Post by Dick Glasgow on Dec 26, 2008 16:44:18 GMT
My name is Dick Glasgow
I am a Scotsman who is now living on the north coast of Ireland, a Concertina enthusiast for nearly 40 years and on this site, I am your friendly, neighbourhood 'Ptarmigan'.
Thanks for calling by and checking out my Forum.
It was launched on Friday December 26th 2008 and we now have << 90 >> Members[/b]
We have a Facebook page at: Scottish Concertina Players
In November I launched the English Concertina 'MySpace' where, at the last count, we had <<[/color]188 >> 'Friends'[/b]
Why not check out all our friends pages at - [/color] MySpace
Their pages contain some information about themselves & their instruments, plus some wonderful examples of their music. You will also get a real feel for the sort of music, instruments and good people this Forum is all about.
If you are a Concertina player, or a musician who is just interested in Concertinas, or perhaps simply a musical enthusiast who loves the sound of the Concertina, then I hope you will be interested enough to want to become an active member of this new Forum. If you know others who play the Concertina I hope you will tell them about this forum.
As a member, you will be able to contribute to the information stored here and join in the discussions or perhaps even initiate some of the discussions yourself.
My hope is that this new forum will be a way for Concertina enthusiasts throughout Scotland, and those outside Scotland who have an interest in promoting Concertinas in Scotland, to simply keep in touch with each other, make new Concertina friends & perhaps learn or teach the rest of us more about the active roll Concertinas play in the Traditional Music of Scotland.
This forum may well turn out to be a good vehicle too for touring Concertina players from here, and elsewhere, to promote their Scottish & UK tours and reach local Concertina players and Club/ Venue organisers too.
However, please note that before you can access or contribute to any of the boards and their discussions here, you will need to register!
Once you have registered, you will receive an E-mail, hopefully within 24 hours, asking you to send me a short E-mail in reply, with a little information about your own interest in Concertinas. Once I have verified that you are a genuine enthusiast I will 'activate' your account & you will be able to join in the fun here.
Why the security?
I tried to run a similar forum a while back, but eventually was forced to close it down because of the huge numbers of spammers who literally destroyed the whole ethos of the forum on a daily basis & also, I might add, any possible pleasure I might have enjoyed from trying to promote music there. I suspect those pirates also rifled through the open files of members E-mail addresses too!
So this time, I believe I have found a format which I can better protect the members & their information from those C.S.P.s {Cyber-Space Plonkers} - the Spammers!
Unfortunately, this means that although visitors to the site can read the various discussions, nobody can actually access any of the information or post here, without becoming a member first. Then, and only once I have established that new members are in fact genuine, will they be able to become an active member of our .
This might seem like a bit of an inconvenience, but I do believe it's a small price to pay for keeping our forum & it's members info protected from unwanted intruders. It will, I hope, ensure that this forum remains a safe little cyber-space, reserved for genuine Concertina enthusiasts only, so should lead to a safe and friendly atmosphere on the Boards.
N.B. Please note that new members registering, have one week to send me their qualifying E-mail!
If no such E-mail arrives at D.P.F. - H.Q. within 7 days, their names will automatically be removed from the "Members List".
A delay of more than a few days usually means that the applicant was only a spammer & of course we have no wish to encourage those wasters onto our forum or have their false details clutter up our members list!.
Of course, if they are a genuine applicant, then they can re-apply at a later date.
Why a Concertinas in Scotland Forum?
I've actually been a member, and a regular contributor too, to that excellent Concertina Forum -
Concertina.net
for some time now.
Rules of this Forum
For anyone unfamiliar with the recognised codes of conduct for Forum members, or even those of you who are used to posting on Forum threads but who haven't actually read the Rules for a while, I would urge you to take the time to read through the 'Rules of this Forum'.
They might seem a trifle regimented, but believe me, they are there to ensure that we 'all' enjoy ourselves, while visiting this forum.
If anyone does ever find anything at all on any of these pages, which alarms or concerns them or which they simply feel just does not belong here, please let me know by pm, immediately!
Incidentally, if at any time, you feel like giving me advice on how I run this Forum, I would appreciate it, if you would do so by private E-mail only. I am open to criticism, but let's keep the pages of this Forum positive, thanks.
Now it's your turn!
OK, that's enough chattering from me, now it's your turn.
If you have an interest in Concertinas, a fascination for any one, or more, of this amazing family of instruments, &/or a passion for playing them, then why not lend us a helping hand here, and do yourself a favour at the same time, by registering now, as a member of this new 'Concertinas in Scotland' forum?
As soon as you become a member, please visit the Welcome New Members board, below, & tell us a little bit about yourself, your music and the Concertina, or Concertinas, in your life.
As soon as you become a member, please visit the Welcome New Members board, below, & tell us a little bit about yourself, your music and the Dulcimer, or Dulcimers, in your life.
Then be sure to visit the Where do you live & play your Concertina?, POLL, in the General Discussion section and let us know where you are - thanks.
At the moment, the POLL looks like this:
N.B. One of the most useful links here, is the:
View the 10 most recent posts of this forum.
which you will find in the Info Centre at the foot of the Home Page.[/color]
P. S. Adds Warning!
A member of this Forum has pointed out that their Spyware went absolutely crazy after they clicked on one of the Adds, which are displayed above & below this Forum!
I have absolutely no control over these Adds, so please ...... be very careful!
I am a Scotsman who is now living on the north coast of Ireland, a Concertina enthusiast for nearly 40 years and on this site, I am your friendly, neighbourhood 'Ptarmigan'.
Thanks for calling by and checking out my Forum.
