This is Reel de la Pointe au Pic performed by Gaston Nolet. The previous examples were played on a one-row accordion. M. Nolet is playing a 3-row box. I don’t recognize the maker of his accordion. It’s a beauty.
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Éric Gagné on button accordion
I don’t know anything about Éric Gagné beyond the small number of videos available on YouTube. I love his playing though. This is a young master at work, carrying on the French Canadian button accordion tradition. Check it out… Here is another video. I’ve… Read More
More trees coming down on Twenty Seventh Street
This morning more trees are being removed from the west side of Twenty Seventh Street. I was out at the gym and when I returned, the middle of the three trees across the street at #4 was down and a climber was up in the… Read More
Long Branch Parking Sweepstakes
I won big in the Long Branch parking sweepstakes today after several losing efforts. First of all, those of you not from these parts should know that half of our community has free street parking along the Lakeshore strip and the other half has pay… Read More
The Lazy Allen Stories – a new one
The Latest installment of the Lazy Allen Stories is up. It’s called Lazy Allen’s Top 10. I hope you like it. If you love these stories, please consider following the link and supporting this project on my Patreon page. Thank you Hobie Post for your… Read More
Tu Peux Cogner Mais Tu Peux Pas Rentrer
Here’s The King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier…
Front Porch Banjo
Today is cool but the sun is warm, and strangely, there is a break in the incessant construction activity next door and across the street. No forklifts, no generators, no saws, dump trucks, cement mixers, nada. I’m at home this week, enjoying my remaining vacation… Read More
Check out Gaelynn Lea on NPR
Geez this is really beautiful.
Aftermath
Thursday’s ice storm was not a big deal here at 27th Street. However, north of Toronto was a different story. Both my brother (Mulmur) and my sister and her husband (Hockley) found themselves without power. My brother sent along these photos showing some of the tree… Read More
Keeping a tradition alive
Every year at this time we make up a batch of coffee can paska. We don’t do all the fancy braids on the top of the crust and we bake our Easter bread in old coffee cans which we use over and over again, a… Read More
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