Your Daily Dose this evening is a beautiful Finnish waltz I came across on YouTube, played on chromatic button accordions.
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Invention of the Accordion
I just heard on the radio that today marks the anniversary of the invention of the accordion. Let’s celebrate, friends. Of course the guy on the radio had some strange information, that the accordion was invented in Philadelphia in 1854, when any old fool knows… Read More
Star of Logy Bay
This is a Newfoundland folk tune but here it is performed by Ed McCurdy, who was born in the USA and became a Canadian in the 80s. Back in the late 50s and early 60s he was involved with the great folk music scare in… Read More
Daily Dose
Le reel de Bellechasse and more….
Some button accordion music for a Sunday afternoon…
Last one for today – here’s some triple row button accordion
Roger Lanteigne on accordion
Marcel Messervier et Raynald Ouellet
Two accordions are better than one, especially with players like these boys! And check out the awesome bones player.
La gigue du père Mathias
Here’s a lovely tune on antonincarla’s YouTube channel. He does some nice rhythm work with his feet too! Well done!!
Le Reel de la Contradiction
Wow, this is Denis Pépin! Beautiful.
Le reel du cultivateur
Let’s start 2012 off right with a nice button accordion reel. Clément a l’accordéon et Réginald a la guitare Sorry but I don’t know anything about these guys. They have a number of videos up on YouTube and they’re all very enjoyable.
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