There’s a mix of music and interview on this video, featuring Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole, and it’s well worth listening to the whole thing. This was recorded live on KEXP a community public radio station operated by the University of Washington. Accordion freaks will… Read More
That was PauloPattes. Very nice performance of a tune by Y.F. Perroches. There are several performances of this tune available on the YouTube machine for your listening pleasure. Here’s one more, with a slightly different feel about it. This one was performed by Chaîne de… Read More
That was JackDiatonique. The bourrée is a French dance from the 17th century. Parts of the tune in the first video remind me of a Basques tune whose name I just can’t recall. Here’s Clive Williams… This next one has pipes and a big piano… Read More
Here’s Melissa the Loud also giving a demonstration She has a website too. I really appreciate her love of the less loved instruments and I think you’ll enjoy visiting her site. If you’re a folk music freak like me, be sure to check out her… Read More
I know what you’re thinking…..he’s posting too much music. Bring back Mister Anchovy. Yeah, well that bum hasn’t even called. Tonight we have a second Daily Dose. I hope you can adjust. This one is an earworm. I’ve had some of Utah Phillips songs on… Read More
Somewhere along the way, Tuffy P and I developed a tolerance and love of hot foods. At a certain point we found we could not buy ground chiles that were hot enough to give us that spicy jolt we were looking for, so we began… Read More
This morning I found a note taped to my computer. It read, “Hitting the road. Look after the blog.” It was simply signed “Fish” I don’t even know which direction he went. If my old buddy Mister Anchovy shows up in your town, give him… Read More
I’ve been working on improving my Go game. For those who don’t know, Go is a game played on a 19X19 grid with black and white stones. The object is to surround territory, more territory than your opponent, by placing stones on intersections of the… Read More
I’ve been enjoying listening to Chemnitzer concertina music lately and that led me to Wanda and Stephanie, who were a mother-daughter team known as America’s Polka Sweethearts. They were polka performers but in the polka world that is broken down into styles. The style Wanda… Read More
That was Redwing. I like this melody a lot. I’ve been playing it on button accordion all weekend. I poked around on the inner-nets to see what I could find out about this tune. Depending on who you want to believe, it’s an Irish tune,… Read More
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