Where have all the accordions gone?

Roma musicians play them on the subways trains in France and New York. Some of them are actually killer musicians, much better than your average busker.
 
I'm cool with Guitars over Accordions...



.... but I'm less cool with the demotion to singularity!


I feel the forum is only one third as Guitarzy as it was before!!! :helper:
 
I assume this is what the soundtrack to the Cirque du Soleil show based on vintage Harmony Central flame wars will sound like. The whole shrimp cocktail hot tub sequence is reported to be super trippy.



Flog/Shred — a symphony of snark and to a lesser extent dolphins coming soon to the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Hammond.
 
Peen Simmons said:
I assume this is what the soundtrack to the Cirque du Soleil show based on vintage Harmony Central flame wars will sound like. The whole shrimp cocktail hot tub sequence is reported to be.

Flog/Shred — a symphony of snark and to a lesser extent dolphins
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Wes Powell had to back out of the show because his hands were hurting too much.
 
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After careful consideration I’ve come to the conclusion I’m an accordion buff. Over the years I’ve made the effort to see Buckwheat Zydeco, CJ Chenier, Terrance Simeon, Beau Jocque, Flaco Jimenez, Los Lobos, Dwight Yoakum, The Who in 83 (maybe they played Squeezebox?) and others I’ve forgotten I’m sure.

I would also occasionally drop in to the Baby Doll Polka Club right across the street from Midway Airport back in my carousing days. The Baby Doll had a bar, a small bandstand and small dance floor. The band featured the owners son. The vibe is what I would call Extra Polish and fun. Here’s a pic from the newspaper:
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Motorik said:
Accordions never die. We love them.





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I was lucky enough to see The Mavericks and Dwight on the same bill in 2024. I've seen Dwight a few times before and he never disappoints, but the Mavericks kicked ass. I vowed to see them again, especially if they ever came through town as the headliner instead of the opener. Sadly we lost Raul last year so that'll never happen. :sad:
 
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