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Frank, I sent you an email, but I'll let it be known here as well--I received the "Flee as a Bird" CD you sent me some days ago and have been enjoying it since. Great playing, great sound. Thanks! And congrats on the national attention. How much are they paying you for how many uses across how many stations across how many days.... If they get a salary and are a commercial station taking paid ads, you should get a payment and repeat payments. And don't allow em to use it if they say you will get exposure not payment - bsheet. you can peform it naked and you can get exposure on youtube.......and you will choose which bits you show (musically)! There is no music in here and you will see how bad the rates are anyway - you should go for more than thiss BBC Rates | Society of Authors - Protecting the rights and ... World Service Radio (English)/BBC Digital Radio Originations. The rates for R4Extra originations are currently under review. Plays/Prose (per min): £8.83; Poetry (per 1/2 min): £8.83; Prose for Dramatisation (per min): £6.87; Prose translation (per min): £5.88; societyofauthors.org/bbc-rates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19194824 Ask them what their regular rate is and then double it - they obviously want it. Then make sure you restrict what the usage is - never,never, ever allow license in perpetuity in any medium; and all usages have to be reported.

I've cleared caches, deleted cookies, removed and reinstalled browser software, all to no avail. What operating system are you using? I use Windows 7 on one machine, XP on another, both with Chrome as the browser and without problems. Assume as above you are on PC not a MAC? Have you also run something like Spybot - Search & Destroy" and ccleaner (previously crapcleaner) http://download.cnet.com/CCleaner/3000-18512_4-10315544.html - problem with that is after using it regularly on one occastion I forget to tell it WHAT to do and it cleaned out everything including all my autofill website urls such as cnet and I am still trying to remember half of them six months later - it also took out all my autofill addresses on my webmail (I gave up Outlook Express as it was eating old emails.........) I do not use google chrome or IE only Firefox http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_other/reinstalling-ie-8-after-google-chrome-messed-up/cfb30546-de36-4ef3-a529-877b9437aca7

just stumbled on this praise Sounds great to me. You made me want to learn that one. I'm new to concertina and I got a cheap 20 button one I've used to learn a bunch of "English folk style" stuff. (left hand chording/right hand melody). I found a great tutorial online for that style made by Alan Day. Now I've got a 30 button on the way. wesorama 4 years ago

Wonder of wonders - just catching up on Private Eye 24Aug - 6 Sept 2012,No 1321, p 28 column 1 Music and Musicians and it is all about the ABC of xeS - it seems Spem in Alium by the Tallis Scholars is leaping off the shelves since their recording was identified in Fifty Shades of Grey "as perfect background music for a spot of..... Well I have not read the book myself but you may find it interesting to check out the review to see more of the dark side tho I don't thinl Tallis had that in mind. PE said EMI was also rushing out a 'sonic compilation' of music from the book which includes Spem, but only 12 minutes of it which apparently will require looping for it to match the scenes in the book..... :ph34r:

Tks! I assume u reckon it is just one toon - not one at start followed by another as David suggested earlier ? "(Agreed, but the first 27 seconds are the B section of another tune that I don't recognize." I am waiting for someone at WCCP to contact Mike and ask him whether it was a mix or no. I find it riveting,no matter how many times I listen to it, and that has been quite a few times since 2008!

I understand that the Louisville, Kentucky had a problem of people jumping into fountains by posting signs "Caution: High Hydrogen Content!" That I must use! ta. btw - - stopping spam phone calls. "Do you have the right number? Are you to trying to contact the Police Phone Fraud Line?" Keep it under yr hat or it may lose its efficacity.

No ta... I am mystified as to what you're going on about, but I don't think I'm going to struggle further .Sorry !! Not going on about anything Irene so no offence! Blame the researchers and The Royal Society's biological proceedings for some interesting stuff from 'Nature' and a little lateral thinking in the world of music -- Jim's comment on the visual cortex is in fact rather intriguing with regard to teaching beginners by score or ear. At Whitby folk week there was a system being promoted which pulled in more than a 100 (paying people a day to learn choral singing through the 'shape' of the notes. I only popped in for half an hour at the end of the week and it was intriguing though not too sure what the ultimate aim was in terms of the religious material used. Can't remember what it is called but they have branches all across the UK, promoted by Americans in some cases.It originates from the US Bible movement it would seem and uses biblical texts for singing.

One wonders whether one ought to be padlocking up stuff in metal cupboards which in turn can be bolted through the back to a wall and carry a printed sign on the outside. BIO HAZARD -- UNSTERILISED HUMAN-INFECTED INSTRUMENTS http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=metal+cupboard&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1 The theft & recovery http://www.accordionforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=765.0

Very pleasant and welcoming crowd and they also have a loan of instruments for beginners with a person dedicated to lending em out. But definitely a long weekend venue if coming 200m or so; and don't even think of going on a Friday afternoon from the Southeast (getting through Bristol alone took at least two hours including getting lost coz of awful directions and rush hour): one way from Big Smoke should be just over three hours but took us about 5.5.

