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01 Feb 03 - 02:24 PM (#880148) Subject: Uks best Malodeon players From: breezy O.K. time to vote for your favourite. Name and location please. John Kirkpatrick. Chris Coe. |
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01 Feb 03 - 02:25 PM (#880150) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: breezy Saul Rose, where's he gone? |
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01 Feb 03 - 03:04 PM (#880173) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Mary Humphreys Hi Breezy - nice thread! The Chris Coe I know doesn't play the Malodeon - Duet concertina - like Ralphie , and brilliant hammer dulcimer - but Pete certainly plays the Melodeon. And he is pretty nifty with the basses on it! I have to vote for Anahata as the best - not because he would never play another accompaniment for my songs - but because he is the most amazingly good musician I have had the pleasure of working with. |
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01 Feb 03 - 03:05 PM (#880174) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind I think you mean Pete Coe. Chris is his ex-wife who plays hammered dulcimer and duet concertina but, I can assure you, not melodeon. JK is my favourite everything (almost) but the list of top melodeon players has to include Andy Cutting Tony Hall Simon Ritchie Anahata (that last names's not supposed to be part of the list, I wouldn't vote for myself) |
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01 Feb 03 - 03:49 PM (#880194) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: CraigS I like John Kirkpatrick playing the melodeon - I can only imagine that a malodeon is a source of malodeur, in which case it's a good job you asked for UK players, which leaves out Spaw! |
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01 Feb 03 - 05:58 PM (#880296) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: greg stephens Tony Weatherall, Gavin Lewery |
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01 Feb 03 - 06:03 PM (#880299) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Mr Happy What's a Malodeon ? |
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01 Feb 03 - 06:05 PM (#880303) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Ed. Tim Van Eyken's not bad Breezy, Saul Rose got married, had a baby and had to get a 'proper job' |
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01 Feb 03 - 07:30 PM (#880344) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Bobby's girl I bet Saul is still one of the best, but Andy Cutting tops my list! |
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01 Feb 03 - 07:42 PM (#880352) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Mr Red A Malodeon is a musical instrument played with maloderous intent by people with cotton wool in their ears- usually for morris. There are only two more noxious instruments in this world - two Malodeons. (after Ambrose Bierce - Devil's Dictionary) |
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01 Feb 03 - 07:43 PM (#880353) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Mr Red I would put Andy Cutting first, but JK is not a bad player either **BG** |
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01 Feb 03 - 07:46 PM (#880358) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Mr Happy Mr Happy is the best Melodeon player!! |
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01 Feb 03 - 08:04 PM (#880374) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: vectis Ted Clark is a good melodeon player. He is so economical in his movements and utterly reliable in his timing and pace. |
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01 Feb 03 - 08:16 PM (#880384) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,p.mitchell@ mum's Saul Rose. Other than that My mate John, crap on the instrument. However, he is willing to buy beer on the spot, so that makes him great. Paul |
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01 Feb 03 - 11:01 PM (#880465) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Little Robyn Yes, JK is probably #1, closely followed by Pete Coe and Tim van Eyken but last weekend (at the Auckland Folk Festival) I heard a couple of others - pretty good too. Pete Grassby, who can make that box sing, and Brian Peters who puts everything into it. Well done guys! |
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02 Feb 03 - 02:07 AM (#880503) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: NobleSavage Ditto Tony Hall. Also Rod Stradling. NS |
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02 Feb 03 - 03:40 AM (#880510) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Manitas_ I heardf that Martin O'Connor was born in North London. That would surely make him eleigble for a pretty high place on the list. How about Luke Daniels? An Danien Barber should be well up the list. |
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02 Feb 03 - 03:57 AM (#880516) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Lanfranc "The song is ended, but the malodeon lingers on!" Is "good melodeon player" an oxymoron? Discuss. Around Essex, I nominate Nick Whitely, Paul McCann and Steve Delarre. Not nationally notorious, but locally highly regarded. Paul's arrangement of "Telstar" has to be heard to be believed! Alan |
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02 Feb 03 - 07:14 AM (#880539) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: banjomad (inactive) What about Sid Kipper on the tremelodeon |
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02 Feb 03 - 07:47 AM (#880543) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,alex no mention of simon carre yet. I think he should be up there somewhere. Saul might have a proper job but he is still playing brilliantly with Chiltern Hundreds and Random |
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02 Feb 03 - 08:50 AM (#880564) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Source-ey To my ears most of the players mentioned so far are mediocre. Listen to Tony Hall, Dan Quinn, Kate Howson, Rod Stradling to hear how it should be played |
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02 Feb 03 - 10:03 AM (#880595) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Schantieman 1 John Kirkpatrick 2 J. Kirkpatrick 3 Kirkpatrick, J 4 JK 5 Tony Hall, Pete Coe, Simon Care, Pete Grassby etc etc. 5.5 Johnny Cope (my brother-in-law, who claims he taught Andy Cutting to play the melodeon) 6 ) . ) . ) everyone . ) else . ) n-1 ) n me |
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02 Feb 03 - 11:51 AM (#880634) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,LesB My favorits include J.K., Simon Care, Martin Ellison, Brian Peters, Sauk Rose, Tim Van Eyken & my mate George Garside (does the beginners workshops at Whitby). That Schantimans not bad either when can be bothered. Cheers Les |
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02 Feb 03 - 11:52 AM (#880638) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: breezy Thank you all,yes I did miss-spell it, but was it on purpose? And I really meant PETE Coe as well. I've heard many of the names mentioned, btw where is Saul Rose living these days? I'll be looking forwrd to hearing Anahata at our club in St Albans where he and Mary will be gueting on FRi28th Feb., until mid-night as Mary being Welsh will lead us into St David's day |
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02 Feb 03 - 11:56 AM (#880642) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: breezy for 'gueting' read Guesting. Gueting = 2 persons playing as guests! I like Pete Grassby too. The St Albans town crier? dont know his name. |
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02 Feb 03 - 01:13 PM (#880681) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST I think a probelm with this is that there are different styles of playing and different boxes. For me although it's years since I heard him, I liked Damien Barber's very fluent playing on a C#D box. When I heard Pete Coe, it was much more an English style using diatonic boxes which personaly I don't enjoy as much. Jon |
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02 Feb 03 - 01:14 PM (#880683) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Little Robyn I thought it was Henry Kipper on the tremelodeon? |
