Latvian-born accordionist Ksenija Sidorova introduces her wonderful instrument and its colourful history. Close your eyes, and picture someone playing the accordion. If the first image that pops into ...

A musical family history inspired Helmi Harrington to create Superior's accordion museum. Helmi Harrington's mother survived World War II by entertaining troops with accordion music and taught ...

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YAKIMA – On the day the music nearly died, this living legend, Yakima Valley’s own maestro of the “macaroni box,” Al Maletta Sr., woke up earlier than normal. The 90-year-old accordion instructor ...

From old world to new shores / Helena Simonett -- Accordion jokes : a folklorist's view / Richard March -- From chanky-chank to Yankee chanks : the Cajun accordion as identity symbol / Mark F. DeWitt ...

Still, Kansas City has a rich accordion history thanks to Joan Cochran Sommers, an icon who is still conducting, teaching and playing the accordion. In Joan Cochran Sommers’ day, accordion salesmen ...

Accordion lovers, take note: A World of Accordions Museum, at the Harrington ARTS Center in Superior, is hosting a grand re-opening celebration this weekend. The museum, designed to promote respect ...

In the town of Cotati, the month of August is synonymous with the Accordion Festival, taking place this year on Aug. 19 and 20 at La Plaza Park. The event not only brings pleasure to many attendees, ...

The news that Maugein, the last accordion manufacturer in France, will cease doing business, raises the question of whether the “box of sobs,” as the French call it, is more Gallic or Jewish in its ...

EVERETT — Strap on this 25-pound musical breastplate, give it a squeeze, and you’re guaranteed to be the life of the party. Why sing the blues when you can play the accordion? With undertones of ...