Thanks Martin. I think its usng text on mobiles that's made me lazy with the apostrophe.

Cap'n - I went to a melodeon workshop the other year and played my English concertina. It was good for learning the bounce.

The trouble with being in Soggy Shropshire is that, however good our session is, we are playing in a hybrid style rather than, for example, Kerry style. Im a reasonable player now, but still not good enough to recognise different styles.

It took me ages to be able to play reels, jigs I find ok. Think its the fingering that holds me back ie if I have to play 3 notes on the same side of the box eg D F# A in sucession I get tied up in knots.

It didnt help that I was taught as a child to only use 2 fingers to play the notes and to use 2 fingers under the support ledge. I have had to relearn using 3 fingers.

Its still a lovely instrument to play and I do love Irish music.