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02 Feb 03 - 02:20 PM (#880723) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: greg stephens I'm presuming that melodeon refers to a diatonic push-me-pull-you box, and also to the style used on a one-row or a D/G or C/F type box. People who play C#/D or B/C I think I would call button-accordeon. One-row players who can play cajun are a bit unclassifiable, are they melodeon(English name) or accordion(Louisiana name)? Anyway, for mastery of the one and two rows, I stick by Tony Weatherall, for style and musical depth( he's got technique as well but that doesn't interest me vastly). And I've enjoyed Keith Chandler as well, and also a guy called Guy I last saw in Newlyn at the Smuggler (I might be wrong on the name of the pub or town, it was a while ago).. |
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02 Feb 03 - 02:39 PM (#880746) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST That's a good point Greg. Definitions do vary and I think the chromatic boxes are more likely to get termed button accordians. I'm not so sure about the others though. I seem to remember someone, probably Bob Bolton here, saying that in the Honer Catalogue the only ones described as melodeons were the single row ones with the spoon bass. Jon |
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02 Feb 03 - 02:53 PM (#880760) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Herga Kitty I'd just like to point out that Saul Rose and Andy Cutting were both sons of Herga Morris and Flowers of May, and Grand Union and Paget's. Johnny Cope was bagman of Herga after Ron Barnett, but I think Andy learnt quite a lot from the playing of Pete Thompson. But everyone learnt from John K. Kitty |
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02 Feb 03 - 03:46 PM (#880810) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Eliza Saul Rose and Martin Ellison for me. And Chris Parkinson, and Dan Quinn. I prefer JK playing the concertina, because I think he is much more interesting when he is restricted a little bit. cheers, ec |
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02 Feb 03 - 05:39 PM (#880870) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Kernow John Breezy Don't know about the best (prob JK for me) but I know the bloody worst! It's definately me! John |
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02 Feb 03 - 06:23 PM (#880904) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: pavane As mentioned above, there are different kinds of Melodeon. It took me years to realise that the reason I couldn't play like JK was that he had a 3-row with accordion basses (as invented by Jimmy Shand, I believe). At least, that's my excuse. There is no way that a D/G box like my old Erica can sound like a B/C or B/C/C# box. Still, I like to hear what Sharon Shannon or Luke Daniels can do. And yes, I remember seeing Tony Hall many years ago, and, like many performers, he was only too happy to pass on some tips. |
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02 Feb 03 - 06:52 PM (#880924) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST Just trying to think of other styles... I mostly only get to the odd local sessions and don't spend as much time or money on recordings or attending performances as perhaps I should... Of "names", I've only heard Damien in that sort of setting and loved his playing. Another, completely different, but I enjoyed (though IMO, he was more of a soloist rather than a fit in) was the late Simon Knight. Any one else heard him? Some of his tunes were wonderful. Jon |
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02 Feb 03 - 07:13 PM (#880943) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Liz the Squeak Our own Gervais was for a long time the best melodeon player, because although he could, he DIDN'T - a true gentleman. LTS (who lives with 8 malodeons, 2 piano accordions and a bombarde. Thank heaven he got rid of the bagpipes). |
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02 Feb 03 - 07:38 PM (#880962) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Ralphie No.....No.... I should resist...but, it's late at night...Oh Poo..!! No particular order...OK...Alphabetically, (By Surname) 1. Martin Ellison 2. Tony Hall 3. Dan Quinn Fine Fellows all...(and unsung heroes) Honourable mentions to all of the above...except Mr Cutting !! Love and OBE's Ralphie x |
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03 Feb 03 - 04:10 AM (#881136) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind Greg: You're right about the button accordion, but for the purposes of this thread I'm rating JK as a fine player on the plain ol' 2-row D/G Hohner pokerwork, though he doesn't seem to be playing it much on gigs these days, and the 1-row which he does some amazing things with. Eliza: thanks for mentioning Chris Parkinson - how could I forget his stunning "Golden Tango" - amazing! - and Dan and Martin were on a second list that I couldn't be bothered to post, but yes... (And Ed Rennie and many others) Breezy: John Kirkpatrick was on at Hitchin last night. And...supported by Robin Huw Bowen! WHERE WERE YOU??? Shame on you, not supporting your fellow countryman. I know where you were. I bet there weren't many Welsh triple harps at the White Bear. I hope it was worth it. It was a splendid opportunity for John to sing "Here's your harp - welcome to heaven, here's your accordion - welcome to hell!" Ralphie: what's the beef with Mr Cutting? Anahata |
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03 Feb 03 - 05:02 AM (#881157) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Lanfranc Rats!!! There are not many melodeon players I would travel far to hear, but the combination of JK and Robin Huw Bowen ..... must have been magic. I treasure my copy of RHB's book "Tro Llaw" ( a collection of 200 Welsh hornpipes ) that I bought from him in the days of Mabsant (1987 - can it really be that long ago!). Having no harp nor malodeon, I play them on mandolin. Must watch out for other JK + RHB gigs. Alan |
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03 Feb 03 - 05:07 AM (#881159) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Dave Bryant Andy Cutting's first melodeon tutor was Pete Thompson - I was around when he had his first lesson. It was on a canal trip to the IWA National Rally at Hawksbury Junction, near Coventry. It was the year they re-opened Blisworth Tunnel and we had a wonderful floating Folk Session (about 6 boats), stopping at pubs lunchtime and evening. There were quite a lot of Herga members involved. Andy became Pete's apprentice (marine diesel fitter), but eventally left to persue his playing career. His later tutor was Ian Dedic. I once asked Pete Thompson what he thought of his pupil's rise to fame. "What a waste", he said, "He had the gift to be a wonderful diesel fitter, and he threw it away - great diesel fitters are rare - anyone can learn to play melodeon". Mind you Pete does work on some lovely engines - his own boat has a Bolinder and he's the acknowledged expert on early Listers. |
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03 Feb 03 - 05:36 AM (#881168) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind Ah - Ian Dedic! Now, in a contest for the LOUDEST melodeon, he's in a class by himself. It was his influence, combined with the failure of my Hohner pokerwork to compete with traffic noise in Richmond when playing for Hammersmith Morris, that led to the aquisition of the Oakwood box that I play now. Of course Ian is another who must have learned a lot from John K. Anahata |
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03 Feb 03 - 06:35 AM (#881184) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: fogie I thought I'd throw in a name not widely enough known. If you really want to know what can be done with a 2-row G D then may I point you to a CD by a friend called Ben Averis, called "Self contained". Ben has one of the the most musical minds we are likely to hear in a folk club, and therein lies his problem. As a botanist in Scotland he has not pushed himself forward, and probably cares not a fig for what reknown should come to him . I know he has corresponded with Tony Hall, and J.K. and they know of him. If you can imagine a Reginald Dixon (theatre organ) concerning himself with composition, analysis, and variations upon almost any tune you could imagine, then you have an idea how Ben plays. I admit that I personally find his style too taxing mentally, and find myself asking WHY DOES HE WANT TO PLAY THIS ON A MELODEON? Why not make life easy and play it on keyboards, and is this what I would want to attempt myself? more technical than simple and happy- but that's Ben for you. He needs to be considered, even if he makes everyone uncomfortable. |
