Legend nic jones with his son joe joined on stage by tony hall who played melodeon with nic. Dit tijdens trek er es uut 2008 op het kandinsky college op. In any weather click here to buy owens solo album from the blog click continue reading home. The instruments are diatonic, which means they are tuned in one key in case of a one row melodeon or 2 or 3 keys for 2 and 3 row melodeons. Specific types of pump organ include the reed organ, harmonium, and melodeon more portable than pipe organs, freereed organs were widely used in smaller churches and in private homes in the 19th century, but their volume and. Noel hill, tony macmahon the concertina, come west along the road. Apologies for some of it being slightly out of sync. I remember the first time that i ever heard tony hall. It is the best demonstration i know that the english melodeon can actually be a musical instrument. It was at an continue reading a tribute to tony hall. Tony hall fieldvole music this record was put out by free reed in 1976, and i dont think it has been reissued as a cd.
Forge cottage, the street, oulton, norfolk, nr11 6af. Can anyone tell me what key i would be playing in if i was to use standard bc fingering on a dg box. I got it from a recording of the ace english melodeon player from norfolk, tony hall. Best free music android apps download apps apk on appraw. A complete collection of diatonic accordions for practice and play. Their set featured traditional songs, music hall numbers and the occasional tune. An index of clive williams melodeon videos from youtube. Fitted with strong strap brackets and also has a rotello for adjusting the. Tony weatherall melodeon and neil brookes fiddle and flute give us an excellent romp around material from five recently.
Lesters melodeon emporium and tunearama, wendover, united kingdom. Samples of my music the weavers march down on the hard. He has performed as a backing musician to several worthies in the folk world including. Melodeon definition of melodeon by the free dictionary. Print email born in palestine, raised in beccles, suffolk, tony, now 75, came upon his first melodeon by accident in the very early 1950s. Schottische a bethanie dg melodeon tutorial 1 of 3 schottische a bethanie dg melodeon tutorial 2 of 3 schottische a bethanie dg melodeon tutorial 3 of 3. Tony hall playing inisheer at the blaxhall ship, 20 june.
I will now settle for my top three tony weatherall, dan quinn and rees wesson. Download the best apps for android phone and tablet. Its footoperated bellows draw the air in past the reeds by suction, rather than forcing it out by pressure. Tony hall musician born 1941, melodeon player born in beccles, suffolk england tony hall botanist, kew gardens expert, former manager of the alpine house.
This album opens with my tribute to the playing of the legendary tony hall. Playing speed the plough, an english folk melody following the characteristic structure of many traditional tunes. Tony hall biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Download melodeon button accordion android app apk free to your android phone or tablet, version 1. A two voice, two row with 21 treble buttons and 8 bass buttons. There were floor spots from will, pj, tony winn and rachel hacks trio revival. This not only goes for the treble side, b read more. This site is the home of the various groups and projects of owen woods, acclaimed melodeonist. Tim edey,plays d g box,so does tony hall,and cathycook plays irish music on hers. It is a shame that the big music stations have not exposed their listeners to this wonderful music. For more great content go to and download our apps. Guests announced for the informal gettogether in the towns grieg hall include. Hall, who taught himself to play as a boy and comes from lives in east anglia, achieves marvellous lyrical effects.
Paul is a stylish melodeon player and singer from hertfordshire who performs material mainly from the. Anyone interested in this sort of music is well advised to purchase this cd. What i do i sing varied songs, accompanying myself on hohner melodeons and play a mixture of tunes. By following the link to the author page click the tony croft link above you will find a video introduction to that book which. Tony hall uit engeland speelt op zijn antieke hohner een typical britse mazurka. Builtin songbook with hundreds of titles and scale tutorials. Windows, linux and mac versions have been released. The buttons on the bassside keyboard are most commonly arranged in pairs, with one button of a pair sounding the. Learning to play the dg melodeon video blog 2 duration. The pump organ is a type of freereed organ that generates sound as air flows past a vibrating piece of thin metal in a frame. The most popular melodeon system in england is the dg for folk music and morris dancing. Every month the forum chooses a tune for us all to play and post online.
Tony hall is a selftaught melodeon player form beccles suffolk, who has been playing since 1952 aged 11. Mardles tony hall revered melodeon maestro and folk. His uncle sam visited from america yes, uncle sam really was his name staying with tony. Melodeons specialists hobgoblin music, established 1976. The melody side keyboard contains one or more rows of buttons and each row produces the notes of a single diatonic scale. The bc system is used mainly for irish and scottish music. The melodeon is sometimes also known as the diatonic button accordion. Youtube videos are available showing the author playing each of the tunes. Tony hall music executive born 1928, british music executive and former record producer and dj.
