Thanks a lot Robert 🙏 I'm glad you like the video 😊

Thanks a lot for your kind comment 🙂🙏 I'm glad you like the video 😊

Hi Daniel! Thank you, I'm glad you like the video 🙂 Some of the tunes and songs in the book are relatively easy to play when it comes to the melody itself. But, once you add the bass it becomes more complicated so it's not a beginners book. However, I would say that you should be able to play the melody line (without the bass) of some of the tunes after a relatively short period of learning the accordion. Some of the easier tunes are O'Carolan's Air 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGmbg5yId86Eh7M and Ae Fond Kiss 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/anm3fqSOaryhqKc My instrument is a custom-made accordion based on Scandalli's C 432 which you will find here: scandalli.com/c-342/?lang=en Apart from having it made in mahogany wood I also had quite a few other things I wanted to be different from the standard model. You are welcome to write me an e-mail if you want to know more about all the specifications, tuning, etc 🙂 All the best, Rune ([email protected])

@@RuneBarslundThank you for answering my questions. Your instrument is beautiful, both visually and audibly. I may ask for the specs someday if I become good enough to deserve ordering and wielding such an ideal accordion. In the meantime I will get your book and work up to it. I am officially a fan.

​@@danielmolidor7304 Thank you Daniel 🙂 Yes, I do feel very lucky to have such a nice accordion 😊 The register in use here is a 8'+8' tuned with 2 cents difference so if you like that sound you could look for that specific tuning when you buy an accordion - or just get it tuned like that 🙂 I hope you will find the book useful. I forgot to say that there are also tips and tricks on Celtic ornamentation, extended chords and other things which I think will be of help if you are a beginner 🙂

Mange tak for de flotte ord Erik 😊 Dejligt at høre at du kan li' min vals og mit basspil 🙂Sidstnævnte er et bud på hvad man kan gøre, hvis man har en melodi hvor man ikke synes at vekselbas/umba passer til. Det kræver så at man har melodibas i det her tilfælde 🪗

Thanks a lot Karin, I'm glad you like the video 🙂

Thanks a lot for your kind comment Tom, really appreciate it 🙂

Thanks a lot Tom, I'm glad you like it 🙂

Thanks a lot Tom, I'm glad you like my playing 🙂 And you are right, I'm Danish 🙂

@@RuneBarslund Well done!

@@tomgreene1843 Thanks a lot Tom 🙂

Hi Andy! I play C system myself and therefore I have suggested free-bass fingerings that suit that system. These have been kept to a minimum so players of the B system won't be too confused or disturbed by the fingerings. I have not suggested fingerings in the right hand because of the different types and layouts of accordion keyboards. I had my colleague, Estonian accordion player Tuulikki Bartosik, test my arrangements on her piano accordion with B free-bass to see if they would work for that system. I don't remember if she tested all 15 tunes or just some of them, but I do remember that she said that the arrangements she did test could be played with the B system without problems 🙂 Just let me know if you have any other questions about the book 🙂 All the best, Rune

Thanks a lot for the kind words 🙏 I'm glad you like my music and my channel 😊 Nowadays, it seems like KZbin favours channels that upload new videos every week. We put quite a lot of work into my videos, which takes time, and costs money, so I'm not able to release videos often enough for my channel to crack the algorithms, I believe 😕 Or maybe it's just because there are too few people who are interested in accordion music 😅

@@RuneBarslund Yes - KZbin seems to value quantity over quality. So people churn out potboilers rather than invest in fine productions like this. What depresses me as someone who loves traditional Scots music is that some pretty wee American lass with no sense of the music at all gets 100k views, while brilliant musicians embedded in the tradition struggle for exposure. When I was a kid the accordion had become unfashionable in Scotland - it was associated with corny ceilidh bands. But then Phil Cunningham came along and changed everything. I knew one of the founders of Silly Wizard and was surprised when they invited Phil to join. I thought it would make the band uncool. How little I knew! But in Denmark the accordion has always been quite popular, I think? As I child I remember a great village dance in Tisvildeleje with a very fine accordion player.

​@@tullochgorum6323 Yes, it's frustrating how the algorithms often favour quantity over quality these days. It used to be different, which was a good thing for most folk and trad. musicians, but those days are gone. I've heard many trad. musicians complain about the new algorithms and how their videos get far less views nowadays. You are right, it's not always the best musicians who get the most views. A lot of other things plays a big role too. Phil Cunningham is an amazing musician and composer! He is a gift for the accordion and for traditional Celtic music in my humble opinion (even though the tradition is amazing already of course). The accordion was very popular back in the 20's and 30's here in Denmark, but we've struggled a lot with the image of the accordion in Denmark for many years. The same goes for traditional music here, but that is slowly changing for the better. Fingers crossed the same thing will happen for the accordion 🙂🤞

@@RuneBarslund Good to hear that trad music is regaining ground in Denmark. You have a wonderful heritage and it's so important that the young people learn to appreciate it! I've been aware of you music since I was a kid. We had a series of wonderful Danish au pairs and they introduced us to the tradition. We're still in touch with one of them - she became Minister of Education! I was lucky enough to spend some time with the talented fiddler and scholar Ditte Fromseir who is an expert on the tradition on Bornholm. Interestingly she has tracked down a strong English influence which reached Denmark via Norway in the 18th C. We're all interconnected! If by any chance you don't know her work, she's a hell of a musician! kzbin.info/www/bejne/goWVeYiXg7iZftE As you probably know, the tradition is pretty healthy in Scotland and Ireland. Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain are national treasures and pack any hall. Trad is less mainstream in England where I'm living, but there's an abundance of young talent and a healthy future.

