gypsea
-
Posts
19 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by gypsea
-
-
11 hours ago, Jim Besser said:
Randy and I have done regional (Maryland / DC / Virginia) squeezebox gatherings and have a fairly extensive mailing list of players in the region.
Oh cool, well I’d really appreciate your consideration in letting me join the list! I am in Frederick County -
I’ve heard whispers on the wind that Maryland is an accidental hub for the concertina. Is this so? Was wondering if there were any local plans for World Concertina Day, or if anybody would be interested in making some.
-
Also this
-
Okay so not a concertina, but I saw this at a children’s art show and thought it was brilliant
-
6 hours ago, JimR said:
Given the size of the ears, I would say that elephant is an African elephant, from the Bronze Age.
I agree with this assessment!
-
Was watching a video of the Delacorte Clock in Central Park recently and noticed a very special concertina player among the animals! I’m guessing someone has pointed this out before, but it really made my day.
-
7
-
-
They were hoping we wouldn’t be able to tell the difference in the dark, but oh how we can tell.
-
On 7/12/2022 at 4:31 PM, papawemba said:
Ha ha that's kind of cheating gypsea...that's a norwegian cat which are super cuddly and affectionate 😉
With my previous cat, claws where sharper than ever 🙂 I had to change room or lock him outside...
I’m actually not sure on breed, got him from the pound when he was just a wee lad. But you’re not the first to suggest Norwegian forest cat, it’s possible! He is super affectionate, but not generally very snuggly. The only time he tends to get on my lap is when I’m playing
-
1
-
-
9 hours ago, Fanie said:
My cat also likes music. When I start playing, he jumps on my lap and rubs himself against the concertina. When I play harmonica he rubs his nose against the back of the harmonica, as if he is helping to play.
My sister has a cat that attacks her when she plays on the old peddle organ.
I have wondered, do they really like the music, or does the sound irritate their ears?
I’ve often wondered that too, but he’s an indoor/outdoor cat so I assume he’d leave if it bothered him too much. He certainly seems to like it!
-
2 hours ago, Geoff Wooff said:
I used to have a cat that would climb onto my lap to sit behind the concertina as I played, she would also try to look into the ends, I assume she was waiting for the squeeking mouse to come out.I could never tell if she liked the sounds or not.
My dog used to howl and sing with the Concertina , never minded the Accordéon but really hated my attempts at playing the Hurdy Gurdy. She would try to stop my hand rotating the handle... but all this has probably contributed to a degree of deafness and no attempts at escape on her part occur unless we have band practice in the kitchen.
The hurdy gurdy is definitely an acquired taste! My pup will occasionally howl along with the concertina, but not in a satisfied way (more of a “please let me out of this house” kind of way)
-
1 hour ago, Clive Thorne said:
All our three cats ar the opposite. They're out of the room as soon as I draw air into the bellows. What does that say about my playing??
That describes the situation for every other living being in my home, the cat is definitely the exception, haha
-
Anyone else have a cat that loves the concertina? He could be fast asleep across the house, the moment I start to play he comes to find me. Granted, it might be because he knows I won’t be going anywhere for a while & am likely to give him lots of love, but still very easily the number one fan of all my sessions. How do your animal friends feel about the concertina?
-
6 minutes ago, SIMON GABRIELOW said:
I am beginning to wonder if I should have set this topic! As it's getting very alternative in its intended approach to subject set!
😁😁😁
Hey now, you asked how the instrument affects the musician. This is what the concertina has done to me Simon! The transformation to surly old sea wench has begun (and I wouldn’t have it any other way)-
1
-
-
2 hours ago, wunks said:
I'm hooked meself. I dream of a 'tina with Abalone ends (the Black can have 9 or more holes per shell!) As fer knots, a string 'o arf 'ich's 'll do....😜
Ooh now wouldn’t that be something, with pearl buttons! -
Since starting the concertina I’ve taken a headlong fall into a rabbit hole of nautical nonsense. It started with shanties, but has quickly progressed into knot tying, visits to the river and reading lots & lots of Melville (amongst others). Prior to this the guitar was my main instrument, but I relied pretty heavily on my voice to carry the song along. Not so with the concertina, I can hardly do both at once. Focusing on just the instrument has definitely helped my understanding of musical notation & theory, but I still have a lot to learn. It’s been quite the trip! Very fond of my second set of lungs, more so every day.
-
My biggest problem is knowing which chords/notes on the left go well with what I’m doing on the right. Gary’s book Christmas Concertina has really been helping me along (thanks Gary!!). The arrangements are great & being pretty familiar with the songs makes it easier to focus on the rhythm
-
12 hours ago, SIMON GABRIELOW said:
…maybe the reedy sound inspired you without realising later on to go for free Reed instrument
That’s an interesting thought, there may be something to it! My first instrument was actually the clarinet, as it was the closest thing to a bassoon that they’d let me play in elementary school, haha. 20 years later and we’re back to the reeds. Funny to think of it as a familial trait and consider the nature/nurture aspect of it, whether it’s the positive experiences like these that fuel our affinity or if there is actually something in us that makes certain people more naturally skilled or drawn towards music -
I’m a first generation concertina/squeezebox player, but I get music from both sides. My Dad plays guitar, my mother piano, my uncle the violin, and my grandfather the bassoon. Some of my earliest memories involve sitting in his den while he practiced his part for Peter & the Wolf
Do you play other instruments?
in General Concertina Discussion
Posted
Family portrait ✨