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Concertina Songs

Concertina Songs

Does anybody know of any good concertina songs? I've gotten a few suggested here and there...But I'm wanting a good long list to keep me busy for a while :-) Thanks!

Brent

# Posted on December 26th 2001 by kardshark87

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Greetings Brent,
We have a concertina player in our weekly sessions and he plays along on just about everything except the few nasty tunes we do in G minor. Since you asked for a "good long list," I'll refer you to the "short" list of tunes posted under the discussion "Commom Session Tunes" on September 19th. You have to go back several pages in the main discussion section to find it, but I started a list of widely played session tunes, and others added to it. If you play at sessions at all, or want to, that's a good start. Hope this helps,
Will

# Posted on December 26th 2001 by Will CPT

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I've heard 'cigareets,whisky and wild,wild women' done by a bloke on concertina and we liked it a lot.
Hope this helps,merry christmas,everybody and god bless us all,said tiny tim...
dave

# Posted on December 26th 2001 by biggus dave

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Hey Dave...are you all Nutcrackered out now? Brent, are ya looking for tunes, or song songs?

Zina

# Posted on December 26th 2001 by Zina Lee

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Okay, this illustrates one of my pet peeves. Songs have lyrics, tunes do not.

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by radriano

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Hi Brent... Could you clarify your request about concertina "songs" ? Do you mean tunes, and are you new to the concertina ? There are some good tutors available complete with a selection of tunes to learn with standard and ABC musical notation as well as CD/Cassette. If you already know how to play there are plenty of albums featuring solo concertina playing or in duets. Will´s session list is very comprehensive and would stand you in good stead at sessions. Tell us some more about your concertina.
Mike

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by murfbox

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Sorry everybody....I meant tunes. I still have not gotten into the habit of saying tunes when I mean tunes (as opposed to songs).

Brent

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by kardshark87

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Oops, I hit post too soon...My concertina is Herrington model, and it is a C/G. I have been playing since September. Hmm, how would I classify myself....If it was beginner, intermediate, and advanced I would probably place myself in-between beginner and intermediate. Good-bye and thanks!

Brent

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by kardshark87

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Of course, when you get really good, we will say that you can make the concertina sing! Then the distiction between tunes and songs will go away.

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by glauber

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Good on ya Brent! Pay no heed to the scrapers and the blowers and keep squeezing those buttons. Be careful in sessions, though. If you have the misfortune to be sat next to a piano accordeonist, make sure you´re on his right hand melody side and not the base vamping on the left. You won´t be able to hear yourself play and you won´t know what anyone else is playing - a bit embarrasing when everybody except you changes tune.
On the subject of songs/tunes, I´ve heard Spanish speakers at sessions refer to songs when they mean tunes, so it could also be a language mistake. The word for "tune" is "tema" in Spanish and "morceau" in French, just in case you find yourself at an international session! Radriano´s definition of tunes and songs is all very well until you get to something like "Maggie in the Wood" "Father O´Flynn" "The Frost is all Over" and plenty more. They´ve all got words to them but they don´t stop being tunes. Perhaps it´s a chicken and egg situation.
Mike

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by murfbox

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Wotcha, then, Brent... (I was going to suggest some good songs that sound nicely accompanied by concertina, which I happen to think is a really nice combination)... For tunes, I too suggest taking a look at Will's list, as it's pretty darn comprehensive. He IS our Master of LIsts. *grin*

Zina

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by Zina Lee

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Thanks everybody! I have printed Will's list and now I'm off to learn some TUNES!!

Brent

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by kardshark87

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That's what attracted me to music in the first place, listening to a piece by Franz List (*grin groan*). Zina, it's DOCTOR List to you, please. ("He's not a real doctor.") I have a Master degree...in Lists!

Brent, so does a C/G concertina not cope well with tunes in D? I was going to recommend a true short list of simple but good tunes, but nearly all of them are in D. They'd be:

Concertina Reel (of course)
Dick Gossip's
Boys of the Lough
Bobby Casey's Reel
My Darling Asleep
Tobin's Favorite
Top of Cork Road (aka Father O'Flynn)

If that c sharp ties your fingers into knots, try:

Maids of Feakle
Kerryman's Daughter
Eileen O'Callaghan's
Pigtown Fling
Over the Moor to Maggie
Pretty Maggie Morrisey
Hole in the Hedge
Kesh Jig
Jimmy Ward's Favorite

Hope these help. If you need sheet music or sound files for any of these (and they're not already in The Session tune archive), let me know and I'll post 'em.

Will

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by Will CPT

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Just so long as you're not Brahms and Liszt,Will.
See,you don't have the monopoly on toe-curling gags.

By the way,Zina, only 24 more Nuts to go before they take me away in a green van...
dave


# Posted on December 27th 2001 by biggus dave

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So they call it that because you'll either be nuts or crackers by the end, Dave? *snort* Tell me you haven't heard THAT old chestnut before!

Then there's that old story about the door knob that had a little hand written sign that said "Please Wiggle Handel" on it. Underneath, someone had scribbled, "if I do, will it wiggle Bach?"

