My latest self made tune. I made this up about a week ago. 
The title is in Frisian language and means more or less 'Spring Thoughts'.
Played on my beloved A-D tuned melodeon made by Karel van der Leeuw from Utrecht in the Netherlands.

TASCAM DR-08

Maitiidstinzen

Rosalie the Prairie Flower

Ich habe ein paar Rheinländer aus einer alten Notenhandschrift durchgenudelt. Die Stücke sind alle dreiteilig, jeder Teil steht in einer anderen Tonart. Um sie auf dem einreihigen Akkordeon zu spielen, musste ich sie alle in dieselbe Tonart transponieren. Da ich die Stücke noch nicht gut genug kenne, dauert das Umschalten zwischen den Tonarten im Kopf manchmal etwas, und das hört man dann, weil die Übergänge noch nicht flüssig klappen. Aber egal. Irgendwann nehme ich mir die Stücke einzeln vor und übe sie etwas.

Das Akkordeon ist ein Hohner-Einreiher in C, und gespielt habe ich es durchgängig mit allen vier Registern.

Drei Rheinländer und ein Walzer

Here's a lovely little hornpipe which was  Tune of the Month on Melnet for February 2018 having missed out on being chosen the month before. I learned this anyway as it was much more enjoyable to play! Certified single take.

TASCAM DR-05

Portobello Hornpipe

Andante (Dahlhoff 3, 55)

From the album Well Met, by Peter Knight & John Spiers.

Well Met

A Bruxa (The Witch)Composer: Anton Seoane

Already in recording mode so thought I would see if I could get this done. It's the earliest I have recorded for melnet's tune of the month!
This is for October 2018 (barring a massive change in the voting!) Single take recording in my kitchen, which gives a bit of natural reverb.

The Hesleyside Reel

The King of Prussia's March

Recorded for Melodeon.net's Theme of the Month December 2019: Christmas and Winter.
Looking ahead to the New Year, a hornpipe from Tyneside's great hornpipe writer James Hill, written in the 19th Century.

Played on a DG Castagnari Jilly.

The New Year's Gift

Two French trad bourrees. Learned in sessions etc so had to make up the names! Saint Privat is the town in Correze where we got the tune. Played on a Parigi diatonic accordion and English concertina.

Bourree Du Morvan - Bourree De Saint Privat.WAV

'Strip Polka', composed by Chris Bartram and 'Trip to Stowmarket' (1:44), composed by Steve Dumpleton.

Played by Rees Wesson (Hohner one-row four-stop melodeon in C) and Steve Dumpleton (Wesson Clipper one-row four-stop melodeon in C)

Maitiidstinzen

Robert Tromp (melodeon)

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