
polavoy
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Alf Edwards ~ The Art of the Concertina
polavoy replied to aeolina's topic in General Concertina Discussion
What a great player Edwards was and an example of just how good the EC is at a range of music in the hands of a master. I am ofcourse particularly impressed by his Scottish repertoire which is a lesson in itself. thanks for sharing this 👌 -
That explains why you get such a nice recording😂
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Hi Jim, that sounds good. Trying a wee session today at 3pm your time. Can you liaise with David? Otherwise we could set another time. I’ll DM you my email. Paul
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Very nice tune and arrangement. Lovely sounding concertina.
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Nice tunes and great sound. Recorded on JamKazam too?
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Hi David, that sounds good. I’ll DM you with details. Paul
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Hi, I recently got into JamKazam and wondered if anyone who has it fancied a tune. I play mostly Scottish and pipe based music but enjoy anything really. thanks Paul
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A few years back I adapted a Wheatstone Mayfair 30 button EC which I bought in the 70s. I think it was £70, which was pretty reasonable at the time. It sounded good for playing Scottish tunes but I had other concertinas and it was relegated to a top shelf. On rediscovering it, I had a well known concertina repairer to make me new wooden end plates as I felt the metal ones were contributing to a slightly tinny sound. He did a great job. The result was a much mellower tone but it’s good quality accordion reeds still gave it that edge for the Scottish stuff. I fitted pine baffles which mello
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Nice looking wee concertina with a good sound. Listening to your tunes it’s clear it works well for your repertoire. I particularly like the grace notes, doublings etc as they enhance the melody and importantly the rhythm which can be tricky on English. I also liked the jigs which sound very Scottish and use the right kind of ornamentation. This is pushing the boundaries in a particular way and will be interesting to hear your playing as it progresses to this instrument’s potential.
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Thanks. Had a loolk at this and will order?
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Thanks for these suggestions. Will check them out. I was also realising that fiddle music with 2nd fiddle parts would useful giving some indication of harmonic possibilities. Tried a few from a basic traditional fiddle tutor book but they needed to be adapted a bit for concertina. But the principle seemed sound so will look for some more advanced music.
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Can anyone suggest any books or source for popular and classical music? thanks Paul
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Have messaged you thanks Paul
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Fair enough. Why are VWs such good cars? Because they’re made by VW.
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Why do Jeffries reeds generally sound so good?