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To claim our rightful place in the annuls of history, we must first claim our rightful place in the English language.

 

Since a person who plays the piano is a "pianist" (a lout, a ne'er-do-well, rabble-rouser etc. - I can say that since I'm a piano player), I assume a person who plays the concertina is a concertinist?

 

Concertinaholic - one who is hopelessly addicted

Englishophobe - one with the common sense to be comfortable only with Anglos

Bellowsitis - an affliction of the wrist or elbow from overplaying

Squeezer-wheezer - a mature concertinist

Anglo-Saxon - Those of Germanic heritage who know how to squeeze (we need to steal this one back)

 

Others?

 

Thanks,

Craig

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How about "free reedists"?

 

(Free reeders sounds too much like bibliophiles, although I'm sure there are a lot of those among us too :B)

 

Cheers

Morgana :P

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I like "Wheatsonians." Mainly, for its folksy, yet, esoteric nature.

 

Though there is a grand argument for the term "Concertinista" which adds a dark undercurrent of menace to playing the concertina - which up until now has been lacking.

 

:lol:

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I assume a person who plays the concertina is a concertinist?

Craig,

 

From a historical perspective, the word CONCERTINIST was already used in May 1891: http://www.maccann-duet.com/champion/index.htm

 

Looking geographically, the word is very often used "down under" by Richard Evans and even in the USA and Europe!

 

;) Henk

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When the Bridgwater folk club was running we had a compere who used to delight in thinking up new descriptions when introducing the performers.

I have been introduced as:-

 

Leather lung pumper,

Button botherer,

Leather ferret fancier

The black belt caterpillar wrestler.

 

I think I like the last best.

 

Robin

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Hi

 

Just thinking about the in and out movements of the arms/bellows , perhaps concertina players could be called BIFLEXUAL?

 

Or a determined player CONCERTENACIOUS. Perhaps when you can't think of something to play you could be CONCERTIPATED. :blink:

 

Cheers

Pete

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