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English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: IRI5HJ4CK on June 10, 2008, 19:17:44
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Hi everyone,
As some of you may know i am an Accordion player! i play mostly Irish and Scottish traditional music and as time goes on your skill for playing the accordion (and that goes for any instrument) gets better, so, that means an upgrade! i could go into the technical stuff about accordions but most of you probably wouldn't have a clue haha. But anyway, i wanted to share some pictures of my new accordion with you all,
Here they are!
(http://file043a.bebo.com/3/original/2008/06/05/07/4381103791a7940716005o.jpg)
(http://file043a.bebo.com/3/original/2008/06/05/07/4381103791a7940716081o.jpg)
(http://file043a.bebo.com/3/original/2008/06/05/07/4381103791a7940716147o.jpg)
(http://file040a.bebo.com/4/large/2008/06/05/07/4381103791a7940741778l.jpg)
Here is my YouTube Channel like guys: http://youtube.com/user/IRI5HJ4CK
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Hiya Jack :)
Very nice, I like it :)
I like Irish music, but less-traditional stuff. I prefer music by "The Corrs" (Andrea is a babe ;D), and "Westlife" ;)
Regards.
Carl.
P.S. Wouldn't have a clue is right, for me anyway :D
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Hiya Jack :)
Very nice, I like it :)
I like Irish music, but less-traditional stuff. I prefer music by "The Corrs" (Andrea is a babe ;D), and "Westlife" ;)
Regards.
Carl.
P.S. Wouldn't have a clue is right, for me anyway :D
haha all good stuff ;D :D, accordion's are really technical as far as building them goes, thats why they are so expensive to buy, good makes like Weltmeister (german) Hohner (German again) and many Italian makes are sky high with prices, top of the range accordions can go higher than £8,000. My new one was expensive because it isn't a mas produced product, its a one off hand made accordion (which is a first for me).
Jack.
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Fascinating stuff, I wouldn't know where to start with an Accordion (or most other musical instruments for that matter) :-[
It does look nice though, expensive too. I bet you love it though eh ;)
Carl.
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Fascinating stuff, I wouldn't know where to start with an Accordion (or most other musical instruments for that matter) :-[
It does look nice though, expensive too. I bet you love it though eh ;)
Carl.
haha, its a nice "box" i think i will have that for a long time. Heres a nice fact,
If you look after your accordion nobody will ever know its age, and its a true saying, my music teacher has had his "box" since he was 13, and its in great condition, even i didn't have a clue what age it was, and i'm pretty well "clued up" on accordion types. ;D
oh and for loving my accordion, yes. :D i always remember my first competition with it, i had been playing the accordion for 6 weeks and i won my first major competition in Ireland, its called the "Fleadh Ceoil" its a well known competition in Ireland and it dates back a long way. I've been playing for 3 years now and i also have a nick name also from it hehe ;D
Jack In The Box haha
Jack.
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Moin and Hello :)
Congratulations, Jack ;)
I have this one: 8)
(http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/images/description/pianoaccordion.jpg)
Have fun with your accordion :D
Greetings Colja 8)
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Very nice accordeon Jack..I still have an LP by the "Bothy Band"..Good music.. ;D
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Moin and Hello :)
Congratulations, Jack ;)
I have this one: 8)
(http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/images/description/pianoaccordion.jpg)
Have fun with your accordion :D
Greetings Colja 8)
Now thats a nice accordion, 120 bass, yes? plenty of couplers as well. Mines a 96 bass. Great to meet someone on here that plays the accordion! :)
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Very nice accordeon Jack..I still have an LP by the "Bothy Band"..Good music.. ;D
Haha, very nice. ;D
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Moin and Hello :)
Congratulations, Jack ;)
I have this one: 8)
(http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/images/description/pianoaccordion.jpg)
Have fun with your accordion :D
Greetings Colja 8)
My last accordion was a Weltmeister Achat 72 bassed, it was a nice accordion, but i needed an upgrade so thats where my new accordion came in.
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Don't you put videos of you playing on youtube? could you link your channel?
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*Agent hears pretty music played with a pretty red weird piano blowing thingy mabob.*
This is what I play:
(http://www.skysun.co.za/trumpet_images/Jupiter-308-trumpet.jpg)
Don't you put videos of you playing on youtube? could you link your channel?
His channel: http://youtube.com/user/IRI5HJ4CK
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this is the instrument i use ;D
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this is the instrument i use ;D
Thats the best kind. What games? :P
I have a ton but only play Halo 3 and GTA IV
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lol i got em both, i havent gone off GTA IV since i got it :D, but i see what you mean, the sound the controller makes is just fabulous :)
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lol i got em both, i havent gone off GTA IV since i got it :D, but i see what you mean, the sound the controller makes is just fabulous :)
Have you ever put it on a hard surface and let it vibrate. Very cool! It even moves around.
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Hiya Jack!
Very nice instrument indeed!!
