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[Nick Hudis]

When I took up playing the melodeon  few months back, I didn't really have any ambition beyond playing English (and mainly East Anglian) tunes and accompanying songs.  Now the bug has really bitten, I am aware of a lot of other musical traditions where the diatonic accordion is characteristic.  I'd like to explore some of this music, but not sure where to start, with say French or northern european music.  I read music and favour Club tuned boxes in C/F and Bb/Eb which might be quite appropriate for some of this music. ( I don't have any problems transposing, so key is not an issue)

Suggestions of collections, recordings etc would be appreciated

[meltzer]

There's a Blowzabella tune book, which covers their first few albums. I doubt it's still in print, but might be worth keeping an eye out for on EBay, and at festivals. It's A4 format, and maroon in colour. There's some crackers in there. As indeed there are on the Blowzabella albums.

[AndyShear]

Hello
Have a look at  http://www.thesession.org/, mainly an irish site but has
a good selection of tunes from all over ,a good deal of french etc
blowzabella and such like. Well worth having a dig around in .
Andy

[sCANdanADIAN]

I posted a few links to Chamame music on C/F clubs awhile back. http://forum.melodeon.net/index.php?topic=434.0
Chamame is a traditional style from northern Argentina and is closely related to some styles from Uruguay and southern Brasil.

Tangobrujo,who plays in the last clip also plays Bb/Eb instruments.

Chris

[Steve_freereeder]

For French tunes, I'd recommend the following tune books, collected/compiled by Mel Stevens. They are both full of brilliant tunes from central France - bourrees in both duple and triple time, scottisches, polkas, etc. The books are affectionately known by the colour of their covers, vol. 1 is 'the pink book', vol.2 'the blue book' .

I'm not sure whether they are still in print - I suspect not, but you may be lucky at a music shop somewhere. Or try eBay.

STEVENS, MEL. The Massif Central Tune Book, No. 1. Dragonfly Music, 44 Durban Street, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 1PT. 1987.

STEVENS, MEL. The Massif Central Tune Book, No. 2. Dragonfly Music, 44 Durban Street, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 1PT. 1988.

[Nick Hudis]

Thanks for the suggestions

[Howard Mitchell]

For something a little different try searching the canadian national library "Virtual Gramophone" collection.  There are some great recordings of melodeon players in the 1920s.  A search for "accordeon" give a lot of scope.   http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/index-e.html

Mitch

[Bill the Farmer]

The Massif Central Tune Books are out of print. I got mine from the man himself more than a year ago. He might still have some left. His web site is here.

[Andy Next Tune]

There are a reasonable number of Italian tunes out there on the web (ABC and dots)- start googling around Organetti, and also perhaps look for links from some of the manufacturers.
Also if you search back through the old forum, Dazbo posted a number of Italian web links.
I did this a couple of years ago - unfortunately the links got accidentally lost in a s/w upgrade.

Andy

[Nick Hudis]

All this has been very helpful.  The Massif Central Books are on order from the author.

I am realising just how ubiquitous the diatonic box is.  Its quite a thought really that in less time than it took for the piano to find its way into every drawing room and concert hall in the civilised world, our humble box found its way into every cottage kitchen, fo'csle and bar room of the not quite so civilisaed world.

[Gerard374]

Hello suffolkboy,
I am from Europe, Holland here a few links to sheetmusic for the diatonic box:
Italien style
http://www.diatonia.net/home.html
French
http://www.reveeveille.net/musiquesapartager/diato/index.aspx
http://www.grainselsol.org/sol_tablatures_accordeon_diatonique.htm
http://www.diato.org/tablat.htm#tabs
Belgium
http://www.boombal.be/doehetzelf/
Dutch
http://www.trekharmonicamuziek.com/Bladmuziek.html
http://www.ggms.nl/

These are just a few of the list of sheetmusic for melodeons. On these site are also links to sheetmusic from Europe.

[meltzer]

Missed that last post -- cheers for those, Gerard. 

[mikesamwild]

Hi Bor!
Just go on YouTube and spend an evening following accordion links it's mindblowing what people are doing with boxes. I currently play the  Basque stuff

[Rob2Hook]

I was going to mention our side's playing of the "Buddy Holly Hornpipe" - actually "You won't matter anymore" in swing time...

[Matthew B]

I'd like to explore some of this music, but not sure where to start, with say French or northern european music.  I read music and favour Club tuned boxes in C/F and Bb/Eb which might be quite appropriate for some of this music.

I just came across this Spanish counterpart to melnet http://personales.ya.com/diatonico/.  Amongst other things it has a small collection of tunes under the tab "Partituras" (Scores, I believe).  Not French, not Northern European, even.  But a lot of tunes I've never heard before (and a few familiar ones), all scored out for G/C, with tab, and midis.  Worth taking a look at.

[HallelujahAl]

just came across this Spanish counterpart to melnet http://personales.ya.com/diatonico/.  Amongst other things it has a small collection of tunes under the tab "Partituras" (Scores, I believe).  Not French, not Northern European, even.  But a lot of tunes I've never heard before (and a few familiar ones), all scored out for G/C, with tab, and midis.  Worth taking a look at.

Wow - had a great time with some of this music - a real must. A whole load of good tunes with dots, midi etc., eminently playable, with most of it in my two favourite keys (C & G)! Thanks for this, AL