I was browsing around various website looking at and listening to melodeons. Roy From 1990 to 2002 I worked as a profession musician touring primary schools throughout England with "The Tollhouse Company". For many years I was the caller and melodeon player with the popular Cambrideshire based "Fen Blow English Country Barn Dance Band" Way back in the 1970's I was on the committee of "The Meadow Folk Club" I play melodeon, bassoon and sing.
I found lots of 'normal' photos but nothing with any detail.
I started to think about this and slowly an idea started to form in my mind.
As I am very interested in photography I decided to take some photos of my melodeons, but with a difference.
Not only would I do macro shots, I would also use HDR to try and get the full range of tones in the photographs.
And so the idea progressed, website design took shape and I started to work on the photos.
So here are the results - The photos show my two melodeons.
A Castagnari Dony 12 and a well used Hohner Pokerwork.
I hope you enjoy the fruits of my labours.
Based in Cambridgeshire the company was set up by three people. myself, Barbara Griffiths and John Crowe.
It was a touring musical theatre company who as well as working in schools presenting history based musical shows for 4 - 11 year olds
also had an on-going policy of providing musical theatre for adults.
(Previously "The Tollhouse Band" and "Lollypops and Bullseyes")
in Ironbridge, Shropshire. A club which will be remembered by many performers.
I was also one of the organisers of "All Folk Around the Wrekin", a festival which ran for several years in Telford.
In 1980 I moved to Cambrideshire and joined "English Tapestry" a (then) well known three part a capella group
who performed at folk clubs and festivals all over the UK as well as overseas work.
I worked with English Tapestry for two years initially, returning for a further 18 months in 1984.
The group consisted of founder members Ruth and Brian Brittain plus one.
In 2002 I moved again and now live in Poole, Dorset.