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03 Feb 03 - 06:50 AM (#881189) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST SIMON KNIGHT R.I.P |
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03 Feb 03 - 07:16 AM (#881195) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind Fogie : Yes, please do point me to s CD by Ben Avery. Sounds interesting. Where should I look? (Google is about to be the first place) Anahata |
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03 Feb 03 - 07:28 AM (#881209) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind Oops, Averis not Avery - got it now See http://www.8ung.at/diatonica/disko.html and search down the page if anyone else wants to know... Bulgarian music on a D/G melodeon? I'm not alone! Anahata |
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03 Feb 03 - 07:36 AM (#881211) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: McGrath of Harlow If it was a choice between Tony Hall and John Kirkpatrick, it'd be a hard choice. I think I'd go and hear Tony Hall, because there are more chances to hear John. "Malodeon player" would be a great name for someone who played really badly. Better not have any nominations for that. |
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03 Feb 03 - 08:09 AM (#881231) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,T-boy All blokes so far. Any decent women players? |
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03 Feb 03 - 08:19 AM (#881233) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind Katie Howson was mentioned earlier. I can think of other women melodeon players, some very competent but I think they'd be very surprised to find themselves in a "best in the country" nomination. Anahata |
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03 Feb 03 - 08:48 AM (#881253) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: breezy Well how about Huw Williams isnt he worth a mantion? Yes White bear threw up Judy who flew in from Knock and sang us a brace of traveller songs. So only Sharon Shannon got a mention amongst the women, but is she not disqualified by nationality? There must be some girls out there worth a mention. |
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03 Feb 03 - 09:02 AM (#881260) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind Depends whether you count the Irish style (B/C, C/C# or C#/D chromatic boxes, no left hand) as melodeon playing. If you do, there's lots of superb players - somebody mentioned Mairtin O'Connor, I've heard Joe Burke and there are lots I don't know about but it is a very different musical style. Then there's Tim Edey, a young player I met a few years ago who was playing Irish music on a D/G Saltarelle, Again not much left hand but brilliant, in that musical style. Anahata |
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03 Feb 03 - 09:21 AM (#881274) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: IanC I'm never very keen on the "who is the best ..." threads but, unlike the guitar thread (where I think I finally established myself as he best) I can't honestly say I'm the best at this as I actually play the instrument. Also, as far as the melodeon is concerned, there are a number of different reasons for - and styles of playing. If we're talking (and surely that's all we can be) about our favourite melodeon players then my favourite of all time (single row, for dancing) is George Tremayne. His rhythm and, in particluar, his use of harmony are absolutely exceptional. I don't suppose many of you have heard him. Bob Cann has always been a favourite too (2/3 row dance and general music), and I learned a lot of tunes from him. Tony Hall deserves a mention. He's a virtuoso player on the 2-row but it's an entirely 2-row style. Finally, Gren Morris, a friend of mine who taught me to play over 25 years ago. He has been recorded, but only occasionally playing the melodeon, I think. Just my thoughts ;-) |
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03 Feb 03 - 09:38 AM (#881283) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Mr Red Guest Alex simon carre isn't he in Tickled Pink? since when has loud amplification been a measure of good musicianship? Mr Red wears ear defenders when they play and only if TP play ceilidhs and there is nothing else within a 50 mile radius that day. They are not good for dancing either. |
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03 Feb 03 - 09:39 AM (#881284) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: vectis Ah! Tim Edey. Yes, he'll be devastating when he's older, brilliant already. As to women players Mary Motley from Lewes is pretty good. |
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03 Feb 03 - 09:50 AM (#881292) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind I saw Simon Care and Gareth Turner do a gig at Islington Folk Club a few years back. Until then I wouldn't have belived that two blokes playing melodeons and doing nothing else could give a good night's entertainment. No other instruments, no songs, just lots of tunes and humorous banter and no amplification at all. And it was good. I even bought a CD. I haven't heard Tickled Pink as such... Anahata |
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03 Feb 03 - 11:23 AM (#881372) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Rich A Simon Care is a fine example of an English box player, capable of playing with subtlety when needed but giving it some b****** when it's needed. Saul is another of my favourites, I just love that battered looking Castagnari, such an amazing tone! Rich |
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03 Feb 03 - 11:31 AM (#881380) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Mugwump Without a doubt ALEC GORHAM this man has class! See him every Tuesday at The Cricketers pub in Greenwich, London. |
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03 Feb 03 - 12:08 PM (#881418) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: fogie Thank you treewind for finding that link to Ben Averis. Please give him my best regards from Knighton. |
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03 Feb 03 - 12:09 PM (#881421) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Schantieman And what about Roger Watson (or was it Wilson) who used to lve in Bedford or thereabouts? Dave Mallinson? |
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03 Feb 03 - 03:54 PM (#881670) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Sophie I'm surprised there aren't more mentions of Gareth Turner. He's playing with Little Johnny England at the moment and boy, can he play - if I hadn't seen it I would never have believed it possible that anyone could move the bellows in and out as fast as he does. It isn't just speed though; he does slow and melodic just as well as fast and furious. I bought all three albums on the spot! |
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03 Feb 03 - 04:11 PM (#881694) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Peter from Essex Source-ey pinched most of my list with the exceptions of Jeannie Harris and Ed Rennie |
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03 Feb 03 - 05:03 PM (#881741) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,andy without doubt SIMON KNIGHT, R.I.P. SADLY NEVER RECORDED |
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03 Feb 03 - 11:28 PM (#882015) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST Just looked to find "Luke Daniels" - found him on my "Fiddle Sticks 2" CD - playing "Pigeon On The Gate/ Tommy People's Reel" as I type - very much to my taste! Jon |
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04 Feb 03 - 04:27 AM (#882058) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: NobleSavage Anahata--feel no longer alone. I also play Bulgarian music (as well as many other kinds, too,) on my 2-row d/g box. It's an old blond poker work from around 1940 or so. I have also played many Greek tunes as well. Let us also pause and take a moment to remember Oscar Woods. He was a fine player on the old 1-row. His music was a splendid example of elegant simplicity. Play the "Italian Waltz" yourself and enjoy. I tried an Oakwood once and it didn't impress me--Maybe I didn't play the right kind? NS |
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04 Feb 03 - 06:18 AM (#882099) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Rich A I've got an Oakwood, best thing I ever bought. Perfect for morris/celidh stuff. |
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04 Feb 03 - 07:09 AM (#882121) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: smallpiper Don't know about best but Dave (Mally) Mallinson rates quite high for me. |
