There are several pages, outlining the history of the concertina, some tips on playing and concertina care, which one can find on the web for free. A concertina is a freereed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. Join facebook to connect with y mannion and others you may know. Anglo concertinas play a different note on the push and pull of the bellows.
Follow these instructions to make a concertina book, which is an origamilooking popup book. The maple leaf rag, the liberty bell march, and more classic selections are presented for musical enjoyment. Followed by an open session for teenagers led by clara mannion. Situated in the heart of co clare, where concertina playing has been an integral part of traditional music life for centuries, and where it is currently thriving, ennis is an ideal venue for such a festival and the event salutes the instruments special place in the local musical landscape. This is the concertina book for anyone who wants to play classic ragtime, marches, and popular themes, arranged for the 30button anglo concertina. The past few years has witnessed an exponential rise in the popularity of the instrument among traditional players in ireland and the establishment of a national. Crannford tuning up for county wexford fleadh independent. The nenagh guardian pat swan memorial concert in cashel. Alsepti was one of the inventors and a major proponent of bowing valves. Dungarvan observer 12 9 2014 edition by dungarvan observer issuu. A reminder that the national concertina convention of ireland is approaching soon.
Miss waterford 2018 clara mannion will host a charity concert in aid of act for meningitis, a nonprofit organisation based in galway that raises awareness and offers support to everyone affected by meningitis, on friday night in dungarvan clara, a musician and concertina teacher, was proud to represent waterford at the miss ireland 2018 final at the helix in dublin. Clare, clara mannion from waterford and keelan mcgrath from tipperary. Join facebook to connect with clara mannion and others you may know. Comhaltas is a cultural movement, representing the noncommercial irish traditional music community. Miss waterford 2018 clara mannion to host a park hotel. Lorraine obrien, jack talty, katie osullivan, clara mannion and francis cunningham. Concertina tunnel book with hard covers intaglio images with hand colouring on somerset textured 300gsm paper book folded 16. Each piece is carefully chosen for its playability on the anglochromatic concertina. I constructed this book as a means to display a series of double sided prints that i created on a holiday at woodgate. The concertina structure is achieved by creating a narrow accordion and then attaching signatures to either the valley or peak folds using a simple pamphlet stitch.
If you want to see some other types of this book, do an internet image search for concertina book or accordion book. Book number 46 is a concertina binding and its a great choice for a travel journal because the spine expands if you add extra items to the pages, such as photos, tickets etc. Allireland under18 concertina champion 20, clara mannion from colligan, co. Lachenal concertina 28b for sale on ebay ebay item number. Apr 14, 2015 his concertinas are manufactured and he makes all kinds of concertinas, 30 to 38, 40, etc. The work is also available as a beautifully printed and bound limited edition book and slipcase, limited to only 200 copies each signed and numbered by the artist. Clara mannion performs solo at the national concert hall. Atlas presentday players of the english concertina must make a number of important decisions when delving into and performing the large repertory of art music that was written for the instrument in victorian england. The bellows for this instrument are made by the concertina connection.
All programme updates are posted, and many exciting events will happen over the course of the weekend. Concertina people has assembled a list of concertina people. The national concertina convention the irish place. One cofounder bono and the rest of the group the edge, adam clayton, and larry mullen jr. Starting off with simple tunes on 1row, then tunes for 2row 20button instruments and finally tunes for 30button anglos. It has a cover at either end and six folded pieces of paper in between. See more ideas about book art, handmade books and book making. Dungarvan observer 2 2 2018 edition by dungarvan observer. Wishing my concertina students the very best of luck competing over the weekend in the waterford fleadh cheoil and the tipperary fleadh cheoil. They can be plain or very elaborate with fancy papers, popouts and popups and windows. This involved a two week tour of the country performing to packed audiences with other accomplished musicians, singers and dancers. Clara mannion performs solo at the national concert hall august 20. We take our cameras and microphones to concerts, festivals and competitions around the world, and post the results here for you to enjoy. Situated in the heart of co clare, where concertina playing has been.
Waterfor concertina player ciara mannion with a set of reels. Join facebook to connect with and mannion and others you may know. For beginners on the anglo concertina, this book includes 35 tunes in easytolearn tablature. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Musician and a concertina teacher from colligan, dungarvan co. Clara mannion procession to the altar by the three remaining family representatives of the disappeared, columba mcveigh, joe lynskey and robert nairac who will bring forward candles which represent their loved ones. The concertina was developed independently in both england and germany. This project is, perhaps, a bit more involved than those of weeks past, but it allows me to introduce a few additional basic materials found in every book artists studio and a handy technique or two. Neuware a concertina is a freereed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica.
