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I have seen two kinds of reactions. 1. Some people's first impression was that muy anglo concertina (a HOHNER D40/9) is an accordion for kids, like a toy-accordion: small, with brilliant colors (red and green),... 2. However, other people first impression was that my concertina is like a bandoneon for play "tangos". They are two very different opinions. But, qhen I begin to play the concertina, the opinion of people change to only one opinion: they like it!

I didn't meet Rich. In fact, is the first time I've heard his name. But I think this is a very bad news. To lose a builder of traditional music instruments is always a bad news. A little part of our traditional culture is leaving us with him. A little part of him is with us yet, living in his instruments. Rest in Peace, friend.

Is it really? BBC has put an old video and the said that was a new video? I understand this in yours post. Is possible to see this video in Youtube?

I think the diference is betwen two words: play and do. A player play the music with instruments, but the themes are from other persons. A musician do the music to play himself or to be played by other persons. This is my point of wiew.

Very interesting, Peter. Is hard to me to read an write in English, but I have done it and I like the three stories. Last one remember me a basque song called "Txoria txori" ("The bird"), that say this (I translate it in English, the original is in basque language, but I have the translation in Spanish, fortunely): If I had cut its wings it had been mine and had not scape. But then, it had stop to be a bird. And me, that I loved was a bird.

Congratulations! Yes, I felt very well playing concertina in public, and the people enjoy with my new instrument (they only had seen me playing three hole flut and tabor). It's a nice sensation. I use this words to present this theme (I write first in Spanish and, later, I'm try to translate in English): "Esto es un acordeón diatónico que se llama concertina y para la música tradicional viene muy bien. En muchos de nuestros pueblos, aparte de tamborileros, pandereteras de Peñaparda, estaban los acordeonistas que tocaban en los bailes de los pueblos para bailar, por ejemplo, los pasodobles. Voy a interpretar uno que se llama La Adelaida". "This is a diatonic accordion called concertina that is very good for the traditional music. In many of ours villages, besides the tamborileros, tambourine players from Peñaparda, were the accordion players that played in the village's dances to dance, for example, the pasodobles. I'm going to play one of them called La Adelaida". Well, congratulations for your first time.

Don't mention it! Thank you for your question! Yes, it's a beautiful tune, one of my prefer themes. I play it in several instruments: concertina, three hole pipe and tabor, dulzaina,... I love this theme!

Well, my car is only 2 years old (my old cars doesn't worked). I have not a Wii, only an old Gameboy :-) But I prefer traditional musical instruments than virtual or electronic instruments. All instruments I have are traditional. In Spain there is a famous piper called Hevia that plays an electronic pipe (he call "her" gaita MIDI) and sold a million of CDs with his first job! Incredible! I don't know if concertina is a Spanish world, but the name of "Armada Invencible" is a "joke". All we know that almost all the ships shank himself with the weather! We can say that the name of "Armada Invencible" is... Sapanish humor :-)

"La Adelaida" is the name of a traditional pasodoble from Zamora, in Spain. The dancers (that wear the traditional clothes from Peñaparda, in Salamanca) were dancing pasodoble.

Hello, friends. Here is the link for the video of "La Adelaida", my first theme in my first concertina show. The quality of the image is very low, but I hope you'll enjoy with this.

Yes, they are the videos :-) OK, I'm going to put the other videos in Youtube. I'll inform you...

Hello, friends! Last saturday was my first time... with my anglo concertina. I Had a show in Leganés (a town near Madrid) in the XXV Aniversary of the "Casa de Salamanca" (a assotiation with people of Salamanca who live in Madrid). I ussually play "gaita y tamboril" (three hole flute and tabor) and the called to me to play this instrument. But I play concertina too... and the loved it! Well, I only played two tunes: "Los pajaritus" and "La Adelaida" (you can see them in youtube, they are my last videos for the moment). I could put the videos from my show, but they are a very low quality videos. However, what a beautiful moment! I hope to have more moments like this in the future. Today I can say: I'm a concertina player!

Yes, it's possible. It seems the same instrument, with another name. GALOUBET in Provence (France) GAITA CHARRA in Salamanca (Spain) GAITA in Extremadura (Spain) CHIFLA or CHIFLU in León (Spain) TXISTU in the Basque Country (Spain) ... This instrument has a lot of names!

Hello, friends! I didn't post a message two months ago. Summer time is a very hard time for my because I have a lot of work, and I have no time for read and post in the forums. But summer time is ending, and you will see here often than last two months. Here, in Spain, summer time is a time of folk music too. I have been playing gaita charra y tamboril (three hole pipe and tabor) in several places. About the concertina, I played her in public first time last 22th Agoust. It was in a big pic-nic in a place called Río Frío, in Villasrubias (Salamanca, Spain). There was several accordions, two "tamborilerus" (including me) and... my concertina! I played two or three themes and they loved it! That was a wonderful day and a wonderful party. Unfortunately, I have no photos, and I have no videos of my "concert". I only have photos of the other players.