Zina

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by Zina Lee

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And that's MS. Warrior Princess to you, Will! hehehehe

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by Zina Lee

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Will, Thanks! Also, D tunes do work for me....Most of what I play on fiddle and/or whistle is in D or G (or their relative minors). I be happy now!

Brent

# Posted on December 27th 2001 by kardshark87

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Hey, Brent--I'm so happy to hear from another concertina player! I have played concertina for a couple of years now, and have some very definite favorites. Some tunes just feel good to play, like "The Merry Blacksmith" and "Sally Gardens Reel" (as opposed to "Down By the Sally Gardens" which is an air--although it is a very nice air, if you want to learn a couple of them.) I love the way the B section of "The Wise Maid" sounds as the melody passes between your hands. The very first reel I learned to play was "The Drunken Landlady," but now I get that confused with "Pigeon on the Gate." "Calliope House " and "Swallowtail Jig" are very lovely jigs on the concertina. Do you have either (or both) of Mary MacNamara's CD's? She has a beautiful, fluid playing style that clearly delineates the melody lines. My concertina is a Norman C/G that I've had for about 1 1/2 years. Keep in touch--
Cassie

# Posted on December 30th 2001 by woman of the house

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Hey Cassie,
Thanks for the suggestions...I have heard of most of those tunes, but I've only tried the Swallowtail Jig on concertina. As for Mary MacNamara...I've never heard of her before. I'll have to see if I can find one of her CD's...By the way, do you have email? That way we can talk back and forth easier. Thanks!

Brent

# Posted on December 31st 2001 by kardshark87

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Brent, try Custy's Music at:

http://www.gatewaytoireland.com/mall/CustysTraditionalMusicShop/index2.htm

# Posted on January 1st 2002 by Zina Lee

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Zlee,
What am I supposed to be looking for at Custy's?

Brent

# Posted on January 1st 2002 by kardshark87

Ok, sorry. I'm stupid...Mary MacNamara's CD's!!! I'm just a little slow today....

Brent

# Posted on January 1st 2002 by kardshark87

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Heh. Not to worry. Try http://www.gatewaytoireland.com/mall/CustysTraditionalMusicShop/products/product-69924.stm
if you don't want to go browsing amongst the merchandise.

That water color of Custy's, by the way is of the actual store itself -- except you can't get the feel of how tiny and crowded and dark and cozy it is!

Zina

# Posted on January 1st 2002 by Zina Lee

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Hi Brent¡
I've been playing the concertina for 3 years, more or less; and suddenly one day I found a very helpful concertina tutor which I followed. It goes step by step through all the tips of the concertina, or almost through all of them; and it has very nice tunes suitable for the concertina (and it's accompanied by a tape or a CD.) It is called The Irish Concertina, by Matt Bramich. By the way, I started with a German student concertina, but now I'm playing a Marcus C/G concertina for the last 1 1/2, it's funny because I received it in the post in St. Patrick's Day.
Well, I hope this will be helpful for you.
Cathal.

# Posted on January 17th 2002 by mac seoirse

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Hi Brent!
I've been playing the concertina for 3 years, more or less; and suddenly one day I found a very helpful concertina tutor which I followed. It goes step by step through all the tips of the concertina, or almost through all of them; and it has very nice tunes suitable for the concertina (and it's accompanied by a tape or a CD.) It is called The Irish Concertina, by Matt Bramich. By the way, I started with a German student concertina, but now I'm playing a Marcus C/G concertina for the last 1 1/2, it's funny because I received it in the post in St. Patrick's Day.
Well, I hope this will be helpful for you.
Cathal.

# Posted on January 17th 2002 by mac seoirse

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Hi Brent!
I've been playing the concertina for 3 years, more or less; and suddenly one day I found a very helpful concertina tutor which I followed. It goes step by step through all the tips of the concertina, or almost through all of them; and it has very nice tunes suitable for the concertina (and it's accompanied by a tape or a CD.) It is called The Irish Concertina, by Matt Bramich. By the way, I started with a German student concertina, but now I'm playing a Marcus C/G concertina for the last 1 1/2, it's funny because I received it in the post in St. Patrick's Day.
Well, I hope this will be helpful for you.
Cathal.

# Posted on January 17th 2002 by mac seoirse

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Hi Brent!
I've been playing the concertina for some years; and suddenly one day I found a very helpful concertina tutor which I followed. It goes step by step through all the tips of the concertina, or almost through all of them; and it has very nice tunes suitable for the concertina (and it's accompanied by a tape or a CD.) It is called The Irish Concertina, by Matt Bramich. By the way, I started with a German student concertina, but now I'm playing a Marcus C/G concertina for the last 1 1/2, it's funny because I received it in the post in St. Patrick's Day.
Well, I hope this will be helpful for you.
Cathal.

# Posted on January 17th 2002 by mac seoirse

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Hey Brent!

Did you have a look to the Matt Bramich's stuff? If so, tell us about the results.

Cathal.

# Posted on February 6th 2002 by mac seoirse

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am a beginer of Concertina and am v. keen to get going? What is the best route?

# Posted on December 1st 2006 by Orlock

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