Peter Stephenson

Chris's recollections remind me of a visit last summer at a session near Ennis when the young'uns began a set of reels, the old boy could be heared saying "Your playing it too fast now Mary, slowly, slowly. Which further reminds me of a road sign painted on the road before a sharp bend, 'SLOW'........ and even nearer the bend, 'SLOWER.. Pete.

Here the bluegrass musicians keep themselves to themselves as they have told me in the past only guitar, mandolin, 5-string banjo, and double bass are allowed, and it is usually women who play the double bass. There are a couple who come to the Sunday lunch session who only do Old Timey stuff but the woman insists that her screechy fiddle style is authentic. The man will play his guitar along with the Irish stuff put plays on the off beat bluegrass style. Perhaps its best if the different styles are kept apart .

Will the fluttering be affected by the distance the fan is below the ceiling ? if so it could be the note is partially reflected off a blade and partially off the ceiling, same as driving past a fence with the window down.

First you have to find a bag big enough to play inside.

I think Mark Davies does himself an injustice as regards the constipated ferret..... Lets form our own opinions.....

Chris Sherburn of Last night's fun told an audiance that the worlds worst chat-up line is "Hi I'm Chris, I'm a concertina player"...

I maybe getting jumpy here but there has appeared an item number 3749240248 a crabb serial number 17488. Ok it may be genuine, but the seller specifies the condition as 'used' which I have only coe across once before, user ID kept private, but with 3 sales, as I said before I may be jumping the gun..

OK Try this one

A thousand welcomes fuzzy-tina. the footbass looks an awsome piece of kit, although if used at pub sessions its bound to get full up with spilled beer. Perhaps I could train my border collie "Finn" to play one, we would make millions busking round the festivals.. Pete.

Just found this link http://www.concertinaconnection.com/footbass.htm over on "The Session" site posted by 'Fuzzy-Tina. Dont think he is a member here, but the link has some treasures to behold indeed. Pete.

When the weather is likeit has been recently try leaving the loft door open, this causes the warm air to be sucked out of the house and discharged through the eaves, (only to be replaced by more warm air but its fresher).

Jim etc. All I know of this Wheatstone is that it's number is 11895 and was up on e-bay a while back. you may guess the seller by the background material.

I dont know if concertinas feature in this film now on limited release but they are all raving about it over on the Session web site. http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/cata...256FCGkLsA77E38

Cop this.

Whenever I try to play my concertina in the movies I get thrown out. Yes there was a thread a while ago when it was recalled that in the Bob Hope film Paleface, or was it Son of paleface ? Bob seranaded Jane Russel in a stage coach with Buttons and bows, and some wag pointed out that with the title and all there should have been a fiddle in there too, geddit ?

This notion adds to the debate that in a democracy most people want to vote for the party that wins..

Dont think the song has much to do with musical instruments. The Who Squeeze Box lyrics Mama's got a squeeze box She wears on her chest And when Daddy comes home He never gets no rest 'Cause she's playing all night And the music's all right Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night Well the kids don't eat And the dog can't sleep There's no escape from the music In the whole damn street 'Cause she's playing all night And the music's all right Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out She's playing all night And the music's all tight Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night She goes, squeeze me, come on and squeeze me Come on and tease me like you do I'm so in love with you Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out 'Cause she's playing all night And the music's all right Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night ???

Anything to do with penalty points ?

Jim...If they are serving food it would be creme fraiche sarnies. Chris...is'nt it good to have so many wonderfull suggestions ?

Ok How about 'The Sesh on the Fresh' Pete.

Ok, when is concertina awareness week ? and if there is'nt one is there any point in having one ? would a 'bring out your dead concertinas and play them' week be benificial or what ?

Must admit that worn wood under the straps did seen excessive compared with the rest of the box which seemed pristeen. Be nice to know where it ends up and if it was all it seemed to be.

Is there a central database for registering this and that awareness weeks ? There have been countless times when someone has said, eg,'Last week was underwater basket weaving awareness week', and I've lost my chance to participate. Pray tell.

Snipers over the briney what !

The anglo looks in good shape too, look out for snipers on the roof tops.