In Spain, St. George (San Jorge in Spanish, Sant Jordi in Catalan) is the Book's Day, because is the day that dies Cervantes (and Shakespeare). In Catalonia, is traditions to give a book for the men, and a rose for the women. A book, a rose ("Un libro, una rosa"). Is traditional too to read "El Quijote" in Madrid, with a lot of famous people reading the book.

Well, I don't think that Irish music is bored. I am not Irish, I'm Spanish, but I love Irish music., and I think that it's a wonderful music. I had read some of yours posts, and I think that the problem is that in the sessions the music seems the same, and the differences between the diferents groups are not big because the rythms are the same: reels and jigs. However, I think Irish musics must be more "rich" (is this expression correct?) than balads, reels and jigs, but is necesary to investigate, to search deeper into the traditions of Irish people. I compare the "Irish case" with the "Spanish case". When I wrote in this forums the first times, when Juliette Daum talked us about her "Mallorca, dulce y picante", I said that most of times from Spain only were known, from tradicional music, "flamenco" and "sevillanas". Is the "label" of Spain: flamenco, sevillanas, Sun, paella and bulls. But, if you can visit Spain and you have enought time, you can see than Spain is much more than this. Reffering to traditional music, in Salamanca (Spain) we don't dance sevillanas, we have (in music) 4 traditional rythms: "pasacalles", "charro verdadero", "charrada" and "jota". And Salamanca is only one of the 50 "provincias" (states?) of Spain. Well, to finish with my post, I think that Irish music isn't bored, is a wonderful music.

I think that it's interesting. First, because concertina is a new instrument for me (well, I bought "she" las september). Second, because I can practise English. Third, because I am learning a lot of things about the traditions in other countries. Fourth, because I am meeting a lot of people. And many other reasons. Yes, I think it's interesting.

Hello from Spain! Welcome to the magical World of Concertina. You can find a lot of videos for learning in youtube. Search "concertina" and... VOILÀ!

WOW!! Thank you very much for your answers. It's fantastic! Well, I have green clothes, I have some Guinness, I have Irish music, I have my concertina, I have a bodhran, I have tin whistle,... I will try to do the "brown bread" (it is not problem, because I make bread everyday). But I haven't soda... Well, I will see how to do this bread. The story of viejomc's grandfather with the potatoes is a beautiful story. Is a personal or familiar tradition, but is a wonderful tradition. I'm going to continue reading your answers. Thanks.

Hello, friends! In Spain we don't use to celebrate this day because St. Patrick (in Spanish, San Patricio) is a bad known saint. But I love Irish traditions (I love most of Spanish traditions too), and I'd like to celebrate (at home) this day. But I need some ideas. I know St. Patrick's day is a big celebration in Ireland/Eire and the U.S.A., and I'd like to know how is this celebration in your country. Do you make something especial this day? Is there any tipical food to eat at St. Patricks's day? Is there music in live? (in this point, I suppose that the answer is "yes"). Tell me, I need ideas. And I like to learn.

Hello, Juliette! It seems an interesting book. Thank you very much for this treasure. Your website has a new look! P.D. Les photographies sont magnifiques! J'aime la photo qui s'appelle "BERRIES !!!!". Toutes les photos sont très jolies. P.D. (in English). The photos are magnificient. I love la photo called "BERRIES !!!!" All the photos are very nice! P.D.2. I wrote the "P.D." in French and English to practise both languages. If I don't practise French, I'm going to forget it!

What a wonderful videos! I don't going to comment all these videos, but they are a good videos from a good players. Only two things. First, the video from Kitty Hayes is very good, but the pipe's sound "eats" the concertina's sound. Pipe is a very powerful instrument. A month ago I saw a military music band's concert from the "Moscow Red Square" (is correct the translation? In Spanish, "Plaza Roja de Moscú") and the Scotish pipe's band sounds much better than any other band of the concert. And respect the video from Eloy, I think that the kid has a great future. And, seeing his name (Eloy Pérez), I think he has Spanish ancients. Pérez is one of the more commons surnames in Spain. The rest of videos are wonderful. Thanks for show us these videos, Leo.

Well, I bought a HÖHNER D40/9 WOOD in september. It costs to me 194 € (around 290 $), and I bought it in Salamanca (Spain). I cannot choose, because it was the only one concertina in the shop. But, by now, I had no problem whith "she". We have a pretty "love story" In the concertina videos on Youtube there are a lot of kinds of concertinas, 20 buttons too, and all sounds very well. If you want to learn to play, is bettrer a cheap concertina, but I am sure that, if you play concertina for many time, you (like me) will buy another concertina more expensive and better (perhaps) than the first. However, cheap or expensive, I hope for you enjoy with your new concertina (I don't know it this sentence is well done, sorry for my English).

jejeje You have a good history with the cats, jejeje Well, it is not the same, but the dog that has my father-in-law howls when I play concertina near him. I think that the sound of concertina hurts his ears.

Hello, folks! I had put in Youtube a new video. This song, well know in Spain, is called "Rianxeira", and is a tradicional song from Galicia. This is my second video. I recorded it yesterday, with the first video. This is the reason bocause I have the same clothes! The direction is: I hope you enjoy with it. My next video, next year. See you!