A ‘Horner’ Melodeon Accordian
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Title
A ‘Horner’ Melodeon Accordian
Source
scotlandobjects,highlandandislands
Contributor
iain
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
571
Date Submitted
19/08/2025
Extent
50cm x 40cm x 40cm
Spatial Coverage
current,58.484554,-50.25749941;
Europeana
Europeana Type
TEXT
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://culturality.museum/wiki/index.php/A_‘Horner’_Melodeon_Accordian
Prim Media
1182
Material
Laminated wood and concertinaed paper (bellows)
Natural Cultural
Cultural
Tool
Unknown
Material Source
Unknown
Technique
By hand
Function
To play music
Creation Purpose
To play music on
Production Quality
High end production but not bespoke
Conecept
Melodeon ‘tunes’ differ from area to area of the Western Isles, as do the differing dialects of the Gaelic language. The oral story telling, music and singing at social gatherings or ‘ceilidhs’ are interwoven in how they relate to one another. Many of the songs written for the melodeon were composed by Sailors at sea whilst homesick and traveling away from the islands.
External ID
AAS_AR_11
Citation
“A ‘Horner’ Melodeon Accordian,” VERAP, accessed August 20, 2025, https://culturality.museum/omeka/items/show/1183.
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