Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 278,041 playable programmes from the BBC

ERIC WINSTONE'S ACCORDION QUINTETTE

on Forces Programme

View in Radio Times

Journalist, musician, composer, Eric Winstone wrote the first swing composition for the accordion published in this country. He formed his Quintet in March, 1939. A month later they gave their first broadcast. Among compositions they are to play this morning is ' Ode to an Anderson', which Eric Winstone composed in an Anderson shelter and finished just before the All Clear. The Quintet consists of three accordions, bass, and guitar. It is the only accordion ensemble to feature such numbers as 'The Flight of the Bumble-Bee' and ' Rhapsody in Blue '.

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Winstone
Unknown:
Eric Winstone

Forces Programme

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More