All posts tagged “musical instruments”

December 2, 2010
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too many or not enough?

I seem to have accumulated a few accordions over the years. I’m not sure how that happened. I love them all of course. Some of them don’t get played so often though. For instance I have a nice old Hohner single row diatonic job that… Read More

November 28, 2010
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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

November 23, 2010
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Chemnitzer Concertinas

I’ve been reading about chemnitzer concertinas. I’ve never played one of these beautiful instruments. They’re important in the “Push” style of Polish-American polka music which features the concertina, accordion (often playing “bellows-shake”), a pair of trumpets, bass and drums. Here’s Scrubby and the Dynatones from… Read More

November 4, 2010
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Kitschy to Classy

Thanks Spicecat for passing along an article in the Toronto Star about the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain. As regular readers know, I’ll be going to their show at Convocation Hall on Saturday and I’m really looking forward to it. Watch for my review following… Read More