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Midnight on the Water

Luke Thomasson’s classic American waltz here played on a Castagnari Mory melodeon in D/G. Played as part of Melodeon.net’s theme of the month for October 2015, Tunes of Lester Bailey – tunes taken from fellow melodeon player Lester Bailey’s blog a-tune-a-day.

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Esperanza

A schottische written by great French accordion player, Marc Perrone – melodeon.net’s tune of the month for October 2015. Played on a Hohner Pokerwork in D/G as an experiment into how much of this tune, which really needs accidentals, can be played on a simple 2 row melodeon.

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The Recruiting Officer

Melodeon.net’s tune of the month for September 2015 is this 32 bar jig. Played on a Hohner Lucia D/G/Acc converted box in D and G.

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Bourree No.32 from Terpsichore

From Michael Praetorius 1612 book, ‘Terpsichore’, comes this lovely happy tune. Played as part of Melodeon.net’s theme of the month for September 2015, Something Obscure – this isn’t obscure in the classical world I admit, but it is in the melodeon world.

Played in C on a G/C/Acc Van der Aa Compact III.

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Dribbles of Brandy

Melodeon.net Tune of the Month for August 2015; this 32 bar jig is also known as ‘Brother of York’. Played on a Hohner Pokerwork in D/G.

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Skobo

A beautiful but simple waltz from Denmark, learned many years ago from my good friends Derek and Lynn Chivers. A sedate English country dance waltz rather than a quicker French-style one.

Played on an 18 bass Van der Aa Compact melodeon in G/C/#, but this plays just fine on a one or two row box.

Melodeon.net theme of the month for August 2015; waltzes

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La Choca

A lovely waltz from southern France, learned from the playing of Chris Wood and Andy Cutting. This month’s theme of the month on Melodeon.net is runners up, and I’ve tried to get this one through the poll on several occasions, it’s such a good tune. Came desperately close in April 2012!

Here played on a newly commissioned Van der Aa Compact 3 18 bass G/C/# melodeon, albeit that this tune could with a bit arrangement fit on an 8 bass without too much effort.

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Rose of Raby

Dave Shepherd’s wonderful mazurka is tune of the month at melodeon.net this month, so here it is in C minor, played on a Bb/Eb Hohner Preciosa 12 bass. I’ve had to learn 3 completely new chords to play this tune – it’s been quite hard! Thanks to Dave for letting us use his great tune!

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Roslin Castle

Roslin Castle is a lovely traditional Scottish Air. I’m playing all the parts of this pseudo string quartet arrangement. No video with this one, so there are some photos courtesy of a few anonymous instragram users – thank you very much, whoever you are!

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Vedder Michel

A traditional German tune, which I hear as a polka. A fast, somewhat crazy polka.

Melodeon.net’s tune of the month for June 2015, played on a Hohner Lucia D/G converted melodeon.

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