geoffwright

It's alright for you lot who want instruments in different keys - what about people who play multi-systems and MUST have more than one box? (Jeffries 39 C/G, Wheatstone 48 Treble and trying my best to steer clear of Duets - until I have more time on my hands)

Many composers have used the note H to write pieces with B-A-C-H as the theme. A tutor told me one of his composition students handed in an assignment whcih the tutor could not make sense of - the student had used the numbers around a darts board as the theme. Hmmm

Don't ask about which exit if they come from Brooklyn - it might be the "Last"! Have to agree with Peter - while and untill are interchangeable in Yorkshire and only programmers know the difference. (As are lend and borrow). But at least we talk reit, tha noz.

A more interesting question (from the viewpoint of anyone still looking for a box), would be, are there still more non-players owning a concertina (in attics etc) in the world than players?. I suspect there are. When there are more players than owner/non-players, that is when we start to worry.

Sit in on workshops with as many different tutors as you can - you will find it infuriating as you try and unlearn everything you have done since the last workshop, but hopefully something of everyones different technique will sink in. Learn to play various bits of a tune in different techniques to work out which is easiest. You don't have to use only one method for all of the tune. Work towards learning scales in either direction. Just a few notes at a time will help phrasing (provided you want to play across the rows).

Yee Haa, Round Yorkshire, they find it mildly amusing to sing "While Shepherds Watched", to different tunes, especially the painfully obvious "Ilkley Moor B'Ahtat". Get all those liddle cowboys and cowgirls singing "While Shepherds Watched" to the tune of "Ghost Riders In The Sky". That is a real hoot!!!

I would have suggested a satyr at first glance, but he doesn't really seem to have goats legs or horns? How about Baachus to fit in with the wine-bar?

Or are these what "normal" prices should be? If either had the magic "J" word on them, they would have been doubled in price. I have never been able to work out why my Jeffries M/E 39 C/G anglo is more than double the price of my Wheatstone M/E english treble, considering how many reeds and moving parts are in each. p.s. the aforementioned Lach might be that "knackered" that it has ended up in A and F.

Would tunes from the bit of the British map that is "orange" be allowed?

I have seen comment about them but what are these "franglos". What keys are the rows in?

A Bb\F would do nicely (and cut down who else joins in playing)

I suspect it smells of fags as he was trying to smoke out the woodworm. (fags are cigs if you are from the US).

I thought swager was the way you walked when you knew what it meant.

I assume these "foot concertinas" only work on the push (like bass concertinas)?

There are of course, some duplicated notes in the same direction (Gs and As are easiest). Some consider using these as a cop-out. Others say that bone buttons make these triplets a little easier as the fingers slide over.

Seeing as the C/G instrument is expected to play in one and two sharps, why cannot the G/D melodionist get one with some accidentals on so they can transpose down one flat into C?. This may also start to cut down on the "random bass" problem mentioned.

Waterfront tonight for a "freindly" session where concertinas will be discussed.

I was there at the previous two sessions where a new list of future dates for both sessions were circulated, along with contact number. The lists were also pinned up next to the bar. Shame I will not get to meet the aforementioned person of challenging social skills. Nuff said.

The Royal Hotel, Dungworth will be holding their concertina meeting on Tuesday, 25th October to celebrate the re-opening of the kitchen. Their famous home-made pies will again be available until 8pm, after which, sweet music will be made (and anglos will honk). Look forward to seeing you all there.

Welcome Bobert, I see you have just joined us. What sort of box do you play? Was that snippet of information from the previous tenant or the new tenant who decided the session was to cease?. As I wasn't normally there at the end, I don't know where the tables and chairs were left, but as the room is that full, the chairs were not moved far and the tables too heavy to move.

No, a free house - generally Adnams and Courage. Music licensing might have something to do with it though.

Being a cathedral singer in my other life, my pitch and blend has to be spot on - I am very concious that ascending and descending 7ths are two very different intervals. I automatically sharpen one and can feel my voice is doing it - in fact, my whole body can feel it happening due to the beats from the harmony being different.

I enjoyed hearing "chips and fish" on Mike Peat's Radio Derby Folkwaves last night. With all this pescatorial talk - Brian will have to rename his cd "Angler-philia".

Totally unrelated to concertinas, apart from a reference to a life-sentence. I remember seeing some seeing some convict being reprieved from life-imprisonment and his first treat was a "filio fish". At first hearing, I thought this was some Latin phrase, until he pulled up at the Golden Arches (yes, the M word), and purchased one of the aforementioned rectangles.

I think this (and customising anglo fingering) is exactly what midi concertinas were designed for - tweaking and experimenting without damaging the precious instruments.