John Wild

Thanks - I never knew that.

The ABC notation I have for this has a third part not played in the version I just heard. X:36 T:I'll get wedded in my auld claes R:Jig A:Northumbria O:England M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D A|dcd AFD|FED B,2A,|DEF FED|DFB ABc|! dcd AFD|FED B,2A,|DFA A,CE|FDD D2:|! |:FA|G2E C2A,|D2F A2F|GBG ECA,|DFA dce|! dAF DFA|BGE B,DF|GEC A,CE|FDD D2:|! |:A|AFA dfd|BGB e2d|c2A ABc|dfe dcB|! AFA dfd|BGB e2d|c2A GFE|FDD D2:|!

I use a small paint brush with soft bristles. One that was acquired with this use in mind, and has never actually been used as a paint brush.

Another important reason for myself reading music is that I find a lot of tunes in books, which would not have been available to me (or not so easily) if I could not read the dots.

Inotrek's post above speciically mentioned it was an old post from 2016, and then asked a question "Does anyone know if there's an Anglo tutor, or group for beginners in East Kent?"

I have contacted someone who had been a member It was confirmed that East Kent Concertina Players club has closed. They were down to about 3 regular members, so it was not practical to continue.

I'm an English player, and the local playing group are all English players. We have nothing at all against anglos. It is just that none of us are anglo players, and therefore unable to offer any tuition on an anglo. For a weekend course, there are not so many of these. I would suggest looking at the West Country Concertina Players. https://thewccp.org/ They run weekends at Halsway Manor in Spring and Autumn. The autumn event is primarily aimed at beginners. Otherwise, check out next year's folk festivals, where you may find workshops running during the weekend or week of the festival. https://www.ukfolkfestivals.co.uk/index.php Hope this helps.

I am not sure if this group has re-started after the covid lockdown period. The website adress was not found.

My music teacher told me she often found people picking up the instrument for the first time were not confident of holding it securely. She introduced them to playing by "allowing" them to place the two fingers on the rest. However, she was aware that, as they improved, their playing would be restricted, and she always encouraged them to use one finger on the rest as soon as they felt confident to do so.

That is exactly what I was recommended to do by Dave Townsend (and others) many years ago, and I think it has worked well for me. I keep it firm, but not so tight that I get pins and needles. If your thumb is much looser in its strap, there is more stress placed on the thumb joint as you try to keep it in place. Until the beginning of this year I had no problem with arthritis. It is now developing down the length of my left thumb into the edge of the palm. After 45+ years of playing, it is my belief that this development is probably age related, and not associated with my playing.

My apologies. Obviously I posted in haste.

Grock The Clown - Stage Performance ("Bühnen-Sketch", 1931) - YouTube this is a link to a video of Grock I hope the link words, and that other players enjoy it.

And thanks for the wonderful smile at the finish.

Gillingham has a Cleveland Road. It is short, and certainly does not go to Cleveland.🙂

My notation for this tune gives the following information:- Northumbrian Hornpipe, first published in 1831 & named after a famous racehorse, winner of the Gold Cup from 1811-1814

I see 28 buttons on the visible end, making 56 buttons for the whole instrument. Is this an extended treble with an extra 1/2 octave at the high end of the range, or possibly a tenor-treble with an extra 1/2 octave at the lower end of the range?

Notes in the Vickers book (The Great Northern Tune book, Part 1) give an alternative title, The trip to York.

The title was used by M.R.James for a ghost story.

My concertina inside a Peli storm case was recently knocked off (accidentally - not a test) a low table on to a wooden floor. The drop was about 15 inches. The storm case absorbed all the impact. Nothing on the concertina was even the tiniest bit out of place. My case came with the foam block inserts which can be trimmed down to the size appropriate to the individual instrument.

I had one which I purchased from the Music Room (now closed). When it wore out and i wanted a replacement, i found the music Room had stopped stocking them. This was several years before they closed. I never found an equivalent elsewhere.

Have you asked Steve Dickinson?

Keith Kendrick, mentioned above, is one of the small number of players who can play both English AND Anglo systems.

Did the English player explain his/her reasoning? Many English players can do it either way.

The only name on the list I recognised was Anne-Sophie Mutter, as a classical violinist.

I believe the story about the trousers originated with Bob Copper.