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16 Nov 03 - 07:56 AM (#1054649) Subject: Review: Learn Scottish Accordion From: GUEST,Brendan Hi people, We have recently made "Learn Scottish Accordion, with Sandy Brechin" available again after a few hassles over the past couple of years. It is available on DVD and VHS. go to this site for more info, and a streaming clip to watch online. http://www.learnaccordion.cjb.net We'd appreciate any feedback on the video from people who've seen it before. |
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16 Nov 03 - 08:05 AM (#1054651) Subject: RE: Review: Learn Scottish Accordion From: GUEST,noddy just when we thought it was safe.............. Whats the difference between a gentleman and an accordianist? The gentleman understands the meaning of the words "Dont" and " Stop" |
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17 Nov 03 - 04:37 AM (#1055236) Subject: RE: Review: Learn Scottish Accordion From: GUEST,Skipjack K8 Dignify your second-hand, tired wit with punctuation, Noddy, then maybe we'd roll in the aisles. Sandy is a great teacher one-to-one, so I can easily assume this video is well worth the wonga. He taught me some neat left hand tricks at Folkworks Darlington a few years back, including a terrific bass run to the Jig Runrig. I reckon there's still a lot of stuff in this for me, and I'm at the upper end of intermediate level, so perhaps I'll lavish this video on myself. |
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18 Nov 03 - 01:09 AM (#1055969) Subject: RE: Review: Learn Scottish Accordion From: Lin in Kansas Guest, Skipjack K8: Please forgive my ignorance, but would you tell me what is a "Scottish" accordian? I've been learning concertina, but wasn't aware there were any country designations other than English and Irish! Thank you for furthering my knowledge base. Lin |
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19 Nov 03 - 08:07 AM (#1056878) Subject: RE: Review: Learn Scottish Accordion From: GUEST I'm not entirely sure what the difference is, to be honest. I'm just a technical lackie. Please don't burn me. |
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19 Nov 03 - 08:45 AM (#1056906) Subject: RE: Review: Learn Scottish Accordion From: GUEST,Skipjack K8 Lin, I am a bit of a duffer on concertinas, other than knowing they're either push-pull or chromatic. Scottish accordion style is different from Irish principally because the Scottish ceilidh tradition (for the last century or so) is based on piano accordion, and the equally ancient Irish equivalent favouring the melodeon (if a free reed instrument is used). If you examine the difference in the dance styles of both traditions, you can start to perceive the difference in the music required. The fundamental difference is the use of the arms above the head and resting on the waist in the Scottish tradition, and the straight-by-the-side Irish equivalent. Both are wonderful art forms, so I hold no prejudice. A musical difference would be that jigs are easier to play on the accordion than the melodeon. Also, the Scottish tend to use two piano accordions in a band, known as first and second box, which gives a massive sound. You can hear the difference between the two traditions in the famous tunes. Tunes like Athole Highlanders, Dashing White Sargeant and Cock of the North capture the Scottish 'sound', whilst Father O'Flynn, Tobin's Favourite and the Kilfenora characterise the Irish sound, to my ear, at least. A musical difference is that the Scottish tunes tend to stay in major keys, whilst the Irish favour major/minor, or plain minor keys. This is a ham fisted attempt at explaining my own take on this, and far finer musical minds can give you chapter and verse here. I can't even read music, so I really am ill equipped to postulate, but you did ask! |
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19 Nov 03 - 11:56 PM (#1057490) Subject: RE: Review: Learn Scottish Accordion From: Lin in Kansas Skipjack8-- Yep, I did, and you explain it very well. Thanks for adding to my admittedly meager understanding of the various styles for free-reed instruments. There just ain't enough of us out there, IMO! Lin |
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20 Nov 03 - 12:11 AM (#1057501) Subject: RE: Review: Learn Scottish Accordion From: Cluin Well, obviously in Scottish accordion, you have to learn to balance a tipple of Talisker on the box while you're playing. |