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04 Feb 03 - 07:16 AM (#882123) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind That is what they are best for. When I tried several melodeons out at the Music Room shop at Towersey a while ago, the Oakwood was the only one that went into overdrive when squeezed hard and made a sound so loud I had to apologise to people 20 feet away for startling them! That's when I knew it was the one I wanted. But I've played tunes at folk clubs all over the place an many people have said what a nice sound the box has. It's also very small - despite having 21 treble keys it's in the smaller of the two box sizes they make. This means it can run out of bellows quckly. Unfortunately I don't play so much for morris now, more for song accompaniments and it's not the easiest box to control at low volumes. A Castagnari would be better for that. Anahata |
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04 Feb 03 - 08:39 AM (#882156) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Rich A Yeah, you're right about the low volume stuff on an Oakwood, I've also got a Pastorelle III that I use for subtle tunes. Rich A |
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04 Feb 03 - 10:46 AM (#882240) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Jane Bird Tickled Pink aren't my favourite dance band either, I must admit (my ears simply hurt too much after about five minutes), but that shouldn't make you think that Simon Care isn't an exceedingly good box player. He also played with Edward II and E2K for some years. He plays *very* well for dancing, and was brought up in with Moulton Morris as I understand. Pretty much everyone else I can think of has already been mentioned. Outside the UK, now that's another story. Yours, Jane |
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04 Feb 03 - 01:55 PM (#882435) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Arne Langsetmo Yes, it is Roger Watson. Dunno if he's playing much around nowadays. He was with John Tams way back (IIRC, they did "Pull Down Lads" together, at least that's what Roger said), and then had his own band (saw them in 1988 or so). Lost touch with him since then, but a fine bloke. Roger wrote a book on melodeon playing, and recounts that the editor came back and told him that his scores left out the markings to indicate when to push or pull, which gave him a chuckle. . . ;-) And don't forget John Jones. Maybe not the flashiest player, but he loves the music and is a pleasure to watch. Cheers, -- Arne Langsetmo |
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05 Feb 03 - 06:39 AM (#882949) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Brian Hoskin I feel that the late David Haynes, who played with Edward II and the Red Hot Polkas, deserves a mention. |
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05 Feb 03 - 09:23 AM (#883055) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: My guru always said Definitely JK, but he does have a way with a pair of trousers :-) |
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07 Feb 03 - 03:05 PM (#884964) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Schantieman Pardon? |
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07 Feb 03 - 03:26 PM (#884982) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Folkiedave What an amazing thread!! I suppose the point is that there really are some wonderful melodeon players around and isn't that great? So here is another name into the ring - so far not mentioned - Richard Arrowsmith of the band "Hekety" plays with terrific taste and is destined for the "top". Dave |
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07 Feb 03 - 04:02 PM (#884995) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind I now have the Ben Averis CD which fogey informed us about. It represents just aboput the limit of what can be done in harmonic variety on an 8 bass D/G box. Not only astounding playing but some very clever musical invention. Anahata |
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07 Feb 03 - 07:25 PM (#885134) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: Sliding Down The Bannister At My Auntie's House I still maintain that Alec Gorham can do things with the Mello Dion that NOBODY else would dare attempt/ He's my hero. |
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08 Feb 03 - 07:13 PM (#885779) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: treewind OK folkman, It's getting to be high time I dragged myself all the way down to the session at the Cricketers, to test this hyposthesis of yours. (a Google search for Alec Gorham came up with the Cricketers photo gallery. I have many friends there but I don't think I've met him) Anahata |
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09 Feb 03 - 08:43 AM (#885998) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: GUEST,Banjoman Melodeons suck -and blow - the best melodeon player in the UK is the one who dosn't assault my ears with that horrible noise. The melodeon is the last refuge of the musically incompetent ( JK is not so bad tho') |
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09 Feb 03 - 08:54 AM (#885999) Subject: RE: Uks best Malodeon players From: breezy Get off Banjoman,your out of your depth. Hope you play with a few pairs of sweaty socks behind your velum. |
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09 Feb 03 - 10:52 PM (#886499) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,longarm No contest really. It's got to be Simon Haines from 'The Hosepipe Band' Not a well known as the previous people but needs to be seen to be believed! His wife Val is the best recorder/ whistle/pipes /sax blow anything(well nearly!) person I know of! |
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10 Feb 03 - 03:29 AM (#886580) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Schantieman If Banjoman is a banjo player, he could be on shaky ground! S |
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10 Feb 03 - 04:19 AM (#886594) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Bullfrog Jones Being just down the road from Moulton I've seen a lot of Simon Care and Gareth Turner in several different combinations and they are very good. And Breezy, Saul Rose plays round these parts with Dan Plews as Dansaul. I can email Dan if you want to get in touch. BJ |
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10 Feb 03 - 04:37 AM (#886600) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: fogie Just to say greetings to treewind, who took my suggestion at face value, I'd be interested to know what you thinks about Ben's CD after you've had it for a while. Perhaps you could leave me a message on my personal page. |
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10 Feb 03 - 12:34 PM (#886863) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Les from Hull Many banjo players are on shaky ground. I think that the banjo is a major cause of earth tremors. |
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10 Feb 03 - 12:55 PM (#886879) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: dick greenhaus Wh changed the thread title? "Malodeon" is a brilliant neologism! |
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11 Feb 03 - 09:00 PM (#888135) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Orca the cat I thought this was Favourite melodeon players, which is much more subjective. There are so many ways in which it can be "best",but choosing favourite is more personal. Simon Knight did record a couple of dance recordings with "Show The Lady" available on cassette from Pete Grassby, and a special c.d. was put together by Adrian Tuddenham of Simon's playing and singing.as for choices; 1)Dan Quinn 2)John Spiers 3)John K 4)Tony Hall 5)Simon Knight ps Sandy from st.Albans Morris used to be the Town Crier, and will know who is now.Orca. |
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12 Feb 03 - 05:13 AM (#888353) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Ralphie And...... My Musical Mentor, and brilliant maker of Millet Curry. The Late Great Nigel Chippindale. Gaw Bless Him. Ralphie |
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12 Feb 03 - 05:21 AM (#888358) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Declan Simon Knight and his brothers have been regular atendees for many years at a gathering of Musicians and Singers which takes place anually in Ballyvaughan in Co. Clare. This years event takes place this coming week-end. He will be fondly remembered and sorely missed by all those who attend. |
