EATMT - TRADITIONAL MUSIC AFTERNOON 24 MARCH 2024
From Jan Robinson
A large audience of about 100 attended EATMT' s music afternoon held at Walsham Le Willows Memorial Hall. Meeting everyone at the door with a warm welcome were Director, Alex Batholomew, event organiser Jan Robinson and Shirley Harry our very friendly and efficient M.C. for the afternoon. Once everyone was settled with their cup of tea or coffee and delicious cake or rich biscuits, the entertainment began.
Pam and Ron Ross and friends set the tone for the afternoon by playing a lively set of tunes, Winster Gallop, Jamie Allen and Salmon Tails.
Throughout the afternoon there were plenty of opportunities for musicians to play. George Monger treated us to a set of tunes on his dulcimer, an instrument not heard enough these days, and for the first time we welcomed a ukelele group, The Station House Strummers from Halesworth.
The chairs had been arranged in a circle leaving enough room in the centre for our Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire stepdancers to tap and shuffle along to music played by Maggie, Stan, Pam and Ron and any other musicians who wished to join in. Well known to many of us Doreen West, Mike Czrnobaj, David Cotter and Sue were amongst the first to take the floor.
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