Category: Bb/Eb

Melodeon.net’s theme of the month for October 2024 is ‘new tunes’ and this kind of fits, being about 30-35 years old or so. I was reminded of this from the Melrose Quartet recording, but it’s written by Simon Heywood who used to play with 90’s Manchester folk dance band, Jabadaw.

Normally in A minor, but here played in F minor on a Bb/Eb Hohner Preciosa.

This tune is from the playing of swedish pianist Jan Johanssen, from his Jazz pa Svenska album, one of my favourite albums ever. The tune is taken from a swedish traditional song.

Played on a Hohner Preciosa in Bb/Eb for melodeon.net’s theme of the month June 2024, tunes from Sweden.

Melodeon.net’s tune of the month for June 2024, a jig from north east england. I’m playing it in a major key as normal, and then moving it to a minorised version – because I’m playing on a Bb/Eb Hohner Preciosa, that moves us from Bb to C minor.

A lovely tradition irish waltz, learned from the playing of William Coulter. Played on a Hohner Preciosa in Bb/Eb; a tune for melodeon.net’s theme of the month for January 2024 – irish music.

Luke Thomason’s waltz – one of my favourite all time tunes. Recorded this one at least twice before, so this time I’m playing it in Bb on a Bb/Eb Hohner Preciosa. Melodeon.net’s tune of the month for January 2024.

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.