My grandfather on my mom's side, (who was Welsh and Scot-Irish) played concertina, bagpipes, penny whistle and clarinet. He was much in demand for sessions and bands, and funerals (for the bagpipes of course). He died at age 48 of black lung, after over 30 years in the mines of Wales and the USA, so all I have are stories, but from the stories, he played them all very well, how I wish I could have known him. His instruments were given to various people after he died except for the bagpipes that were eventually stolen. I play a few things myself but not concertina, I have always wanted a concertina to try and learn to play one well. I'm in my 60's now, but there MIGHT still be time.
Dear Aria, Thank you for sharing your wonderful story about your grandfather. It seems he was truly an interesting man. It is never late to start playing on a musical instrument. I myself play except of the concertina on a piano, guitar, jaws harp and few more. I recorded this piece after 2 years of playing concertina with no teacher, just by hearing. I wish you all the best and hope you will start play the concertina soon.
@@golanhalima Thank you for the reply. I don't think I'm too old either, I play sax, harmonica and penny whistle but have always been confounded by keyboards and strings. Concertina doesn't seem quite as confounding (but I might be wrong...) Maybe I will gift myself one for Christmas or my birthday and give it a serious try.
@@arlaabrell8658 do that. I hope that one day i will comment on a video of you playing the concertina and make you happy like you did to me with your family memories. Marry Christmas.
Thank you for your words. I love spending time with my concertina. Except of this tune, I did more arrangements for the instrument, but most of the time I compose the music I play on it. This is the playlist of all of my concertina recordings on my RU-vid channel, please check them out: ru-vid.com/group/PLGxfnVBozPtImn_C5mq_ai2UJWksJ1Myj&si=jvyQoxt1qb72Wutn
@@golanhalima Wow, Thank you so much!! You have given me the courage to play my concertinas on RU-vid. I just make up things. I have 2 guitar songs on RU-vid , see my channel (hit this B on my I.D.) and see my things. I'll show off my post war east German concertina. Thanks for sharing. I'll subscribe and we'll exchange techniques.
My Great Great Grandfather Sir Charles Wheatstone. He invented the English rounded Concertina and later the square type was made in Germany. I do not play it but play the chord organ which works on the same principal. Enjoy. ;-)
I love this. You make it look effortless! I just got a concertina like you have in this video and I’m already saving for a better one because I have finally found an instrument I want to pursue 💙
Hi Golan, I just got the same concertina as a birthdaypresent. Came to your video because I searched “Amazon concertina”. For something that was just 99,- (euros) it’s got a pretty good sound and it’s well tuned 😊 Only thing is that you need some muscles to play it 💪 😅 and the buttons are a bit high. But the sound is really decent. I think I’ll practice on this one for a while and if I still like it, I’ll find myself a better one. But for a beginner it’s pretty good.
Hi Brijit, First of all happy birthday 🎂. I just listened to your playing at your RU-vid channel and I thing you deserve a better concertina then the one you got. You are amazing musician. I've also subscribed to your channel. I hope you will enjoy your purchase. Can't wait to hear you play on it in your videos.
Thank you! If you like my concertina music, except of what on my channel, there are 2 more things I recorded: 'all for me grog' and a composition of mine for concertina. These pieces are on another RU-vid channel. Look for my name and add concertina to it. Golan Halima.
I did not think that it was possible to play it on a 20-button, because the version I have of it, in G, has F sharps, F naturals and a C sharp. If it were transposed to C, as you did, then the version I have would require a B-flat. But I see that this version doesn't. Hmm, that means that I can do it in G on my GD 20-button, if I just leave out the F natural, and just play e, c,c, the way you go a,f,f
When folk songs traveled, before audio recordings and sheet music, people adjusted them to their instruments they played without fearing it sounding different. That was part of what made the player shine. People are listening to your interpretation. Accomplished players will intentionally drop notes, change notes, add ornamentation, what matters is for it to sound nice.
Honestly I've found a lot of tunes are playable on the 20 button seeing as that's all I have at home. If you don't mind adjusting the keys then it's all good!
Pick a version in A, that's 3 sharps. Transpose up 2 whole steps and you'll b in key of C.. There will be only one f# accidental beginning of 3rd measure B part.
@rattyfingers8621 Two whole steps up from A is C#. The version in the Fiddler's Fake Book cannot be played on a 20 button. If the Fiddler's Fake Book version were transposed to C, it would require a Bb and an F#, in addition to the B natural and F natural. The version that this guy is playing is slightly simpler with a few notes removed, thereby allowing it to be played on a 20-button. Since I have a GD 20-button, I can play this simplified version in G, which is the most common key to play it in.
Was this more strenuous to get around than a better quality concertina? I saw you mention you were pulling the best from the worst, and I can totally get what you mean, I think these are the ones I see for 200 euro on amazon... I was really attracted to getting a (good) 20 button concertina to play, but the main appeal is that I thought it would be less physically strenuous. In this song it looks like you are really working to pull that sound out of the concertina. is that typical or is it just this particular one?
Yes, it is typical. This is one of the things that makes this a low quality concertina. It is even more significant in this tune because of the way it is played. Still, I love this instrument and have a lot of good time with it.
Thank you! I've looked at your RU-vid channel and listened to you playing the ukulele. Your words mean more to me when it comes from a musician like yourself.
@@golanhalima Thanks so much, your words have warmed my heart! I'm planning to try (buy?) a concertina myself (it is hard to find one here in Hungary).
@@UkuleleHungary My concertina is very cheap. I bought it from AliExpress. I guess I'm pulling the best out of the worst with this one. I hope to buy a professional concertina one day. I wish you all the best. Greetings from Israel.
@@salmonproduction1990 I think that with this concertina I'm pulling the best out of the worst. I advise you to do better with your buyings. It will be rewording on the long run.
תודה רבה! את הקונצרטינה המאוד זולה ופשוטה הזו קניתי מאליאקספרס. במבט לאחור, אולי היה כדאי להשקיע בכלי יותר טוב למרות שאני מאוד אוהב לנגן עליה. אפשר להגיד שאני מוציא את המקסימום מהמינימום.
