All posts by “Eugene Knapik

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Bangor

Tuffy and I are going to take a little road trip in late August to Bangor Maine, of all places. I’ve never been to Maine. It only occured to us to go there after Tuffy discovered the 2012 American Folk Festival which takes place on… Read More

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More music from South Texas…

There are three accordionists in this next video, and they’re all fine players, but Esteban “Steve” Jordan (the player with the eye patch) really stands out in this performance. And here’s an old favourite – Mingo Saldivar performing Rueda de Fuego – Ring of Fire… Read More

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Los Texmaniacs

Today’s Daily Dose takes us down to Texas for a heaping helping of Conjunto music by Los Texmaniacs. This first video has some interview bits worked in and gives some good insight into the music. We saw this band at the International Accordion Festival down… Read More

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Puffballs?

A surfer landed on this blog today after making a search for where to find puffball mushrooms in Ontario. There are a number of varieties of puffballs but I normally come across three kinds, the giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea, the gem-studded puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum or the… Read More