It was launched on Friday December 26th 2008 and we now have << 90 >> Members[/b]
We have a Facebook page at: Scottish Concertina Players
In November I launched the English Concertina 'MySpace' where, at the last count, we had <<[/color]188 >> 'Friends'[/b]
Why not check out all our friends pages at - [/color] MySpace
Their pages contain some information about themselves & their instruments, plus some wonderful examples of their music. You will also get a real feel for the sort of music, instruments and good people this Forum is all about.
If you are a Concertina player, or a musician who is just interested in Concertinas, or perhaps simply a musical enthusiast who loves the sound of the Concertina, then I hope you will be interested enough to want to become an active member of this new Forum. If you know others who play the Concertina I hope you will tell them about this forum.
As a member, you will be able to contribute to the information stored here and join in the discussions or perhaps even initiate some of the discussions yourself.
My hope is that this new forum will be a way for Concertina enthusiasts throughout Scotland, and those outside Scotland who have an interest in promoting Concertinas in Scotland, to simply keep in touch with each other, make new Concertina friends & perhaps learn or teach the rest of us more about the active roll Concertinas play in the Traditional Music of Scotland.
This forum may well turn out to be a good vehicle too for touring Concertina players from here, and elsewhere, to promote their Scottish & UK tours and reach local Concertina players and Club/ Venue organisers too.
However, please note that before you can access or contribute to any of the boards and their discussions here, you will need to register!
Once you have registered, you will receive an E-mail, hopefully within 24 hours, asking you to send me a short E-mail in reply, with a little information about your own interest in Concertinas. Once I have verified that you are a genuine enthusiast I will 'activate' your account & you will be able to join in the fun here.
Why the security?
I tried to run a similar forum a while back, but eventually was forced to close it down because of the huge numbers of spammers who literally destroyed the whole ethos of the forum on a daily basis & also, I might add, any possible pleasure I might have enjoyed from trying to promote music there. I suspect those pirates also rifled through the open files of members E-mail addresses too!
So this time, I believe I have found a format which I can better protect the members & their information from those C.S.P.s {Cyber-Space Plonkers} - the Spammers!
Unfortunately, this means that although visitors to the site can read the various discussions, nobody can actually access any of the information or post here, without becoming a member first. Then, and only once I have established that new members are in fact genuine, will they be able to become an active member of our .
This might seem like a bit of an inconvenience, but I do believe it's a small price to pay for keeping our forum & it's members info protected from unwanted intruders. It will, I hope, ensure that this forum remains a safe little cyber-space, reserved for genuine Concertina enthusiasts only, so should lead to a safe and friendly atmosphere on the Boards.
N.B. Please note that new members registering, have one week to send me their qualifying E-mail!
If no such E-mail arrives at D.P.F. - H.Q. within 7 days, their names will automatically be removed from the "Members List".
A delay of more than a few days usually means that the applicant was only a spammer & of course we have no wish to encourage those wasters onto our forum or have their false details clutter up our members list!.
Of course, if they are a genuine applicant, then they can re-apply at a later date.
Why a Concertinas in Scotland Forum?
I've actually been a member, and a regular contributor too, to that excellent Concertina Forum -
Concertina.net
for some time now.
Rules of this Forum
For anyone unfamiliar with the recognised codes of conduct for Forum members, or even those of you who are used to posting on Forum threads but who haven't actually read the Rules for a while, I would urge you to take the time to read through the 'Rules of this Forum'.
They might seem a trifle regimented, but believe me, they are there to ensure that we 'all' enjoy ourselves, while visiting this forum.
If anyone does ever find anything at all on any of these pages, which alarms or concerns them or which they simply feel just does not belong here, please let me know by pm, immediately!
Incidentally, if at any time, you feel like giving me advice on how I run this Forum, I would appreciate it, if you would do so by private E-mail only. I am open to criticism, but let's keep the pages of this Forum positive, thanks.
Now it's your turn!
OK, that's enough chattering from me, now it's your turn.
If you have an interest in Concertinas, a fascination for any one, or more, of this amazing family of instruments, &/or a passion for playing them, then why not lend us a helping hand here, and do yourself a favour at the same time, by registering now, as a member of this new 'Concertinas in Scotland' forum?
As soon as you become a member, please visit the Welcome New Members board, below, & tell us a little bit about yourself, your music and the Concertina, or Concertinas, in your life.
As soon as you become a member, please visit the Welcome New Members board, below, & tell us a little bit about yourself, your music and the Dulcimer, or Dulcimers, in your life.
Then be sure to visit the Where do you live & play your Concertina?, POLL, in the General Discussion section and let us know where you are - thanks.
At the moment, the POLL looks like this:
Geography Poll of our << 73 >> Members:
Borders: 1
Ayrshire & Arran: 1
Edinburgh & Lothians: 5
Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley: 2
Ireland: 3
England: 2
Wales: 1
Europe: 1
Canada: 1
Australia: 1
Perthshire: 3
United States: 3
& Undisclosed: 53
Borders: 1
Ayrshire & Arran: 1
Edinburgh & Lothians: 5
Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley: 2
Ireland: 3
England: 2
Wales: 1
Europe: 1
Canada: 1
Australia: 1
Perthshire: 3
United States: 3
& Undisclosed: 53
N.B. One of the most useful links here, is the:
View the 10 most recent posts of this forum.
which you will find in the Info Centre at the foot of the Home Page.[/color]
P. S. Adds Warning!
A member of this Forum has pointed out that their Spyware went absolutely crazy after they clicked on one of the Adds, which are displayed above & below this Forum!
I have absolutely no control over these Adds, so please ...... be very careful!