Mark Huppert’s two thousand, four hundred and ninety-five comments

Instead of blowing through the fipple, block it against your chin and more…

Most of the trad musicians I've met from Ireland happily use sheet music for teaching and learning. more…

This is a very difficult problem. The pub manager/owner is the boss more…

Grinter was much more significant than as an Australian folkie. His recorders and flutes are used by professionals internationally in classical as well as folk music. more…

If the leader glared at you, it probably didn't sound good or fit in. more…

Irish tunes rarely are scalar. Silver Spire is the only one in my repertoire. Arpeggios are more common, but you're better off just trying to learn a lot of tunes, trying to incorporate a nice catchy rhythm and learning to breathe in a way that enhances t... more…

Jim ... the winding breaks down at the B or D position. The winding breaks. So you can keep playing in a pinch, but the sound is degraded and you can't properly slide at those positions where it frayed. more…

Evah Pirazzis have a synthetic core, not metal. They are great, but for me more…

There's a new German maker - 7 Mount. They make affordable 'real' concertinas, more…

Often you need to look through the first 10 or so to spot the tune. more…