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eBay Find: Hohner Magic Organa
Nov., 16, 2008
 We’ve seen self-playing accordions before, but this is the first time I’ve seen a Hohner Magic Organa — an automatic accordion built in the 1920s. (Not to be confused with the non-magical Hohner Organa, which was a portable organ.) Music rolls inside the accordion are moved with a spring-wound mechanism over 44 tubes to generate sounds, while a foot pedal connects to the accordion via a hose to power the mechanism.This particular instrument was recently up for auction on eBay and, while bidding reached $2,750, it still didn’t meet the reserve price. As fun as an automatic accordion sounds, $2,750 could buy you a lot of lessons on a real accordion… [Found via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
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Eastbourne Accordion Festival - Latest News!
Oct., 31, 2008
Eastbourne Music Festivals are changing their venue. Due to the popularity of their events they are moving to bigger and better hotels for 2009. ‘The Queens Hotel’ will host both the Organ/Keyboard Festival as well as the Accordion Weekend. This beautiful Victorian luxury hotel has higher quality facilities than its predecessor. These include a fabulous domed theatre room, a dedicated ballroom and bar, two lifts, a snooker room, plenty of space for trade stands and its own very large car park. Organiser John Romero says ”After four happy years at the Cumberland Hotel we are sad to be leaving. The Queens Hotel will enable us to offer a better experience as well as expand our size a little”. He went on to say “Due to negotiations we have managed to keep our prices the same as 2008”. Steve Roxton, Richard Adey, Stefan Andrusyschyn, Ian Watson, Julie North, Harry Hussey and Gennaro Fiondella lead the star studded Accordion line up for the 20th - 23rd February 2009 weekend and prices are just £199.00 per person. For those that have not been to Eastbourne you will find they pride themselves on a friendly, family atmosphere where everyone is made welcome. You will find the artists on tap all weekend and not just for a one night concert. Little touches like their welcome envelopes, containing programmes, information and even a special chocolate have become their trademark. Further information has yet to be released however, we can tell you that the September and October festivals are to be held at ‘The Eastbourne Centre’ (formally known as the T & G building). Anyone knowing the Eastbourne seafront will know that this is very very special hotel and one that is sure to enhance Eastbourne Music Festivals reputation even further. For more information visit the EMF website. http://www.carillonstudios.me.uk/music_festivals.htm
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Coupe Mondiale Glasgow - 2008 Results
Oct., 31, 2008
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Gary Blair Jnr. & Andrew Mortimer Congratulations from UKAO to Gary Blair Jnr. & Andrew Mortimer from the U.K. They finished 4th and 9th in the "Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music!" Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music 1st. Benoit Nortier - France2nd. Alexandre Prusse - France3rd. Mathieu Barbier - France4th. Gary Blair - United Kingdom5th. Baptiste Aurine - France6th. Frederic Da Silva - France7th. Maryline Romeu - France8th. Halgrim Kvello Stake - Norway9th. Andrew Mortimer - United Kingdom10th. Aurelie Cadiou - France
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Castletown Accordion Orchestra Prague 2008
Oct., 31, 2008
 Castletown Accordion Orchestra
Castletown Accordion Orchestra with members from Meath, Cavan & Kildare, once again travelled to the European Accordion Festival held in Prague from March 20-23. They entered 2 sections, the Junior (which they won in 2006) and the Light Music Section. They were placed 2nd out of 9 in the Junior which they were delighted with as the standard this year had jumped tremendously from the previous time. In the Light Music Section, they were placed 5th out of 9. This was the first time they had entered this section. The orchestras placed above them were of a very high standard and the majority of them also competed in the Adult Classical section.
Whilst in Prague, they were invited to play at the Irish Embassy. This was an immense honour for the Orchestra. The College of Music Prague, the American Embassy and the Luxemburg Embassy were all within earshot and enjoyed the performance immensely. They also played at the opening concert in Liben Castle and the gala concert, held in the beautiful surroundings of the church of St. Simon and Judas, home of the Prague Symphony Orchestra. They also played in the church of St. Salvator. After the festival finished, they travelled down to Southern Bohemia, to the beautiful city of Krumlov, where they played in the local convent which has been converted into a beautiful 5 star hotel. Their next public performance will be at the All Ireland Accordion Festival which will be held in the Venue Theatre, Ratoath on the 12th and 13th April. Pictures byBettyBrennan
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DFW Rose Marine Theater Nov. 17, 2008
Oct., 31, 2008
 DFW,
November 17, 2008
Mark your calendar.
