ScottLutePlayer Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Dear Free reed players can any of you tell me what differences there are for the playing of the Bandonion and Bandonika, or is it a matter of diffrent names given by different countries. I wish to start playing but dont know what to buy. Can any of you tell me what the differences would be? what systems are used? and are they interchangable? Are tutors available in English? and is it possible to play any of these as well as a concertina? If so what type? I am new to this and dont know anything about Concertinas or their cousins at the moment. It is all so confussing. I am intersted in playing Sea Shanties, Latine American Tango and Bavarian/German folk music. Please don't send suggestions of playing Accordions or Melodoens as I am only intersted in the Concertina and its derivatives. What are the systems available? Can anyone out there help? Thanks in Advance! Scott BAmus L. R. A. M Ethnomusicologist Scott.lute@blueyonder.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Dear Free reed players can any of you tell me what differences there are for the playing of the Bandonion and Bandonika, or is it a matter of diffrent names given by different countries. I wish to start playing but dont know what to buy. Can any of you tell me what the differences would be? what systems are used? and are they interchangable? Are tutors available in English? and is it possible to play any of these as well as a concertina? If so what type? I am new to this and dont know anything about Concertinas or their cousins at the moment. It is all so confussing. I am intersted in playing Sea Shanties, Latine American Tango and Bavarian/German folk music. Please don't send suggestions of playing Accordions or Melodoens as I am only intersted in the Concertina and its derivatives. What are the systems available? Can anyone out there help? Thanks in Advance! Scott BAmus L. R. A. M Ethnomusicologist Scott.lute@blueyonder.co.uk Welcome to concertinaland, Scott. Can't recommend the ideal instrument to cover all your interests. The bandonika is basically a melodeon in a (more or less) bandoneon shape. Probably the ideal "concertina" for German/Bavarian folk music? The bandoneon is much more complex, though based on the same early principles, and is played mainly for South American tango these days despite it's former popularity in Europe. If any free reed instrument is used for sea shanties these days, it tends to be the anglo concertina, though I prefer my shanties unaccompanied personally. Having said all that, I heard some very nice tango playing on anglo recently at a festival; I heard a bandoneon accompanying sea shanties at a festival last time I was in England, and I've been known to play bandonika for Morris! (Only once, and it was borrowed. I've never actually owned one). Maybe I should take my chemnitzer to the local Irish session .... MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Maybe I should take my chemnitzer to the local Irish session .... You wouldn't be the first. A late friend of mine used to take his Chemnitzer to sessions in Washington, DC. (He also played button accordion and English concertina.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 (edited) ... Please don't send suggestions of playing Accordions or Melodoens as I am only intersted in the Concertina and its derivatives. I think this is the last place that anyone would suggest that ! Welcome to concertina.net, Scott! Samantha Edited February 3, 2006 by Samantha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_mchale Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Maybe I should take my chemnitzer to the local Irish session .... You wouldn't be the first. A late friend of mine used to take his Chemnitzer to sessions in Washington, DC. (He also played button accordion and English concertina.) Maybe that is why Billy McComiskey has always told me that the Irish Music in DC is a little weird . -- Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnrobinson Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 One thing I noticed when watching Astor Piazzolla was that despite the bandoneon being a push/pull instrument he only ever played on the pull. At the end of a phrase he would use the air buttons to close the bellows ready for the next phrase. Really odd to watch. Of course they have huge bellows, but I wonder if any anglo players have ever tried this technique? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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