Mrs Crotty

[Sharron]

I have emailed RTE and received a reply saying they no longer had any copies of the cd left.

I have tried various places and I am not having much luck. Has anyone seen a copy lately?

 

Having just started out on concertina I have to say I am a bit short on cds and the info on this site has really whetted my appetite for the *old* style of playing so I really quite fancied this cd. I have ordered the Kitty Hayes one as I was told it was also in the old style, but will have to wait and see/hear. If you know of any others which are similar please point me in the right direction. I have a substantial collection of fiddle and box cds, some I really wish I hadn't wasted my money on, plus some real gems I didn't know existed. So I have decided to *go slow* and not buy everthing at once (can't anyway they're too expensive) and be a bit choosy before jumping in.

 

I play fiddle so can put tunes on the concertina but I need to hear the concertina variations as otherwise it just sound like my fiddle

 

The Mrs Crotty examples sound just like what I am after so anything similar would be great, just point me in the right direction please.

 

Thanks

 

Sharron

[Guest]

Hi Sharron,

 

I am also trying to source this CD; if I have any luck I'll let you know.

 

Cheers,

Morgana

[Sharron]

Hi Morgana

 

Thanks and if I come across one I will let you know too.

 

Sharron

[Tom Hall]

Contact Dick Greenhaus at: http://www.camsco.com. It's not in his catalog, but he's a master at locating obscure folk recordings -- Tom

[Sharron]

Thanks Tom

 

I have emailed him and keeping my fingers crossed.

 

Sharron

[Sharron]

I have still had no luck so far finding this cd.

If anyone has a copy they wish to sell please let me know.

Also if anyone has heard it please tell me what you think.

 

Thanks

 

Sharron

[Guest]

Or if anyone has a copy that they are willing to lend, I am more than happy to pay postage/insurance both ways!

 

Here's hoping (hey if never hurts to ask! )

 

Cheers

Morgana

Melbourne, Australia

[Sharron]

Morgana have you had any luck with finding the cd?

 

I even have people with Mrs. Crotty's festival looking for it, but no-one has a copy.

 

I am not giving up, just wondered how you were getting on with your search.

 

Sharron

[Perry Werner]

Howdy:

 

Though I would much prefer a CD and did contact RTE about this, I did receive the following response (below) and did place an order which I believe is currently being processed.

Better than not having the recording which I would like to listen too at all, though I would prefer not to purchase anything on cassette

Maybe if RTE received enough interest, they would re-release the CD.

Here is the response I received last week.

 

email address for RTE and Claire is:

celmerch@rte.ie

 

"Unfortunately we do not have any copies of this

available on CD but we do have some copies available on

cassette tape at a cost of •8.99 plus postage and

packaging depending on where you are based

we accept credit card payments over the phone or bank

draft/cheques/pistal orders in euros

kind regards

claire

00353 1 2083453"

 

Hope this is of help.

Best,

Perry Werner

[Sharron]

Thanks Perry for the info.

 

RTE emailed me back and never even mentioned a tape. I will have quite a bit of trouble getting it put onto cd though as I don't have a tape player.

 

But if that is all there is

 

Well so be it.

 

Will you let me know when you get yours and what the quality is like of the *tape*.

If it is ok, I might just pay someone to put it onto cd for me if they have any left.

 

Thanks

 

Sharron

[A.D. Homan]

I will have quite a bit of trouble getting it put onto cd though as I don't have a tape player.

Hi Sharron,

 

I can convert it to CD if you'd like. (No charge, of course.). I've done this with a few other cassettes not available on CD. The results are O.K., not super hi fi but good enough for me to listen to with headphones and certainly perfect for learning tunes. Contact me off list if you want to give this a try.

 

Andy

[Sharron]

Thanks for the offer Andy.

Where are you?

I am in the UK.

 

Sharron

[A.D. Homan]

Thanks for the offer Andy.

Where are you?

I am in the UK.

 

 

Oops, that might be a problem.

I'm in the U.S.

 

Maybe it's time for a new thread on how to convert cassettes to CD?

(In most cases, all you need is a Walkman, a mini-to-mini cable, and some freeware on your computer... and the time it takes. I don't know about PC but on Macs it's a simple process.)

 

Also, after receiving some off-list requests, I'd like to make it clear that I don't own the cassette, the person who wants to convert it would have to provide it. Sorry!

 

Andy

Edited October 22, 2003 by A.D. Homan