Addams Family composer dies Oct 21, 2009
He played accordion and piano as a child and was mainly self-taught as a composer. Many of his songs were hits while he was serving in the Navy during World War II.. (BBC News -- Americas)
Brockton Symphony Orchestra kicks off another season on Sunday Oct 20, 2009
Dec. 6: 3 p.m. at West Junior High School auditorium; Holiday Pops concert led by conductor Emilian Badea and featuring popular and seasonal favorites with soprano Francesca Simone, who is Miss Rhode Island 2008; accordion soloist Christopher Gorton; bassoon soloist Stephanie Busby, and Brockton s West Junior High Chorus. Jan. 24: 3 p.m. at the War Memorial Building on West Elm Street; Chamber Music Concert featuring favorite pieces of orchestra chamber players. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Vocals at the heart of Refugees' Americana sound Oct 19, 2009
Bullens' turns on harmonica and Holland's on bass offered a few impressive moments, but their playing of mandolin and accordion were mere background. That's because this act is all about the singing. (Anchorage Daily News)
Boktoberfestplant sale kicks off Saturday Oct 18, 2009
A four-member, lederhosen ensemble, Alpine Express plays instruments from Germany, Austria and Switzerland including the button accordion, cowbells, a wooden Alpine xylophone ("wooden laughter"), shoes (for shoe-slapping rhythms), Singing Saw and long Swiss alphorns the size of trees. Educational Activities. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Cornucopia of harvest fun (2) Oct 18, 2009
Entertainment will be provided by accordion music. Senior Center director Eva Corbin said the event is a unique opportunity in Windsor. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Man with two brains plays five strings Oct 17, 2009
When he strapped on the banjo, an instrument almost as maligned as the piano accordion, it seemed but one of the comedy tools at his disposal, along with the magic tricks, juggling, physical contortions and philosophical non sequiturs. But Martin, who even bluegrass novices could tell was a better-than-decent player, was never more serious than when playing the banjo, even if he was singing comic material such as Grandmother's Song and Ramblin' Guy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Benedickt Pavlovich "Ben" Eremenko Oct 17, 2009
He loved music and could play the accordion and the Balalaika and he liked watching old westerns on the television. His greatest joy came from spending time with his family and friends and caring for his animals. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
- A Reader Writes: Still open season in Popotla, B.C. 0 Oct 16, 2009
They stop at the table of the tequila-sipping couple and fire up accordion, violins, guitar and a couple of trumpets. Everything happens in Popotla. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Pearl Jam and Backspacer Oct 12, 2009
The band experimented with a variety of sounds and even gambled with tracks based around accordion and ukulele on various albums. As of the September 22nd release of their ninth studio album, Backspacer, Pearl Jam has transitioned to yet another stage- the three minute pop, new wave and punk influenced song format. (Suite101.com)
One-woman band Audrey Ryan is in a lofty place Oct 9, 2009
Yet how anyone could mistake Ryan s eccentric one-woman-band approach - she typically plays various combinations of electric guitar, keyboard, accordion, banjo, and drums during her shows - with a performer who plies crowds with Lynyrd Skynyrd covers is a stretch indeed. If you re not trying to replicate something or being too derivative, you end up maybe being a little isolated [from a mass audience], says Ryan one recent afternoon, surrounded by amplifiers and instruments in her sprawling... (Boston Globe)
Phoenix Old World Oktoberfest Oct 8, 2009
Dank Funken, a German dance group made up of dancers ages 10-15, takes the stage at 5:45, And the Arizona Accordion Club, featuring all local members, brings polka to the festival at 10 and 11 a.m.. Contests. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Oktoberfest returns German style festival to Tawas City Oct 8, 2009
FESTIVAL MUSIC Jan Cortright provided musical entertainment on his accordion Saturday afternoon during Oktoberfest. - Photo by John Morris. (Iosco County News Herald, MI)
Wood Festers Building Interest In Lowly Mesquite Oct 8, 2009
SINGIN IN THE RAIN -- Or in the case of musician Herschel Moody -- strolling -- through occasional rain showers on Saturday and Sunday at Oktoberfest on Marktplatz prompted wife, Claudia Moody, to stay close by with a towel to help keep the accordion dry. Standard-Radio Post Photo by Yvonne Hartmann. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
No comments posted. Oct 5, 2009