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12 Feb 03 - 05:55 AM (#888368) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Mr Happy i'll second huw williams as a a great player- anyone seen him do the welsh clog candle dance, while accompanying himself?- brill! another wonderful player is mike [amos]price of pigeon english. he's a great siner too,& the d/g boxes he plays sound fantastic. a great proponent of english dance tunes. |
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12 Feb 03 - 07:07 AM (#888396) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST Ballyvaughan... quite a few from the Bangor (N Wales) session used to go to that one - maybe they still do. I kept meaning to go but never got there. Every year they would come back saying how good it was. Hope it goes well this year. Jon |
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12 Feb 03 - 07:17 AM (#888400) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Declan Yes a lot of the Bangor crew still come over to Ballyvaughan, and I've been to the Bangor session myself a couple of times. I'm looking forward to catching up with them again on Friday night. Sorry about the thread drift. Back to the nominations... |
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12 Feb 03 - 05:10 PM (#888896) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: cyder_drinker "Guest, Andy" - I have a CD of Simon Knight's playing, recorded at O'Neill's in Bristol, July 1997. I don't think they're available any more, unfortunately. |
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12 Feb 03 - 05:14 PM (#888897) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: cyder_drinker Sounds like it's the one mentioned by Orca, a few posts above. |
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12 Feb 03 - 05:22 PM (#888905) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: cyder_drinker Bugger, why can't this damn thing wait till I've finished typing before sending a post off. If they are still available I'm sure someone will correct me! |
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12 Feb 03 - 06:44 PM (#888960) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Edward Charles Folkman Surely the best melodon player is the one that DOESN'T play the damn thing, but chucks it on the bonfire with the banjos!!! |
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13 Feb 03 - 03:53 AM (#889251) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Schantieman ...arf arf... Yes, Ralphie, Nigel Chippindale was brill. And then there was Rip Rippingale. Steve |
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13 Feb 03 - 05:43 AM (#889303) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Harry Basnett Unless I've missed it..nobody seems to have mentioned John Spiers yet...so I'll remedy that right now!! |
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13 Feb 03 - 08:25 PM (#889955) Subject: RE: UK's best Malodeon players From: breezy still not many women,is it not suitable for them. Is it a MANS instrument? |
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14 Feb 03 - 05:30 AM (#890146) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Schantieman There are a few - one I remember round the N. Herts area in the 80s - but they do have bits that get in the way! S |
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14 Feb 03 - 08:42 AM (#890234) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: breezy what , braids? I like the idea of the 'Irish' one -handed chromatic, is that so you can play a bodran simultaneously? or drink? Thanks to all who have contrubuted so far, and was the spellcheck a trap? My understanding and appreciation of the instrument and its players has been increased significantly. My favoured exponent is Anahata whose touch as accompanist to Mary Humfreys touches the emotions. Especially as the first time I met them they were audience and lifted the audience with their input when it came to the chorus. And I like his cello playing. Friday 28th Feb at the Comfort Hotel St Albans,will end as St David's day begins, with Mary's voice. |
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08 Mar 05 - 09:07 AM (#1429638) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Torctgyd Well, my own choices would be, in no particular order: Simon Care, John Kirkpatrick, Brian Peters, John Spiers, Julian Sutton, Rich Arrowsmith. I've not hear much of the others mentioned in this list but I've made notes and I am looking forward to finding and listening to their music. |
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08 Mar 05 - 10:55 AM (#1429703) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: greg stephens Well now this thread has matured and got old and long i've had a browse through. I will now settle for my top three Tony Weatherall, Dan Quinn and Rees Wesson. Tony because of his all round versatility and quirky style: and his ryhthm and dynamics is head and shoulders above anyone else I'm familiar. And Quinn and Wesson because they have made the best English music records I have heard recently. |
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08 Mar 05 - 02:09 PM (#1429901) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Tradsinger Can't disagree with most of the names mentioned in this thread. If you want to hear the really old style of playing, then Stan Seaman is your man. Tony Gibbons and Roger Grimes are pretty good melodeon players in Gloucestershire. Gwilym |
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08 Mar 05 - 03:28 PM (#1429960) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: pavane I can't see me on the list! Wait until you hear my arrangement of A Rosebud in June. Or maybe Porteynon Whim (hijacked by Eliza Carthy as The Grand Hornpipe, but missing half the notes) |
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08 Mar 05 - 09:17 PM (#1430198) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST Half the population of Padstow!!! Well, for enthusiasm anyway.... |
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09 Mar 05 - 08:05 PM (#1431073) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST Somebody was asking for more female nominations. After the recent tour I must add Sheryl Cormier |
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10 Mar 05 - 04:44 AM (#1431348) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST I rate Gareth Turner. He makes the music live in such a variety of modes. |
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10 Mar 05 - 04:51 AM (#1431355) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Fidjit All the above mentioned are better than me, plus evervbody else is better than me. But I'm suprised that Nick Barber's name didn't come up. With two Cd's of pure English tunes (48 tracks on each1) He's got to rate tops. |
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10 Mar 05 - 04:53 AM (#1431360) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,BOB Tony Hall, Alex Goldsmith, Mark Bazeley, Tim Edey, Simon Ritchie, Nick Cook and Dave Brewster- Amazingly good players. |
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10 Mar 05 - 05:22 AM (#1431385) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: treewind Mention of Nick Barber reminds me of another good player introduced to me by Nick - Will Hampson (of Demon Barbers and Bedlam) Nick has done some great work collecting and publishing tunes - the two "English Choice" CDs are designed to go with the tune book, all published by Dave Mallinson. Anahata |
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10 Mar 05 - 09:26 AM (#1431512) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Big Al Whittle Andy Martin from Loscoe State Opera John Tams I've seen both those guys turn in very good performances - stunning in fact. I don't know a lot about melodeon playing, but I thought they were worth a mention. |
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10 Mar 05 - 07:54 PM (#1431933) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Dave Wynn Martin Ellison. Not much flash but amazing swing and almost impossible bass. Listen to Ran Tan Band "Rainy Days". Spot |
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08 Feb 06 - 01:43 AM (#1664142) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,PaulyWorly Shame dear ol' Dave Robert's didn't get a mention, he was a wonderful player, had an encyclopaedic knowledge of tunes but was remarkably understated. But for players still living, Andy Cutting's playing takes my vote. Tim Van Eyken does a very good impression of him. And for gutsy, well played tunes I love Sauly's style. |
