Sound Archive
These pages will in time to come contain many sound files for your delight and edification. No, really!
Concertina & Squeezebox Reader's Tapes
Some years ago there used to be a superb, if somewhat irregular magazine named Concertina & Squeezebox.
One of the ways in which the editor, Joel Cowan, raised funds was by the occasional issue of tapes
of reader contributed music. The magazine is, sadly, long gone but by the efforts of Ed Delaney
the music on these tapes can be heard again. The quality of the sound varies from poor to good, as you'd
expect of such home-produced tapes, but much of the music is excellent from very talented musicians, in
some cases no longer with us, so it's good to hear once again Pat Robson and Hugh Blake, for instance.
Ed also prepared the pages which describe and download the music. The ICA Committee thank Ed for his hard work
and his allowing us to host it for him. Just click on the link on the left for hours of good music.
Concertina World Music Supplement Tunes
These pages contain mp3 files of tunes published in the Concertina World Music
Supplements for issues 429 and 433. The idea was that some people find it easier to learn tunes by ear, or a
combination of ear and written music. Click on the file names to download or open them.
The files were created by Jon McNamara from midi files with a concertina music font --
which is why they sound slightly unnatural! Meaning without any mistakes as made by normal
mortals... Enjoy!