Vallenato is closely related to the percussion-heavy Colombian cumbia musical tradition, but is centered around the accordion. It has been said (and not just by their publicists) that it is virtually impossible not to dance when Very Be Careful takes the stage, so bring comfortable shoes. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Busyness of being Brett Dean Oct 4, 2009
He will conduct the first concert performed by the ANAM orchestra and featuring Joe Chindamo on piano accordion and cellist Timo-Veikko Valve, while the Haydn work will include interpolations by modern composers including Dean, Andrew Ford and didjeridoo player William Barton. Victorian Opera director Richard Gill will conduct the MacMillan piece, featuring the opera chorus. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Oktoberfest at Tempe Town Lake Oct 3, 2009
The Arizona Accordion Club will perform as the festival opens its gates Friday night, starting the weekend off with polka right away, according to club president Jack Dermody ... "There's nothing better to drink beer to than a well-played accordion and its hard not to smile when you hear one.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Run like hell from this work Oct 1, 2009
(At one point, the opera singer straps on an accordion ... (At one point, the opera singer straps on an accordion. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy Sep 25, 2009
The people who are coming up with this technology as a given have an experience of using something that might seem very intimate and then suddenly, like an accordion kind of shaped sort of communication, might suddenly expand to everyone. So for instance, you might be instant messaging with a friend and then make a little joke, and your friend might cut and paste that and put it on their blog. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Art lovers fill street gathering Sep 25, 2009
Richard Korolovich of Cocoa plays the accordion for visitors at the Fall for the Arts festivities. (Craig Rubadoux, FLORIDA TODAY). (Florida Today)
Louis M. Rudlaff Sep 24, 2009
He was a well known accordion player and was the band leader of the Polka-Nuts Band. He was a volunteer fireman for the Bridgman Volunteer Fire Department. (The Herald-Palladium)
Entertainer Spotlight on Mikael Healey (29) Sep 24, 2009
At five years old, he began lessons on accordion and by the age of ten he figured out that it was hipper to play the piano. In those days, a kid could take a subway in from Brooklyn and do that. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Fall for The Decemberists Sep 24, 2009
The description fits to a degree, admits Jenny Conlee, the band's longtime accordion and keys player. After all, this is a band that takes its name from 19th-century Russian revolutionaries. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Oktoberfest a go in Butte (30) Sep 22, 2009
The event, which will be held at Mural Park and the parking lot next to the brewery, will have food and craft venders, live accordion music and a separate area for children's activities. "We're trying to keep it much more of a family event," Schnabel said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Theater review: 'Brief Encounter' Sep 18, 2009
Actors infiltrate the aisles, walk in and out of film clips and regale the audience with yearning and comically sexy songs on ukulele, bass, piano, accordion and spoons. Hannah Yelland, a near look-alike for the film's luminous Celia Johnson, is the story's riveting center. (San Francisco Chronicle)
JUST AMONG FRIENDS Sep 17, 2009
"John White, his nephews, Joey Hayes and Rick Webb, and his brother-in-law Al Chadwick mixed golf with Ole Miss football when they spent the weekend at the Yogi Bear Campground in Horn Lake. Johnny and Gabriel White flew in from Lebanon, Pa. to join them.I got caught red-handed, and I mean that literally, when I picked up a rock on the road of the Molpus-McCoy-Webb lake site to add to my rock garden collection. Just as I picked up the red-mud covered rock, Pam McCoy came by. I told her how much... (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
New concert season set at Lake Sep 14, 2009
On Nov. 21, 2009 Canada s premier classical accordion and clarinet duo, Acclarion, comes to the stage. David and Becky Carovillano, on accordion and clarinet respectively, have wowed audiences with their virtuosic music and captivating stage banter. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
It's pool-ka time! Sep 13, 2009
Accordion Pool Party's another use for empty Lawrenceville pool ... Bill Wade/Post-Gazette People dance to accordion music yesterday at Lawrenceville's Leslie Park pool, which the city decommissioned in 2003 ... "The visual alone is enough to make your hair stand up," said Steven D. Irwin, an attorney, accordion player and Pennsylvania Securities Commission member. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Burliss: Back to $chool Sep 10, 2009