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08 Feb 06 - 02:47 AM (#1664144) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Tradsinger At Sidmouth last year I bought a melodeon from "The Music Room" and as I sat there trying it out, I asked the salesman whether he played. He modestly replied that he did a bit so I handed him the box. He proceeded to play an Argentinian tango in such a virtuoso way that my jaw dropped. I then found out it was Chris Parkinson who now plays alongside John K as "Sultans of Squeeze". He's well good. Jon Spiers is my favourite,though as he does exciting things with well-known simple tunes. (No-one has mentioned me yet. I wonder why?!) Gwilym |
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08 Feb 06 - 04:06 AM (#1664149) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Ruston Hornsby I think we need two nomination categories here, one for high profile (or as high profile as you get on the folk scene) players, i.e. recording artists like JK, Spiers, Cutting and co and a separate category for the "unsung heroes" who play in the pubs, for the morris and so on. There are some great players out there who for a variety of reasons live out of the limelight but in their own way contribute and inspire just as much as the better known players. |
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08 Feb 06 - 08:38 AM (#1664182) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST Nick Cooke. Nick Cooke. Nick Cooke. Nick Cooke. |
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03 Jun 08 - 08:57 PM (#2356761) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,JohnB Being in the Colonies, the best I have personally seen/heard live. In no particular order. Well Known Andy Cutting Saul Rose Richard Arrowsmith Brian Peters John Spiers Pete Coe Not so well known Paul Morris Doug Eunson JohnB |
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04 Jun 08 - 03:11 PM (#2357442) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Valmai Goodyear Perhaps this is too far ahead for your current diaries, but Brian Peters is doing an all-day melodeon workshop at the Lewes Arms folk club on Saturday 28th. February 2009 and Tim Edey is doing one on Saturday 10th. October 2009. As always, the tutor performs at the Lewes Arms in the evening. Valmai (Lewes) |
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04 Jun 08 - 03:25 PM (#2357455) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: irishenglish Can't argue with any listed here, but I'll add one no one has mentioned. Might be lost amongst the volume, but John Jones of the Oysterband isn't too shabby. I will say when I think of this first name, hands down is John Kirkpatrick. |
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04 Jun 08 - 03:51 PM (#2357477) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Acorn4 The Melodeons Are Coming Strange portents are seen in the skies Ill omens they are borne And naked Morris Dancers make crop circles in the corn A comet races through the sky, foreboding on the wind Strange conjunctions of the planets, these are bad times my friend There's chaos on the stock exchange, panic at the ports The mormons are on their mobile phones, forces on red alert Supermarket shelves are empty but the churches have full pews TV schedules rearranged to get the latest news I do not speaqk of nuclear war or asteroid attack Ofsted inspectors, bubonic plague, no it's far far worse than that Not the Martians, not the Daleks, Anne Widdecombe or mad cow And even Nostradamus did not foresee what's happening now Oh, they came down in their spacecraft, one hot summer's night Hideous leering aliens with a green unearthly light Some had one row of knobs on, and some had two or three But all were justv as deadly to the likes of you and me Oh, they breathed through dreadful bellows, through which the air was blown Destroying all things in their path with a hideous piercing moan With that dreadful mission statement from the planet of their birth Saying "death to all things musical that are upon the earth " The melodeons are coming, cover up your ears my friends When you hear their ghastly wailing carried on the wind The melodeons have landed and its very plain to see That this is the way the world will end.... All in the key of D ! Although they have no life themselves they exist as parasites Arttach themselves to a human host for all his natural life They look so harmless in their cases lying over there But pick one up and gorgon like it will fix you with a stare "Oh, pick me up and play me," and no man can resist As they weld themselves forever between the victim's fists His muscles go into spasm, his eyes go all aglazed Condemned to play endless tunes for the rest of his days Those tunes go round in circles, everybody plays the same No one can step out of line in this deathly game It's no good trying to put one down, you will find you can't Stuck for eternity playing tunes that all sound like Nellie the Elephant. It starts off with just one in the corner, with himself he will play But like a cuckoo in the nest drives all other instruments away And like a siren lures other poor mortals to their doom And soon you'll have 150 of the buggers all playing in one room They mutate like a virus spreding at the speed of light Drag in more hapless victims to feed teir appetite Stike fear into the bravest hearts, put a chill into the soul Ithink I just saw one swallow a concertina whole The melodeons are coming, cover up your ears my friends When you hear their ghastly wailing carried on the wind The melodeons have landed and its very plain to see That this is the way the world will end.... All in the key of D ! ( or G .. apparently ??) They gather round in workshops, world dominance to plan Not content till they possess control of every man A farewell to all intercourse, conversation is all done Communicate by nods and grunts in between the tunes You can't fight them on the beaches or flee to the mountains high Only to put off the day when the spider gets the fly They can penetrate solid concrete, ferret in the deepest holes Till in the end we're caught in a trap like rabbits, rats or moles For the victims there is no way back there can be no release Not even a stake driven through the heart can bring them inner peace Till death comes as a welcome friend to take away their pain As they all meet their final end from repetitive strain The melodeons are coming, cover up your ears my friends When you hear their ghastly wailing carried on the wind The melodeons have landed and its very plain to see That this is the way the world will end.... All in the key of D ! (repeat chorus) |
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04 Jun 08 - 04:03 PM (#2357486) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Fidjit Well from '03 to '08 And I don't see Issy Emney here. Until now of course. Simon Care and Saul Rose. John K too. All good. Nick Barber too. Good man. Now Anahata, among other things, plays a mean box. What about Derek Tarrant of Tarrantella now theres one. Bill Mckinnon too, can give it six. Chas |
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04 Jun 08 - 05:57 PM (#2357592) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Guest It was a typing error right at the beginning. It should have said Chris Cole, although he is possibly marginally better at melodeon throwing! |
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05 Jun 08 - 03:41 AM (#2357944) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Marilyn I am 'owned' by a couple of melodeons that I am learning to play so this thread interested me even though I don't like the term 'best' this or that. My own favourites are (in no particular order) John Spiers John Kirkpatrick Anahata Tony Weatherall I haven't heard some of the others mentioned above so couldn't comment. |
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05 Jun 08 - 04:15 AM (#2357961) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: The Sandman http://ie.youtube.com/user/cathycook1 heres a good player |
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05 Jun 08 - 07:40 AM (#2358112) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Black Diamond what about Paul Scourfield, who also does a mean workshop |
