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Piano du Pauvre is a French nickname for the accordion, its a poor person's piano. (I guess they didn't have Craigslist back then.)
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Posted on 23 August 2010
Galliano NPR, Schimmel JALC, Blog-biting Continue Reading
Posted on 21 August 2010
I’ll be playing tomorrow with Hot Club of Philly at Elkins Park. Barry has me billed as “ace accordion wiz Dallas Vietty”. The funeral coverage of accordion “Godfather” Steve Jordan. Poetry, “Squeeze Box Man,” “Eye Patch Brujo”, by Nephtali De Leon. Cotati Accordion Festival this weekend. Philly Folk Fest this weekend. Check out the Give and Take Jugglers in [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 16 August 2010
Frode Haltli, accordionist from Norway plays refreshing and interesting music with Trygve Seim at Portland, OR jazz fest. Great article from RootsWorld about this. I have Frode’s 2007 solo album Passing Images and really enjoy it. (BTW, The North-West accordion corridor continues to make me jealous.) I saw a great street performer at Musikfest on Monday, [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 12 August 2010
Legendary accordionist Ramon Ayala was recently released from a mexican prison. He was performing at a party when it was raided by the federales. Wrong place, wrong time is what’s being reported. Small story here on SF Chron blog. Jan Lewan, beloved Polka icon of Pennsylvania, pyramid schemer, and subject of documentary film. Lets Polka has [...] Continue Reading