Autorip is available only for eligible cds and vinyl sold by amazon eu sarl but does not apply to gift orders or primenow orders. Melodeon accordion, a type of button accordion melodeon organ, a type of 19thcentury reed organ melodeon boston, massachusetts, a concert hall in 19thcentury boston melodeon records, a u. A melodeon or diatonic button accordion is a member of the freereed aerophone family of musical instruments. When rees isnt building his corvette, clipper and windjammer melodeons you can find him running workshops or performing with one of his several bands up and down the country, and beyond. Melodeon is a lightweight software application designed to help you emulate the sound of a melodeon with bass using the keyboard. I first saw tony play in ed rennies superlatively amazing sound of hohner. I however learnt it by ear from tom sennett who is a great melodeon. Nic jones with his son joe joined on stage by tony hall who played melodeon with nic on penguin eggs. Melodeon, keyboard instrument sounded by the vibration of free reeds by wind. Shirley collins and the albion country band, no roses, lp, pegasus peg 7, 1971 various artists, the larks they sang melodious, lp, transatlantic xtra 1141, 1974 maddy prior, june tabor, silly sisters, lp, chrysalis chr 1101, 1976 june tabor, airs and graces, lp, topic 12ts298, 1976, peter bellamy, peter bellamy sings the barrack.
Sheet music direct is your home for premium sheet music. Lesters melodeon emporium and tunearama home facebook. Bbc director general tony hall sets out his vision for the. Melodeon button accordion apk free android app download. There is a choice of midi instruments, keys and button layout. Get the best free music android apps for your mobile device. Melodeon button accordion is a free and awesome music audio app. Melodeons for sale sherwood melodeon scarlatti melodeon. The dg melodeon is fine for irish music, provided that. Tony hall playing the tune inisheer at the blaxhall ship, 20 june 2015, uploaded with his permission on the night. The weavers march and the quaker 2 tunes played on melodeon. Hohner melodeon diatonic melodeon apps for ios and android. This is my interpretation of tony halls arrangement of the flowers of edinburgh. Please click below or use the buttons above to access the information you require.
See terms and conditions for full details, including costs which may apply for the mp3 version in case of order returns or cancellations. It sports a clean and simple layout that offers only a few. Two features really distinguish the melodeon from the other instruments in the family. It is an american development of the harmonium, from which it differs in two principal respects. The christmas box melodeon carols uses the same notation as in the earlier book melodeon classics from morris to mozart. Simple accompaniments for shanties suitable for ks1 and some special school situations. Providing repairs and restoration of accordions and melodeons in the beds, bucks, herts and oxon area.
The hohner midi melodeon is a button accordion melodeon coremidi control surface for the ipad. Needs a lot of work still, but the essence of it is there. Regional english instrumental music is the flavour of the decade, and heres an extremely welcome addition to what is currently available. Tony hall revered melodeon maestro and folk legend. Virtual button accordion apps for ios and android, all featuring the familiar keyboard layout of hohners iconic corona erica doubleray diatonic button accordion. Tony hall does a masterful series of sets of old land and sea tunes.
Uses pc keyboard function keys and space bar to emulate a one row melodeon with bass. I wish i could draw diagrams on this setup you should be able to get as well as the obvious chords am on the pull using a and c, em on the pull, and probably bmaj or min on the squeeze, depending on your set up you could alter the chords by having the middle note retuned you should. A song learnt from the singing and playing of the brilliant melodeon player tony hall on his classic album fieldvole music. Meloden is a medicine available in a number of countries worldwide. But chae said it didnt matter, hed bring his melodeon. Welcome to melodeon music formerly known as music and melodeons. The tune derives from that of the scottish song the wark. I am going to break convention by making a tribute to someone whilst they are still alive. I learnt this pair of tunes from the playing of the brilliant tony hall from. A list of us medications equivalent to meloden is available on the website. Maddy prior and june tabors silly sisters album nic jones penguin eggs album backing people such as shirley collins, peter bellamy, royston wood and the kipper family on albums. Accomplished melodeon player tony hall is considered by many in folk music circles to be the master of his art, though his profile has been downplayed by a disproportionately sporadic recording. Occasional workshops for melodeon players i am a cartoonist and can supply all kinds of cartoons especially ones involving musical instruments. I have played at folk clubs and festivals all over the uk for the last fortyodd years.
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