The girls split off in their rainbow of directions an accordion file-folder for the fourth-grader (really. my son wants another set of five black one-inch binders (we can t dump out and reuse last year s five black binders. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
John Hickmann Sep 10, 2009
He enjoyed Dutch, accordion, light opera and classic country music. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Hickmann, of Lodi; son, Joannes Hickmann, of Lodi; daughter, Joanne Baxter, of Florida; brothers, Carl, Dirk and Frank Hickmann, all of Lodi, and Joe Franken, of Oklahoma; and sisters, Helen Fleischmann, of Wisconsin, and Tina Moitoso, of Lodi. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Entertainer Spotlight on Mike Hill (75) Sep 10, 2009
His grandmother played accordion and his aunt played drums in a club band, but it was the music of his parents that influenced his foray into music. My dad was kind of a hippie, so one of the first albums I remember listening to was Abbey Road. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Sad farewell to musician Bruce Sherman Sep 7, 2009
If there was a nautical event, he'd be there playing, the accordion sometimes, sometimes the concertina. He was part of the city. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Westobou festival Sep 6, 2009
BIG KIDS ACCORDION BAND: 2:30 p.m., festival stage, Augusta Common; free. JUBBA AND FRIENDS: 6 p.m., Gilbert-Lambuth Chapel, Paine College, 1235 15th St.. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Mad Men recap: 'My Old Kentucky Home' shockers Sep 6, 2009
Thank goodness we cut the pastry in half first. The inside was bright blue with mold. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Rhythm & Roots swingin into town Sep 4, 2009
Instructors teach fiddle, guitar and accordion. Students can then perform on Sunday afternoon. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Thorny Brocky Sep 4, 2009
Line-up: Aaron Novik, composer, bass clarinet; Dina Maccabee, violin; Lisa Mezzacappa, bass; Mari Abe, accordion; Jamie Moore, drums; Kasey Knudsen, alto sax; Melody Ferris, vocals. 1. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rhythm & Roots Sep 4, 2009
They ve found such good feedback from playing these songs on stage that band members are eager to record them, including their version of the Piaf classic, Je Ne Regrette Rien ; a little-known Fats Domino song, Honest Papas ; and several originals by the three songwriters in the band: Riley (accordion-player), along with David Greely (fiddler) and Sam Broussard (guitarist) ... And the Cajun Fiddle Academy teaches kids between 8 and 17 to play and perform traditional Cajun music on fiddle guitar... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Bartman to release ‘Jersey Shore’ Sep 3, 2009
Bartman sings and plays guitar, piano and accordion in his group which is appropriately named ; Jared Bartman ... Bartman said the album has an overtone of Eastern European folk music, and includes a few songs with the accordion and klezmer music. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood strikingly pairs nature and culture Aug 28, 2009
He made the cubes out of layers of blue hardware screen, each in an accordion fold, with some screens folded vertically and some horizontally. The blue of the cubes is electric, and they re dizzying to walk past, as they seem to wink and glimmer. (Boston Globe)
Ossun Playboys return to Medina Lake Cajun Festival Aug 27, 2009
Accordionist Naquin won his first award in 1994 as a junior accordion player at Mulate's Restaurant's annual accordion contest in Beaux Bridge ... He has been influenced by accordionist Don Montoucet and accordion ace Steve Riley, who has also played at the Cajun Festival ... The Cajun French Music Association named Naquin best Male Vocalist in 2006 and 2000 and Best Accordionist in 2004, 2002, and 2000. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
Community datebook (8/27/09) Aug 27, 2009
The Alaska Button Box Gang performs accordion music. Sponsored by Anchorage Downtown Partnership. (Anchorage Daily News)
Plenty of musical entertainment planned for Apple Daze 2009 Aug 22, 2009
Jack, also known as "John" plays guitar, piano, organ and maybe the accordion (all by ear), but has the most fun playing with his trains, earning him the nickname, "Train Man". According to one review, "Everyone knows that The Bruegge Band has fun when they play. They would go to the opening of a new phone booth just to entertain.". (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
John Arthur Martinez: "Purgatory Ro... Aug 21, 2009
