Here is Janiboy78, from YouTube playing a medley of Finnish polkas. I love the relaxed ease and confidence with which this player attacks the music. The bellows-shaking segment of this piece is delightful.
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Maria Kalaniemi & Maija Karhinen “Severi suhosen jenkka”
Let me first say that I know practically nothing about Finnish folk music. Here we have five women playing diatonic button accordions. Delightful.
Clã Brasil & Sivuca – Feira de Mangaio
It’s been a while since I’ve featured Sivuca on this blog. I hope you enjoy his playing as much as I do. I don’t know a whole lot about Brasilian music. One of these days I’ll have to explore it thoroughly.
No Beer in Heaven
I heard this version for the first time this morning and it blew my mind. Here are the Polkaholics
Clyde Forsman and Those Darn Accordions
Just for fun….
Trompette
Bailinho Da Madeira
Telephone Call from Istanbul
Brave Combo plays an Oberek
Brave Combo is a group from Texas who have done a lot of work to revitalize polka music since 1979. Here they are playing the crazy Goose Oberek.
The Indifference Waltz
I was surfing around YouTube when the title of this piece caught my eye…turns out it’s beautifully played on a Bayan chromatic accordion. I’m not too knowledgeable about chromatic button accordions but I think that Bayans are what they call B system or B griff,… Read More
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