Hereward
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I have no Irish either but I found it was nevertheless interesting because of the music and much was actually in English too.
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I have no such experience alas! However, I am sure I'm not alone in wishing I had had such an excellent music teacher when I was a nipper (long ago).
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The mind boggles. My level of playing is easily replaced by a machine but someone who can actually do this instrument justice probably isn't (at least I hope not).
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Thank you Chris. That is absolutely splendid and how I wish they could perform on the South Bank and elsewhere.
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Yesterday I went to see Emily Portman in London. Her two female band partners both played violin and one mainly harp too. They all three sang beautifully. The great surprise for me was Miss Portman's accompanying herself on a nice Lachenal English concertina on many of the songs. If you get a chance to see her, don't let it pass because she writes and performs great songs and is a rising star in my mind.
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Unfortunately, this technique was proven to be useless for learning years ago.
Ian
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Very good selection and I find it useful too. Thank you for making the effort.
Ian
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Great tune Chris. The PRS will point you in the right direction but one way of copyrighting it would be to post yourself a copy, signed, all sealed up and Recorded Delivery and never open it. Many writers do this.
Ian
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Although there is a credit crunch, because the euro and dollar are so strong compared to the pound, one can still charge a bomb for instruments and sell them to those outside the UK, for whom they are a bargain compared to the earlier price. For this reason, I don't think prices will go down or stay the same in the UK.
Ian
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I wouldn't mind coming along to the George but I can't play too much yet and I have not found sessions in London to be to my taste thus far (too many cliques as per the English nature alas!)
Ian
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Thanks for clearing that up Mark and, assuming that calling a New Yorker Texan is akin to calling someone from Yorkshire a Londoner, my apologies to you.
However, I can't resist telling you of my trip across America when I had a bit of an altercation with an American woman on the plane, I can't recall what it was over. At one point she said, 'You are so rude you must be a New Yorker,' and that made my friends (who were from Arizona) laugh like drains.
Ian
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Most amusing. Was that a somewhat strange pronunciation of 'recipe' I heard; or is it Canadian, or humour? Confused of the UK....
Ian
PS I just realised from his profile that Mr Gilston is a Texan, which is a part of that land I know quite well, having quite a few friends there.
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I wish I had a teacher who was not ready to teach yet but, judging by his results, did it so well.
Ian
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Thanks Jim. Perhaps now even I will handle this. I'm certainly going to give it my best shot.
Ian
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O, if only such arrangements made more sense to me than tadpoles hanging on a washing line.
Ian
Well this is precisely why it is worth putting the effort into learning. How would you get tadpoles to hang on a washing line anyway? I suppose you could impale them with pins.
I barely have the spare time to play and not enough for what for me would be a considerable task (I know because I've tried in vain before).
Ian
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O, if only such arrangements made more sense to me than tadpoles hanging on a washing line.
Ian
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I like it.
Me too.
Ian
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I never thought I'd enjoy a maggot so much. This musical one is great.
Ian
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Apparently I have a reputation of 1 - Neutral. This has got me obscurely worried ...
Chris
Better than minus Chris but that don't help probably.
Ian
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Well I like the brighter look myself. Have you checked out the members page?
Dan Madden
you can update your status like on facebook.
What's facebook?
Ian
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Brian is performing at The Islington Folk Club on thursday 5th November, starting at 8.00pm. The Islington Folk Club is situated in the upstairs room of The Horseshoe pub, Clerkenwell Close, London EC4. The evening is being combined with a special tribute to my late partner Rosie, who was well-known for doing floors spots there, prior to her move up to Newcastle. Copies of her posthumous tribute CD, The Bold Dragoon, will also be on sale on the night.
Chris
Is there any other way of obtaining the CD Chris; for anyone unable to make this event?
Ian
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I have most of his albums, including the two mentioned above, and recommend them highly. A top performer.
Ian
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Regarding modern makers. It seems to me that, although they must make a living and have every to do so, they are also engaging in what we could call a labour of love, and such people will be worthy by virtue of that. I am certainly glad that they continue this old craft because we need instruments to be available to keep up this great hobby or pursuit of ours.
I had to make some serious cutbacks to afford my instrument and I don't regret any of them. Fortunately my wife liked the idea of a mellow concertina-playing Ian more than whatever else the money could have been used for.
Ian
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I found an old recording of mine experimenting with this tune.
Just finished it.
It is in French Style
For now I have called it Gizelle Waltz (it could do with being slower for dancing)
See what you think
Al
A great tune and well up to your usual standard. Most enjoyable thanks.
Ian
Wheatstone 48 Key Tenor-Treble - My Next Resto Project
in Instrument Construction & Repair
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Please do keep us updated on your progress Steve.