Bellows and Buttons
Music Tuition Weekends
Tutors
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Katie Howson, Dave Gray, Vicky Cooper and Helena Painting.
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Katie Howson
Dave Gray
Dave grew up in Lincolnshire, currently lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, he studied Folk & Traditional Music at Newcastle University where his technique blossomed under the direction of Andy Cutting & Julian Sutton.
He is a highly skilled and committed educator who has experience teaching on the Folkworks programme at Sage Gateshead and at Folkworks Summer Schools; tutoring at Newcastle University; working as a workshop leader for Live Music Now; and leading other youth and adult folk music learning projects across the north of England. He has taught at a number of Ethno's and the National Youth Folk Ensemble residential courses. Dave also tours regularly with Katie Doherty & the Navigators and Cri du Canard.
He is well known for his enthusiasm and presence on stage.
He is a highly skilled and committed educator who has experience teaching on the Folkworks programme at Sage Gateshead and at Folkworks Summer Schools; tutoring at Newcastle University; working as a workshop leader for Live Music Now; and leading other youth and adult folk music learning projects across the north of England. He has taught at a number of Ethno's and the National Youth Folk Ensemble residential courses. Dave also tours regularly with Katie Doherty & the Navigators and Cri du Canard.
He is well known for his enthusiasm and presence on stage.
Vicky Cooper
Vicky is band leader for Silkstone Greens North West Morris and is a relative newcomer to all things folk, but long time musician. She has previously taught at North East Playgroup, Derbyshire Playgroup, Whitby Folk Festival and Melodeons in Wensleydale. She has a passion for encouraging others to take up the melodeon in the hope they love it as much as she does! She plays D/G and G/C melodeons, with a particular soft spot for French tunes
Helena Painting
Helena is a keen advocate for adults beginning their musical journey, teaching Absolute Beginner melodeon workshops at melodeon events and folk festivals since 2018. Helena is a regular tutor at Melodeon Playgroup, and has taught at folk festivals including Towersey, Sidmouth, Shrewsbury and Chippenham, working solo and alongside Ed Rennie as part of their Squeezebox from Scratch project. A lover of folk dance and music, Helena runs supportive steady-speed sessions, with a particular focus on English tunes.