Date: 11/17/08 Monday
Time: 6-8pm
Address: 1442 N. Main (Gallery entrance)
Accordion: GCF preferable.
Level: Beginners
Part 1: Learn some basics Part 2: Learn a polka Part 3: Learn to play accompanied by bajo sexto.
Call me at 817-927-2677 to RSVP.
http://www.rosemarinetheater.com/
Rose Marine Theater
1442 N. Main St. (Gallery entrance)
Fort Worth TX 76164
Close to Stockyards
Brief Directions: North on Hwy 35, West on Northside Dr., North on N. Main.
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Ramon "Rabbit" Sanchez- SA Oct 17
Oct., 31, 2008
 Ramon "Jack Rabbit" Sanchez, the first bajisto to play New York Carnegie Hall (with Mingo Saldivar), will be performing in San Antonio Friday October 17 at 8 p.m. at the Back Canteen of the VFW Post on 650 VFW Blvd. across from Mission County Park. Roberto Casillas on accordion.
With Santiago Jimenez Jr. at the Viva Seguin Conjunto Festival
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ANICETO MOLINA Friday Oct 10 san marcos Tx
Oct., 31, 2008
 we will be opening for aniceto molina does anyone know of any clubs near san anto, houston, dallas, fort worth, san marcos we want to get a gig for sunday make it worth our trip to texas from minnesotaPENASOCCER
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Houston, "Road to the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards" Celebration Concert
Oct., 31, 2008
 HOUSTON ES MUSICAHouston es Musica, the official host committee for the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards has programmed a series of FREE concerts all over the city! Below you will find the Music in the Park Concert Series, produced by the Mayor's Office of Special Events. Go to http://www.houstontx.gov/specialevents/houstonesmusica.html for more information and maps. Sunday, Oct 19 - Live Performances by Grupo Energia and Grupo Alazzan @ Moody Park (3725 Fulton) from 4 pm - 7 pm Genre - Mexican Regional / Conjunto / Banda / Norteño 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm ... DJ music 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm ... Live performance / Grupo Energia, http://www.elgrupoenergia.com5:30 pm - 5:45 pm ... Sponsor/presentation/DJ Music 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm ... Live performance / Grupo Alazzan, http://www.grupoalazzan.com6:45 pm - 7:00 pm ... DJ music Grupo Energia Grupo Alazzan Sunday, Oct 26 - Live performances by Norma Zenteno and Avizio Mason Park (541 South 75th/Tipps St.) from 4 pm - 7 pm Genre - Tejano 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm ... DJ music 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm ... Live performance / Norma Zenteno, http://www.zenteno.com/norma5:30 pm - 5:45 pm ... Sponsor/presentation/DJ music 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm ... Live performance / Avizo, http://www.avizoband.com6:45 pm - 7:00 pm ... DJ music Norma Zenteno Avizio
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Roberto Riojas- Houston Sept 14
Oct., 31, 2008
 Sunday Sept 14 5PM-10PM tardeada (Hurricane Ike willing)
Mak's Ice House
McKinney @ Cullen
Houston
Roberto Riojas y Nosotros (puro Corpus Christi)
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Steve Jordan, Oskar Hernandez headline Narciso Martinez Conjunto Fest Sept 12-14
Oct., 31, 2008
 17th Annual Narciso Martinez Conjunto FestivalAugust 20th, 2008An announcement from Cristina BalliFriday September 12, 2008 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Saturday Sept. 13, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Sunday September 14, 4:00 pm to 10:00 pmThe Narciso Martinez Conjunto Cultural Arts Center
225 E. Stenger Street
San Benito, Texas The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, with the help of Miller Lite and the City of San Benito, is proud to announce the 17th Annual Conjunto Festival. This three-day event has become a staple event for the community, attracting over 3,500 people for a celebration of live Texas-Mexico Conjunto music.The caliber of this festival has garnered national attention. This year marks a special milestone for the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center as it celebrates the 10th year anniversary of the release of the Festival’s CD entitled “Taquachito Nights” produced in 1998 by the Smithsonian Institution’s Folkway Recordings label produced which is now available for sale world-wide.This year will feature a reunion of the 1998 musical line-up which included Gilberto Perez, Ernesto Guerra, Ricardo Guzman, Freddy Gonzalez, Martin Zapata, Los Fantasmas del Valle, Beto Martinez and Conjunto Aztlan. Two conjunto greats that are no longer living will be represented by their offspring and family: Valerio Longoria will be represented by his son, Flavio Longoria and Tony de la Rosa will be represented by his nephews, Los D Boyz.Other featured bands this year will include some Festival regulars such as Conjunto Heritage Taller of San Antonio, Juan Lugo y su Conjunto and Los Angeles del Sur. Highlighting the Festival will be two conjunto legends - Oscar Hernandez and the headliner, Esteban Jordan.