Show Guide

5th March 2010

Please check with all Venues to confirm Show Date and Performance Times

January 10th Bass Hill RSL

January 2010 cruising on "The Sun Princess" - Vila to Sydney

2nd February Five Dock RSL Club

7th February Petersham RSL

14th February Mingarra Rec Club

24th February Belmont 16ft Sailing Club


March 10th Not Available

March 16th St George Leagues Club

March 21st Bankstown Sports Club

March 25th Dapto Leagues Club


April 15th South Sydney Juniors

April 18th Brisbane

April 19th Kedron Wavell Services Club

April 20th,21st. Twin Town Services Club

April 25th << ANZAC DAY - Now Available !! > Contact

April 29th - 7th May New Zealand


May 9th Canterbury Leagues CLub "Scotland the Brave" Show

May 12th Halekulani Bowling Club

May 17th Western Creek Labor Club - Canberra

May 19th "Scotland The Music and Memories" Morning with the Stars Smithfield RSL


1st June Mayfield Recreation Club

3rd June Toronto Workers Club

7th June Private Function

13th June AATA Accordion Festival Concert - Marconi Club - 2pm

16th June Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL

29th June TBA

June 30th to July 7th Cruising Pacific Sun - Noumea - Auckland - Sydney

20th July Burwood RSL


20th August -28th August Cruising Singapore - Vietnam Sun Princess
Singapore - Ko Samui ( Thailand ) - Bangkok ( Laem Chabang ) - Sihanoukville ( Cambodia) - Ho Chi Ming City (Phu My ) Vietnam

29th, 30th August - TBA


31st August - 12th September Cruising Dawn Princess ..
Auckland, Sydney,Brisbane, Port Douglas, Darwin


7th October - Swansea RSl CLub - 11am

CRUISE SCHEDULE 2010

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ALBUM 1
ALBUM 2
ALBUM 3

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CD 1
CD 2
CD 3




My Old friend and fellow Accordionist Gordon Pattullo has just released a wonderful DVD ..called

"Gordon Pattullo ..his Accordion and his Friends"

the Dvd is now available , and can be purchased direct by logging on to his Web Site Don't forget to check out also, all of Gordon Pattullo's latest CD's

Latest DVD -Tracks Inlcude

1 Bonnie Strathmore (Strathmore scenery)
2 Hornpipe Selection (Harvest Home, Banks Hornpipe, The High Level)
3 The Cuckoo Waltz
4 Tribute to Will Starr (The Bluebird Polka)
5 Lament for Jack Miller (Shoeing Clydesdale horses)
6 The Flying Scotsman
7 The Dark Island (North West Scotland Scenery)
8 The Four String Polka
9 Waltzes (Golden Memories, Sharron Colvin’s Waltz)
10 Fraser’s Favourites (King of the Fairies, The Newmarket, Doyle’s, Mrs Crowley’s)
11 Tribute to Sir Jimmy Shand (John McDonald’s March)
12 The Orange Blossom Special
13 Medley (Kiwi Pipers, Waiting for the Federals, Ingram’s 35)
14 The Sands of Kuwait
15 Scotch ‘n’ Irish (Gordon Pattullo’s Reel, The Rattlin’ Bog, Siege of Ennis, Donald Iain Rankine, Caddam Woods, John Keith Laing)
16 The Furrows End (Clydesdale horses ploughing at Tullybaccart Farm)


On my Way back from Scotland last year !
Arriving on a Beautiful Morning in Hong Kong .on my way back to Sydney.

Four of John Macdonald's releases on CD ,
are now available from the "Music for Accordion" Website !
Please Click Here for more Details.....


Andy Ross

Listen to John Macdonald playing "Swiss Polka " and " Tritsch Tratsch Polka" on Scottish Internet Radio with Andy Ross

CLICK HERE to Download Swiss Polka
CLICK HERE to Download Tritsch Tratsch Polka



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John Macdonald's version of "Jacqueline Waltz" from his CD "The Best of John Macdonald" has been chosen by a Major South Korean Film Company - Jininsa Films, for the opening music of a New Comedy Film "Mutt Boy"

Director KT KWAK
John Macdonald
Film Poster

It seems after a internet search for the most suitable accordion music...the film's composer Yoon Min-Hwa chose a waltz composed by the late Will Starr , with John's arrangement and recorded version fitting a sequence to the film perfectly.
The film's Producers were so impressed by John's version ..Frantic negotiations went on for the rights to use the recording from Rajon Music in Sydney ..who own the worldwide rights to John Macdonald's early tracks.


Some scenes from the recently Released Movie

The music will be used for the opening scene of the film, which has just been released throughout Asia - and Hopefully later Worldwide
Here is what The Korea Herald said about the film and it's Director KT KWAK :

"Mutt Boy" is essentially an enjoyable frivolity for almost every demographic. Credit the agreeably mainstream touch of Kwak, who has turned himself into a Korean Steven Spielberg of sorts with a knack for producing entertainment that flits around the surface of the brain without taxing it too much.
"The Korea Herald" 16/7/03

The track was originally recorded in Sydney for "Seven Records" - but a new version was re-recorded by John at Alberts Studio in Sydney shortly after, for a Special "Best Of Album" and was produced by Chris Neal.

* Just a footnote ...One of the original Backing Musicians on the 1978 track ...was none other than Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.

"Mutt Boy" The Movie is now available on DVD ! To Order Click Here !

A Special Two Disc Limited Edition of the Movie, has also been released - Which includes Interviews, with the Stars and Director - plus behind the scenes of the making of the Movie, and Music Production.
To order this Limited Edition Special Two DVD Disc set !! Click Here


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JOHN MACDONALD: Years Apart
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