robharper’s one hundred and forty-one comments

Arthur, I think you mean a melodeon? more…

You can get graded exams (grades 1 to 8) in many instruments... more…

Perhaps you meant 'planxty' rather than 'boxty'? more…

Hi Alice. Well, I guess there's nothing for it but to ask Paramount themselves. more…

Interesting to see Godwin's Law coming into play on the third reply. more…

I had a bizarre experience over the weekend: a session inside a 2.5 km canal tunnel involving 20 morris men split between two narrowboats. It was about 50:50 songs and tunes, and the sound was phenomenal. Tunes included Le Canal En Octobre (naturally), ... more…

Mix - I can't speak for this tune, but a lot of the time you'll see sides using trad tunes with new dances. more…

I saw these guys giving their talk/recital on superstrings. It was a fascinating talk and the music was astounding. Not surprised at the less than serious response to this thread though. more…

Al has good advice there. Plus, it doesn't matter how good the hardware is, you're still going to initially have trouble with, for example, the 2 draw. Everyone does! Just get something and play, then optimise later. more…

I can't help you on this and suspect that is a rather heavy harp question for this site, where harmonica is very much a minority instrument. Probably the best place to ask this sort of question is on the Harp-L mailing list, which includes some exception... more…