Move Over Morse: From Telegram to Accordion-Gram
People who like accordions generally like old-fashioned things like telegrams. I’ve always been enamored with singing telegrams, and have given my share of them over the years. Now, some 175 years...
View ArticleAccordion Artist: Dear Rabbit
Dear Rabbit is the kind of guy you hope finds an accordion and starts channeling his inner punk. A multi-instrumentalist who uses accordion in deft ways, his rowdy toe-tappers inspire dreams of cafes,...
View ArticleFrom Russia, With Booze: Accordion Prop, Position, Proposition
America, take notice. Russia’s got talent and Ivan Zamotaev lays claim to a generous portion of it. Uniting booze and accordion in a daring and playful way, Zamotaev shows us what’s possible with a...
View ArticleAccordion Kids: Jojo and Bean on the Scene
The future of the accordion rests with those holding one today, and that rings especially true for the youngest among them, our children. I often lament not picking up the accordion until my early 20s....
View ArticleNecessary Cliche Alert: Slow Down to Make Fast Strides on Accordion
It’s not very often when slow is a desired state. Most people want to do things as quickly as possible and want things done for them as quickly as possible. Even with recent developments in the slow...
View ArticleRemembering an icon: New Jersey Accordion Maker Al Iorio
About seven years ago when I was really getting into the accordion and playing for the first time in a band, I went searching for a new box that would enable me to plug in and be amplified. I...
View ArticlePushing Buttons: Philadelphia Accordion Club is Born
When we launched the Ardmore Accordion Academy in January, our primary goals were to promote accordion artistry and generally elevate the accordion’s presence throughout Greater Philadelphia. A little...
View ArticleAmerican Accordion Association President to Welcome Re-Born Philadelphia...
We thought it was pretty cool that we recently announced the formation of the Philadelphia Accordion Club. Things just got even better. Turns out Linda Reed, the president of the American Accordion...
View ArticleBabies, Bellows and Bach: Philadelphia Accordion Club’s June Gathering
National leaders, education pioneers and young prodigies were among the 25 people who packed Liberty Bellows near South St. in Philadelphia for the inaugural gathering of the Philadelphia Accordion...
View Article‘Squeeze This’ Author to Present ‘Living History of Accordion’ at Liberty...
In her book Squeeze This, A Cultural History of the Accordion in America, Marion Jacobson, an author, ethnomusicologist and musician from Northern New Jersey, traces the instrument’s development...
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