Jody Kruskal

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Busking in Washington Square Park NYC, Dancing Henry performs The Coast of High Barbaree, an Old English ballad with David Fryer on vocals, plectrum banjo, whistling and percussion. Jody Kruskal puppeteer, Anglo concertina and kazoo.

Bei Mir Bistu Shein with Jody Kruskal puppeteer, concertina and kazoo accompanying David Fryer on vocals, tenor banjo, whistling and percussion.

I also play blues on the Anglo and would be pleased to provide lessons. Here are two examples,

I've always loved the zither. The movement of his hands looks very concertina-ish.

Poor Al, sorry. I got it too and instantly determined that it was a fishing expedition.

Jim, you are correct, that is Finnish.😁 I noticed my typo right away but left it in to give you all something fun to talk about.

I want one too!

I was watching this great video, and at 45:47 I saw a fine young English player from Michigan. https://youtu.be/djGRjWlEwn8?si=EmHCJx77upOACe2a

May I suggest that your out of tune high B may be the result of a number of factors and might be fixed without the drastic operation of a proper tuning. I have corrected out of tune reeds several ways without a file. Dirt, dust or corrosion might be the culprit. So the first step is to clean the reed with a crisp $ bill. Take the box apart. Slide the paper under the reed and pull it out, gently scraping the edge of the reed. Look at the paper to see if you have removed a line of material. Do this several times on both sides until the paper comes out clean. Another problem might be a loose reed shoe. If your box has reeds in reed shoes wedged in wooden slots, perhaps the reed shoe is not seated properly. Slide the shoe out and firmly put it back. If that does not make the reed shoe tight, perhaps you need to put a thin strip of cigarette paper to tighten things up. These concertina reeds are very stable and should not ever go out of tune… but they sometimes need maintenance to sound their best.

Slow it way down until you can play it perfectly without hesitations or mistakes. Then, put the instrument down, have a cup of tea and try again, slow enough to play correctly the way you want to. Keep practicing at a slow tempo, taking frequent breaks and then coming back to task, multiple times a day. That's how I do it.

I teach Anglo in the harmonic style and have found that Zoom or FaceTime work quite well. I can even demonstrate a tune for my students and have them play along with what they hear. I can't hear them (I turn my speaker volume down) but they can hear me just fine.

This is why the Anglo/German box is so cool.

Grand Picnic plays Barbarini's Tambourine at the Half Moon Sword Dance Festival Grand Feast. This was our 40th year producing the festival with 10 US sword teams from all over the region. Lots of energy for the closing dance! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FKB3K9Y6T/