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[Anahata]

It's also on The Old Swan Band's Swan-Upmanship which, though there isn't a melodeon on it anywhere, is required listening (IMHO) for anyone who wants to play English dance music. Along with all their other CDs, of course...

[IanT]

I first heard College Hornpipe on the brilliant Rattlebone and Ploughjack years ago, but I can't play it yet.

I'd actually like to thank John Spiers for inspiring me take up the melodeon this year, after listening to the things for 35 years! I think it's the way you make the bass grooves work, brilliantly rhythmic. I have no illusions about my ability to play your tunes though, simple morris tunes are more than enough for now.

Keep up the good work!

[Thrupenny Bit]

Thanks Anahata,
 somehow that's illuded me. Will bend an ear that way.
Q

[ladydetemps]

@chris.  Every good forum should have a ladydetemps.

It was by a chance viewing of Bellowhead on TV that first took me down the 'folk' route...which then prompted me to go to first ever gig. Where I first saw a melodeon. And rest is history.

[dave t]

Love the CD's and would recommend Squeezy's tunebook.

Anyone know anything about the availability of the tune book? It sounds right up my street. A cursory look around the web hasn't revealed too much apart from suggesting that it may be currently out of print.

Cheers, Dave

[Pete Dunk]

As I understand it the tune book is out of print. 

[paulq]

About seven years ago I accidentally switched channels on TV and found a snippet of Spiers and Boden at Sidmouth (I think). Thought oooh ! I like that and what on earth is that instrument? So S and B were my first real introduction to Folk and the melodeon....and then also realised that it was the same strange instrument played by those funny men with bells on in the village. Love the CD's and would recommend Squeezy's tunebook.

Thanks for all the fun and practice headaches...best journey ever  !

Sandy
 

Yes Sandy, I first heard Squeezy with Bellowhead at the Cambridge festival four years ago, bought a Pokerwork from the Music Room stand straight after and that was it. Saving his blushes, I'll say one other thing about Squeezy: I've done a lot of workshops with a lot of inspiring players but the one he gave at Witney three years ago was the best. Just the amount of work he'd put into preparing it, scores with different fingerings/chordings marked, typewritten notes on other techniques to practice. And probably the busiest gigging musician of any of the tutors there....

[Rob2Hook]

Of course at one time John worked at The Music Room Oxford.  When you'd tried a few boxes and settled with a cup of coffee to get more acquainted with your favourite, he'd select a complimentary box and play duets with you - never pushing, but supporting.  When I traded a box in, he played it and pronounced it a good trade - after opening time, Bill went to lunch and we agreed a considerably more favourable trade-in!  A gentleman.

Rob.

[GuyWyatt]

I saw these two on Wednesday at Doncaster.  They were, of course, fantastic.