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  • How I Made the Footbass

    How I Made the Footbass

    I had the idea that I could play bass notes with my feet, so the first thing I did was to check that my brain would be able to cope with this – I didn’t want to spend ages making an instrument if I wasn’t going to be able to play it. So to check… Read more

  • Barnbuskers barndance ceilidh band has a new fiddler for barn dances around Barnstaple, Devon

    Barnbuskers barndance ceilidh band has a new fiddler for barn dances around Barnstaple, Devon

    Barnbuskers has a new band member – Judy’s brother Rob Veale has joined the band so we now have two fiddlers! We might not have both fiddlers every time, but it helps us to have more than one to choose from. He already had the shirt , so he didn’t have to splash out to buy the… Read more

  • Detuning the Roland FR3

    Detuning the Roland FR3

    This makes your accordion sound more French! To change the level of detuning: When you are happy with the level of detuning, save the seeting as follows: Read more

  • Changing Up or Down an Octave on the Roland FR3

    Changing Up or Down an Octave on the Roland FR3

    The Roland accordion does not remember this when you switch it off and on again. You have to do it every time. Read more

  • Using the Metronome on the Roland FR3

    Using the Metronome on the Roland FR3

    If you are looking for the instructions for the metronome in the FR3 user guide, you will find that the vital pieces of information eg switching it on and off and changing the speed are in different places in the book, and not particularly easy to find. So for my own benefit, and anyone else who… Read more

  • Sleigh Ride

    In case you are looking for the music for Sleigh Ride, it is here! Read more