Here is a tip or two,for playing hornpipes on the English Concertina.
Hornpipes often have a stamp,on the last bar of each section,example Boys of Bluehill,bar 8,I play f# d f#,if the player reverses the bellows on these three beats,a good rhythm is achieved
it is also possible if the player does not wish to change bellows, to use increased volume, the use of playing the three notes in octaves,and putting a break between the notes[similiar to a broken slur on the fiddle]will give a good effect.
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