[Concertina Music . Com - US Concertina Association]

... just a thought ..... perhaps they have to send you an e-mail with an activation link in it before your registration goes through and the login works properly

[Concertina Music . Com - US Concertina Association]

I've not come across that website before, no snail mail address or telephone details to be seen for the owners

 

...... but on their links page to other concertina clubs there are contact details, e-mail/phone for each club so maybe someone from one of the other clubs might be able to help

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Funny Photo business over on eBay ..... perhaps?]

if your eyes are playing up then so are mine

 

.... if they're not the same photo then it's amazing how the white paper under the concertina is at exactly the same angle in both postings

[What's The First Step to Learning ?]

  On 11/26/2011 at 3:56 PM, LWilson said:

Where do I go from here?

 

Larry

 

Hello Larry

 

 

as Daniel says, it does look more like a chemnitzer.

 

I know Minnesota's a bit away from South Carolina but it might be worth contacting the Czech Area Concertina Club for chemnitzer concertina players

 

They might have some members living near you and their site has lots of useful information

 

Ann

[ABC]

  On 11/21/2011 at 10:06 PM, Kautilya said:

I will put up two posts one for yes and one for no. No need to,indeed don't)answer, just open the relevant post and that will, courtesy of the wonders of Schwarzenomics give us a viewed count which will give a snapshot of those who can and those who can't.

 

Done

 

hearing the tune followed by looking at the dots/listening to the midi for me

 

although I can read music (slowly), sight reading has never been a strong point so hearing the tune is the best way to fix it in my memory but I don't always recall it exactly as heard (hearing it first in G but getting home and remembering it in D or A can be a bit of a so and so for sessions) the dots, sound file keep me right

 

anyone else find that some tunes are retained after one 'listen' yet others never 'stick' no matter how often you hear them?

[Something For The Weekend?]

  On 11/19/2011 at 11:30 AM, tallship said:

I just have to post this one, it's a cracking little jig plumbed from the depths of an ancient manuscript and destined to take the session scene by storm once a few players pick it up. Remember where you saw it first!

 

 

nice one, it's been added to the 'to learn after Christmas' pile

[Something For The Weekend?]

  On 10/27/2011 at 8:20 PM, tallship said:

Damn. Does this mean I have to transcribe it before I go to bed ? It's been a long day!

 

Here it is then. "By Request". Not a tune I would have added to this thread I have to say, titles can be a little misleading. It's quirky but not in a good way.

 

 

Thankyou I didn't expect you to take the trouble to do it so quickly, it's a charming tune

[Something For The Weekend?]

  On 10/27/2011 at 7:52 PM, tallship said:

 

The next two in the manuscript are entitled 'Creaking Bedstead' and 'Harlequin Sorcerer' - I kid you not!

 

oooh ..... a medley..... Lady Pentweazles Creaking Bedstead ......

 

ducks behind sofa.....

[Something For The Weekend?]

  On 10/27/2011 at 6:58 PM, tallship said:

 

Right then, I just had to post this one because of the name! It's also an unusual tune and will give sight readers a bit of a work out ...

 

Lady Pentweazles Maggot

 

 

..... I'll have to learn it just to see the look on peoples faces when they hear what it's called

[Where to get leather and supplies for straps?]

Sometimes you can find good secondhand leather belts of the right thickness in charity shops might be cheaper than buying small quantities of new leather and if you're lucky and it's a wide belt you can cut several straps from it

 

I've not seen a concertina with rope hand straps before, they've usually had leather ones. Does the rope chafe the back of your hands?

[International Concertina Association on Facebook]

  On 10/6/2011 at 10:56 PM, Tootler said:

I'm also not a facebook member. I simply don't trust it.

 

I don't like its closed model, especially as it is a one way closed model.

 

Geoff

 

hear hear I'm not a facebook member either but I did get round to joining the ICA

 

what really put me off facebook was the way it took them months to shut/suspend my late husband's account despite having the meaning of deceased explained to them in detail several times.

 

his being dead is no barrier to getting e-mails from them saying how much fuller his 'life' would be if he re-activated his account

[Something For The Weekend?]

  On 9/25/2011 at 5:59 PM, tallship said:

A little late for this weekend but here's one that I'm struggling with, too many triplets and repeated notes! A lovely tune though.

 

 

That is lovely

[Gloomy Sunday]

  On 9/17/2011 at 10:02 PM, tallship said:

I would have ABC'd the tune but my goodness that's quite complex!

 

I've just copied the 'middle' treble melody line out longhand (no printer ) so that's cut down the mass of dots to a more manageable looking score Now to have a go at playing it

[16 Sept 11]

  On 9/17/2011 at 11:08 PM, tallship said:

 

Come to think of it I don't recall any rapper sides in the UK being particularly up tempo. Brisk at times perhaps, sharp and energetic even, but always leaving enough room in the dance (and the music) to let it breathe and flow.

