Category: Hohner Preciosa

An Andy Cutting tune – a slow 6/8 time thing, with an extra couple of bars in the B music. Recorded on a Hohner Preciosa in Bb/Eb for melodeon.net theme of the month, September 2023.

This comes from Turlough Carolan, the irish harpist, repertoire which contains many, many, great tunes. Here played on a Bb/Eb Hohner Preciosa in Bb.

Part of melodeon.net theme of the month for August 2023, Carolan tunes.

A lovely tune from Leveret’s latest album (as of May 2023), Forms. A traditional tune, and listed as ‘unknown waltz’ such in whichever manuscript Leveret found it from, rather than a tune I simply don’t know the name of. Also recorded by Sam Sweeney, in a rather more ornate form, by Sam Sweeney on his wonderful Solo EP.

Melodeon.net, theme of the month for May 2023, ‘Tunes that start with U’.

Played on a Hohner Preciosa Bb/Eb, in Eb.

2 3/8 bourrees, which I played for many years with GIG CB!, and indeed they’re the opening track on the first GIG CB! album. Une Oie, Deux Oies is by french musician Jean Blanchard; I learned the 2nd one off Marc Perrone many years ago, but don’t know the name. Hence the name.

Played on a Hohner Preciosa in Bb/Eb.

A pretty great tune written by Rob Harbron, normally played as part of a set with another of his tunes, Rain on the Woodpile (recorded elsewhere on this channel). Always wanted to learn it, fits in with melodeon.net theme of the month for March 2023, tunes starting with the letter T.

Played on a Hohner Preciosa in Bb/Eb.

A lovely waltz from the playing of, and presumably writing of, Le Sextet a Claques and on their live album. This is nice to play, but honestly, listen to the original when the trumpet kicks in.

Played for melodeon.net’s theme of the month, February 2023, on a Hohner Preciosa in Bb/Eb, in the key of C minor. Needs a tricky accidental on the push in the B music.

(Reuploaded with improved sound)