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All, Thanks to publisher Gary Coover of Rollston Press, and my co-author Jarrett Branch, a much expanded and completely rewritten second edition of The Anglo Concertina Music of William Kimber (originally published in 2005) is now for sale on Amazon, and in the future, at brick and mortar outlets. The layout is similar to that of last year's Chris Droney and the Tradition of the Concertina in North Clare: an extensive biography, a detailed music analysis with tutorial, and then transcriptions of all his recorded tunes - both Morris and social dance. Andy Turner (musician for the Headington Quarry Morris Dancers) has contributed a Foreword. And there are QR codes linking to audios on YouTube of both Kimber's playing and of the transcriptions themselves. More details are available in the attached pdf. Jarrett and I hope you enjoy it; it is out just in time for both Christmas and for the 125th anniversary of the famous Boxing Day meeting of Cecil Sharp and the Headington Quarry Morris dancers in the snow at Sandfield Cottage! Of particular interest to Forum readers may be the analysis of his playing techniques on the two-row Anglo, and in particular of his unusual chord choices, something which has been a topic on this Forum in past years. All the best, Dan Worrall Kimber Book Summary.pdf