Simon Thouman's jig?

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:13 am

Anyone have the music for this one? It's on the Battlefield Band album "Threads". Really cool "blue note" in the A part. I suppose I can figure it out, but the notes would be easier

jemtheflute · Post by **jemtheflute** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:41 am

No idea about the tune, sorry, but I think you'll find the guy's name (great concertina and whistle player?) is Simon Thoumire - which may get you further searching for it.

Silvano · Post by **Silvano** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:38 am

This one?

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6531

I love Battlefield band and I am very sad I won't make it to see them this month in switzerland

Silvano

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:54 pm

Silvano wrote:This one?

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6531

I love Battlefield band and I am very sad I won't make it to see them this month in switzerland

Silvano

Thoumire it is, and that's the jig in a slightly different form. Thanks.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:29 pm

Here are a couple of nice videos of Simon playing English system concertina on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiSnLR6Ojuk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK5Avlw0tVA

bdh · Post by **bdh** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:11 am

Great John McCusker tune. I'd like to know if he's half-holing the Bb or if he's using a cross-fingering like X0XXXX.

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:06 pm

bdh wrote:Great John McCusker tune. I'd like to know if he's half-holing the Bb or if he's using a cross-fingering like X0XXXX.

I've been playing this tune for the last coupla days since I got the link and have been half holing the Bb. It's a natural since you can sort of slide up into it from the A.