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All posts tagged “music”
Oil Can Banjo…getting there
The oil can banjo is almost done. There are a few things I still need to work on. One of them has to do with the nut for the four main strings. When I strung the banjo, the nut appeared to be too low. This… Read More
You Are My Sunshine
The Gutter Sheiks…found on the YouTube machine
In Your Own Sweet Way
Jazz-man Dave Brubeck has passed at 91. RIP Here’s In Your Own Sweet Way http://youtu.be/2aHGMDf42lw Let’s take five and listen to his big one…this melody was all over the radio tonight. http://youtu.be/faJE92phKzI
Some fantastic accordion playing from Quebec
Check out the videos posted on YouTube by antonincarla. I really enjoy this fellow’s playing. His name is Lauréat Caron. Here are some samples on three different boxes. If these tunes interest you, I think you’ll enjoy all the music he has on his feed.
Fiddle Time
Here’s a selection of Cape Breton fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy performing at Hugh’s Room here in Toronto http://youtu.be/p1TIy9h1xnA Winston Scotty Fitzgerald Jerry Holland and Jerry Holland Jr
Teaching or not
I’ve been teaching a young fellow how to play the triple row button accordion for about a year and a half. He’s doing quite well. That is to say he has all the tools he needs to be a good player. Just add practice. He’s… Read More
Maple Leaf Two-Step
The Maple Leaf Two-Step, from 1953, was Ottawa Valley fiddle great Ward Allen’s first recording, a 78 rpm record on Alvina. I started learning this one on triple row button accordion in between trick-or-treaters tonight, based on a score I stumbled upon on a fiddle… Read More
Myllie Barron
My button accordion student Elliot is learning the Finnish Waltz. He was doing a pretty good job on it but I thought he needed to put a little more swing into it so we went to the YouTube to check out how others played this… Read More
How to play the Hurdy Gurdy
Here’s Melissa the Loud also giving a demonstration She has a website too. I really appreciate her love of the less loved instruments and I think you’ll enjoy visiting her site. If you’re a folk music freak like me, be sure to check out her… Read More
27th Street 