“We’re happy to be celebrating another milestone,” says NMCAC co-founder and Festival artistic director, Ramon de Leon. “We’ve done a lot of work over the years to celebrate our music and our people and we’ve had good results, like Taquachito Nights.”The three-day celebration includes live music, dancing, and food and beverage for the entire family. General admission is $2.00 each day; children under 12 receive free admission. NMCAC invites interested parties to join the three-day Conjunto celebration as volunteers or as food or crafts vendors. Fourteen booths are available for rent to the public and will be rented on a first-come, first-serve basis. Booth rental fees are $175 for three days. For more information on booth rentals, please call Yolanda Lopez at (956) 571-3325. For more information on the “Taquachito Nights” CD visit http://www.folkways.si.edu. For all other information on the Narciso Martinez Conjunto Festival, please contact Rogelio Nuñez at (956) 361-0110 or (956) 425-9555. The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center preserves, promotes and develops the rich cultural heritage of the “Mexicano” community through programs in the visual arts, music, theater, dance and literature. Esteban "Steve" Jordan Oskar Hernandez Los D Boyz Valerio Longoria y Los Conjunto Kingz Ricardo Guzman Beto Martinez Conjunto Aztlan Los Fantasmas del Valle Martin Zapata Los Angeles del Sur Freddy Gonzales Ernesto Guerra Gilberto Perez Juan Lugo Conjunto Heritage Taller
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Cuatro Rosas
Oct., 31, 2008
 Cuatro Rosas will be at the Pan Am In San Antonio Texas Saturday Sept 13th and will be In Monterrey on Monday Sept 15th at the Volcan ballroom celabrating el dia del grito with Los Dos Gilbertos and the Hometownboys.
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"Pearl Power" at Uxbridge A/C - Monday October 13th @ 8pm
Sep., 24, 2008
 Pearl-Fawcett Adriano at Uxbridge A/C Uxbridge Accordion Club Anglers Retreat Cricketfield Road West Drayton Middlesex UB7 7HG. . David & Angie Lukins 01895 - 235601 . .
Pearl-Fawcett Adriano at Uxbridge A/C Pearl-Fawcett Adriano is the very special guest artiste at The Uxbridge Accordion Club on Monday 13th October, this will be Pearl's first visit to our club. A large attendance is expected so do please arrive a little earlier. There will still be plenty of opportunities to perform your party pieces or join in with the accordion play-along sessions led by David & Angie.
Admission is £5.00 - Licensed Bar & Club Raffle - Ample Car Parking
Always a very friendly atmosphere and all are made welcome at this busy & successful accordion club!
Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start!
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Chartres Accordion Festival 2008 - Report by Paul Elliott
Sep., 24, 2008
 The 7-8th June marked the 20th anniversary of this event and it was planned to be honoured by the presence of André Verchuren, Yvette Horner and Eugenia Lima. Sadly, Yvette Horner who is 87 could not attend through illness but André who is 88 continues to put us youngsters to shame by playing into the early hours of the morning during the Saturday night ‘bal musette’ and I say this as one of those that missed his performance having to get my head down for a night’s sleep. It was in fact a young Jean Hanger who watched his performance.Eugenia Lima is the ‘grand lady’ of the accordion in Portugal and gave us a taste of her style from this country which has a strong following of the accordion. The festival to date has seen 1200 accordionists from 26 countries, such is it’s international importance. For Claudine Aucher, the organiser, the celebrations were dampened by the recent loss through cancer at the age of 61 of close friend Pascal Sevran who was a French TV celebrity and fervent supporter of the accordion in his TV variety shows and references to him during her speeches clearly had a marked effect on her. As always, French accordion lover Jean and her husband Peter were great company throughout the weekend. Jean’s face glows all weekend at Chartres very much like the usual weather and the threatening storms failed to materialize and as always, Chartres seems to announce the arrival of summertime. Tom and Lillian Patterson flew in from Newcastle for the first time and I hope their time and expense were rewarded. Their company was certainly very much appreciated along with the other 14 Brits who attended. As usual, in an effort to cram in the activities during the weekend it is impossible to see everything, so the spectator has to make choices. Turning now to the artists themselves, there is always something for everybody and being the 20th edition, there were definitely more artists invited this year especially for the Bal Musette scene. As always Belgium is well represented by the ever present André Loppe and Laurent Pire who was last at Chartes many years back. The north of France which has it’s own unique accordion tradition was well represented by Dorothée Lhoir, Carine Vigny and Claude Caron. For the record, the