John Wild Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Time to revive this thread after a couple of years: I just saw the latest sci-fi blockbuster, Ridley Scott's Prometheus, billed as a prequel of sorts to the Alien franchise. I went in with low expectations after reading the reviews, but was generally entertained. Anyway, what makes it pertinent here is a scene in which the character played by Idris Elba (better known as 'Stringer Bell' from The Wire) is briefly seen holding (and unconvincingly squeezing) a concertina! It looked like an Edeophone. When asked about it, he claims, rather implausibly, that it once belonged to Stephen Stills. I'd like to add that the instrument plays a critical role in the resolution of the plot, but alas, it makes no further appearance. Still, this must be the most high-profile Hollywood deployment of a concertina in a while. I have not seen the film yet, but i do know that Chris Algar sold a concertina to the film company for this purpose. I do not know if they acquired more than one, The one I know about once belonged to the late Glad Thorp, and later, the late David Lee. It was a 43-button Wheatstone piccolo concertina, made by Steve Dickinson probably in the early 1990's.. The serial number was 60106. Did it look like the one attached here? regards John Wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieppe Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Time to revive this thread after a couple of years: I just saw the latest sci-fi blockbuster, Ridley Scott's Prometheus, billed as a prequel of sorts to the Alien franchise. I went in with low expectations after reading the reviews, but was generally entertained. Anyway, what makes it pertinent here is a scene in which the character played by Idris Elba (better known as 'Stringer Bell' from The Wire) is briefly seen holding (and unconvincingly squeezing) a concertina! It looked like an Edeophone. When asked about it, he claims, rather implausibly, that it once belonged to Stephen Stills. I'd like to add that the instrument plays a critical role in the resolution of the plot, but alas, it makes no further appearance. Still, this must be the most high-profile Hollywood deployment of a concertina in a while. I have not seen the film yet, but i do know that Chris Algar sold a concertina to the film company for this purpose. I do not know if they acquired more than one, The one I know about once belonged to the late Glad Thorp, and later, the late David Lee. It was a 43-button Wheatstone piccolo concertina, made by Steve Dickinson probably in the early 1990's.. The serial number was 60106. Did it look like the one attached here? regards John Wild Nope, it looked like a twelve-sided, metal buttons one. -Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I saw a video on TV yesterday in an interview with Paul Heaton of the band Beautiful South they had a concertina player on Rotterdam, I think it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Nope, it looked like a twelve-sided, metal buttons one. -Patrick interesting - they must have 2 concertinas in their props store. - John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Łukasz Martynowicz Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Newest sighting: one of main characters of R.I.P.D plays a simple tune on german-anglo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarussell Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The 1988 movie "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking" Pippi plays an Anglo. Actually, she obviously doesn't play it, but it's in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrP Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 In "Anna Karenina" (released last year, with Keira Knightly), there's a brief pass across the stage during the opening sequence by an actor carrying an anglo concertina. If memory serves me right, there was no sound audible on the soundtrack because there was way too much noise from all the other activity going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Łukasz Martynowicz Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 There is a concertina held by one of the wedding feist musicians in newest episode of Game of Thrones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob McGranny Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Saw the Westerner (1940) at the weekend , starring Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan as Judge Roy Bean..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNlWcdCbb7cat 1:17:25 there is a Mexican band with Fiddle, Guitar and Concertina..If the guy is playing it then its all the hand not on camera.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 (edited) Reviving an old thread. Just saw "The Triplets of Belleville," that wacky 2003 "French" animated film in a special outdoor presentation at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) with live music and sound effects by an 8-piece band led by the composer of the film's soundtrack. A fun experience. In the film, in the main room of the apartment that the triplets share there are many musical instruments on the walls. One is a concertina. Edited October 26, 2023 by David Barnert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.... In the final episode of the recent Disney+ TV series, Star Wars: Andor, there is a marching band scene on the planet Ferrix, featuring what looks like an Anglo concertina with some spiky bits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Mirken Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 OK, I’ll add to this zombie thread since it has been revived. I played EC on an episode of “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” in 1996 or so. I played on the soundtrack, rather, and coached one of the regular actors. I thought he did a pretty good job of not looking like a complete buffoon. I got the job because I knew a couple of the other old time musicians who were in the band for a barn dance. I did get to play guitar on screen, at least. I was kind of expecting a spinoff about the wacky misadventures of a frontier concertinist but it was not to be. You know how Hollywood is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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