TRIBUTES were paid ahead of the November Dingwall and District Accordion and Fiddle Club to past chairman Jock Stephen, who passed away recently. Jock Stephen. Jock was chairman of the club for ...

The 36th Shetland Fiddle and Accordion Festival has taken place in fine style at venues across the isles. Here, committee member Alan Gifford has shared some of the audience reviews, while ...

Flaco Jiménez, the legendary accordion player who was perhaps the foremost ambassador for regional Tejano music in the 20th century, died at 86 on July 31st. According to a statement, Jiménez died ...

The late Ken Hopkins amassed a huge private collection of his beloved instruments Known to many throughout Europe as "the accordion man" – Ken Hopkins from County Down dedicated decades of his life to ...

Known to many throughout Europe as "the accordion man" – Ken Hopkins from County Down dedicated decades of his life to collecting and restoring the instruments. At the time of his death last year, he ...

A North Eugene High School student crosses the stage with a beaming smile at the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration. The accordion strapped across her torso is nearly half her size, but ...

He elevated his instrument’s often-maligned reputation with deft musicianship, and by writing and commissioning a wide range of music. By Richard Sandomir Guy Klucevsek, a masterly accordion player ...

Holshouser turned to accordion when a college pal gave him one as a gift. Martin Johnson reviews his latest album, then Terry Gross hosts Holshouser in the studio for conversation and some music. This ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The music of Will Holshouser defies easy categorization. Streaming services have variously filed his albums as jazz, folk, even easy listening. There's more than a ...

So when some of these French musette musicians fell in love with jazz in the '20s and '30s, they began to write these hybrid tunes that were - and hence the name swing valse - inspired by the American ...

The accordion has often been a misunderstood and sometimes maligned instrument. However, its roots in folk culture go back centuries. Accordions are now played around the world, not only in cafes and ...

Late French singer Edith Piaf will be celebrated in a concert filled with her music and other famous songs from the 1900s to also honor the Liberation of Paris in 1944, with Mimi Pirard from ...