Garrison House Association celebrates 50 years Nov 21, 2009
The duo consists of Jim Douglas on vocals, guitar, and concertina, and Tim Van Egmond on vocals, hammered dulcimer, and limberjack (a small wooden puppet that taps out a rhythm on a paddleboard). The two have released an album together titled Bridges. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Wendinger Band to perform Sunday in Duncan Nov 19, 2009
In 2005, they were inducted into the World Concertina Congress, and in June of 2006 they were inducted into the Polka Hall of Fame at Ironworld in Chisholm, Minn ... The two concertinas, accompanied by brass and rhythm sections, complete with vocals, captivates audiences of all ages. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: Lend a hand to Medicines for Humanity Nov 13, 2009
With banjo, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodran, octave mandolin and heart-warming vocal harmonies, Two Old Friends tell a story in music of how immigrants came to this country from Ireland, Scotland and Great Britain bringing their melodies and instruments, and how the old time country ballads of the Appalachians are rooted in these tunes. Enjoy a delightful afternoon of plaintive ballads and foot-stomping shout tunes, beginning at 2 p.m. at Scituate Town Library, 85 Branch St. For... (Scituate Mariner, MA)
• Don Sineti, shantyman, sings songs of the sea Nov 12, 2009
He played his banjo and concertina to folk-loving crowds on the weekends and built homes through the week. He began playing at festivals including the Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport. (Juneau Empire)
Clinton calls for action on eve of Berlin Wall festivities Nov 9, 2009
As the Obama administration looks to often reluctant European allies to bolster their NATO forces in Afghanistan, Clinton said today s commemoration of Nov. 9, 1989, the night when history pierced the concrete and concertina wire, must look forward and not back. Our history did not end the night the wall came down, it began anew, she told a group of US and European dignitaries while accepting a Freedom Award on behalf of the American people from the Atlantic Council, a group that promotes... (Boston Globe)
Warships, crews ward off Somali pirates Oct 9, 2009
Merchant ships have been moving fast, placing concertina wire around the ship or using water hoses to ward off pirates. Some crews have even taken it upon themselves to stock up on Molotov cocktails. (USA Today)
The American Way of Dentistry Sep 30, 2009
Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song. Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time. (Slate)
• Peggy Seeger to perform Friday at Centennial Hall Sep 25, 2009
Over the course of her 50-year career, she's mastered the guitar, piano, banjo, autoharp, dulcimer and concertina, and has amassed a vast library of original songs. The library of her work contains more than 20 solo albums, as well as more than 100 collaborative releases with other artists. (Juneau Empire)
Dance raises funds for school Sep 25, 2009
He is also the grandfather of concertina player Jake Starczowski. Jake led the playing of a special musical tribute to his grandmother and John's wife Josephine who passed away recently. (Forest Republican, WI)
Old fashioned barn dance benefits the community Sep 25, 2009
The past two years, he was lowered via harness from the remodeled barn's loft to the dance floor while fog surrounded him and his concertina. The celebration begins at 4 p.m. Admission is $5, and the length of the dance is definitely open-ended. (Forest Republican, WI)
Winter hours begin at library Sep 17, 2009
They will be playing the banjo, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodran, and octave mandolin. The program is sure to include some of your favorite Irish sea songs, a good amount of hot picking instrumentals, and some great singalongs. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Seventh-annual Duncanfest kicks off Sept. 19 Sep 10, 2009
This family band has musical roots dated back to the civil war and continues the family tradition playing all over the Midwest, featuring the concertina stylings of Brian Brueggen. The next band to play will be the Goodtime Dutchmen of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Sad farewell to musician Bruce Sherman Sep 7, 2009
Most people in San Francisco have probably never heard of Bruce Sherman, who played the concertina and sang very old tunes around the city ... If there was a nautical event, he'd be there playing, the accordion sometimes, sometimes the concertina. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Central grad returns for Sioux City concert Sep 5, 2009
"As soon as they'd see the word 'blues,' they'd decide they didn't want us. We do urban country; we do rural country; we do the blues. We could do the polka. I was born to polka! My grandfather played the concertina.". Grams explained his Sioux City gig came about through the resources of another Central High classmate, Sioux City attorney Mike Potash. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Culture Gabfest, the All Hail Meryl Edition Aug 6, 2009
Meryl Streep an original composition on the concertina on The Tonight Show (as if you needed more proof that she can do absolutely anything). Nicholson Baker's of the in The New Yorker. (Slate)
Grda brings traditional and new Irish music to the Myrna Loy Center Aug. 10 Aug 6, 2009
Fellow band members include: Laking, vocals, double bass and guitar; Paul, guitar and vocals; Stephen Doherty, flutes, whistles, melodeon, bodhrn, and cajon; and David Doocey, fiddle, concertina and whistle. Since they re performing 200 concerts a year, much of their composing happens on the road. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Church bells to ring peace on bombing days Aug 1, 2009
Performing on concertina, violin, piano and, of course, 35 hand bells, the two have been singing and performing together for 17 years in working towards that goal. In addition to church and community programs, they also do school programs, and even have a multi-cultural and arts-based curriculum that takes the bell and students back 3,000 years. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
No shortage of events for Armstrong Creek Jul 16, 2009