I've got one too but it's merely decorative as I never really got much out of it.. ;D
It's a really old one too, 1930's. It still looks really good, though not as good as yours. ;)
Here's what I play mainly these days (apart from guitar and bass):
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/DFS_MadFred/mydrumkit2.jpg)
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Now we see why you have "Animal" as your avatar eh Fred ;) ;D
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;D
You're not wrong there, mate! Though he was always a favorite of mine, even before I stared playing the drums. :D
Fred
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Same here, especially with those eyebrows :D
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Hi Irish Jack.
My Mum used to play the accordian when I was a kid (when dinosaurs roamed the earth). It was one of the first instruments that I ever tried to play, but at age 5, it was simply too big, so I learnt the harmonica (mouth organ) instead.
My wife is a gaelic music-lover. She has 8 folk harps of all sizes. A couple of years ago, we went to Galway for a couple of weeks to oversee a chap there who was building a new harp for her. She took one of her other harps so that I could get some photos of her playing it, to send back to the manufacturer in the USA.
We found a ruined castle and set it all up. She wore traditional Irish clothes and and down and started playing. Within moments, three coaches pulled up and loads of American tourists jumped out and started taking photos. "Do you speak English, Coleen?" asked one of them.
My wife has a wicked sense of humour (and she can speak Irish Gaelic), so she answered in Gaelic. "Ooh", said the group, and clicked away merrily. They then did the traditional exercise of talking slowly and loudly to make her understand that they wanted to take photos while she played. One of them tried to mime harp-playing to give her the idea.
My wife started playing. Only it was the Frank Sinatra song "My Way". She then switched into some Bruce Springsteen and finally went into some Bon Jovi numbers. All played as Irish Jigs.
They eventually got in their coach and drove off, never realising the joke.
Why did she play that music? Well all of them come from New Jersey, just like my wife, American that she is...
One thing we have found is that as long as my wife carries a harp, we never have to buy our own drinks in Ireland. I carry a bodhran (a sort of Irish drum) and accompany her for some of the jigs and reels. That gets me all the diet cokes I can drink!
Irish Jack, do you play in pubs or clubs?
Fred, dig the skins!
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Let us know when you are on You Tube jack!!
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Let us know when you are on You Tube jack!!
Here are Jack on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/IRI5HJ4CK
He is Yost fantastic, wherry nice to hear him play, even i live in Norway i love Irish
folk music, hi is fantastic on accordian or we say in Norway "Trekksplll"
TJK
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i play a snare drum
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(http://pmxaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/keyboard_roland_rd700_2.jpg)
Roland JV-90
(http://hem.passagen.se/tkolb/art/synth/images/d50.jpg)
Roland D-50
(http://pietemiller.com/files/korg-triton-rack.jpg)
Korg Triton Rack
Here is some of my "synthesizer studio". I have been playing keyboards and synths since I was 8 years old. Now I'm playing in a band :)
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Greetings,JHB
Very nice gear you have.When i was young(17),i had a Roland JX 8P.Roland is great stuff to work with.
Marc
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Hi Irish Jack.
My Mum used to play the accordian when I was a kid (when dinosaurs roamed the earth). It was one of the first instruments that I ever tried to play, but at age 5, it was simply too big, so I learnt the harmonica (mouth organ) instead.
My wife is a gaelic music-lover. She has 8 folk harps of all sizes. A couple of years ago, we went to Galway for a couple of weeks to oversee a chap there who was building a new harp for her. She took one of her other harps so that I could get some photos of her playing it, to send back to the manufacturer in the USA.
We found a ruined castle and set it all up. She wore traditional Irish clothes and and down and started playing. Within moments, three coaches pulled up and loads of American tourists jumped out and started taking photos. "Do you speak English, Coleen?" asked one of them.
My wife has a wicked sense of humour (and she can speak Irish Gaelic), so she answered in Gaelic. "Ooh", said the group, and clicked away merrily. They then did the traditional exercise of talking slowly and loudly to make her understand that they wanted to take photos while she played. One of them tried to mime harp-playing to give her the idea.
My wife started playing. Only it was the Frank Sinatra song "My Way". She then switched into some Bruce Springsteen and finally went into some Bon Jovi numbers. All played as Irish Jigs.
They eventually got in their coach and drove off, never realising the joke.
Why did she play that music? Well all of them come from New Jersey, just like my wife, American that she is...
One thing we have found is that as long as my wife carries a harp, we never have to buy our own drinks in Ireland. I carry a bodhran (a sort of Irish drum) and accompany her for some of the jigs and reels. That gets me all the diet cokes I can drink!
Irish Jack, do you play in pubs or clubs?
Fred, dig the skins!
