, Que Sera Sera, Take me to Your Heart Again, Non je ne Regrette Rien, Roll out the Barrel
Steve Roxton.	Bluebell Polka, Blaze Away, La Vie en Rose, The Dambusters March, I Love You Because medley, Music Man, Scottish medley, UK Medley

June Club Night Guests
Date Posted: Fri, 25 Apr 2025

April 2025 Club Night Playlist

Date Posted: Thu, 17 Apr 2025

Steve Hughes (button accordion)

Jacqui Flather

R&J Duo

Viv and Pete (vocals)
Viv

The A Team (Tony, Rosie, Jacqui)

Elizabeth Brixton

John Baranek (button accordion)

Joe Hill

Paul Hobbs and Mike Richards

Molly’s Tears, Fernando’s Hideaway

Harvest Home/Boys of Blue Hill, Derry, Belfast

Apple Peachy Pumkin Pie Polka, Polish Polka

Moorland Sky
What a Diff’rence a Day Makes

Danny Boy, Amboss Polka, Hallelujah

Ashokan Farewell, If I Were a Rich Man, La Belle de la Marine

When Embers have Died Away, Im Gansemarsch (Goosey Goosey), Springtime in Venice, My Happiness

Theme from Game of Thrones, The Holy City

Ashokan Farewell, Blue Moon, Dream, Easter Parade

March Club Night 2025 with Geranno and Colette Fiondella
Date Posted: Wed, 26 Feb 2025

February 2025 Original Compositions and Playlist

Date Posted: Mon, 24 Feb 2025

ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS
John Plumb Steve Hughes Jackie Flather Viv and Pete Cowie	Song: When you are Gone Instrumental: Molly’s Tears Instrumental: Zelenski Polka Folk song: Shetland in the Morning
PLAYLIST (with 'Love' theme)
Charlie Walker A-Team (RG,JC,TB) Elizabeth Brixton Jackie Flather Geoff Capewell R&J Duo Betty Nixon Tony Britton Steve Hughes	Poems with guitar accompaniment Love Song, Wallpaper La Vie en Rose, Speak Softly Love Lilli Marlene, You are the One (Indian song) & Silver Celebration And I Love Her, Can’t Buy me Love Answer Me, Longing for You, Ich Lieber Dich Kentucky Waltz, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain Sweet Caroline, Music of the Night Somewhere my Love, Sealed With a Kiss Falling in Love with Love, My Funny Valentine

November Club Night 2024 List of Music Played

Date Posted: Fri, 22 Nov 2024

Music played at the November Club Night 2024. Attendance low, but better than expected at 24 considering the heavy snow: The theme for the event was to play music in Latin Rhythm.


Geoff Capewell	Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White,
	La Comparsita, Brasilia
Steve Hughes	April in Portugal, Tico Tico
John Plumb	La Donna e mobile,Vesti la Giubba
Derek Wilton	Wheels, Jumbolia, Brazil
Tony Britton	Jealousy, Arrivaderci Roma
Jacqui Flather	Kevana, Blue Tango
Mike and Paul	La Paloma / Spanish Eyes / Arrividerci Roma - medley
	The Fields of Athenry
Betty Nixon	Green Eyes, La Paloma
Miriam Umpleby	La Bamba, Suku Suku
Viv and Pete Cowie	It’s Now or Never (duet), Perfidia (accordion solo)
A-Team	O Sole Mio. Summertime, Maria, Habanara

John Morgan and Band at Audley Theatre
Date Posted: Sat, 28 Sep 2024