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Try Rambling Pitchfork, BAR 1,BAR5,first note F# dotted crotchet. Sporting Pitchfork first bar either one of the 2 dotted crotchets F# or E, or even both if you want to be ott. Pipers sometimes play F#and E as shivers so F#G F#GF#,EGEGE particularly as the g is available in two directions on the Anglo. This could possibly work on both English and Anglo,really a matter of individual taste. Still no idea what you mean, alas. Don't see how you can make 2 graced notes fit into 3 quavers to sound like a roll. And what's this about g being available both directions ? Your explanation is too shorthand for me.

yes, Martin, your suggested roll may be used by some, but I'd have to see it in the context of a particular tune to see how it works. And remember - my tutor is solely aimed at Anglo playing. I happily admit to know sweet FA about English Concer. (Though I do like playing some English music - Andy Cutting stuff, Cooper and Bolton, Engl Acoustic Collective, some Morris).

For all of you who can't get to Anglo concertina workshops and summer schools ... Now available on the Net is the very first online Anglo concertina tutor aimed at the player of Irish traditional music, but with general advice for Anglo players in other genres. The previous version was just a pdf document linked through this site, but now it has its own site, with 22 pages. Here’s the link - http://concertutor.wordpress.com/ Whilst this tutor is my particular take on Anglo, I acknowledge the advice that other players have given me in the past. I also welcome future contributions by other players from around the world Anglo-playing soror-/fraternity. The site is meant to be initially a useful resource, but also a catalyst for the gathering of knowledge about Irish Anglo technique, which remains a ‘dark art’, and my own knowledge is partial. There will be some amendemnts to the content over the next month. but most of it is there. Hope some of you players will find it instructive. Suggestions as to amendments, additions, corrections, are welcome, and can be posted on the site, which is in a blog template. SIMON WELLS

G'day, Simon Wells here, author of the concer tutor. THe tutor is still not complete.Most of it is there but some parts are missing ( notably in the section "Puting it all together..."). But I'll probably work on that and have it complete sometime in February. My biggest sticking point is the section on the rolls technique in Irish music. I will have to re-write that, having had a crisis in mymonw playing just after I finished writing it, and ebing forced to rethink. Nevertheless, I have put it up in its unamended form, as some of it will be useful. Even though it's not finalised, just in the few days it's benn publicised I've had some encouraging responses about its helpfulness. If you are reading the tutor and spot asny typos, or anything you disagree with/ differ with/ think needs adding to, just sned me a response. The tutor is meant to be a collection of different peoples' knowledge, nut mine. SIMON