Explore the art of Irish-style concertina playing with Mick Bramich’s The Irish Concertina. This book provides a systematic approach to mastering the C/G Anglo concertina, making it an invaluable resource for players seeking to unlock the instrument’s unique nuances. Suitable for Irish music and beyond, this guide is perfect for concertina players of all genres.

Key Features:

• Step-by-step system for efficiently mastering the C/G Anglo concertina, ideal for any style.
• Includes 56 tunes across reels, jigs, hornpipes, and more, many with chord notations.
• Features 17 photographs, illustrations, diagrams, rudiments of music, and a chord chart.
• Optional CD available with extracts and selected tunes for enhanced learning.

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Contents - Instruction:

• Choosing the Right Instrument
• Blank 30 Button Layouts
• About the Anglo Concertina
• The key of G Major
• Some Tips on Air Control
• Another Way of Playing G Major
• The key of D Major
• Scales
• The key of A Minor
• The key of E Minor
• Modulation
• The key of D Minor
• The key of F Major
• The key of B Minor
• The key of A Major
• The key of G Minor
• Decoration of Melodic Lines
• The Slow Air
• Conclusion and Acknowledgments
• Appendix one (a selection of tunes)
• Appendix two (other tunings)
• Appendix three (chord patterns)
• Appendix four (rudiments of music)
• Appendix five (dealers and suppliers)
• Appendix six (bibliography)
• Appendix seven (discography)

Contents - The Tunes:

• Apples in Winter
• The Boys of Bluehill
• Carman's Jig
• Carolan's Welcome
• Christmas Eve
• The Cliffs of Moher
• Cock o' the North
• The Cúil Aodha Jig
• Daniel O'Connell, The Home Ruler
• The Dear Irish Boy
• Drowsy Maggie
• The Dullagen Reel
• The Eavesdropper
• The First House in Connaught
• The Flogging
• The Flowing Tide
• Garrett Barry's Jig
• The Glen of Aherlow
• The Hag with the Money
• Her Mantle so Green
• The Hullichan Jig
• The Humours of Ballycastle
• The Humours of Westport
• I Ne'er Shall Wean Her
• I Wish my Love was in a Mire
• Johnny Leary's Slide
• The Kesh Jig
• The Kinnegad Slashers
• Lannigan's Ball
• Martin Wynne's no. 2
• Mist on the Meadow
• The Morning Star
• Off to California
• Oh, the Britches full of Stitches
• O, Love, Lie Beside Me
• Out on the Ocean
• Paddy Fahey's no. 1
• An Páistín Fionn
• Peggy Levin
• The Pipe on the Hob no. 1
• The Plains of Boyle
• The Pleasures of Home
• Princess Royal
• The Rakes of Kildare
• The Rights of Man
• The Rolling wave
• Sailing into Walpole's Marsh
• Shandon Bells
• The Shannon's Flowery Banks
• The Sixmilebridge
• The Steeplechase
• Sullivan O'Moore's March
• The Tenpenny Bit
• Tomgraney Castle
• The Top of Maol
• The Wheels of the World

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• Quality 350gsm silk card, printed both sides, 210mm x 55mm
• All Sharp and Flat Keys, plus relative minors
• Ideal for both teachers and anyone learning to play music
• Invaluable aid to learning the different key signatures