Steve Wilson

This is the first in a series of six concertina video concerts produced during the Covid 19 virus lockdown period in Australia during 2020. https://youtu.be/QVeE6O8FDC8

I think you've made the right choice. For many years I had a wheatie 21 and it served me well, but now I have a superior concertina and I'm so glad.

Homebaked Concertina Australia 2020 a series of You Tube video concerts featuring concertina playing as we have coped with lockdown and isolation Coming Soon to a device near you stay tuned

I really enjoyed this, thanks Gary.

I've sent concertinas back and forth to George with Australia Post without problem. Tracking is pretty good these days, just might take a bit longer with this virus and all the resultant parcel post happening. George does excellent work. Don't know anyone in Melbourne, sorry.

I had a Wheatie 21 for many years and it served me very well. Mostly used it for song accompaniment but it could hold its own when playing along in a rollicking tune session. One adjustment I made was to slightly reduce the travel of the buttons by placing a second washer on the foot of each. These I made of leather using a leather hole punch although I think the existing washers were felt.

G'day Gary, I guessed you'd missed it way back. Posts seem to disappear from view quickly with this current C-net platform. I'm still enjoying the anglo and even use it in a performance on occasion. If only I had more time, should have started long ago. Cheers.

One of our own, Richard Depledge, lost his house on new years eve during the night when the fires swept through Cobargo. He managed to save his concertina and that's all I think. The Cobargo Folk Festival, normally coming up soon, has been cancelled this year. In fact summer was cancelled, the fires took over. Les Love, mentioned above, has been loaned a concer and is playing again I hear. The fires came through my property just over a week ago but with a month of frequent false alarms we were very well prepared with pumps, hoses and many sprinklers. My wife Trish and I defended, just us, the fire brigade couldn't get in because of fallen trees. We saved our house, our two sheds and all our equipment, vehicles and four concertinas. However all our surrounding bush has tragically burnt, the bush is wrecked. As well about half of our cut flower plantation was burnt, our livelihood. Looks like a couple of lean years coming up. Luckily we are far better off than many and I've still got concertinas to play.

Very nice, I enjoyed that. Lovely playing by both of you.

Not at all. The music company isn't worried about this sort of usage but only if someone tries to make money from the song. So don't go putting it on your next CD or Spotify.

I'm not sure what you mean jg. I meant that my accompaniment was nothing special, simply melody with a bit of rhythmic chording, but that the history of the rabbit plague might be of interest. Thanks for posting the ABC file Lach. There is indeed a wealth of material on Dave Johnson's Bush Traditions website. I should clarify that the version I've sung which pretty much follows the ABC version is not what was recorded from Basil Cosgrove. It is Dave de Hugard's own version and there is copyright on this version, not held by Dave but by a music company he used to record with. Dave asked me to clarify the fact that it is not the original Cosgrove version which is why I pulled the video for editing. For better or worse it is the de Hugard version which is, as far as I know, the only one sung in Oz these days with the Cosgrove version forgotten about, except by Dave.

Remarkable. The sheet music is daunting and the recording is a delight. You are an exceptional concertina player Danny, well done. Looking forward to the decent recording.

The video is back online, there you go.

I've just taken this video down in order to do a little editing. Hope to have it back up soon.

Here's a little song that gives a glimpse into the life of a rabbit trapper during the rabbit plague in Australia. There's nothing very special about my edeophone concertina accompaniment, pretty straight forward really, but there's a little bit of history if anyone is interested.

Delightful Didie. You surely must currently be one of the finest duet players on the planet.

Excellent suggestion.

I copied the url address and simply pasted into the box, just like this:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h205bkEViEs What do you reckon Wolf?

hmmm,.....once again pasting in the youtube address didn't bring up the video. What am I doing wrong?

Here's one of the lessons from my website, it's a start on chord theory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h205bkEViEs

Here's an unremarkable version of Tennessee Waltz on my Wheatstone McCann duet. I'm still very much a beginner on this instrument which I'm finding quite a challenge so I wouldn't dream of posting on the current duet recordings thread. Certainly have enjoyed all those recordings by some great players, something to aspire to. There have been quite a few postings of videos lately in a range of styles, it's been a treat. Just waiting for a female player to do something.

A year or so ago I decided to find out what all the fuss was about and acquired an anglo concertina, a lovely bright Kensington. I haven't had the time or sometimes the energy to devote to learning but early on I was fortunate to be given a couple of Gary Coover's books and they have been a great help and inspiration. You provide a wonderful resource with all your books Gary, well done. I'm still learning of course, make lots of mistakes, don't go beyond C & G except for a little bit in D but I do enjoy playing Kenny. So here's a little song for you Gary and All, to wave the flag a bit for the anglo.

Thanks Aldon, Just listened to Bill & his Comets & the sax riff & worked it out. G'day Didie, I simply use a Sennheiser Mk4 condenser microphone carefully positioned so as not to let the concer overpower the vocal. The video was recorded with an ipad and the audio recorded simultaneously on the desktop using the Cooledit program. All edited with imovie on a macbook with the Cool edit mp3 dubbed into the video's muted audio. Thanks David, it's nice to know someone worries about me. No need to worry though, I've been very busy these last couple of years with work, life, health issues (nothing life threatening) and also grappling with anglo and duet concertina systems. Some videos to follow.