I'm actually Simon Wells, flute- and concertina player from Brisbane, Australia.
I play with THE MUSICAL PRIESTS and we have a regular monthly gig, but should seek more. I occasionally make it to Wednesday nights at the Irish Club in town.
I'm a tune composer, and also arrange for my a cappella quartet, which is called BLOKE'APELLA. In the less interesting part of my life I'm a school-teacher.
I have published a small collection of lesser known Celtic and Aussie tunes ( in the hope they'll get played more at sessions), and also a free online Anglo concertina tutor which is designed to supplement the standard resources ( Niall Vallely, Mick Bromwitch and Bert Levy). This tutor I think has now gone offline, but I will soon revise it and put it back up through www.concertina.net .
Tunes in Fliúiteadóir's tunebook: 5
| Old Dick's | polka | January 28th 2008 |
| Paddy In London | jig | January 3rd 2008 |
| The Road From Woodford | reel | January 2nd 2007 |
| Born At Midnight | jig | April 8th 2006 |
| The Heatwave | jig | April 7th 2006 |
| Kickdancer | September 24th 2005 |
| The Muddy Farmer | February 20th 2007 |
| Sharon Shannon jig... name ? | June 17th 2008 |
| Concer rolls again - Niall vallely's ? | January 20th 2008 |
| Concertina Rolls technique - an invitation | January 10th 2008 |
| The Shamrock Shore ( not Paddy's Green ... ) - origins ? | April 20th 2007 |
| This G reel ? | December 17th 2006 |
| Discussions | Keep the prices reasonable | July 7th 2008 |
| Recordings | Track 9, 3rd jig | June 25th 2008 |
| Recordings | Track 4 air | June 19th 2008 |
| Discussions | Sharon Shannon jig... name ? | June 17th 2008 |
| Recordings | Track 11, "The Duck" and ...... ? | June 17th 2008 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| The Floating Crowbar | reel | Dmixolydian |
| The Miller Of Droghan | reel | Amajor |
| Nora Crionna | jig | Gmajor |
| The Steampacket | reel | Gmajor |
| The Three-Headed Monster | reel | Dmajor |