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All posts tagged “accordion”
Mazok
A different kind of cooking in the kitchen
Vira
A Vira is a Portuguese dance form, often (as here) played on a triple row diatonic button accordion, which the Portuguese call a concertina. Viras are kind of like fast waltzes, usually with a heavy emphasis on the first beat of the bar. They’re usually… Read More
The Happy Norwegian
Myron Floren was best known as the accordionist in Lawrence Welk’s band. I was never a fan of Lawrence Welk or his television show (they were way too clean cut for me), but looking back at some of Mr. Floren’s performances on the show, I… Read More
Train Whistle Blues
Debra Peters & The Love Saints
Uke and Accordion
Together at Last
Read about El Parche
I recentlly created a couple posts about the late accordion great Steve Jordan, and today I came across an excellent article about him in the San Antonio Current.
Esteban “Steve” Jordan RIP
Conjunto great Steve Jordan has died at 71. Steve Jordan was one fantastic squeezebox player, and a huge figure in the conjunto world. He turned that music on its head, making it jazzy, adding effects, creating a personal vision within a traditional music. You can… Read More
Alf Hågedal
Check out Mr. Hågedal’s super funky accordion, which seems to be a combination of chromatic button accordion and piano accordion. What an interesting machine.
27th Street 