Haha, i love the Harmonica and the harp, anything traditional :D and i'm used to being around them a lot as i get invited to many different places i'm also well used to the bodhran being around me, i also used to be in a Band, but then i moved. and yes on Saint Patricks day i make a journey into the pub with my accordion and yes your right, as long as your wife carries a harp you never have to pay for a drink, same with me, last time i went they kept giving me cola, and i didn't have to pay for any of it haha. :D i also take part in the "Fleadh Ceoil" ask your wife about that if your not sure, i'm sure she could tell you. Its a famous Irish competition and you can bring any instrument with you, they also deal with harps so if your wife hasn't gone i suggest she should go, if you need any more info i will try and get you some :) Galway's a great place as well, friendly people down there. You should try the accordion again, its well worth giving it a go, because if you can crack it, you'll do very well.
Kind Regards
Jack.
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Here are Jack on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/IRI5HJ4CK
He is Yost fantastic, wherry nice to hear him play, even i live in Norway i love Irish
folk music, hi is fantastic on accordian or we say in Norway "Trekksplll"
TJK
Haha, thanks TJK :)
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this is the instrument i use ;D
Hahaha, i have many instruments like that as well, my dads favourite instrument to play is the radio :D ;D
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(http://pmxaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/keyboard_roland_rd700_2.jpg)
Roland JV-90
(http://hem.passagen.se/tkolb/art/synth/images/d50.jpg)
Roland D-50
(http://pietemiller.com/files/korg-triton-rack.jpg)
Korg Triton Rack
Here is some of my "synthesizer studio". I have been playing keyboards and synths since I was 8 years old. Now I'm playing in a band :)
Hi There,
I also play the Keyboard and the Piano, i started when i was 6
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Hiya Jack!
Very nice instrument indeed!!
I've got one too but it's merely decorative as I never really got much out of it.. ;D
It's a really old one too, 1930's. It still looks really good, though not as good as yours. ;)
Here's what I play mainly these days (apart from guitar and bass):
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/DFS_MadFred/mydrumkit2.jpg)
Hi there Fred,
Very nice instrument you got there also, ;D would you be able to take a picture of that accordion for me? i'd be very interested in having a look. Especially accordions from that time.
if you can't no worry's
Jack.
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Greetings,JHB
Very nice gear you have.When i was young(17),i had a Roland JX 8P.Roland is great stuff to work with.
Marc
Oh yeh, Roland are fantastic, great to work with alright. :)
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i also take part in the "Fleadh Ceoil" ask your wife about that if your not sure, i'm sure she could tell you. Its a famous Irish competition and you can bring any instrument with you, they also deal with harps so if your wife hasn't gone i suggest she should go, if you need any more info i will try and get you some :) Galway's a great place as well, friendly people down there. You should try the accordion again, its well worth giving it a go, because if you can crack it, you'll do very well.
We know of Ceoli, thanks for the kind offer. Never managed to get there so far, as it always clashes with either a harp fair in New Jersey or else the Edinburgh Harp Festival. We go to Galway quite a lot, as we have a cottage on a small island in the bay. Very quiet, just a few seals for neighbours... As you say, lovely people.
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I'm Polish and I've always wanted (Really,Really bad) to be able to play the accordion.
P.S. look at this guy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GABIrz-Jz70&feature=user (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GABIrz-Jz70&feature=user)
When you can play me this I'll be impressed.
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Hi Jack.
Sorry to bring this one back from the dead, but I'm just posting a video on Youtube that may be of ineterest. It's a video taken on my boat on Thursday, around Chichester Harbour and into the Solent and back. The music at the end is specially for you and others who enjoy accordians.
"It's a warm day, the sun is shining. Someone said "Let's go to Brighton".
I haven't sung that one in a long time. Watch it right to very end. You'll probably enjoy it. It also includes shots of the other half!
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Hi Jack.
Sorry to bring this one back from the dead, but I'm just posting a video on Youtube that may be of ineterest. It's a video taken on my boat on Thursday, around Chichester Harbour and into the Solent and back. The music at the end is specially for you and others who enjoy accordians.
"It's a warm day, the sun is shining. Someone said "Let's go to Brighton".
I haven't sung that one in a long time. Watch it right to very end. You'll probably enjoy it. It also includes shots of the other half!
oh wow, very nice, i look forward to seeing that video! send me the link when its ready :)
Jack.
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I'm Polish and I've always wanted (Really,Really bad) to be able to play the accordion.
P.S. look at this guy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GABIrz-Jz70&feature=user (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GABIrz-Jz70&feature=user)
When you can play me this I'll be impressed.
Sure, i'll learn that for you, then i'll slap it on youtube, how's that sounds?
Jack.
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oh wow, very nice, i look forward to seeing that video! send me the link when its ready :)
Jack.
Hi Jack.
I've finished editing it all and am just converting it to mpeg. Then I'll upload it (the .avi hi-definition source is over five gigabytes in size, so the conversion will take a while!) It's 25 minutes long in all.
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Titanic themes jack, soon ready
Tore ;) :D
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I forgot I even posted on this topic. :D