#melodeon — Public Fediverse posts

Just found out that Julian Sutton (JS hereinafter) will be the third tutor at this year’s Halsway D/G weekend, so a little anecdote…

About ten years ago I went to Melodeons at Witney and JS was one of the tutors. The workshop of his I went to was “all abilities” and I was very much a beginner. It was way, way beyond me and I came away massively frustrated and annoyed that it was not as pitched. Trying to learn “The Great North Run” and “93 Not Out” at great pace, suitable for beginners?! I walked out knowing I’d learnt nothing and wasted that time when I could’ve gained useful knowledge/ technique in a different workshop.

Fast forward to last year at Halsway when playing in the bar one evening, someone started a tune and I joined in without particular difficulty although I didn’t know it, and also the one they segued into. “What were they?” I asked, “I don’t know them but seemed to be able to play them.” The reply, of course, was “The Great North Run into 93 Not Out.”
I’m not saying I guarantee I could repeat the capability to just join in and play them, but clearly something had stuck and I’d done JS a great disservice!

#Melodeon #DiatonicAccordion #Accordion #FolkLife #Folk #FolkMusic #Music #TradMusic #Trad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXyNEfggooU&list=RDlXyNEfggooU&start_radio=1

The first year I went to Burwell for the music summer school, I was in Andy Cutting's mixed band group, with violins, flutes, whistles and guitars. I stood next to him and we played this as part of our set.

When we were finished I went outside to phone my wife and cried. It was one of the most beautiful moments of my life.

#Accordion #accordéon #Melodeon #FolkMusic #MorrisDance

Discovered that Xim’s album 989 is on Bandcamp so I can finally listen to the original of Longwater :-)

https://ximmusic4.bandcamp.com/album/989

#HurdyGurdy #VielleARoue #CornemuseDuCentre #EnglishBorderPipes #Flute #Melodeon #Accordion #AccordéonDiatonique #Diato #Folk #FolkMusic #Music #TradMusic #Trad

The Albion Band’s “Lark Rise to Candleford” was one of my childhood exposures to folk, and I still have my parents vinyl of it. Listening to it again, I had forgotten quite how good it is. Though I appreciate different tracks to I used to, I think that uplifting opening is why I have such affection for “Brighton Camp”.

Also you can play a guessing game each time you hear a melodeon: is that John Kirkpatrick or John Tams playing it? (What, you didn’t know that Tams could play the box as well as singing, fiddling etc? Shame!)

#Melodeon #DiatonicAccordion #Accordion #Folk #FolkMusic #Music #TradMusic #Trad

This recording from Blowzabella’s early days of the well known “Bear Dance” is listed as “Bear Dance No. 3” - so is it the/a third recording of it, or are there two other Bear Dances that didn’t become popular? Anyone know?

https://orkestargrupapecalbari.bandcamp.com/track/bear-dance-no-3

Anyone got any cool folk music to share this #TuneswapTuesday?

#Bagpipes #Europipes #Cornemuse #Melodeon #Accordion #DiatonicAccordion #AccordeonDiatonique #Diato #Folk #FolkMusic #Music #TradMusic #Trad

@tdnvl @accordionnoir
#EnglishFolk #FolkMusic #Accordion (I'm not good at short-lists)

#Melodeon genius #AndyCutting plays with everybody, including #Leveret where #RobHarbron plays English #Concertina (on tunes, which is weird), and Rob just released a great record with #EmilyPortman. It all goes around
http://www.andy-cutting.co.uk/discog.html
https://leveretband.bandcamp.com
https://emilyandrob.bandcamp.com/