On Que No Puede Ver (Can't She See), the verses alternate between English and Spanish, with the Spanish words, as well as an accordion, adding a real Mexican flavour to the proceedings. The sense of yearning in the song was inspired by a girl with whom Martinez fell in love at college, but who, unfortunately, did not share his feelings. (Suite101.com)
Hispanic Night at Olde Towne Market Aug 20, 2009
Tony, Juan and Cornelio, who play the guitar, drums and accordion, will provide music for your entertainment. I can t wait to hear them. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Retirement community hosts open house Aug 20, 2009
The free event will feature live entertainment by the accordion band "Tom and Diane," dancing and a dessert table. Those attendees will be able to visit with the residents and staff, and tour the community. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Obits: Vig, Muth & Fowler Aug 20, 2009
He loved his family, visiting friends, dancing, playing the accordion and was a 'jack of all trades. Survivors include his wife; his children Darrell (Lois) Vig, Lead, Jeff (Denise) Vig, Sioux Falls, Cheryl (Ron) Deutsch, Brookings, Dennis (Beverly) Vig, Veblen, Sandra (Bill) Danaher, Port St. Lucie, FL' John F. (Darla) Vig, Brookings; sister, Doris (Roy) Sweetmilk, Veblen; sisters-in-law, Marjorie Vig, Langford, Lorraine Vig, Veblen; 10 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, two... (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Essentials: This weekend's live music picks Aug 20, 2009
Friday @ Red Poppy Art House: Accompanying herself on blazing red button accordion and toy piano, L.A. chanteuse Jessica Fichot performs her polyglot repertoire in a soft, crystalline voice as alluring as her crimson gowns. Born in the United States to a Chinese mother and French father, she grew up in Paris and writes many of her original songs in French, though she also sings in English, Russian, Arabic and Mandarin. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Pete Jacobs and His Wartime Radio Review, Francesca Gagnon, 'The Voice of Alegria' and the Music of Cirque du Soleil to Headline 'Flights and Sounds of Summer' this Weekend Aug 18, 2009
An eclectic band of virtuosi, the 17 Hippies are variously masters of the accordion, trombone, trumpet, violin, cello, woodwinds, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, Irish bouzouki, guitar, double bass and harmonium. And then there are the stellar vocals in German, English and French. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fond farewells Aug 18, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: Noise Pollution. Welcome to Sydney Morning Herald Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sandwich Opera House announces fall programs Aug 18, 2009
Mister Mojo is the vocalist, accordion player, songwriter, and father figure for The Bayou Gypsies. Internationally known for his work, Mojo is a truly charismatic performer. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Letters to the editor Aug 17, 2009
We also had an exciting program of entertainment, kindly offered by the North Shore Performing Arts Center, Creagan Moor Pipe Band, Bracken School of Irish Dance, Mark Warner s Professional Martial Arts Academy, Tony Fonseca Drummers and, last but not least, Richard Johnson and Ernie Geiser on accordion. We would like to also thank the local merchants who generously donated prizes for our free raffle: 1640 Hart House, Ipswich Bed and Breakfast, Russell Orchards, Corliss Brothers, Ipswich River... (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Hillbilly Kinks Aug 15, 2009
The music was steeped in tradition: the bluesy slide guitar of 20th Century Man and Here Come The People In Grey ; the soft accordion of Oklahoma U.S.A. ; the music-hall cabaret of Alcohol and Holiday ; the Beale Street jazz of Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues ; the solid C&W of Complicated Life , Have A Cuppa Tea , Uncle Son , and Muswell Hillbilly a song Merle Haggard would ve written if he d grown up in North London instead of Bakersfield. 2009 No Depression Archives. (The American Conservative)
Dylan releasing Christmas album Aug 11, 2009
David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, who played accordion on Dylan's chart-topping latest album Together Through Life, is one of the musicians who took part in the sessions, it said. "It is a personal project of Dylan himself rather than an idea put forward by his record company," Isis said. (The Age, Australia)
Organist's creative touch tickles Braves fans at Turner Aug 9, 2009
One of his employees in the Braves control room had a friend taking organ lessons from Kaminski, who is a jazz musician at heart and can play the piano, organ and accordion. After Kaminski's tryout and a trial run during two exhibition games, the Braves were sold. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Dylan to release Christmas album Aug 9, 2009
