SEQUIM — Gary Blair — an internationally known professional accordion player from Glasgow, Scotland — is set to perform Wednesday during the Sequim Accordion Social.
The social will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 MacLeay Road.
Entry is by the suggested donation of $7 at the door.
A wide variety
Blair plays a wide variety of music from many different cultures and countries. His styles include dance, popular, classical, Celtic and traditional accordion tunes.
Blair began playing accordion at age 8, learning from his father Jimmy — a renowned musician, teacher and band leader, according to his biography.
Blair has competed in and won scores of accordion competitions, and is highly sought after as an adjudicator at c
ompetitions, event organizers said.
He has appeared on TV and radio, and frequents accordion gatherings and festivals around the world.
Blair teaches in private as well as by Skype with pupils around the world.
Multiple performance styles
He performs solo, as a performer and director of the Jimmy Blair Orchestra, as the leader of the Gary Blair Ceilidh Band and with other accordionists.
He said he specifically enjoys attending accordion festivals, clubs and is a frequent invited guest at the International
Accordion Celebration in Leavenworth.
