Civil War Concertina

I love the book Civil War Concertina. There are so many recognizable tunes to play and I love Gary Coover’s tablature.

It is difficult to find music books for the 20 button concertina. And they also show chords at the beginning of the book, which I've found hard to find. I am a beginner so it will take a while to figure out the fingering to any kind of musicality, but there is a numbering system which is much easier than reading notes.

I love this book and would recommend to anyone wanting to develop their repertoire and playing skills. The diagrams and the tablature used to explain chords are really useful and easy to understand.

This is an amazing collection of songs, independent of the concertina content. Just the lyrics to the tunes make this worth buying!For the anglo concertina players, it's even better. The author's notation system is clear and concise, and his arrangements make savvy use of the available supporting harmonies. Anglo can be a real puzzle to play, since each button plays different notes for squeezing or drawing on the bellows. Gary has also posted videos on YouTube for each tune.Thanks again, Gary!

Amazing book! Great collection of songs and music notation is easy to learn. Videos of all songs on the internet, what more can you ask? I wish there were more like this!

Bill,A great bunch of music,easy to understand for beginners like me, wish Mr Coover would do a book of contemporary music.

Really cool turn of the century Patriotic music. None of the music is super easy but it is a great way to add to concert offerings.

Even though this book is written for the 20 button anglo, there's a wealth of information and enjoyment for 30 button players. Like all Gary's books, well written and fun!

Lots of tunes to learn. Well laid out and easy to understand.

Got this to go with my new concertina. And not disappointed. The tabs are very well layed out. Took my a day to understand the tabs due to left side for chords abd right side for melody. But once you start to read the tabs your on your way just need to practice and practice and practice...hope i dont loss interest first.

Like all of Gary Coover's books, this book provides clear instructions with great tunes!

Good arrangements, and a good variety of tunes.

No reflection on the book which is fine I am just starting out and find it more difficult to play tunes I don't know . but some of them are lovely and I am playing so what is not to like really. The you tube vids are great