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 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 closedOK folks, what’s this called? I’ve known it “all my life” and when I pick a melodeon up, and press a few keys on the pull, this comes out. It just plays so naturally. I think it’s probably a Breton song or intro to a gavotte, or similar, but I have no idea beyond that. Any ideas?
Played on a D/G Castagnari Mory.
Comments closedAn alternative version of melodeon.net’s tune of the month for May 2023. Also played in D on a D/G Castagnari Mory, this is a slower take.
You can find the faster version here: https://youtu.be/L-nlNWvd41A
Comments closedA straight down the line, session speed, version of the Gloucestershire Hornpipe, played in D on a D/G on a Castagnari Mory.
You can find a more sedate alternative version here. https://youtu.be/lTqrg9RE2CU
Melodeon.net tune of the month for May 2023.
Comments closedA straight take on this tune, played on a D/G Saltarelle L’Elfique. Melodeon.net’s tune of the month for April 2023.
Comments closedLovely slow march written by Rachel Darling; I learned it from the playing of Leveret. Played in D on a D/G Castagnari Giasco I.
2nd of a trio of tunes following February 2023’s theme of the month at melodeon.net
Re-uploaded with improved sound.
Comments closedMelodeon.net’s tune of the month for Nov 2022. I’m using a Streb to fire out midi signals to my PC – using piano and ocarina samples from Mixcraft which I use to put my recordings together. All in one take, no overdubs/multitracking.
The tune is by Chris Wood of course.
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