An Index of Clive Williams' Melodeon Videos from YouTube
Here’s a traditional Finnish fiddle tune called Yxi Kaunis Papillinen Polska, my entry for melodeon.net’s theme of the month, tunes that start with Y. It turns out to be quite a tricky letter to find a tune for! This one is from the album Zwei Mannborgs, who do an amazing version for two harmoniums. The title broadly translates to ‘one beautiful priestly polska’.
Played on a Castagnari Mory in D/G.
Comments closedTune of the month for October 2023 at melodeon.net, a traditional English tune that comes from a 1750’s tune book. It’s a march, but I’m hornpiping it a bit here.
Played on a Hohner Liliput in G/C, converted and rebuilt by Kay Albrecht.
Comments closedA waltz written by Jon Swayne (of Blowzabella fame). Some versions stick an extra bar on the end of the B music – I don’t. Played on a Hohner 1920’s G/C melodeon for melodeon.net’s tune of the month, September 2023.
This melodeon is for sale (as of 9/9/23); see https://forum.melodeon.net/index.php?topic=29605.msg350585#msg350585 if interested.
Comments closedAn 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.
Comments closedBonus version of a tune I’ve learned up for melodeon.net’s theme of the month, tunes from Turlough Carolan. I wondered if this would fit on a Hero 7 key toy melodeon (get them in toy shops for about £20) and yes, it does.
Comments closedThis 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.
Comments closedThis melodeon is for sale (August 2023); this is a quick demo video – it’s got 2 sets of medium reeds and one set of low (which are switched off in this video). Also see the videos for the Elfique with the low reed engaged, and the 1930s Hohner.
Comments closedNice simple tune this one, played for Melodeon.net’s theme of the month – tunes starting with W.
Played on Saltarelle Elfique D/G, in G.
Comments closedOllie King’s tune, which is tune of the month for July 2023 over at melodeon.net. Quite hard to figure out a way to play this without having the full range of low notes, so I’ve gone for playing it (mostly) in the upper octave.
Played on a D/G Castagnari Giasco I in D; I believe the original is written in G.
Comments closedThis cracking tune is a Bruno le Tron composition. I used to play it many, many years ago with GIG CB! – can I still remember it? Well, kind of. Here we go! We used to use this for a Rondeau – it’s a 4 part jig, with an odd little bridge between the 2nd and 3rd parts.
Played for melodeon.net’s ongoing ‘Alphabet Soup’ theme – now we’re on letter V.
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