Blackpool Style Playing

[luciusmaximus]

I was curious as how to do blackpool-style theatre organ playing, if anyone could offer any tips that would be greatly appreciated.

[andyg]

Buy yourself the Miditzer 260 perhaps. That has the 'Blackpool couplers' built in for that particular distinctive sound.

You'll need a very rhythmic left hand to pop in those staccato chords in the accompaniment for the fast numbers, and an energetic pair of feet to play a few pedal arpeggios. Watching a few videos of people like Phil Kelsall, Nicholas Martin and Robert Wolfe wouldn't go amiss.

Me, I love all sorts of organ playing but this style is not among my favourites. Can I do it? Sure, and have done so when requested but it's not something I make a habit of! :-> But, each to their own and the style has thousands of devotees.

[Momboc]

Also, have a look here:

http://site.virtualorgan.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=2583