Alan Day’s Anglo Concertina Tutor

Alan Day

This tutor consists of a set of audio lessons (originally distributed on tape, then on CD before becoming available online) and an accompanying PDF that has an introduction and sheet music for the tunes. Many thanks to the author Alan Day for allowing the ICA to host it on our site!

00 – Written introduction and sheet music

01 – Introduction: Button numbers
02 – Exercise 1: Left & right hand
03 – Exercise 2: Bass note alternating
04 – Oscar Wood’s Jig, C Row
05 – Oscar Wood’s Jig, G Row
06 – Explanation for Congo
07 – Congo (trad. SW France)
08 – Jack O’Robinson
09 – Explanation for Jack O’Robinson
10 – Explanation for Willow Express
11 – Willow Express
12 – Explanation for Haste to the Wedding
13 – Haste to the Wedding
14 – More explanation for Haste to the Wedding and explanation for Marianne Waltz
15 – Walter Bulwer’s Polka No. 1
16 – La Ruban Bleu
17 – unidentified tune
18 – Summertime (bellows shake)
19 – Intro to Brothers in York
20 – Explanation of Brothers in York
21 – Brothers in York with more explanation
22 – Kost er C’hoat (trad. Breton)
23 — Princess Royal
24 – Oscar Wood’s Jig, G Row
25 – Recap, explanation, tips
26 – French Bouree (unnamed) on G row
27 – Explanation for French Bouree
28 – French Bouree (unnamed)
29 – Princess Royal 2
30 – Explanation for Princess Royal
31 – Princess Royal 3
32 – Jean’s Waltz (Alan Day)
33 – Explanation for Jean’s Waltz
34 – New Rigged Ship & The Lady in the Boat
35 – Explanation for New Rigged Ship & The Lady in the Boat
36 – Spaghetti Panic (Andrew Cutting)
37 – Explanation for Spaghetti Panic
38 – Spaghetti Panic with band in G
39 – With accidentals, example 1
40 – With accidentals, example 2
41 – With accidentals, example 3
42 – With accidentals, example 4
43 – With accidentals, example 5
44 – Bye for now