John Kirkpatrick: 200 Years of the Squeezebox

Schedule

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom | Colchester, EN

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Tickets £17.50 / £15.50 concessions.
Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.
This gig is for a seated audience.
John Kirkpatrick romps through two hundred years of popular tunes to showcase the range and versatility of these cheerful little instruments, with a programme that reaches way beyond his usual folk roots. You’ll hear themes from the classics, light music, well-loved songs, nostalgic signature tunes, dance music of all kinds, and the occasional lugubrious hymn by way of contrast. With a life-time’s experience of running up and down the push-pull scale of the Anglo Concertina, the Melodeon, and the Button Accordion, John keeps it bright and breezy in a selection that highlights the hits of the day, from the 1820s, when squeezeboxes first appeared, right up to the present day.
http://www.johnkirkpatrick.co.uk
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Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom, Tina Alfheim Makeupartistry, Colchester, CO1 1NF, United Kingdom

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