115 key Verbeeck 'Centenary Organ' - GDSF 2009

J & P Searle's 115 key Verbeeck 'Centenary Organ' filmed at the 2009 Great Dorset Steam Fair.


0:06 Celebration
(appropriately chosen to mark my 100th youtube video)

2:36 The boy does nothing

5:29 Who's that girl


Hope you've enjoyed my first 100 youtube videos. Thank you to everyone who has rated them and left comments. Here's to the next 100.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 115
• key
• verbeeck
• centenary
• concert
• organ
• orgel
• draaiorgel
• great
• dorset
• steam
• fair

[MrVideoRater1]

Can't say I really like the more modern music that this organ has acquired in recent years...but that seems to be the curse of many organs now.

[StuartMulcrow]

@MrVideoRater1 I wouldn't say it's a 'curse' at all. Modern music gets the younger generation interested which in turn means a secure future for the organs.

All the Searle family are doing is playing the popular music of today which is exactly what Gavioli's and Marenghi's were doing a century ago.

[118Verbeek]

Oh and congrats on the 100th video!!!!

[StuartMulcrow]

Cheers David. :-)

[petermackett37]

Great video Stuart.I was very pleased to play the music you selected for this, your 100th video.Congratulations and keep posting!

[StuartMulcrow]

Thank you for your help in making this video Peter, much appreciated.

More GDSF videos on the way - watch this space. :-)

[AuntieGavioli]

ok ime not a big fan of fair organs playing modern music but I must admit that the tune at 2:36 sounds very good. I like that!

[MrVideoRater1]

@StuartMulcrow For me, the whole appeal of a fairground organ is to hear appropriate period music. Music one seldom, if ever, hears anywhere else. I'm not totally against non-period music though, I've even requested Locomotion and the Skiffle Selection on the Anderton & Rowlands Marenghi!

Never-the-less, I still prefer Tom Varley's choice of music on this particular organ. Some of the more recent books of music are quite stunning though, so I do give credit where it's due.

[HOMEHUBBY2]

lov this organ,always stop and chill out infront of this one when down at GDSF

[StuartMulcrow]

Thank you. :-)