Playing In A Cottage

[Lawrence Reeves]

Thinking back to last summer in the Catskills, when the concertina classes of Tim Collins and Gearóid ÓhAllmhuráin met in a replica cottage on the grounds. We had Chris Droney as our guest, and we discussed growing up in the cottage, and how music and dance happened in them. I played along with the three of them for a figure danced by Chris's family on the floor. What an amazing experience, but now thinking to myself ( after my wife told me to knock it off last night) about a Jeffries, or Crabb being played for house dances. The volume of a big voiced box, or melodeon, specially if coupled with another instrument must have been darn loud.

Edited January 31, 2008 by Lawrence Reeves

[Alan Day]

I remember the early Rosbif practices at Mel Stevens House in Brighton down in his basement.Mel on French Bagpipes,Richard Smith on Bombard,Helen Cello,and Keith on Viola all in a room no larger that 10 feet square.It is no wonder that the upper register of my hearing has been effected.

Al

[Robin Madge]

It's worse if you have to amplify everything up to cope with a full drum kit!

 

Blind Panic were Drums kit, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, electric guitar/electric mandolin and me on concertinas through effects pedals. My ears were still ringing the next morning after some practices.

 

Robin Madge