The English Concertina

Compiled and Annotated by Richard Carlin

Folkways Records - FW 8845

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, World
[Tracklist]
A1 The Flight of the Bumblebees / Forgotten Dreams: The Fayre Four Sisters (3:38)
A2 Cavalleria Rusticana: Wilfred Pearce and Reuben Shaw (3:17)
A3 The History of the Crabb Concertina Firm: Harry Crabb (3:22)
A4 Czardas: Gregory Matusewitch (3:19)
A5 Santa Anna's Retreat / Greasy Coat: Richard Carlin (2:20)
A6 Russian Fantasy: The Fayre Four Sisters (3:06)
B1 Grieg's Morning: The Fayre Four Sisters (4:07)
B2 Chrysanthemum: The Boris Matusewitch Quartet (3:38)
B3 Waltz Impromptu: Alfred Edwards (3:03)
B4 Haste to the Wedding / Smash the Windows: Harry Minting and Richard Carlin (2:25)
B5 Speak Easy: The Fayre Four Sisters (2:35)
B6 Raggin' the Scales: The Fayre Four Sisters (2:22)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Richard Carlin, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Invented in 1835, the concertina (a small accordion) has long been associated with a wide variety of music ranging from classical to popular and folk. Richard Carlin, music scholar and concertina virtuoso, has compiled this recording reflecting not only the types of music played on the instrument but national groups' and individual performers’ styles across time. This collection of recordings spans the period from the 1920s to the 1970s. The liner notes, written by Carlin, present the history of the concertina and information about the music and performers. Carlin recorded two other albums for Folkways ("In Came a Bumblebee" – FW08846, and "The Poppy Seed" – FW 08847) and is the author of the book Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways.