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Old timey & maritime style tunes. Not sure if these are proper select catagories. Style might be...typical RH melody & LH chordal type accompaniment. Like playing the piano?? Don`t read music notation well.

Lookin out the window....expecting a noisy night....better bring the dogs in before they go crazy!! People like to blow off their fireworks around here but I`ll just sit right down and pick out some old lang signe on the squeezer box.

My wild guess would be 1 out of 25000.....in comparison to 1 in 25 for guitar players. I like to think in those terms because it makes ya feel special!! Countries...Ireland, England & maybe Germany. It seems abit odd to be playing the concertina around where I live, but Im proud of it and think it very underestimated as to its usage in putting out great music!!!

If you were to find 3-5 places in the world, where are the most concentrated areas of concertina players? Why? 1 out of how many people play concertina in our world? Your guess....? (accordion players don`t count).....

Took a chance on a sea chanty cassette by Louis Killen....got hooked!! Took another chance at trying something novel & rare around here..."learning the concertina" Took another chance by just jumping in...not knowing anything or anyone associated. Its paid off and Im luvin it!! My inspiration comes from you people!! Let me fatten some heads.... Boney,ratface,Day,Miles,3838,PeterT,Leo,Worral,Kruskal,Evans... of course there are many others..but you`re all great, keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing the info and talent!!

Thank you very much gentlemen for all the info.... much more satisfying revealing answers than I had expected. Now... does anyone out there know how to play Lawrence Welk`s theme song on concertina??!!

Thats funny MUTT....about the Accordion dork thing.... Why is that? Maybe its a generational perception like comparing Johnny Depp to Lawrence Welk? ......Lawrence Welk...God bless him ....he and his crew played some very technical stuff but he may have put the accordion on ice for a few decades due to the image he projected.

A BASIC QUESTION... What is the difference between a concertina and a accordion? Yes I have a 30 button anglo that I have no doubt about and I know it looks and sounds different from a piano type accordion. But there are so many variables in-between. Bandoneon, Hayden, Crane, Maccann type duets, Chemnitzer.. just to name a few. It gets abit confusing if you`re not experienced with these instruments. Are there any types very close where you might call it either...or? How and where do you draw the line?

If ya got a closet you can fit in...try doing that & put some pillows around you. But it can get hot in the summertime.

Oh!! Polkabeast!! Great idea!! So wonderful to hear from a person of "ECONOMICAL RATIONAL REASON!! Of course the best things in life are free.

Im a wandering confederate camp concertina musician.... I play a 30 button C/G anglo (Tedrow) I love it! I carry it in an old authenic looking dirty duffle bag. A 20 button would probably be more legitiment but I cheat with a "30" for more future growth & flexibility. Nobody seems to notice.. Fellow musicians can be hard to join with because they don`t like to play in "C". I often carry with me old vintage type photos of concertina players.. to prove authenticity of the civil war era instrument. I know Anglos were more common & less costly than English types.

I`ve got a nice small sailor...white canvas type mini duffle bag..... made by a seamstress friend. With lots of padding & a tassel to throw around my neck to keep it close. Its looks totally cool....feels secure, comfortable to carry ....I`ve sometimes slept with it for security! Seems practable & didn`t cost alot.

Mr Phantom & Mr Morse.... Can you not see your biased views?? You guys are big (no doubt talented) INSIDERS!!! You talk as if $800 plus bucks is a small pittance for frolicking in the woods playing your music. My parents would probably roll over in their graves if they saw the prices paid for such pleasures!! Yes value is in the eye of the beholder... It helps to be alittle nuts. Its like paying a million dollars for a Jimi Hendrix guitar. Its easy & rational if you got that kind of ego & money. Taking a family of 4 would cost over 4 THOUSAND$$ including travel expenses! It might seem rational to me (maybe) going solo or better yet......STAYING HOME BUT PURCHASING A NICE CUSTOM MADE WHEATSTONE VINTAGE CONCERTINA FOR THE SAME PRICE!!

Whew - things are expensive out your way. The two music/dance camps I go to are Pinewoods and Ashokan. Both are week-long events with everything included for about $850. Richard says, "Whew - things are expensive out your way." Actually -- it's cheaper out our way by $30 Lark Camp, week-long event everything included is $820 $570 - full camp $250 - full meals ------ $820 http://www.larkcamp.com/registration.html

Hello concertina comrades..... I hope not to offend, but I am frustrated & need your unbiased opinion on the economics of music festivals. I found one ...that charges $450 for 4 days.....sleep in a pup tent, plus $150 for meals times 2 if you want to bring your non musical partner plus $50 parking fees ....package deal for approx $1300! Not to meantion travel expenses in getting there. I am a novice in this experience...is it worth it?. Yes we all love our music but some of us are on a budget. What say you? HURRY UP!! with your reply otherwise they won`t be able to squeeze me in. The web site provides no place to ask questions.....just send in advance your check or money order ,thank you... Oh yea...NO REFUNDS!! If you bring your toddler they might cut you a brake and give you a discount. Just like in church...or whatever else our passion may lie... are there alot of Demons in sheeps clothing out there.

I`ve got 3 anglos.....so give me 3 votes!

Regarding my tune list. I may grind away at some horrible tune just because of the techniqality of it. Others may consider it repulsive but I`ll force it in hopes of achieving the final finished product (it may never come). It is hard to humble yourself in realizing your talent may not be there yet. God only allows so much progress in such an allotted time. We need to back off sometimes to re-evaluate our progress.

I like to keep a written list of all the tunes I play with reasonable efficiency and when I practice, I try to work on them to update my memory banks and try not to forget the old ones. I am curious to know ... Do you find yourself a jack of many tunes..... but master of few? How do you draw the line, knowing too many tunes can dilute your focus? If you have been studing the concertina for .....lets say....3-5yrs or longer how many tunes do you have?

Looking for the connection of the anglo concertina & the civil war... Were there Anglos back then? What do you think their styles were? Who were the makers? Maybe all imports? Were they extremely rare & expensive? Maybe only the Yankees had them? How were they carried... In haversacks or in fancy cases? Maybe only c/g 20 button boxes back then? It might have been tough joining in with a typical fiddle player jamming in the keys of A,D or G. I might think the concertina player was mostly a soloist? You squeezbox buffs!!!... give me your imput....

Wow .... What a great festival! Nice setting... Very kind people....Great chit chat!! Learned more in one session...than I`ve learned all year. Such wide diversity in styles & interesting squeezeboxes. Well worth the trip. Definately "A MUST DO EVENT!" Dan...Very organized event ..... thanks! Jody.... You`re the master!!!

I also play at other facilities--I personally don't know of any facility that doesn't want frequent music for its residents. (Catty) How are these venues arranged? Does one wander from room to room playing & visiting. Or does one allocate a room & give an hour concert laced with inspirational speech, or Is a dance occasion set up? I guess it might depend on what type of carecenter is involved...what do you say?

Such a nice gesture of good will! What is your experience with these types of venues..any stories? Do you think some homes might not be receptive to this?

They went away but appeared a short time later with flowers that they laid on my flute case. Sweet girls. Very good!! Just simple things like that make everything worthy... As you should know, we often work very hard on our pieces. We develop them to that certain level..... then display them as any artist would. Some kind of recognition or acknowledgment is always greatly appreciated. But many people on the outside of the music world don`t identify or understand. Call me crazy (as we all are in one area or another) but the risk of public humility is often worthy of acquiring a smile or inspirating a passers by.