Artists book project the original artists book anima mundi soul of the world is a five metre long, graphite drawing on paper, presented as an a5 concertina book and slipcase. Bells across the meadows by albert ketelby i dont know who the arranger wasis. She was the daughter of the late michael and clara mannion. Clara mannion allireland champion starting concertina classes in. Ciara mannion dowds favourite mullingar races youtube. Scottish concertina player simon thoumire posted a video blog of his journey to. Start with middle c on your concertina and work through the 8 notes, or octave, up to c1, or high c. For my favorite moments in a book moviemountains of the moon by stephen livingstone, 2010 a series of 250 ink drawings of mountains made up into books for durham universitys oriental museum. Depending on the type of concertina you have, you will either alternate which hands play the notes or work down the rows of keys to play your scale. When she was nine, she received a concertina for christmas, and she has been playing it ever since, and will compete on concertina in the final.
Online shopping from a great selection at digital music store. See more ideas about concertina book, handmade books and book art. This week, well put aside the needle and thread and explore a book constructed without a single stitch. These books are made from a long strip of paper and folded accordion style.
Mar 24, 2016 this video shows you how to make a concertina book using a4 paper, coloured paper, scissors and glue. Ennis is an easy town to see on foot, and has many fine choices for accommodation and food. The concertina connection uses the finest quality leather, tested for impurities, air tightness and the use natural glues. Over the weekend there will be concerts, workshops, lectures, discussion sessions, instrument maintenance tutorials. Unknown date, but the price is one shilling and sixpence. Shane bracken, clara mannion, theresa ogrady, marcus moloney, damian. Situated in the heart of co clare, where concertina playing has been an integral. Allireland under18 concertina champion 20 clara mannion, cce craobh na gcumarach, co. After mastering a fivehole pamphlet stitch and japanese fourhole binding, its time to tackle the final introductory process. Jan 11, 2017 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of u2s 1987 album, the joshua tree, the band is going on tour.
How to make a concertina book new updated 7916 with new photos i made a new book using my printable shibori patterns kit as the photos on the old article were looking a bit small and dark i must have learnt more about taking and editing photos since then. Fourth national concertina convention in ennis the clare herald. When pressed, the buttons travel in the same direction as the bellows, unlike accordion buttons which travel perpendicularly to it. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons or keys usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons, which are on the front. Anglo concertinas introduction to concertinas and accordions. Concertina merchandise shop, selling cds, books, jewellery. Telling the classic horror novel in a series of full colour illustrations. Clara mannion, 5th year student and comhaltas all ireland under 18 concertina champion was selected to perform in the recent comhaltas tour of ireland, macalla na heireann. These are only useful if you play the 30 button anglo. Over the past few weeks, weve dipped our toes into the world of bookbinding. Clara mannion performs solo at the national concert hall august. If you would like to book a place on one of the workshops then please visit. The second page also has the song youll never walk alone by richard rogers.
The 2016 county fleadh will be officially opened at the old mill in craanford on thursday, followed by performances from four internationally acclaimed musicians, fiddle player niall. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Waterford plays a hornpipe the plane of the plank followed by dowds reel on the comhaltas concert tour of britain in february 2014. This is an annual gathering of concertina players and enthusiasts from all over the country and further afield celebrating the music of the concertina. Fourth national concertina convention in ennis the clare. They are identical to the traditional concertina bellows, and are offered in five or optional six folds. Button concertina, accordion,professional 20 buttons accordion concertina musical instrument accessory keyboard accordion instrument for wren 2 anglo 30buttons cg concertina accordion with hard case. Now in its third year, this largescale traditional irish music festival will. Mar 12, 2019 lyndon white is raising funds for bram stokers dracula. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
It has a bellows and buttons typically on both ends of it. Corridan, clara mannion, caoilfhionn ni fhrighil and francis cunningham. Baker, thelma mannion 92, passed to be with the lord on feb. Consairtin the national concertina convention will commence on thursday the 16th of april in ennis, co clare. April waltz methode paul lassey by thelaurent37360. Music is by clara mannion concertina and damien mcguinness accordion. Jul 17, 20 make a concertina or accordion photo book from scratch using the instructions over at kates creative space. If you have never tried a wedding dress please book a consultation on a. A selfproclaimed pupil of giulio regondi see e51, signor james alsepti was a wellknown concertina performer and teacher. Rochelle anglo concertina, quality italian accordion reeds, sqeeze box. This would be a nice way to document a day trip or other short summer activity. How to make a concertina book with pictures wikihow. This book is priced as it is, i assume, due to the obscurity of the subject matter.
The concertina format is partially restricted so the book stands up without assist, and the pages fan out for an interesting display. How to theme a concertina book from concertina collage books. Adapting bram strokers dracula into a concertina book. The three sections of the book contain tunes that can be played using one, two, or three rows of a cg anglo concertina, as well as lefthand chord charts for 10, 20, and 30button instruments.
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