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• Buyer's Guide section on English Concertinas
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• Concertina Cases: New is Often Better, by Randy
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• Time for an English?, by Roger Digby
• Choosing a Chromatic Row Layout On Anglo,
by Ken Coles
• If It's Not A C/G, What Is It? [Keys],
by Ken Coles
• Wheatstone Anglos, numbers 50,000+, by Bob Gaskins
• Dating Your Concertina - A Summary Guide, by Wes Williams
• Dating Lachenal Anglo Concertinas: A
More Accurate Method, by William Meredith
• A Thumbnail Classification of Concertinas, by
Dan Richardson
• Another Opinion On Accordion-Reeded
Concertinas, by Ken Coles
• Of Reeds, Shoes, and Acoustics,
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• Concertina vs. Accordion Reeds, by
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• A "German Standard Concertina",
by John Dallas
• Inside a Crabb, by Mark Stayton
• Concertina Guild, by Frank Edgley
• Some Commentary by Wes Williams
• Hayden Duet Resource List, by Ken Coles
• Psst, buddy -- wanna buy a concertina? Concertinas
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• Mr. Coles goes to The Button Box: A shocking
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• A Tale of Two Jeffries: How Paul went
from one Lachenal to two Jeffries in under a month
• C&R Dipper "Cotswold" anglo concertina
review
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• Info and photos of a 49-key Jeffries
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• Advice for Newcomers to Intensive Music School, by Ken Coles
• Chord Relationships of the English Concertina,
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• Color-Coded Button Layouts for C/G and G/D 30-Button Anglo Concertinas using the Wheatstone / Lachenal System, by Mark Stayton
• The Anglo Concertina: A Handbook of Tunes and Methods for Irish Traditional Music
• "The Concertina And How To Play
It", book review by David Wallace
• Portsmouth, N.H. Maritime Festival report from 2003 by Ken Coles
• Scandinavian Squeeze-in 2000 report,
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• A report on the "Annual Gathering of the
West Country Concertina Players" (Kilve Court, Somerset UK), by Alan Corkett
• Some Observations on Witney, by Jon
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• Noel Hill Irish Concertina School 1998 Report
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by Ken Coles
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• The Concertina in Children's Literature by Pam Berardino
• English Country Music, by Roger
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• H. Crabb and Son, concertina makers, by Roger
Digby
• How I Acquired my Crabb, by Roger
Digby
• Anglo Concertinas in South Africa
• A New Duet System from Jim Lucas
• A concertina story by Lloyd McDaniel.
• Photos by Peter Laban.
• More photos by Peter Laban.
• Death of the busker: saddest song in town by Raymond Travers.
• Confessions of a concertina player in Baghdad by Len Rheaume.
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• Bellows Patching, by Bob DeVellis
• Correction of wrist position on Anglo concertina using foam pads, by Ken Coles
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Public News & Announcements
This is a live feed from the Forums. You may post a news item here by registering in the Forums and posting a message in the Public News & Announcements section.2013-5-22
Concertina Workshop At Sf Free Festival June 9 2013-5-14
Squeezers At Washington Folk Music Festival June 2 2013-5-8
Jody Kruskal Performs In Annapolis, Md, May 17-18 2013-4-29
Cascadia Irish Music Week - Concertina Classes In Washington State 2013-4-28
Folkworks Summer Schools 5-10 August 2013 2013-4-24
Frances Wilkins & Claire White (Blyde Lasses) Debut Album Release, 2013-4-20
San Diego Concertina Club 2013-3-21
Sf Bay Area Players Gathering Sat 3/30 2013-3-11
Oaim Concertina Retreat: August 14Th - 19Th, Liscannor, Co. Clare 2013-3-7
Melodeons And More. March 23Rd. 2013-3-6
Frittenden Old Fashioned Night Out, 6Th April 2013-2-26
Byfleet, Surrey (Uk) Tune Session - 2Nd Birthday
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