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Pierrot Photos

...in the medieval Old Hall, Gainsborough

 

...entertaining at the Festival of the Plough,
Isle of Axholme

 

Celebrating Steve Hindley's half-century
(note balloon and beer crate)

 

The regular band...

 

"Pierre" Barnard:
caller / MC / animateur
melodeons by Castagnari & Hohner; English Bagpipes by Jon Swayne

 

Judy Oakes: mandolin by Simon Williams

 

Kate Billmore:
clarinet by Boosey & Hawkes.
The bass clarinet is a Conn (?!)

 

Rockin' Bob Cuthbertson:
guitars by Martin and Yamaha;
Fender Precision bass;
djembe bassam from Ivory Coast by Kambala;
cajon by De Gregorio;
Appalachian dulcimer by Stefan Sobell.

 

Jerry Oakes:
hurdy gurdy by Claire Dugué,
fiddle by A. Stradivarius
(it says on the label)

 

...and our occasional distinguished visitors

 

Richard York: English bagpipes, bombarde, shawm, recorders, accordion, hurdy gurdy and an unfeasibly large range of other instruments by an unfeasibly large number of people (see his website)

 

Liz York: harps, concertina & hurdy gurdy - see also Richard's website

 

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Page last updated 18th May, 2008