Ptarmigan Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I was lucky enough to meet up with Alan Jones from Scotland, last weekend in Limavady, Co. Derry. He was over playing as a guest, with his band Haggerdash, at the Roe Valley Folk Festival. Anyway, on the 2nd day I took over my 1923 62 key Wheatstone Aeola Baritone / Treble English Concertina & I got a rare chance to play it alongside that of Alan Jones, who plays a 64 key instrument. It was lovely to see these two beauties side by side. ... See photos below. Cheers, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Way cool Dick. Any chance of vids or audio from your duet? Inquiring ears want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptarmigan Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Way cool Dick. Any chance of vids or audio from your duet? Inquiring ears want to know. Sorry maki, I'd only just met Alan & didn't want to be rude by suggesting I record us, or him, playing. However, I will make a point of recording us playing something together on them, when he's over next year. Cheers, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 No problem. Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Alan is a tutor at Glasgow Fiddle Workshop, and I attended his classes. for a while a few years back. He was always complimentary of my tea making skills. Alan actually got me into playing the English Concertina and I still enjoy playing it to this day. From the photographs it appears that you were having a lot of fun. The two concertinas together look amazing. It's a pity they are so difficult to get hold of at affordble prices. My wife and I are thinking of jumping on the ferry to Ireland again next year and we're thinking of Co. Clare. Any suggestions for sessions would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceemonster Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) so, mr. jones' 64-key would be a TXT? what was it like? those two concertinas look pretty snazzy... Edited November 2, 2014 by ceemonster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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