Hi Mark,
Thanks for your comments; I love harmoniums too.
For anybody on this list who is not familiar with Shirley and Dolly Collins, below is a YouTube link to one of the many songs they recorded. The 2nd link is her bio from All Music.
David Munrow, Philip Pickett, and Christopher Hogwood were credited on some of their albums. The final link is a David Munrow video on YouTube.
Robert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPZZLjfcNs8
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shirley-collins-mn0000024568
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKxdCSbAtOE
From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Reed and Portative Pipe Organs
I know you mean the other Mark but the portative organ played by Dolly is absolutely wonderful, I am a fan of harmoniums or should that be harmonii as well.
Mark
From: Robert <rmrmax@yahoo.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, 11 June 2012 8:42 AM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Reed and Portative Pipe Organs
Mark,
I would love to hear your Bilhorn Telescope reed organ.
If you haven't already listened to the albums by Dolly (RIP) and Shirley Collins, I strongly recommend you check them out. Dolly plays the Portative Pipe Organ on several of them. Also check out Dolly's album titled "The Transports" which is absolutely beautiful. Same with "Folk Roots, New Routes" by Shirley Collins and Davy Graham, "No Roses" by Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band, the other Shirley Collins albums including others that she guests on.
Cheers,
Robert
From: Mark Wallis <markstuartwallis@hotmail.com>
To: new trongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 8:28 AM
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] A very long way off topic
I adore Mr Cutler and was lucky to see him in concert in Birmingham late in his performing career. I keep his books in strategic places and guitar cases so that I usually have one with me. A little bit of Ivor goes a long way and banishes thoses glums.
Nice to see him using a Bilhorn Telescope reed organ in this clip too. Mine is 100+ years old and the reeds are still in tune, even if the cabinet is falling to bits..
Love and Scones
Wallis x
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
From: markpringnz@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:59:11 +0000
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] A very long way off topic
Not sure if Ivor Cutler is well known in the states, I'm not sure if you will find this funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i2XEF387F4&feature=g-vrec
I think it's hilarious
Mark