I believe that is Mike Long, a member of the West Country Concertina Players Yes, it's definitely Mike Long. Chris I think the voters are telling us it is Mike Long!!!! Are u going to the Horseshoe at London Bridgee this Sunday Chris? Here is a tina version of South Downs by Howard.

Agreed, but the first 27 seconds are the B section of another tune that I don't recognize. Any idea who the musician is? Is he one of us? Ta Gary and...... I knew some troublemaker would ask who it is! I am going into the kitchen (I know I had my memory somewhere at breakfast this morning).In the meantime, it is one of the West Country Concertina PLayers at the WCCP and International Concertina Players AGM 2008 at Ruishton in Devon. Will shame myself (I was there!) and send an email to WCCP asking. Separately hearing the jig "South Downs" it triggered the WCCP peformance in my memory and I thought there might have been some element of one in the other... There is a discussion going on elsewhere whether "South Downs" by Jim Harding is better slow as composed or if variants improve, detract from, lessen the import of the original. will report back on name.

Any got a name please? tks

Accordion sounded good in the demo - but alas most of the voice message was technogreek to me and I was not sure where it takes me (except I am still waiting for android version or has it come and passed me by!) Hoping not too long for my Prime 201TF! I Would perhaps put tech stuff at the very end of all the videos and hit the punters with some tunes early on - they will be looking using it rather than why it does what it can do. BTW when explaing in the video that if you press x it will show the notes, no notes on buttons came up.

Most useful protocol on Sveedish musical politics! Yes please. Probably this one dya think with fair amount of choral stuff too? https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_G%C3%B6ransson_%28musiker%29

Ah, excellent, and thanks--I've wanted to find the Welsh words for a while (ever since I found out it was Welsh, nine years ago) but have never actually tried to find them. my pleasure and I will tell Terry Duffy who was more than happy for them to go up here or elsewhere (perhaps there are some melodeon players near Denbigh). There is quite a problem of finding words for Welsh stuff - there are few books for buying which came out in the last two or three years, but they did not seem to think about players and even for singers the words often vanish over a page and where there is a translation of the Welsh (to encourage the English the results can be excruciating (bad rather than funny, and hence v annoying. I did try to organise a little group to do some work on a little book but folk lose interest pretty fast........... How are u for coming up with some nice new singing words if you had a rough translation? Now what about The fair maid of Penderyn... heart plucker- alas he kills himself at the end...... it plays very easily on tina, melodeon, whistle and psaltery here's a nice baritone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnp7Ny3gbiw at 1.30 straight play along https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnskmWBdn_A and while some are listening to these could someone compose not a Scottisch, or Scotch as some were saying recently but a little Welsch Magic? I have no idea which way to go with these malts as I am rum-total. Full of different "notes" suggested by the presenter Rwy’n Caru’r Ferch o Blwyf Penderyn scoreKeyofD.pdf Welsh collection Mabsant p72 Rwy n Caru r Ferch o Blwyf Penderyn Maid From The Parish Of Penderyn.doc

Ah, excellent, and thanks--I've wanted to find the Welsh words for a while (ever since I found out it was Welsh, nine years ago) but have never actually tried to find them. my pleasure and I will tell Terry Duffy who was more than happy for them to go up here. There is quite a problem of finding words for Welsh stuff - there are few books for buying which came out in the last two or three years, but they did not seem to think about players and even for singers the words often vanish over a page and where there is a translation of the Welsh (to encourage the English the results can be excruciating (bad rather than funny, and hence v annoying. I did try to organise a little group to do some work on a little book but folk lose interest pretty fast........... How are u for coming up with some nice new singing words if you had a rough translation? Now what about The fair maid of Penderyn... heart plucker- alas he kills himself at the end...... it plays very easily on tina, melodeon, whistle and psaltery here's a nice baritone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnp7Ny3gbiw at 1.30 straight play along https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnskmWBdn_A and while some are listening to these could someone compose not a Scottisch, or Scotch as some were saying recently but a little Welsch Magic? I have no idea which way to go with these malts as I am rum-total. Full of different "notes" suggested by the presenter

Loads of tips (hundreds of entries), some at great length, scattered around this forum - start searching where you are now in teaching and learning, then in buy and sell using words like newbie, beginner, first concertina, best starter etc.

