sheepdip’s forty-six comments

After branching out from Ruddall & Rose, Henry Wylde also made many flutes for musical instrument firms. My cocuswood flute was stamped on the wooden joints - R COOK & Co 133 FENCHURCH ST LONDON. This address was an outlet for "Pianofortes" in the 1880'... more…

Robin G - "for me I play flute and always had a passion for the concertina however I think I’m a bit long in the tooth to take it up now" - well, after years playing flute I was after something that plays out-of-the box. more…

Dave Elliott's "Concertina Manual" is a thorough solution for our everyday problems. But for me, tuning each reed is best left to the experienced, as is fixing leaks in the "drop-down" test when the hanging concertina still descends too fast and you've tr... more…

I don't think that's Josephine Keegan in the back row. It looks like Catherine McEvoy. more…

You are a lucky guy as they are the real deal. Hope someone recorded it. more…

It's the first publication that I know of the local musicians & céilí bands in the area. 140 pages of biographies, photos and music scores with the two cd's reflecting the cross-section of the tradition. The C & W singer Susan McCann from one photo star... more…

You can find a copy of it on my wall! Framed alongside Paddy in the Smoke (original) and Kathleen Collins. (Moved house and digitised the vinyls). more…

Many thanks for the offers. The LPs have now found a good home. more…

Am moving house shortly, does anyone want my collection of 37 LPs? mostly 1970/1980s. Many never reissued on CD or online, such as Topic or Outlet label. Little played as I copied them to cassette and for 30 years they sat in a cupboard. more…

Glenn Watson has custom-made a flute for me so I no longer need my 1880's 8- keyed flute. I live in London. more…