David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, who played accordion on Dylan's chart-topping latest album "Together Through Life," is one of the musicians who took part in the sessions, it said. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Minnesota's Small City Festivals Me... Aug 9, 2009
New Ulm sways to accordion music each fall at its annual Oktoberfest. Held the first two weekends in October each year, the festival celebrates the community s German heritage with. (Suite101.com)
Old Wadena Rendezvous and Music Festival schedule Aug 7, 2009
Larson sings lead and harmony vocals and plays acoustic guitar, keyboard, Celtic harp, mandolin, accordion and banjo. Sunday's highlights. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
People Profile--Hackemack: NASA medic, musician played ‘first space polka’ Aug 4, 2009
Now in the past three decades, Gene has focused his increasingly wide-ranging interests to a series of adventures mostly based on U.S. soil especially taking almost any opportunity to entertain folks with his self-taught accordion skills; feeding people plenty of good German food at he and his late wife Barbara s Frelsburg restaurant (1986-99) and further becoming half of the answer to a great space trivia question during a second NASA stint (1989-2006) ... Finally, once back in Texas, he was... (Brenham Banner, TX)
Midweek music Aug 4, 2009
Murphy's Irish Pub will have Deirdre Egan on harp and Amber Lee on accordion for a night of eclectic music on Thursday, Aug. 6. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
A Pinch of Salt: Play it, Sam Aug 4, 2009
Oscar Wilde once expressed his definition of a gentleman as "someone who knows how to play the accordion and doesn't." Well, we all know that Oscar was a pretty smart guy. For one thing he was smart enough to change his name to Oscar Wilde from Fingal O'Flaherty Willis, a name that would have made him friends in a pub called the Shamrock Inn but was unlikely to get him a refill of Moet et Chandon at a stately home in England. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
According to accordions Aug 3, 2009
11-year-old Tanner Smith practices a tune on his accordion Saturday at the Rocky Mountain Accordion Celebration in Philipsburg. Smith has been playing the accordion for more than a year and performed a few songs at the festival ... Meg Wyckoff / Accordionists Bev Fess from Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, and Paul Bria of Aloha, Ore. (Montana Standard, MT)
All Points West music fest turns into All Points Wet Aug 3, 2009
With punk guitars and pumping accordion, the multiethnic band redrew national boundaries, positioning the Ukraine, birthplace of inexhaustible singer , right next to Jamaica, the home of dub reggae, a key part of the Gogol sound. When fans weren't jumping up and down, they were busy trying to figure out how to mix moshing with Eastern European folk dancing. (USA Today)
Indyklez appearance to benefit local attraction Aug 1, 2009
Founded in 2002 by violinist Ginny Womack, Indyklez brings to life the rich tradition of Jewish soul music where the players become "instruments of song." Comprised of violin, clarinet, guitar, bass, drums, accordion and male vocalist, the band performs a variety of folk music that originated in Eastern Europe. Womack said the haunting melodies and vibrant dance rhythms are like "richly mellowed wine in an ancient vessel.". (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
Accordion players gather today in Philipsburg for annual festival Aug 1, 2009
Accordion enthusiasts from throughout the United States and Canada will gather in Philipsburg Friday and Saturday for the Rocky Mountain Accordion Festival ... Fiddlers, guitarists, harmonica players and drummers will join with the accordion players ... "How to care for your accordion." 2 p.m. Concert features Cory Pesaturo, Andy Mirkovich and Richard Tyce. (Montana Standard, MT)
Squeezebox Stompers perform at Children’s Wharf Park Jul 29, 2009
Tomorrow, the five members of Squeezebox Stompers perform some serious Cajun and Zydeco tunes with a rootsy blend of country and R&B. Get ready to dance to the group s acoustic and electric sound featuring accordion and fiddle. July 30 from 5:30-7 p.m., rain or shine (through Aug. 27). (Boston Globe)
Orange County Great Park Announces 'Flights and Sounds of Summer' Dance and Concert Series Jul 28, 2009
Accordion master Cedric Watson won a Grammy nomination for his first album; now he's on the road backed by his south Louisiana zydeco swamp-mates on guitar, bass, drums and rub board ... An eclectic band of virtuosi, the 17 Hippies are variously masters of the accordion, trombone, trumpet, violin, cello, woodwinds, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, Irish bouzouki, guitar, double bass and harmonium. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
