The Happy Wanderer (VAL-DE-RI VAL-DE-RA) (Concertina Karaoke)

[ILUV2LICKEM]

Thanks that was great! Do you play our lady of spain?

[Modeltnick]

I am restoring a free reed instrument of sorts. I have a portable Estey foot pump reed organ that I hope to start brushing up on musically! Thanks for your response.

[Modeltnick]

Thanks for responding.  It there a difference between a button accordian and a concertina?

[fleetingdays]

@Modeltnick yes, there is a difference....most of the music that I have posted is played on the chemnitzer concertina - not an anglo or bandoneon/bandonion concertina. button accordions, although in the same family (harmonikar) are different. no matter what musical instrument you play, play something....!! it is a lot of fun...!!

[Modeltnick]

That was a great piece of music played in the old fashioned way! That was wonderful! You don't hear concertinas played much these days. "The Happy Wanderer" was a favorite Boy Scout song for many years.  Thanks for posting this!

[fleetingdays]

@Modeltnick thank you..!!

[thegreatyuri]

I teach my kids the song! They love it :D

[fleetingdays]

@thegreatyuri great!!!

[uwemommens]

This one is very nice,too. Thank you.

[Ynehc]

Es ist Valeria, Valera so sagt man auf Deutsch

[fleetingdays]

@Ynehc Ya!!

[squeezeboxVerna]

You have soooo many beautiful concertinas! Do you fix them when they get out of tune?

[fleetingdays]

Thank you for your comment! Gambling, boats, motorcycles, and much more are out there. There are many options. But, certainly, I like concertinas. I have a couple of concertinas that I need to perform some work on - very carefully. The tuning is out of my league. I do not have the equipment for it.

[fleetingdays]

I have to add, the more you play a concertina the tuning can actually improve.