Excellent! v nice; and relaxed! It was a very polite audience by the courteous behaviour too - clearly no Vikings present which surprises me as Goran seems to have had a lot of ssons (!)and these Vikings were all over North Yorkshire at one time arriving at the village of Whit on the Alucard ferry. So, which Goransson? (cant do the accent) == When it says efter Goransson does that mean Harald G. and if so did he write it.... or is it "after" in the sense of "after" the school of Rembrandt etc. If it is Prof H G he seems to have been big on religious stuff (hence various Kantor posts I assume)so it would be interestin' to know if he wrote any good Bflat stuff ...if you are digging around please? Seems he was quite an organist too and praps Conzertino has some recommendations on some of his works. One little thing for next batch praps; check the recording level light as I had to add an external speaker to get some volume. I suppose it should be popping up and down to and from about threequarters of max on the display (if you have one), or a wee bit nearer yourselves. Looking forward to more :)

workshop runs in the afternoon 1330 to 1630 pris cyffredinol £7.50 Plentyn / myfyriwr £5.00 Child / student Pris teulu Family price £12.00 see attachment for details, contacts. and also see discussion under tunes about post liebe Augustin http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=14836&pid=141024&st=0entry141024 WELNosGalanDecktheHallsCLERA Denbigh Workshop 10.doc

Anlej hot on half the trail (or should I say ffordd, and no I don;t usually stutter). Yes just one Hall but many light-fingered composers who nicked including one Amadeus Mozart....allegedly. See the words and dots and abc in the attachment. Next time someone calls for a Welsh toon you can just strike up and show your knowledge and their iggorance when they say it was English! There are two versions (one is not a Wren but Hen ... which in fact is really Welsh for 'old' for the regular Denbigh Welsh music workshop day Nov 10 2012(followed by evenng session) organisd by Terry Duffy each month with ICA and Swaledale stalwart Big Band Leader Dave Ball and Jem Hammond who will be the whistle tutor at the Folkus Waddow weekend in Feb 2013. Denbigh is also where 2013 Eisteddfod will be eisteddfod.org.uk/english/content.php?nID=644 WELNosGalanDecktheHallsCLERA Denbigh Workshop 10.doc

V good!! My cortex was speed reading ahead actually and thought it was going to say developed a blister..... on their bum........ Irene - would you like the two, full research papers? (I suppose after Wrens someone will be researching Random House singing amongst Penguins)

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Just in time methodology from Japan I suppose, with a bit of Henry Ford thrown in. We used to wait until it had dropped its load and then mothers allowed us to run to collect it, using a bucket and spade, to put on the rhubarb, although our neighbours put custard on their's. Now go see next quiz question thread for Xmas playing.

Maybe this should be under teaching and learning....and I seem to remember a discussions on learning to play by dots and or ear. Afraid the hard carriage returns cause wraparound probs. These are from the latest Biological Proceedings of The Royal Society. Female Happy wrens select songs to cooperate with their mates rather than confrontintruders Some birds sing impressive vocal duets with their mates that are so well timed it sounds like a single individual sings. Yet the function of these duets is heavily debated. This study investigated how female Happy Wrens select which songs to sing using experiments where their mate and an intruding female were simulated by broadcasting songs through loudspeakers. From their repertoire of about 40 different songs, females consistently selected the one that fit with their mate’s song, but used the timing of their singing to signal aggression to other females. This study indicates that duetting functions to signal pair commitment. Contact: Mr Christopher Templeton, University of St Andrews, I am not sure if this see/ear research means dot readers have smaller brains than ear players or vice versa = discuss! What you see is what you hear - if your visual brain is small. Audiovisual illusions can make us see things we only ever hear. Researchers from UCL now tested what makes people more or less prone to such 'seeing with their ears'. They found the influence of sounds on seeing is related to brain structure. The smaller a participants' visual cortex, the more likely they were to experience such an illusion. This might point to a clever strategy for perception used by the brain. Unreliable input from the eyes is supported by information provided by the ears. Contact: Mr Benjamin de Haas, University College London,

I don't know anything about the song that's not in the Wikipedia article I linked to in my edit of the previous post. Just wondering whether there is a type of ring a ring o roses link altho-- it seems they are all arguing now about whether that was the plague as first print version showed up in 1884. Have they not heard of oral tradition! Anyway - back to the toon hunt... I need to dig out my The Lore and Language of School-Children by the Opies http://www.amazon.com/Lore-Language-School-Children-Iona-Peter/dp/0198272065?tag=duckduckgo-d-20 and I see Peter Opie is mentioned here in the ring o roses discussion. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/ring-a-ring-of-roses.html http://www.bing.com/search?q=ring+a+ring+o+roses+plague+pox&qs=n&form=QBRE&pq=ring+a+ring+o+roses+plague+pox&sc=0-20&sp=-1&sk=