Since the usurpation of the dates and polka bands sent Armstrong Creek organizers into a concertina crisis, the Citizens for Armstrong Creek committee changed its celebration to July 17, 18 and 19. That way the ever-popular showman Chad Pryzbylski and his Polka Rhythms will play Saturday, as usual, from 1 to 6 p.m. followed by New Generation until 11 p.m. in the pavilion at the Armstrong Creek Community Park. (Forest Republican, WI)
A weeklong ode to all things Irish Jul 9, 2009
Anyone who s never heard dozens of fiddlers, flautists, concertina players and harpists packed together in one room all passionately playing the same tune is in for an exhilarating experience ... Over 65 world-class artists offer more than 95 classes in Fiddle, Flute, Guitar, Hammer Dulcimer, Uilleann Pipes, Whistle, Singing, Accordion, Banjo, Bodhrn, Bouzouki and Concertina. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Celtic duo in concert Jun 20, 2009
Gurnsey plays the concertina, bodhran, bowed psaltery and mandolin. Both are singers. (Montana Standard, MT)
Warm days, White Nights Jun 16, 2009
SitNiks (Kris Fulton on domra, Jeanne Stolberg or balalaika, John Fulton on concertina, Johnathan Johnston on domra and violin, and Ritch Phillips on contra bass). New Archangel Dancers. (Juneau Empire)
Sierra Vista symphony making changes Jun 4, 2009
Concertina 150 to 299, which includes one ticket for each of the three concerts in the general administration area. General 60 to 149, which includes an invitation to the annual meeting. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Tewksbury seniors to participate on Memorial Day May 24, 2009
The English Country Dance is to be called by Dance Mistress Pricilla Borden accompanied by The Fine Companions consisting of: a Vielo DeGamba player, a fiddle player and one musician who plays dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, and concertina. Since Dance Mistress Pricilla Borden can work with all levels of experience, don t let the lack of English Country Dance knowledge keep you from participating. (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
The All-American Rejects - breaking from emo brand May 15, 2009
In December the band recorded a cover of Britney Spears's "Womanizer," featuring a concertina and a couple of percussive beer bottles. The group's video for "Gives You Hell" - in which a priggish version of Ritter and a more rock 'n' roll version of him torment each other on a suburban lawn before swapping spouses - was consciously silly in order "to take the [expletive] out of the song," Ritter says, adding, "I've never written a completely angry song in my life.". (Boston Globe)
Final spring contra dance, Friday, at McCrobie Civic Center, Oswego (11) May 1, 2009
There is Zeke Smukler on banjo, mandolin and guitar, Bill Wilson on bass and bones, Keith Hunt and Jenna Weitzel on fiddle, Don Hughes, on piano band leader Judy Hunt is usually on concertina but sometimes fills in on piano or accordion. Their ages range from 30 to 80-plus, with some band members self-taught while others are classically trained. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Living roots of music Apr 3, 2009
Some of the instruments are antiques, some are reproductions of antique instruments; all are unique and the names are strange - lute, lyre, gemshorns, hurdy-gurdy, psalteries, cornamuse, krummhorn, doucaine, shawm, schreierpfeife, rackett, pennywhistles, concertina, ocarina, psalmodikon, Kiowa courting flute, In her collection also is an eagle bone flute, the guitar and the new technical electric wind instruments, MIDI pedalboard and vocal processor. The music she produces comes from France,... (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
A tip of the hat to Herb Caen Apr 1, 2009
Bokays to Raphael, the weird looking character who squeezes amazing music out of a concertina at the Palace these nights. When you first see him, you're inclined to smile a little patronizingly: you wind up with your mouth open to - here. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sherman Spring Music Festival Mar 20, 2009
"We've also thrown in a healthy dose of music other than Irish. You can expect to hear folk, contemporary, jazz and spoons, concertina and more." The talented and recognized artists will play songs that feature the dulcimer, as Ms. Levy is an internationally recognized mountain dulcimer player, singer and songwriter ... Mr. White is considered the "musician's musician." He will play the banjo, fiddle, mandolin, concertina and the hammered dulcimer. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
This Boy of the Lough doesn’t regret giving in to wanderlust Mar 15, 2009
Instead, Dave Richardson picked up a concertina and opted for a gypsy lifestyle ... That frivolity has turned into 36 years with the Celtic band Boys of the Lough, for whom he plays concertina and mandolin ... Dave Richardson is a native of Northumberland in the United Kingdom and joined the ensemble in 1973, playing concertina and mandolin. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Going Irish: There's plenty to do in Racine to celebrate St. Patrick's Day Mar 12, 2009
Playing instruments that range from the bodhran and banjo to the concertina and uilleann pipes, this group focuses on old style Irish songs such as those played in the 1970s by groups including Planxty and The Bothy Band ... We play instrumental, traditional Irish music, rather than folk or Celtic rock, said McCabe, who plays fiddle, concertina and whistle with the group. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
An inspired journey in this 'Odyssey' Feb 26, 2009
Peitso's performances on harmonica, concertina, hammered dulcimer, and penny whistle also add to the feeling of an exotic trip to many different lands. Much of the charm of this "Odyssey" comes from the low-tech effects that help introduce us to the many characters Odysseus encounters, including the Cyclops, simply and effectively created with a flashlight; a voodoo priestess who throws down shells like Tarot cards and whose face is a skull; and Circe, whose transformation of men into pigs is... (Boston Globe)
After Gitmo, a 'ticking time bomb' goes off Feb 23, 2009
They wanted to hear his stories of life behind the concertina wire in. He told them of beatings, of being interrogated by a woman who wore nothing but underwear. (MSNBC -- Race)