 

Here's a link to Sallyport Sword at Whitby Folk Week A 1st class side and a brilliant musician on the melodeon, fast without losing the lift and life of the tunes, playing non-stop for over 12 minutes, most of it solo

[Gloomy Sunday]

  On 9/17/2011 at 10:02 PM, tallship said:

  On 9/17/2011 at 9:53 PM, anlej said:

I'll play it as they leap

...... and it's only the outside that gets older .... the inside stays 20

 

Cheers Ann

Really? I'm only 18 myself but 18 was a good year for me. I would have ABC'd the tune but my goodness that's quite complex!

 

It's not that bad ..... especially after Lamma Bada Yatathanna

[Gloomy Sunday]

  On 9/17/2011 at 9:40 PM, Leo said:

  On 9/17/2011 at 9:15 PM, anlej said:

.....

 

You're a genius

Hi Anlej

 

When I was young, I used to think so. As I got older reality set in.

 

You could try this for an encore:

 

 

I'll play it as they leap

 

Thanks for the link to the Finnish tunes, I already know Sarkynyt Onni but there are lots on there to learn Ikaalisten Rantatie's just been downloaded

 

 

...... and it's only the outside that gets older .... the inside stays 20

 

Cheers Ann

[Gloomy Sunday]

  On 9/17/2011 at 8:25 PM, Leo said:

Hi Anlej

 

Does it look anything like this:

 

http://3.bp.blogspot...oomy-sunday.jpg

 

From this article:

http://clareaworld.b...omy-sunday.html

 

Thanks

Leo

 

That's it ..... with the added bonus of translated lyrics If the singers aren't miserable enough after they've heard the tune I'll hand out copies of the words

 

 

You're a genius

[Gloomy Sunday]

  On 9/17/2011 at 1:36 PM, John Wild said:

I don't have Gloomy Sunday, but you might try pairing it with Gloomy night: the words seem to fit the same category.

 

- John Wild

 

 

Filled with misery ....... just perfect. thankyou

 

 

Here's a link to

on You tube for anyone who'd like to hear the tune

[Gloomy Sunday]

Does anyone have the sheet nusic or abc for the 1933 song Gloomy Sunday please?

 

Sometimes sessions I go to are dominated by singers of the 'Dirge-athon' variety, anything not stuffed to the gills with abject misery, death, disease etc. causes raised eyebrows

 

I've given up trying to lighten the mood with the odd cheerfull tune (I'm terminally optimistic) and fancy trying Sarkynyt Onni (Shattered Happiness) followed shortly after by Gloomy Sunday ....... then sitting back and seeing how many people are driven to throw themselves through the windows (though that could just be my playing)

[Something For The Weekend?]

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Thankyou, the Bb major version sounds lovely ....... another tune to add to the 'to learn' pile

[Something For The Weekend?]

  On 9/13/2011 at 6:43 PM, tallship said:

No problem, I just hope it's traditional and not under copyright!

 

 

It's very old, a traditional tune from the time when the Moors ruled Spain so it should be alright

Here's a translation of the verse

 

When the gossamer nymph appears,

My beloved's beauty drives me to distraction;

Surrender

Surrender

When I am enraptured by a glimpse,

My beloved's beauty is a tender branch caught by the breeze;

Surrender

Surrender

Oh my destiny, my perplexity,

No one can comfort me in my misery,

In my lamenting and suffering for love,

But for the one in the beautiful mirage;

My beloved's beauty drives me to distraction,

Surrender

Surrender

[Something For The Weekend?]

  On 9/13/2011 at 6:14 PM, tallship said:

Now that's really quite odd, ......

 

It's an 'earworm', once you try it there is a hypnotic, addictive quality to the tune

 

Thanks for putting the abc up

[Something For The Weekend?]

This tune's a cracker for keeping the fingers busy on a wet weekend. It was played by Jack Campin in the Euro sessions at this years Whitby Folk Festival

 

it's Andalusian Arabic in 10/8 and sounds well on the concertina

 

 

 

 

I've got a year to get it up to speed ready for the next Euro sessions Lamma Bada Yatathanna.pdf

 

Here's a youtube link to Lamma Bada Yatathanna sung by Fayrouz (the only way I can get the timing right is to listen to the tune )

[How often do springs break?]

  On 9/13/2011 at 5:48 AM, Ruediger R. Asche said:

two spring breaks in one month? .....

 

anyways. that does not sound right, maybe the spring is ill fit. do you have a close up picture of the action pan?

 

It doesn't sound right at all

 

In nearly 30 years I've only had 1 spring go on me, and that was in an old concertina.

 

The Dipper has been played almost daily for 19 years, in ceilidh bands, Morris sides, sessions and 'just for the fun of it', so it's had a fair workout in that time with no spring problems.

 

Perhaps there's a problem with the quality or gauge of steel used for the springs in your Connor ?

Ask John Connor to have a look as he'll know best

[Swedish Tunes]

Sarkynyt Onni vals.pdf

 

 

Here's a pdf of the dots for Sarkynyt Onni