Muscial cyber date line anywhere/on concertina.net?

[RAc]

Hi there,

 

given that the density of concertina players (let alone DUET concertina players) is rather sparse worldwide, but on the other hand, exchanging of ideas, techniques, material and so forth from player to player is crucial to the musical development of anyone who deals with music...

 

given that, I wonder why the idea of musicians getting together via video conference over the internet isn't catching on (or maybe I haven't been able to find any such effort yet). I mean, there doesn't seem to be any reason why, say, someone from the Fiji Islands and someone from Portland, MN with compatible musical interests shouldn't just skype together informally and play to each other whatever they are working on right now - there's really nothing to lose - for someone who already has a camera and a broadband internet connection, it's free - and the worst thing that can happen is that the two simply don't get along musically, either from the level of playing or from the musical focus. In the best case, a lifelong musical friendship develops. Everything in between is possible, but I can't see any possible negative effect from such a meeting aside from possibly a wasted half hour.

 

I believe the biggest obstacle for something like that would be to find somebody compatible. Thus, I'm surprised that I haven't found something like a "musical cyber dateline" yet in which people can enter the instruments they play, their current level (however measured or described) and their musical interests - and thus find possible matches and set up a cyber meeting.

 

Does anybody know about a site like that, preferrably (but needless to say not mandatory) focussing on acoustic/folk music? Would there be interest for a subforum on concertina.net in which people who'd be willing to give it a shot can advertise themselves along with their current proficiency/interest so that others can contact them and set up a cyber one on one?

 

Thanks!