Henrik Müller

Hmm - there have been times in my life where I wished I'd had one /Henrik

Hi, Dirk - no, I don't attend classes; I am quite happy attending the concerts and playing sessions. Maíread mentioned that there was a girl with an EC attending her class, but I don't think she was sure what to do with her. For obvious reasons, only anglo is taught - not that ECs are un-welcome, but I don't think there is much help to get. /Henrik Edited to elaborate a little more

Hmmm, if you've modded yours for Irish, maybe I could do something similar for "Scotch"? But the thought of drinking 112 bottles of Glenmorangie is rather daunting... , never mind it would work out around 5,040 euro for a set of "papers"! Maybe I should get myself a hexagonal concertina... (84 bottles = a mere 3,780 euro!) edited to add hexagonal costing Geoff Crabb's 16-sided instrument comes to mind... /Henrik

- and I have now finished processing and uploading videos from Mrs. Crotty on YouTube. The last two are here: Katie O'Sullivan, "The Morning Thrush": The final tune of the Concertina Recital, "Christmas Eve" with: Bláthnaid ni Caba, Katie O'Sullivan, Ernestine Healy and Jack Talty: /Henrik

The tune is actually "Farewell to Milltown Malbay" (there is also a return ) - second one is "The New Road" /Henrik

What beating - that's good stuff! Excuse the bad pun, but IMHO it beats most song/concertina stuff, I've heard! Good un' /Henrik

Should I post a close-up? /Henrik Still more to come... Hi, Larryo - I think the term is "polka dot"... Anyway - two more: Gerald Haugh and Sharon O'Leary: - and a soon-to-be-mother Katie O'Sullivan: /Henrik The final act comes next week -

Should I post a close-up? /Henrik Still more to come...

Edel Fox, anyone else? No? OK - try this Micheal O'Raghallaigh in a very relaxed concert at Eigse Mrs. Crotty. Good stuff - and btw, the microphones were off: a lot of potential audience was at another concert, the church was only half full, so he chose to switch off the microphones, hence the sound is "as is". The tunes are "The Maid of the Green" (I think), "Trip to Athlone" and "The Hag with the Money". More to come - /Henrik More is here: I have placed two new clips on YouTube: • Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh - reels this time (surprise, surprise) • Tom Carey and Mariréad Considine - also from Éigse Mrs. Crotty Mícheál: - length: 5min 39sec Tom and Mairéad: - length: 6min 28sec Make sure you enjoy Tom's relaxed tempo - and Mairéad's cool shoes... /Henrik

Aha - bodybuilding, at a young age /Henrik

Think of the baffles or lining (fabric, leather, what-have-you) as absorbents - they are not supposed to stop or reduce air flow. If you empty your (tiled) bathroom of all sorts of fabric (towel etc), sing a tune (don't get carried away), make a mental note of the sound, put the towels back, sing the same tune, you will surely experience the absorbing effect of the fabric. But it didn't stop the air flow in your throat, yes? (Neighbors might do it, though - sorry, I got carried away ). /Henrik

Anyone know the name of the first tune? I've checked the full audio recording where Edel introduces the tunes: its is "Farewell to Milltown Malbay", Junior Crehan. Second one "The New Road"/Henrik

Yes Henrik, borrow some & use them here & there, but I don't really see the sense in trying to make one instrument sound EXACTLY like another. Surely that is doing a disservice to the instrument & if you wanted to go to that length, surely the sensible thing to do would be to change your instrument. Cheers Dick Couldn't put it better myself - when I "borrow" elements, I do it with expression in mind, not with the purpose of imitating. /Henrik

Hi, Yvonne - Appreciate your comment - yes, more will follow, probably during next week - should make everyone happy /Henrik

That is the essential point. As you said further on, it is an old conversation. To me, it a question of interpreting the tune with with whatever abilities you may have on the particular instrument. And to borrow techniques and style elements from other instruments is fair game, I think. /Henrik

It was indeed - two fine events in parallel.../Henrik

Edel Fox, anyone else? No? OK - try this Micheal O'Raghallaigh in a very relaxed concert at Eigse Mrs. Crotty. Good stuff - and btw, the microphones were off: a lot of potential audience was at another concert, the church was only half full, so he chose to switch off the microphones, hence the sound is "as is". The tunes are "The Maid of the Green" (I think), "Trip to Athlone" and "The Hag with the Money". More to come - /Henrik

Thanks, Mark - I better put out a warning: I have removed them - they weren't really representative anymore. They were done on the little Stagi (what Henk calls The Frankenstein) and I just might do a few again, just for the fun of it, when the bellows have been sealed wi' something. Right now they are so leaky that you hardly see any difference whether a button is pressed or not - /Henrik

Ah, good man - sounds like the real thing /Henrik

Hi, Aogan - Sorry to hear it, good to hear that you got out (almost) whole. I gave up motorbiking a thousand years ago, when I started to think about what could happen to me and I wasn't thinking of collarbones... Quick recovery! /Henrik

Now, here's a man who knows his pixels /Henrik

I have placed a 4 minute video with Edel Fox on YouTube. Recorded in Teach Cheoil - the old protestant church in Kilrush, converted to concert hall and used by Comhaltas. Done with a Canon IXUS 70 and shaking hands. The soundtrack has been replaced with a cut from the Edirol recording I ran through the whole concert, so quality is as good as it can be: Dynamite, IMHO! /Henrik

From a very reliable source I have it that the Kitchen Table Concertina and I will be in the Old Crown Pub, Hesket Newmarket, this (August 3) Sunday evening /Henrik

1) ...to abandon pinkey rests and put your instrument on your knee, while sitting... 2) ...Those pinkey rests will not help you... 3) ...Some think EC is designed by God and need no improvement, some (like me) think it's been simply a practical joke. re:1) Hear, hear! re:2) Hear, hear, hear! re:3) IMHO, there is definitely room for improvement... . - and folks attending Bradfield Trad Music next week will have a chance to see one /Henrik