Ted’s one hundred and sixty-two comments

have you ever been to a feis? reels, jigs, slip jigs at 113, heavy jigs at 73 ect -- putting yourself in the position of having to play at rock solid tempos for another person is the best way to learn to play at a reliable steady rhythm. Playing for dance... more…

little Lutonia had an amazing traditional music scene that was unfortunately eclipsed by the dominant Estonian traditional culture following World War II - more…

Thanks for the tips! I hadn't seen several of these -- more…

I think Karen Tweed had a couple books out -- more…

Pat has been posting a lot of really nice content on youtube lately - more…

any chance we could get a personnel rundown for this recording? more…

This tune often comes to mind as I'm dealing with my mom who has Alzheimer's - her mind is never easy - like a slip jig, she goes around and around, returning to the same anxious concern - unable to be reassured - never easy -- never able to find peace --... more…

buy a round and leave your concertina in its case and record the session with your phone more…

I just heard about this open source software in a NPR Jazz night in America story. A lot of musicians are using it to rehearse in real time because has very low latency but high quality audio. more…

Dom - you mentioned an interest in getting into the button accordion - one easy path of entry is to buy a toy one row melodeon - you can get some simple jigs and polkas out of it -- and if you enjoy the toy one row you will take to a real 2 row pretty qu... more…