Dave Higham

Hey Al! I've got an old, poor quality, amateur recording of a guy playing 'A Nightingale sang in Berkley Square'. Oh, hang on. On reflection I think he was playing an Anglo. Oh well..... Glad to hear that Iris Bishop is on the short-list. Being out-of-it for so long I haven't a clue who's who but, just by chance, I happened to meet her a few months ago at Martyn Whyndam-Read's place in France. I'd been told to bring my concertina and, boy, was it embarrassing to realise how much I'd forgotten and how much I need to practice! But Iris was great and kept on at me to play another tune so that she could play along with me and cover up my mistakes. What a nice lady. What a cracking musician! All power to your elbow for the new projects Al. My order's on its way for the Anglo International CD. I've only just discovered it (and this forum) through the track that was played on the Mike Harding show. Cheers, Dave.

Shepherd's Hey again! I bet if you took a poll of morris musicians you'd find it was the tune most of them played first. I was at at Morris Ring meeting back in the dark ages and picked up an anglo that someone had put down. Its owner promptly appeared at my side struggling with himself not to snatch it out of my hands. I said 'how's it work then?' He said 'it's like a harmonica, you start on that button and go blow suck/blow suck/blow'. Two minutes later I was playing the first few bars of Shepherd's Hey....very badly. Then he snatched it back out of my hands! But I'd caught the bug!!