After a four-year stint in the U.S. Coast Guard, he took his one-of-a-kind Cirelli Accordion (140 bass buttons, 43 piano keys, roughly 2,000 parts, wooden guts, plastic shell, steel and aluminum ...

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 ...

Only his son, Stanley C. Mroz Jr., 62, learned to love the polka music the way he did and now Stan Jr. plays in the band with Stanley Sr. “It has been fun to have my son play with me the last ...

Roll out the barrel, Pennsylvanians — there’s a movement afoot to make polka the state’s official American folk music. Polka lovers from Allentown to Zelienople are encouraging their ...

Specific histories and cultural contexts discussed include the accordion in Brazil, Argentine tango, accordion traditions in Colombia, cross-border accordion culture between Mexico and Texas, Cajun ...

Conjunto has a thumping backbeat, plaintive vocals and shimmering accordion riffs. This century-old music has been growing among a new generation of young musicians.

But even back in the 1960s, when people heard the word "accordion," they envisioned polka music and lederhosen. "It became a little bit of a joke that I was playing the accordion," Pasquali said.

Everything old is new again, and the accordion – that fantastical hand-piano that merrily belts melodies and harmonies all at once – is making a comeback, led by artists globally and musicians locally ...

Ruby has watched the group transition from a vibrant gathering of accordion enthusiasts — with an additional 180 social members listening in or dancing to the music in its heyday — to a ...

The family travels throughout the area on weekends looking for polka music. She always has her accordion, just in case. “ ‘Never leave home without it,’ she says,” Heather said.

Vincent Cirelli, the 80-year-old son of Italian immigrants, still works part time in his Brisbane workshop amid small tools, dusty sheet music, pots of wax and dozens of accordions in various ...