The first-ever World Concertina Day, sponsored by the International Concertina Association, was on February 6, 2022, the 120th anniversary of the birth of Sir Charles Wheatstone and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ICA. Video and audio from the day is still available for viewing and listening, below!
Video recordings
- International all-star concert put on by the International Concertina Association:
Part 1: Alistair Anderson, Jody Kruskal & Cindy Harris, Michael Hebbert, Qasadi & Maqhinga, Musik Böhmer, William “Wim” Wakker, Janet Dows. and Didie Sendra
Part 2: Rob Harbron, Louis Brink with Billy Brink, J25 Concertina Band, David Gardiner, Peter Nahon, Paul McCann, and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Part 3: Caitlín nic Gabhann, Danny Chapman, Riggy Rackin, John Kirkpatrick, Geoff Lakeman, Ivan Coa Apaza, and Iris Bishop - Eastern North America Online Concertina Concert
- Solo concert by US English concertina player Randy Stein
- Solo concert by US Anglo concertina player Janet Dows (videorecording of a Zoom concert from February 5 , 2022)
- New video interview with Robert Minting (son of Harry Minting of Wheatstone Concertinas) including a demonstration of the symphonion
- New video performance by the Portmarnock Anglo Concertina Group in Ireland:
- Concertina band performance with slideshow by SqueezEast Concertinas, England
- New video performances by Crane player (and ICA chair) Paul McCann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdlb7RSR_mQ and https://youtu.be/pTAODfFnvJY
- New video performance by UK English player and singer Steve Turner
- New video performance of a newly composed piece by Anglo player Ryo Sato in Japan
- New video from Hayden player Daisuke Fujiwara in Japan
- New video performance by two young players in Australia
- New video introducing the concertina
- New video about concertina-shaped toys sold in Japan
- World Concertina Day “eye-catch video” from Japan:
- New video performance by the Café Orchestra in Holmfirth, England, featuring five concertinas along with other instruments (release date to be announced)
Participatory online video
- The World Concertina Day video challenge
- March of the Concertinas for World Concertina Day! Alan Day’s new recording of this tune is here and sheet music is here. Alan encourages everyone to learn, play and possibly record this tune for World Concertina Day. Many of the new recordings of this tune are being posted on concertina.net .
Audio
- New audio performance by the concertina band of the North Eastern Concertina Players in England:
- Interview including music with English classical concertina player Otto Smith from KPTZ radio in Washington State, USA on February 6:
- The Puget Sound Concertina Band shares band and personal music from KPTZ radio in Washington State, USA on February 6:
Articles (some with included audio)
- New article by Michael Hebbert about Charles Wheatstone and concertina history: The Concertina: Celebrating Sir Charles Wheatstone’s Invention at King’s
- New multimedia article by Göran Rahm, including recordings and photos, about the former Swedish Concertina Society [Svenska Concertina-sällskapet]
- New multimedia article by Martin Henshaw, including recordings and photos, about the Chiltinas concertina group in the UK
Real-time events
- Zoom session organized by Stephen Rowley of the Anglo Concertina Facebook group, February 6, 9 am Pacific Time/12 noon Eastern Time/5 pm GMT
- Forestinas drop-in playing session at Greyfriars Community Centre in Ringwood, Hampshire, UK, February 6, 10 am to 4 pm GMT
- Museum drop-in day sponsored by the West Country Concertina Players to introduce the public to the world of concertinas. Crewkerne Museum, Somerset, UK, February 6, 10 am to 4:30 pm GMT
- Chiltinas lunch and playing session, Maulden, Bedford, UK, February 6, 2 pm to 6 pm GMT. Contact John McKenzie (john.mckenzie8@gmail.com) or Martin Henshaw (martin_h@email.com).
- Concertinas-only session at The Volunteer in Lewes, Sussex, UK, February 6, starting at 2:30 pm GMT and lasting about two hours
- Session including a Jeffries Duet concertina, Helford, Cornwall, UK, February 6, starting at 3 pm GMT. Contact Greg Powlesland +44-(0)-7876-198894 or email gregpowlesland@gmail.com.
- Yorkshire Concertina Club event, February 6, UK
- On February 12: Kettle Bridge Concertinas concertina drop-in, Maidstone Museum,. Kent, UK
- On March 6: Bay Area and Northern California concertina players gathering, Berkeley, CA, USA
If no link is given above, please contact the World Concertina Day team at wcd@concertina.org for more information.