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05 Jun 08 - 08:24 AM (#2358159) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,claire jewell I'll place another vote down for young Nick Cooke too. His new "proper" job has meant that he has had to leave the Jim Moray Trio for a bit, but I think he will still be appearing with him at sidmouth and shrewsbury. And with his ceilidh bands trinculo and glorystrokes (the latter are at warwick, towersey and shrewsbury - if you ever want to see two amazing melodeon players (Nick and Richard Arrowsmith) encompased in a heavy metal / glam rock band these gigs shouldn't be missed!) I'd also like to put in a vote for young emily askew - she's the only melodeon player i've ever seen in a duo context leading the singing whilst accompianing with melodeon, she does it in quite a unique way - and she's got a gorgeous voice too. |
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05 Jun 08 - 08:39 AM (#2358170) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: treewind Hazel's the melodeon player, Emily's the fiddler. But apart from that, fully agreed - great talent there! Marilyn - [excuse my blushes] the cheque's in the post!!! Anahata |
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05 Jun 08 - 05:38 PM (#2358735) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Howard Jones "the only melodeon player i've ever seen in a duo context leading the singing"? OK the "I've ever seen" bit is a get-out, but what about: John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris John K and Martin Carthy John K and pretty much anyone Pete and Chris Coe Colin and Karen Cater I'm fairly sure Roger Watson's worked in some duos over the years and that's just for starters Extending it beyond duos, besides the above there's John Jones with the Oysters, Keith Hancock (and me) with the Electropathics... PS this isn't intended to denigrate Hazel Askew, by the way, simply to point out that it's not unusual for a melodeon player to lead the singing. |
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05 Jun 08 - 05:54 PM (#2358757) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: treewind Funnily enough, Roger Watson used to work as a duo with Colin Cater a long time ago. I'm not sure which of them played melodeon then - Colin's got a photo (in his downstairs loo, I've seen it) of him and Roger looking much younger - and Colin is holding... a tin whistle, which is an instrument I've never heard him play. Anahata |
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05 Jun 08 - 06:27 PM (#2358786) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Sue Allan Frank Lee, better known as the rapper and longsword maker of choice is a fantastic melodeon player ... although most people only hear him playing for morris (and sword, appalachian, clog) where his talents don't shine so much. He plays bass butons chord that I'm sure aren't really there ... |
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11 Jun 08 - 06:56 AM (#2363061) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: banjoman "And then there was the late great Rip Ripingale" the only melodeon player who had an "Oh Sh!!t" button fitted. He knew three tunes which all sounded the same.Had a habit of suddenly forgetting the tune and going back to the beginning, which left our local NW team poised precariously with one foot in the air till he got back to the bit he had forgotten. Otherwise a great actor who could convince some people that he really could play. Used to suddenly develop Carpal Tunnel or RSI when any tune he didn't know was asked for. I know because I suffered trying to play alongside him till we finally gave him a snare drum to play - what a great mistake that was - but thats another story. |
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11 Jun 08 - 09:09 AM (#2363145) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: LesB I'll second Frank Lee. Cheers Les |
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11 Jun 08 - 11:13 AM (#2363276) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST DOXY |
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13 Jun 08 - 04:16 PM (#2365336) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: irishenglish Rod Stradling. Also, two older gents whom I believe haven't been mentioned yet-Oscar Woods and Font Whatling |
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13 Jun 08 - 07:48 PM (#2365495) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Greg B All of this reminds me of what I love about the instrument, which has been my personal fascination for quite a long time now. Thing is, with the English box (no disrespect to the B/C, C#/D, and other chromatic players) is that everyone comes at the thing in their own way. My theory is that an extended period of willing or unwilling celibacy and long evenings at home is actually required in order to really get the good out of the box. Oh, those in stable relationships can master basic chordal song accompaniments, but the ones who put the "melody" in "melodeon" probably did so in the company of nothing warmer than a sixer of ale for a period of months or years. You would, for example, never mistake Tony Hall from our Martin Ellison, nor the latter for Rod Stradling or (again) our Brian Peters. And Kirkpatrick's got his own thing going. It's precisely the ambiguity of the instrument which makes it so much more like the guitar than the piano (both of which I also play). I've stolen a couple of tunes from our Martin, but if we sat down across from one another and played them, we'd probably both end up wide-eyed and saying "you finger that passage like THAT?!?" Or "hold on...what did you just do THERE?" The fourths-tuned boxes are nothing if not ambiguous. Watch two good players playing in D on a D/G boxes and you'll likely find that sometimes one is pressing and the other drawing. Not so much in G --- those inner rows are stickier, but the outer row, aye, that's where the magic happens. That's the fun, really. Working it out. Discovering the syncopation of a bellows reversal in the midst of a button change that makes a little 'grace' note when deliberately mis-timed. Three for the price of two, that is. There's no other instrument that I've played, other than perhaps the 5-string banjo, where "practicing" is really such great joy of discovery, as you never know when, in a tune you've played 1000 times, a little quirky cross will accidentally appear and make you say, "where have YOU been all my life?" There is so much of the mental, intellectual in these things, but then an equal measure of 'muscle memory' required to execute it. This is the instrument where 'mistakes' have the potential to become brilliant additions to the capabilities. Mathematically, they're 'shaped' like Western music-- 1-4-5 circle of fifths ascending and descending, the relative minor. Years of music theory and I didn't really "get" it until I played the D/G box. Physically, that translates into magic for the sort of music for which they're meant. Which I guess was the point of the inventors...they wanted something that the 'unwashed masses' would buy and be able to honk out the music that was meant for them. Only along the way, because they designed it to be a natural sound-producer for 1-4-5 music, they got more than they, and we, bargained for. |
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04 Apr 10 - 09:53 PM (#2879725) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Will Pound Id say Frank Lee and Matt Crum were 2 of the best around atm...but so many great's to chose from. |
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05 Apr 10 - 04:15 PM (#2880191) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: mattkeen andy cutting |
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05 Apr 10 - 04:53 PM (#2880208) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: The Sandman here is one of my favourite melodeon players; cathy cook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb9QbQODEB8 |
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05 Apr 10 - 05:02 PM (#2880214) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: The Sandman and here she is again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBbt1EwsZWc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4-KRQmg6vk |
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05 Apr 10 - 05:05 PM (#2880218) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: The Sandman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqYME9cQDsY |
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05 Apr 10 - 06:51 PM (#2880302) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Herga Kitty Andy Cutting... whom I've known for at least 35 years. He played a mean triangle too Kitty |
