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Handel Duet And Zoom H4N Pro Recorder
Loikroh replied to RatFace's topic in Concertina Videos & Music
Great stuff, Danny. Keep them coming -
Concertina As Flight Luggage
Loikroh replied to Anglo-Irishman's topic in General Concertina Discussion
I just returned from a long trip in South Africa and no problem with the concertina in hand luggage at all - except for Dubai on the way back. Ended up playing for the security queue at 01.00 in the morning - hilarious. cheers Mart -
Hi John I saw that as well - I think we all did, it was amazing. Came out of the Metropole and there it was - thought it was the beer at first! I took a pic on the ipad but it's a lot worse than your picture..... cheers
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Just great that this stuff still exists on film - different planet in those days.
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Love the new website, Steve. Looking forward to the CD too. I'll come and pick one up when I'm in Pambula next year cheers and beers Mart
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I don't think it's a daft question at all. I would think it's a personal preference thing and depends on where your supporting little fingers rest on the bar and also how far through the strap you like your thumbs. I have my thumbs well through and the natural position is for the index on the left to hit the G and the index on the right to hit the A. Apart from that, the best position is the one where I hit the right notes:-) cheers Mart
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Jazz - Sonny Rollins Alfie's Theme - On Tenor/treble E C
Loikroh replied to Loikroh's topic in Concertina Videos & Music
Hi Wolf I agree with all you have said here. When I'm playing jazz I'm using the EC very much as a solo instrument rather like the jazz sax or the flute. It's very difficult to bend the notes as those instruments can - possible at a slow speed using very strong bellows and the button hardly depressed -so I tend to grace instead. The EC is perfect for this kind of playing - especially the improvisation - many of the chordal arpeggios run up just one side of the instrument and the chromatic runs are not too difficult to find. Down to practice like everything else I guess. If I'm accompanying a song I tend to use far more chords than single note runs. I see you have provided a link to the Handel sonata. Again this is the EC purely as a classical solo instrument. It's one of the few things I recorded a long time ago that I still really like! I remember reading somewhere - could have been an old "Free Reed" magazine - that Wheatstone envisaged his invention as a "serious" classical instrument. This was one of my early attempts to prove he was right. I was amazed when it was favourably reviewed on the classical music page of the Guardian newspaper! cheers Mart -
Jazz - Sonny Rollins Alfie's Theme - On Tenor/treble E C
Loikroh replied to Loikroh's topic in Concertina Videos & Music
Hi Ceemonster - glad you like it. Olivier Manoury is a real star on both Bandoneon and Accordina. I especially like his version of Round Midnight on the Bando Monk album. -
Jazz - Sonny Rollins Alfie's Theme - On Tenor/treble E C
Loikroh replied to Loikroh's topic in Concertina Videos & Music
Thanks Steve - hopefully more to come as soon as I get some recording time. I got a great response to this on Facebook from my mates in Pambula Beach. They're playing some great music over there. Have a look here - https://pbgb.bandcamp.com/album/the-pbgb-jukebox. I'd love to join them at the Merimbula Jazz fest - if only..... cheers and beers Mart -
Jazz - Sonny Rollins Alfie's Theme - On Tenor/treble E C
Loikroh replied to Loikroh's topic in Concertina Videos & Music
Hi Stuart Glad you like Alfie's - yep,Giant Steps would be a challenge! Like most jazz tunes the head's not too bad to play, even over the 1st line chord progression: Bmaj7 D7 Gmaj7 Bb7 Ebmaj7. A bit unusual! It's just the impro that's almost impossible unless one happens to be a genius like Coltrane - sadly I'm not The solo is transcribed here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kotK9FNEYU It makes an interesting workout for the fingers to just stop it at random and try to play a few bars - argghh! cheers Mart -
Lucy Wan (Child 51) - Murder Ballad
Loikroh replied to StuartEstell's topic in Concertina Videos & Music
Great, Stuart. If I could play an anglo I'd play it like this cheers mart -
Jazz - Sonny Rollins Alfie's Theme - On Tenor/treble E C
Loikroh replied to Loikroh's topic in Concertina Videos & Music
Thanks for the replies, guys, glad you like it - and I must say your restoration job is second to none, David - she plays like a dream. cheers Mart -
White Cliffs Of Dover On Lachenal
Loikroh replied to Mike Pierceall's topic in Concertina Videos & Music
Nice one,Mike -
After quite a lot of Bach has been posted I thought I'd start the year at the other end of the spectrum. This is one of my favourite jazz numbers and so much fun to play. I enjoy the classical playing but there's something about playing jazz when you get the nod and you've got the next three choruses all to yourself. I have incorporated just a couple of tune snippets in the impro. Most jazz musicians like doing it - Dexter Gordon was the king of this I reckon. https://soundcloud.com/mart-bradley/alfies-theme-sonny-rollins-concertina Played on Wheatstone 26234 Happy New Year Mart
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A big thank-you for your replies. Your'e correct, Wolf - The Handel was recorded a long, long time ago!! cheers Mart