This book by Mick Bramich offers a systematic approach to learning the Anglo-chromatic concertina used in Irish music, although the techniques presented here can be used in any style of music. With numerous illustrations, photos, and diagrams the intricacies of concertina playing are made clear; 56 tunes, chord chart, etc. Tunes include: Apples in Winter, Drowsy Maggie, Pipe on the Hob, Kesh Jig, Rights of Man, Hag With the Money, and others. 80 pages.
Contents: Index of Tunes
Choosing the Right Instrument
Blank 30 Button Layouts
About the Anglo Concertina
The key of G Major
Some Tips on Air Control
Another Way of Playing G Major
The key of D Major
Scales
The key of A Minor
The key of E Minor
Modulation
The key of D Minor
The key of F Major
The key of B Minor
The key of A Major
The key of G Minor
Decoration of Melodic Lines
The Slow Air
Conclusion and Acknowledgments
Appendix one (a selection of tunes)
Appendix two (other tunings)
Appendix three (chord patterns)
Appendix four (rudiments of music)
Appendix five (dealers and suppliers)
Appendix six (bibliography)
Appendix seven (discography)
INDEX OF TUNES
Apples in Winter
Boys of Bluehill, The
Carman's Jig
Carolan's Welcome
Christmas Eve
Cliffs of Moher, The
Cock o' the North
Cœil Aodha Jig, The
Daniel O'Connell, The Home Ruler
Dear Irish Boy, The
Drowsy Maggie
Dullagen Reel, The
Eavesdropper, The
First House in Connaught, The
Flogging, The
Flowing Tide, The
Garrett Barry's Jig
Glen of Aherlow, The
Hag with the Money, The
Her Mantle so Green
Hullichan Jig, The
Humours of Ballycastle, The
Humours of Westport, The
I Ne'er Shall Wean Her
I Wish my Love was in a Mire
Johnny Leary's Slide
Kesh Jig, The
Kinnegad Slashers, The
Lannigan's Ball
Martin Wynne's no. 2
Mist on the Meadow
Morning Star, The
Off to California
Oh, the Britches full of Stitches
O, Love, Lie Beside Me
Out on the Ocean
Paddy Fahey's no. 1
P‡ist’n Fionn, An
Peggy Levin
Pipe on the Hob no. 1, The
Plains of Boyle, The
Pleasures of Home, The
Princess Royal
Rakes of Kildare, The
Rights of Man, The
Rolling wave, The
Sailing into Walpole's Marsh
Shandon Bells
Shannon's Flowery Banks, The
Sixmilebridge, The
Steeplechase, The
Sullivan O'Moore's March
Tenpenny Bit, The
Tomgraney Castle
Top of Maol, The
Wheels of the World, The
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