The accordion is the Rodney Dangerfield of instruments. It don’t get no respect. It’s dismissed as a fixture of polka bands, yet most people don’t realize how in the hands of a capable player, the ...

When it came to showcasing his accordion chops for the judges, Ruben Moreno decided to stick with the classics. He picked out a zydeco favorite by the late legend Boozoo Chavis and a Creole number to ...

Chico >> A large group of accordion players meet each week in Chico to harmonize their squeezeboxes for a sound that assimilates that of a carnival or Oktoberfest celebration. “It really is the ...

The Ben Rosenblum Trio joins jazz vocalist Laura Anglade for a Dec. 4 candlelight concert presented in collaboration with the ...

Alex Meixner is a Grammy-nominated musician and advocate...for polka music. Though he plays multiple instruments, including trumpet and drums, he's best known as an accomplished accordion player. He ...

About 10 years ago, Peter Schmitz tuned in to the area affiliate of National Public Radio for some peaceful Celtic background music and was transported to the past. The familiar wheeze of an accordion ...

Good music, fellowship, and Just Accordions! Accordion and button box accordion players meet on every 2nd Thursday of the month for a fun night of pure accordion music of all types. You never know who ...

The Accordion Club of Natrona Heights might need to change its name. These guys and gals aren’t just sitting around playing old-timey polkas — they can really jam. “We like to get together and kind of ...

Accordions get their due as some of the world's top players face off in the final rounds of the Coupe Mondiale taking place outside Washington, D.C. The prestigious event features about 80 competitors ...

Good music, fellowship, and Just Accordions! Accordion and button box accordion players meet on every 2nd Thursday of the month for a fun night of pure accordion music of all types. You never know who ...