Hi Dallas! Thanks a lot for your kind words, I'm glad you like my music 🙂 I had a look at your channel and some of your videos today! Really great stuff 👌 I teach in a music school and I also do workshops around Denmark a few times every year - I'll make sure to tell my students about your channel 🙂

Thanks a lot 😊🙏

Thanks for your comment and for your kind words 🙂🙏 I'm glad you like the music 😊

Hi Manfred! Thanks a lot for your comment, I'm glad you like the video 😊You can find links for two different webshops in the description below the video 🙂 Hope you will enjoy playing the tunes from the book. All the best, Rune

Thanks a lot for your kind words, I'm glad you like my playing 🙏🙂 More videos are in the making and will be released later this year.

Thanks a lot Steve, I'm glad you like the video 😊🙏

Hi Kim! Thanks for your kind words, I'm delighted to hear that my tunes have made it all the way to the southwest 😊I have not published the sheet music for The Danish Immigrant, but I can easily send it to you. I think I actually have your e-mail from last year. Will send it now. Let me know if you don't get it or if you have changed your e-mail :) All the best, Rune

Thank you Mr. Roland :) I'm glad you like my music :) All the best, Rune

Enig, The Parting Glass er absolut en meget smuk melodi :) Den kan de godt være stolte af i Skotland! Dejligt at høre at du kan li' instrumentets lyd da vi, (som du jo har læst om i "Harmonikaspilleren"), har kræset for detaljerne :)

@@RuneBarslund tak for svaret. Der stod i artiklen, at der er 2 cent forskel på dine to 8 fods kor. Falder det i kategorien "flad tremolo"?

@@futte8024 Det kan man nok godt kalde det ja 🙂 Nogle af de harmonikastemmere jeg har haft snakket med i tidens løb har både kaldt det "moderat stumstemning" og "2-cent tørstemning" - sidstnævnte fordi der er samme afstand i cent over hele toneomfanget på mit instrument. I de fleste tilfælde er der en progression i tremoloforløbet, således at der er større afstand i det dybe leje end i det høje, men det er altså ikke tilfældet med mit instrument 🙂

Mange tak 🙂 Dejligt at du kan li' videoen 😊

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Tusind tak 😊🙏

Mange tak 😊🙏

Thanks a lot for your kind words Friederike, I'm glad you like my playing 🙂 Also thanks a lot for taking the time to comment - I appreciate that 🙂🙏

Hi Ross! Thanks a lot, I'm really glad that you like my work and that it has inspired you :) Congratulations on your new Scandalli Intense 37 - it's a really beautiful instrument! I hope you will enjoy playing Celtic music on it :) All the best, Rune

Thanks for your kind words Barbara 🙏I'm really glad you like it 😊

Thanks for your kind comment Christoper! I'm definitely going to keep playing music for as long as I live :)

Thanks a lot :)

Hi Danie! It's a Colin Goldie whistle in D. You can check out his website here: www.colingoldie.de I highly recommend his whistles as they are top quality :)

@@RuneBarslund Thanks Rune ✌️🇺🇦

@@daniegrove5658 You are welcome :)

Mange tak for de pæne ord, dejligt at du kan li' musikken :)

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like it 😊

Thanks Edward, I'm glad you like the video :)

Mange tak Søren, dejligt at du kan li' videoen :)

Thanks, I'm glad you like the music :) It's a custom-made accordion based on Scandalli's C 432 which you will find here: scandalli.com/c-342/?lang=en Apart from having it made in mahogany wood I also had quite a few other things I wanted to be different from the standard model. Send me an e-mail if you want to know more about all the specifications, tuning, etc :) All the best, Rune ([email protected])

Thanks a lot Jette, I'm glad you like it :)

Thanks a lot Benjamin, I'm glad you like the video :) All the best, Rune

Hi Christoper! Not sure why KZbin never send me a notification on your message here... Sorry for the late reply but thanks a lot for the tip :) That's a really great video! Ryan and Eric also has a great trio called Kalos which you might also like :) You can find them here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWK1dnive9dliNk&ab_channel=Kalos All the best, Rune

Thank you :)

Love your version of this, very rich interpretation……I just switched from diatonic to chromatic, will learn this

@@JohnKrieger-v9i Thanks a lot John, I'm glad you like our interpretation of this great old Danish sønderhonning :) Wishing you all the best with your new instrument :) All the best, Rune

Большое спасибо :)

Tak for de pæne ord, fedt at du kan li' musikken! Hvis du giver mig din e-mail, (send den evt. til [email protected]) så skal jeg sende dig noden :)

Thanks a lot Adit, I'm glad you like my playing :)