5Wire
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Funny you should mention Jimi...
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Where Have All The Accordions Gone?
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venomballistics
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I never thought of it that way.....
No wonder the Scots fought like hell. It could also be used as an offensive weapon. The V-Accordion?
No wonder the Scots fought like hell. It could also be used as an offensive weapon. The V-Accordion?
Secretly.....
Secretly I LOVE bagpipe music, at a distance. And nothing gets me like a military funeral.
What was the movie where the British refused to give up a town to the Germans, expecting help to arrive and the bagpiper was always playing and marching around? Somebody (Americans?) were giving them every reason to pull out but they wouldn't budge. They were almost at the end of their rope and the German commander came and surrendered to them because he knew he was going to be caught in the advance that was coming to relieve them. For them the pipes were a great moral booster.
Secretly I LOVE bagpipe music, at a distance. And nothing gets me like a military funeral.
What was the movie where the British refused to give up a town to the Germans, expecting help to arrive and the bagpiper was always playing and marching around? Somebody (Americans?) were giving them every reason to pull out but they wouldn't budge. They were almost at the end of their rope and the German commander came and surrendered to them because he knew he was going to be caught in the advance that was coming to relieve them. For them the pipes were a great moral booster.
quneur
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I think my next dancing partner is on that video. You know which one I mean.
Zeman
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I'm pretty sure most of the accordions are on The Molly B Polka Show/RFD TV.
Old TexMex
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My late buddy, Buzzy Burke once decided to start a Conjunto band. He'd gotton an accordian from somewhere or other and had come to see if I'd pitch in, since I had once played trumpet and sax (and I knew my way around the Mexican bars). I asked him why he thought he could play conjunto music and he said "Hey, it's just like polka, only played on stolen instruments." Lord I miss Buzzy....
Old TexMex
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Steve Jordan (2:40) with Carlos Santana and Jerry Garcia
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YhX9DJIZ1NU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YhX9DJIZ1NU
M3Stuart
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Real simple:
The accordions all went to Mexico.
In fact, it has been suggested that; if you wanted to end illegal immigration from certain locales, all you'd have to do is make it illegal to play an accordion-accompanied polka. Not that I'm saying that. I'm just pointing out that it's 'been said'.
The accordions all went to Mexico.
In fact, it has been suggested that; if you wanted to end illegal immigration from certain locales, all you'd have to do is make it illegal to play an accordion-accompanied polka. Not that I'm saying that. I'm just pointing out that it's 'been said'.
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rcnixon
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My best bud when we were kids played the accordion through high school. His go-to piece for his mother's friends was... "Lady of Spain", of course. He played a helluva "Harlem Nocturne" though. He was a fine keyboard player too. Real tango features accordions as well.
Do the accordionists out there remember the "Cordovox". It was a large accordion connected to two very large amplifier/speaker units with an enormous cable. One cabinet was an analog tone generator and the other was an amplifier and a Leslie speaker. It could be played as either a mic'ed accordion, an electronic organ or both.
Russ
Do the accordionists out there remember the "Cordovox". It was a large accordion connected to two very large amplifier/speaker units with an enormous cable. One cabinet was an analog tone generator and the other was an amplifier and a Leslie speaker. It could be played as either a mic'ed accordion, an electronic organ or both.
Russ
I got to play a Cordovox once...
Too rich for my folk's bank account, but a really amazing instrument.
There's a Super V on eBay right now, but being retired I'd have to sell something to justify spending $1,750 on something that we don't need
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Water boarding is child's play. If they really want to make those terrorists sing, make em listen to Polka & yodeling round the clock. Now that's torture!
Actually I believe that comment was made in reference to the oboe. I always thought it was made about the clarinet, another one of my least favorite "musical" instruments.
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Beauetienne
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Just puttin' my two cents in. Here's Jo-El Sonnier (grammy winner this year as well as several times before) with Richard Thompson from a number of years ago making the 10 button accordion sing.
https://video.search.yahoo.com/vide...8&sigb=14202j88b&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001
https://video.search.yahoo.com/vide...8&sigb=14202j88b&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001
