mandojoe Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I'm a concertina "newbie", a category I expect to inhabit for at least a couple of years. I recently came across a couple of wonderful LPs of Bertram Levy playing an anglo concertina. I'm wondering if folks could suggest other concertina-centric LPs or CDs (hopefully findable for sale on discogs)? While my own path is along MacCann lines, I'm open to all concertina albums. Thanks! Joe Bartl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Search for Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Leveret, Dapper Delight, and the ones others recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccannic Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Ralph Jordan played Maccann. Look for his 'Eloise' CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandojoe Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 JimR, I've located music by all three and will enjoy (and learn) from all of them. Thanks. Maccannic, Thanks for the suggestion. Ralph Jordan and "Eloise" seem to be entirely unavailable on the web. I found Jordan's defunct site where the album is listed, but it is, well, defunct. I'll keep an eye out but doubt I'll find an opportunity to hear this. But thanks. Joe Bartl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) Try to find a copy of Tommy Williams' "Springtime in Battersea", all Maccann, and any Percy Honri recordings. But these are very different from the Bertram Levy style of Anglo playing. For more like that, look for recordings with John Watcham, John Kirkpatrick, Brian Peters, Andy Turner, Jody Kruskal, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, and Adrian Brown. Gary Edited August 19, 2022 by gcoover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccannic Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Oh well. Ralph Jordan was also part of Patterson Jordan Dipper, and much or all of their 'Flat Earth' CD can be heard on Youtube even if you can't get a physical copy. Ralph mostly plays Maccann throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 You might try contacting John Dipper on his own website, to ask if he has any knowlwdge of where you might get a copy. http://www.johndipper.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I had several copies of Ralph Jordan's Eloise CD that he gave me towards the end of its sale run. His idea was that I might come across someone who might like it. I have just checked and can see I still have two new copies on the shelf so, if anyone is really stuck to find it I am happy to post one , gratuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandojoe Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 Yes, I'd very much like one and am certainly willing to re-imburse you for pstage, etc. I'll PM you. Thanks. -- Joe Bartl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandojoe Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 Thanks, folks. I’m listening to Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Leveret, and Dapper’s Delight on Spotify and will likely make some purchases. Ralph Jordan’s “Eloise” is being sent to me by the very generous Geoff Wooff. I’ve ordered a copy of Tommy Williams’ “Springtime in Battersea” from discogs. Haven’t found any Percy Honri recordings (though there may be some 78s?) … however, there are videos on YouTube. Will explore what I can find of John Watcham (Book only on Amazon, nothing on Spotify, 4 videos of music from his book on YouTube, seems to play on a number of albums on discogs, through he doesn’t seem to be front and center on any of them), John Kirkpatrick (lots of recordings on Amazon and Spotify), Brian Peters (seem to be many albums on discogs), Andy Turner (“Love Death and the Cossack” on Bandcamp, “Songs Of Thomas Hardy's Wessex” on discogs, “audinarymusic “ on Soundcloud, many Magpie Lane albums on Spotify and Amazon), Jody Kruskal (albums on Amazon and Spotify). Ordered Patterson Jordan Dipper’s “Flat Earth” from discogs. Thanks for all of the great suggestions! Joe Bartl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Nobody has mentioned the 3-CD sets of assorted top-notch artists: English International and Anglo International curated, IIRC, by Alan Day of this parish. Not sure if it is available in USA, but ordering from Amazon UK is painless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandojoe Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) Thanks, Don Taylor. Neither in on US Amazon. I've ordered from Amazon UK. These look great! Joe Bartl Edit: Oh, right! I should have noted in my previous message that "Amazon" refers only to US Amazon. Didn't think of searching UK Amazon (duh!). Edited August 18, 2022 by mandojoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 If you are interested in older generations of Irish traditional music, I recommend "Clare Concertina Styles" (one of the six CD Clare set from the free-reed label) or "Keepers of Tradition". https://www.free-reed.co.uk/fclar06 https://custysmusic.com/products/keepers-of-tradition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandojoe Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 Takayuki YAGI, I would love to buy the 6-CD Clare set as well as "Masters of the Concertina" but in order to checkout you have to login to your account. When I try to establish an account I always end up getting a "403" error: "cannot connect to this site on this server". Any solutioon to offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) I believe the Custy's web site is working fine, but the problem is with free-reed.co.uk. Please see this topic: Please try PM Bill Crossland on this forum for availability. Hope that helps... Edited August 19, 2022 by Takayuki YAGI typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/14/2022 at 4:50 PM, JimR said: Search for Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Leveret, Dapper Delight, and the ones others recommend. Please don't forget Gary Coover's playing for all his books on Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Crossland Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 10:28 PM, Takayuki YAGI said: I believe the Custy's web site is working fine, but the problem is with free-reed.co.uk. Please see this topic: Please try PM Bill Crossland on this forum for availability. Hope that helps... Hi Joe These are still available from me, I have sent you a PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandojoe Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 Thanks, everyone. Thanks to Mr. Yagi and Mr. Crossland, County Clare is on now its way to Adamstown, MD. And thanks, JimR, for the alert to Gary Coover's videos -- lots to listen to and enjoy! Would be nice if he were playing a Maccann duet instead of an Anglo. I have to say that as I've gotten deeper and deeper into the Br'ar rabbit of Concertinatopia, it seems that the most popular instrument is an Anglo ... more books, more recordings, more players. I could be wrong about this as I haven't explored the German or Italian neighborhoods yet. Joe Bartl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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