To be fair they are not great recordings as they were recorded in my bedroom on a mindisc and then reduced to 64K encoded mono MP3s so they would fit in the free web space. They were recorded using my Castagnari Tommy. There is little cleverness in either the melody or the basses because that was not what they were for.
So they don't profess to be works of art but seem to have helped out many new players for morris through the years so I leave them up on the web
Lester, I shouldn't worry about what you said in your first post - there are many here who enjoy playing in more than one tradition. Speaking for myself, that's a very useful compilation for learning.
Yes, thats what I meant by 'a great set of recordings' . I am listening through them now picking out the ones that have partially stuck in my mind after hearing them wafting through the air on summer sundays.
The Comments tag in the mp3 of the tune Moulton_GrundysDelight (Track 9) has a mystifying entry in Hex: 00000A5F 00000468 00004B4F 00001A0C 0000276C 0000276C 0000618B 00003A0C 00002710 0000276C which doesn't seem to convert to anything useful in ASCII. I think a large number of people in the UK will recognise this tune, even if they're not particularly into morris or English folk music!
The tune Moulton_KnucklesaKimbo (Track 10) is also known as “Country Gardens” in the Bampton tradition.
Talking of great recordings of English music, here's a video of a man on a beach (I walked up to him and asked if I could video him) from a couple of summers ago. Something to brighen up your Thursday afternoon.
"Country Gardens" is a handkerchief dance, and I think this is indicated in the alternative name "Knuckles Akimbo", a name which clearly refers to the arms outstretched waving handkerchiefs.
The definitive non-trad version of “Country Gardens” has got to be Percy Grainger's piano arrangement - the full pro version, btw. It really brings out the dance in the tune. Grainger was a collector of folk music as well as being a respected composer and a virtuoso pianist.
Sadly, far too few of the comments on the YouTube video are about the merits of the music and and the playing – most comments are by idiots rabbiting on about nationality and other irrelevancies. But that's par for YouTube
Melodeon - Recordings
Melodeon - Recordings
The following is a link to some melodeon recordings that I was enjoying:
http://lester.bailey.googlepages.com/
A low priced child's melodeon offered on E-bay appears to be the same one said to correlate with this example recording:
http://www.knockonwood.co.uk/download.asp/ResourceID/153
The instrument is shown here:
http://www.knockonwood.co.uk/details.asp/percussion/620/buy/mini_melodeon.htm
(An instrument with an identical appearance is sold at www.elderly.com.)
FYI....
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by Arthur Nordstrom
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
http://lester.bailey.googlepages.com/
Not sure how 57 recordings of Morris dances will go down here. But thanks for the publicity.
Lester
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by goldfrog
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
I don't think the melodian used in those recordings is any relative of the toy you keep giving links to.
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by skreech
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
Not only a great set of recordings but info on the instruments
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/goldfrog/lester/instruments.html
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by david_h
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
To be fair they are not great recordings as they were recorded in my bedroom on a mindisc and then reduced to 64K encoded mono MP3s so they would fit in the free web space. They were recorded using my Castagnari Tommy. There is little cleverness in either the melody or the basses because that was not what they were for.
So they don't profess to be works of art but seem to have helped out many new players for morris through the years so I leave them up on the web
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by goldfrog
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
Lester, I shouldn't worry about what you said in your first post - there are many here who enjoy playing in more than one tradition. Speaking for myself, that's a very useful compilation for learning.
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by lazyhound
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
Yes, thats what I meant by 'a great set of recordings' . I am listening through them now picking out the ones that have partially stuck in my mind after hearing them wafting through the air on summer sundays.
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by david_h
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
What is the name of the short little tune played in http://www.knockonwood.co.uk/download.asp/ResourceID/153
(other than “accordion” of course)?
The Comments tag in the mp3 of the tune Moulton_GrundysDelight (Track 9) has a mystifying entry in Hex: 00000A5F 00000468 00004B4F 00001A0C 0000276C 0000276C 0000618B 00003A0C 00002710 0000276C which doesn't seem to convert to anything useful in ASCII. I think a large number of people in the UK will recognise this tune, even if they're not particularly into morris or English folk music!
The tune Moulton_KnucklesaKimbo (Track 10) is also known as “Country Gardens” in the Bampton tradition.
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by lazyhound
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
Talking of great recordings of English music, here's a video of a man on a beach (I walked up to him and asked if I could video him) from a couple of summers ago. Something to brighen up your Thursday afternoon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDDm9iczPP0
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by Joe Wass
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
Joe, a comment on the video asked did you get all the words down.
Did you? And if you did, are they suitable for a family website ?
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by lazyhound
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
"The tune Moulton_KnucklesaKimbo (Track 10) is also known as “Country Gardens” in the Bampton tradition"
Also known in other, er, traditions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1sXEI91QVY
(hides)
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by david_h
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
Suitable for a family site, maybe. Suitable for transcription in the Roman alphabet, perhaps not.
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by Joe Wass
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
"Country Gardens" is a handkerchief dance, and I think this is indicated in the alternative name "Knuckles Akimbo", a name which clearly refers to the arms outstretched waving handkerchiefs.
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by lazyhound
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
The definitive non-trad version of “Country Gardens” has got to be Percy Grainger's piano arrangement - the full pro version, btw. It really brings out the dance in the tune. Grainger was a collector of folk music as well as being a respected composer and a virtuoso pianist.
Here it is on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcLwK7xRZl4
Sadly, far too few of the comments on the YouTube video are about the merits of the music and and the playing – most comments are by idiots rabbiting on about nationality and other irrelevancies. But that's par for YouTube
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by lazyhound
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
Lazyhound
The youtube link you posted is to some BNP idiot's account.
That might explain some of the nonsense in the comments!
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by T
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
Knukles a'Kimbo is a stick dance from Moulton. Country Gardens is a tune used in many of the morris traditions.
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by goldfrog
Re: Melodeon - Recordings
Thanks for putting me right on that.
# Posted on July 16th 2009 by lazyhound