The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #110424   Message #2491643
Posted By: Phil Edwards
12-Nov-08 - 08:52 AM
Thread Name: England's National Musical-Instrument?
Subject: RE: England's National Musical-Instrument?
This is my idea of English concertina. Also this (incidentally the fourth or fifth completely different interpretation of this song I've heard (counting my own); someone should do a compilation). Full disclosure: I've got a recorder (plastic, made in Japan) but mainly use it for converting tunes I know by ear to notes I can write down; I find its tone difficult to hit consistently & not rich enough to warrant the effort.

Bells always make me think of an odd line in The nine tailors - Lord Peter says, "Bells are like cats and mirrors - they're always queer, and it doesn't do to think too much about them." The odd thing is, I know just what he means.