waltz – 27th Street

Here’s some players who handle a waltz beautifully… This one below is on a “helicon” box, a diatonic accordion with long bass reeds for that oom-pah sound.

April 27, 2010

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Talijanska

I like this piece a lot. I also really like the lovely little chromatic button accordion this fellow is playing. It’s a beauty.

October 14, 2009

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What are you listening to tonight?

I ask this question from time to time and almost nobody answers, but what the hell, I’ll throw it out there again. I’m listening to a CD called In a Bad Mood by Geraint Watkins. You may not know Geraint Watkins by name, but if… Read More

October 8, 2009

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Around the World by Button Accordion: Part 2

Uraguay. I don’t know very much about Uruguay, its history, it’s cultural traditions. A couple years ago I stumbled across a CD by a group doing traditional music from Uruguay, featuring double-row button accordion. They were called Los Gauchos de Roldán. Naturally, I ordered it… Read More

October 6, 2009

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Around the world by button accordion (part 1)

I’m not sure where this post is going exactly. Let’s take a little trip…. Why don’t we start in Louisiana and listen to the Savoy Family Band play the Bosco Stomp. Bosco is a small community north of Scott, Louisiana, named for one Bosco Prejean… Read More