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05 Apr 10 - 06:53 PM (#2880304) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Herga Kitty And Saul Rose, though he was still in his pushchair in 1975... Kitty |
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06 Apr 10 - 08:12 AM (#2880592) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: The Sandman I like this too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKrulqVhN_M&feature=related |
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06 Apr 10 - 11:04 AM (#2880718) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: alex s Peter Snape (Chorley, UK) is a great accompanist as well as soloist - he's that rare find, a sensitive melodeon player |
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06 Apr 10 - 12:59 PM (#2880799) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Old Roger I'd vote for Steve Collins who used to play with the band "Shave The Monkey" but now leads a more academic and cloistered life and plays with the completely unknown band "Too Many Whickers". A few lucky souls get to hear him play around where he lives. Stunningly good player. |
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06 Apr 10 - 01:54 PM (#2880838) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,HipflaskAndy sans cookie today All the usual expected/established fine players mentioned above - damn fine! Kirkpat/Care/Rose/Whitby-Parky(bless!)/Turner/Spiers/Cutting/Van Ey/ Bri Peters....and on.... excellent! But here's one to watch for - came out of Gainsboro, now based in York - one Paul Young. There's a young lad that's sure made me sit up and take note. It aint easy for a young lad like that to get the work - and he's trying to be a pro muso - Hope he blossoms forth, sticks with it - and that you all get to hear him. - Dunc |
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06 Apr 10 - 04:21 PM (#2880917) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Ian Gill I've seen most of the players mentioned, listened to nearly all of them and played with a fair few. Here are two more names; Rees Wesson and Paul Havell. For my money, as a mere guitarist, Rees plays like Jimi Hendrix or Paddy Keenan, wild and free, but Paul is the Peter Green, taste, touch and timing. He should be better known. |
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06 Apr 10 - 04:48 PM (#2880929) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Ebor_fiddler Yes, Paul Young (aka "Lost Busker") is a marvellous player now and will certainly get even better. Take notice of Hipflask Andy etc - remember you heard of Paul here first (don't be embarassed if you are reading this Paul - you are that good!) |
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06 Apr 10 - 05:04 PM (#2880940) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,guest just back from the pub Dave Jolly. Lovely player. Great musician. |
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06 Apr 10 - 05:57 PM (#2880969) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Alan Day I am going to add Mel Stevens to the above names X Rosbif At home with English and French music a brilliant all round musician Al |
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13 Jun 10 - 06:42 AM (#2926664) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,John Julian Sutton has to be one of the top melodeon players in the UK |
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13 Jun 10 - 07:02 AM (#2926671) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Mark Stevens it has to be Mark ye Morris. Highly regarded around this locality, nobody comes close to this populist virtue oh-soo .. |
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13 Jun 10 - 07:16 AM (#2926677) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Green Man Pete Grassby, he's the man who knows the instrument inside and out. John K of course and my old mentor John Yair. GM |
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13 Jun 10 - 08:06 AM (#2926694) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: alex s played with Peter Snape last night - he was ACE! |
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13 Jun 10 - 10:51 AM (#2926755) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,FloraG I was at Whitby a couple of years ago and heard a melodeon player accompany a youth group of morris in the showcase. It was not any of the really well known people mentioned above - I've heard most of them - but it was an ace performance. I'm sorry I don't know his name - someone might - but I have never heard anyone playing a tune that fitted a dance so well. Does anyone know who he might be? Flora ( an average melodeon player ). |
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13 Jun 10 - 01:13 PM (#2926834) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Arthur_itus Agree with Dunc about Paul Young, but don't forget that he is a seriously good guitar player and his fiddle playing is coming on in leaps and bounds. I don't know if John (Fiddlers Green) Conolly has been mentioned but if not he plays a mean melodeon. |
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14 Jun 10 - 06:11 AM (#2927342) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Mr Red JK (a notsominor deity) usually plays a button accordion. But making different notes (on the right hand) in/out does that make it a melodeon? |
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14 Jun 10 - 06:18 AM (#2927345) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Martin Ellison Mr Red: The button accordion JK plays remains a button accordion whatever notes it plays. The melodeons (both one and two rows) that JK plays are melodeons and, for my money, he is one of the very best and an inspiration. Martin |
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14 Jun 10 - 07:56 AM (#2927428) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,LDT Looks at list, then looks at facebook friends list....Okay this could be awkward... Its too hard i'd end up with a very long list. Diplomatic answer anyone who isn't me who's a melodeon player. ;) |
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01 Oct 10 - 12:29 PM (#2997626) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,antiziorikzar of bath Are we talking sport or music ? Who really gives a f. . . about who's best ? Those who can develop their own style, innovate and compose original music for melodeon that doesn't sound like the usual tedious, cliched E minor stuff you hear on them, is a decent player in my opinion. The majority of players i have heard in this country could do well to learn a single row and play 6 different keys on it and also make a 3 row sound like a piano accordion as well as a melodeon. Try Tim Edey, now we're talking. |
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08 Jan 11 - 11:03 AM (#3069858) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Our Jud Paul young and john spiers. |
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08 Jan 11 - 01:23 PM (#3069942) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: The Sandman http://ie.youtube.com/user/cathycook1 |
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08 Jan 11 - 01:41 PM (#3069953) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: Old Vermin Worth mentioning Ed Rennie, I reckon. I was lucky enough to have him playing in may local session way back in the early 90s. The Bismarcks were arguably the best ceilidh band ever. |
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08 Jan 11 - 02:03 PM (#3069968) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: melodeonboy Yes, Ed Rennie! A cracking player! I knew someone had been missed out and I couldn't remember who! |
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26 Apr 11 - 06:07 AM (#3142531) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Chris B (Born Again Scouser) My mate Clive Williams is pretty good. For Irish style C#D playing, Anita Rochford from Liverpool. Donna Harkin from Letterkenny is, for my money, the equal of any player - she was born in England so I'll include her (though I don't know if she'll thank me!). |
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07 Aug 11 - 10:11 AM (#3203239) Subject: RE: UK's best Melodeon players From: GUEST,Frank Lee Will Pound once complimented me on this thread, but after attending a Haddo concert at Sidmouth (Will & Nicky Pound), It behoves me to return the compliment. Will must be pretty near the top when it comes to all-round ability with the G/D system. He just appears to think through the instrument! And unlike some - he uses both ends of it! |