I’ve been posting quite a bit of music lately. I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am. Here’s a tune I’m familiar with. I play a version of it on my triple row accordion. This is very nicely played by Serge Carrier on… Read More
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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.
A Little Blast From the Past #squeezebox
Here’s a video shot by my pal Candy Minx a few years ago. It features some guy who looks a lot like me playing The Star of Logy Bay on triple row button accordion, and it was shot in front of Tom’s Place in Kensington… Read More
Las Caleñas
Cumbia…. http://youtu.be/hvGw20g66OA
Sailor’s Waltz/Black Velvet Band
Just one more…. #squeezebox
http://youtu.be/QBqVPYyOjHs Here’s a simple little tune I like to play. I’ve known this one for some time but I don’t know what it’s called. If anyone has a good name for it, I’ll adopt it.
The Little Bird
Here’s my take on a Portuguese folk tune called O Passarinho – The Little Bird.
Baccalieu Rovers
I like the way these boys play.
A Teaching Challenge
Regular readers know that I have a music student. I’ve been teaching him to play the triple row diatonic button accordion, and he’s coming along well. The button accordion is a folk instrument and in many cultures the normal way of teaching and learning it… Read More
Lessons
I’ve been thinking lately that I’d like to take on one or two button accordion students. In my trusty notebook, I’ve been putting together some notes on how to go about it. The triple row button accordion (called a concertina in Portuguese circles) is in… Read More