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    Cats And Concertinas

    in General Concertina Discussion

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    I currently have a cat that lives in the barn, so she doesn't count. My dog, however, seems to have a love/hate relationship with my concertina (or perhaps just my playing). She will lay on the sofa nearby, but often with her head under a pillow.

    Years ago, I had a dog that "sang" when I played a particular Bach piece on the piano.....wouldn't sing to other tunes, just that one. If I could remember the name of the piece, it was a 2 part invention. ;-)

     

    Buy My First Concertina...

    in General Concertina Discussion

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    I started on a Rochelle (bought from the Button Box) and pretty quickly realized that I wanted to upgrade. I traded it back to them and bought a Morse Ceili. The Rochelle was OK to get started on, let me decide if I was serious and if I really liked it before I bought a more expensive instrument. I have had no experience with the Wren.

    Good luck and have fun!

    Susan

    Repetitive Playing

    in Teaching and Learning

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    I'm not the OP, but this is very helpful for me. I've only been playing for 4 months and am trying to get a few tunes memorized and somewhat up to speed. I plan to try what Geoff Wooff said and play while doing something else, I think that will help me with getting it to be "automatic".

     

    John aka Anglo-Irishman - really good advice as well.

    hi all! new to the box...

    in General Concertina Discussion

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    Hi Mark,

    Glad to hear an update. It was nice to meet you in-person at the Workshop.

    My Ceili just arrived via UPS yesterday. I'm thrilled! Especially after playing the Rochelle for 4 months.

    I've gone to a few slow sessions and do my best to muddle through and I can tell I am improving. Maybe I'll see you again next year at the Workshop. I'm sure we'll both be much more fluent by then.

    Susan

    Fingering Layout-Anglo C/g...jeffries?

    in General Concertina Discussion

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    Hi,

    I am planning (soon I hope) to upgrade to a Morse Ceili (Anglo C/G), from a Rochelle.

    I tried one this past weekend at the NE Concertina Workshop and (of course) I really liked it. A few folks I talked to said that the Jeffries fingering layout would be better than the Wheatstone for playing Irish music. A few other folks suggested doing a custom layout to give more options for playing C#. i.e. having the 2nd button in the accidental row (RH) do a C# on both the push and draw.

    I'm interested in opinions here....please comment.

    Thanks! Susan

    What Key Is This Played In? Na Ceanabháin Bhána-Kitty Hayes

    in General Concertina Discussion

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    OK, It's me again. I posted the original question and now I'm even more confused (not that hard to do). The sheet music on Session.org has it written in G. Kitty is clearly playing it in something else. Ransom thought it was in C, David Barnert thought F (but later noted that she plays in the C row with no B flats). So does that mean that she IS playing in C?

    I like the way it sounds in the recording that Kitty and Peter made. I prefer that sound to the version in G (from Session.org). As a neophyte I'm just not sure where to begin. It sounds like a simple enough tune that i SHOULD be able to figure it out by ear.

    Thanks all!

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