dancers were kept on their toes by a host of other top players such as Emmanuel Rolland, Stéphanie Moreaux, Matilde Royet, Bertrand Hembert, Delphine Lemoine, Jean-Marc Torchy, Frank Vilain, René Grolier, René Guy, Nelson, Didier Couturier and Gabriel Chantrieux. Three other surprise artists who turned up on the Sunday were two young virtuoso players Julien Gonzales and Benoît Nortier and their ‘prof’ Frédéric Deschamps who may be familier to some readers. Many accordionists in France, young and old, are being attracted to more ‘modern’ and ‘cool’ images for the accordion and in doing so introducing the instrument to a younger audience who feel the ‘bal musette’ scene is probably ‘dated’. One such player is Gabriel Chantrieux from the famous town of Le Mans. We caught him expressing himself as part of the ‘Kerar’s World’ group. Plenty of noise, smoke and provocatively dressed young girls around him on stage playing to a young audience in Place Marceau well into the night and no trouble whatsoever. The ‘Bal Musette’ clearly no longer has that ‘Sex Appeal’ with the young. It makes you feel old! Next we come to the ‘Prestige Concert’ which was held in the town hall. This is my world. It was nice to see a young Sabrina Rivière again from the south west of France who is a hard worker but always seems to struggle with her confidence on stage. Nevertheless, an attractive girl with an attractive repertoire who’s mother never had the real chance to play the accordion when she was younger. Another fine player is Carine Vigny who is a pupil of Frédéric Deschamps and now is a fully qualified music teacher. Another fine accordionist playing in the concert was Stéphanie Moreaux from La Rochelle on the west coast of France. She was part of ‘Trio Tango Argentin’ and no surprise they concentrated on tangos bringing the bandoneon, keyboard and clarinet together. I have left the best till last and for me this was a group of two guitarists and a drummer with Jean-Pièrre Ménager on the accordion. The swing style is attractive to me and this group had perfect balance and they were really enjoying themselves, especially the drummer and Jean-Pièrre on the accordion playing standing up with his ‘Victoria’ just like Richard Galliano. As part of their programme they played ‘Libertango’ as hommage to Astor Piazzolla, a waltz in the swing style as hommage to Jo Privat and a Bossa Nova with improvisation not too overdone. I complimented him on his fantastic music afterwards and he pointed me to a Web site http://www.jazzmenko.com/ where more info and pictures of the group can be found. Needless to say, they were my latest discovery. Through Jean Hanger who has struck up a friendship with Claudine Aucher, all the Brits were invited to a cocktail party with all the artists including André Verchuren in attendance. What an honour to be in the same room as the great man. He has had a tough life and a blessed one too. Probably the most recorded accordionist in France, if not the world who has been associated with many of the greatest singers of ‘French Chanson’ over the years. His popularity with the people of France will not be repeated as an accordionist and he will remain symbolic of Frenchness long after he dies. It was such a pity that Yvette Horner was not able to make it to the event which would have made for an extraordinary meeting of two great personalities. To make the annual trip to France more cost effective, I have travelled onto Tulle each year in the department of Corrèze with my father Fred to visit the Maugein accordion factory and the director Mr René Lachèze who always has a warm welcome and a cup of coffee ready and you never know who you might meet by chance. This year we discovered a Daniel Westwood from Hastings in Kent who has been working at the factory for 9 months on work experience in woodcraft. This year I chose to make some changes to the left hand registers on my accordion which would take two days to complete. This gave us the chance to relax in the area which is one of the remoter parts of France where the accordion tradition is strong. But don’t expect to find any accordion shops in town! Tulle is by the way the location for another week long festival of accordion in September called ‘Nuits de Nacre’. I haven’t been yet but it is fast becoming an important meeting place and cultural centre for the accordion and accordionists. Report by Paul Elliott
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Accordion Teaching Week at St Audries Bay - 8th/13th September 2008 - Report
Sep., 24, 2008
 Gennaro Fiondella - Pear-Fawcett Adriano - Harry Hussey at St Audries Bay TheAccordion Shop was there for three days with a wonderful selection of instruments and accessories. There was a large range of music available from Trevani who was there until Tuesday evening. We appreciated the opportunity to browse and buy. Gary Blair was at St Audries Bay Rene Mairis - Accordionist & Composer |
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Box & Fiddle Night @ Uxbridge Accordion Club - Monday 14th July 8pm
Sep., 24, 2008
Diana Mitchell (Fiddle) & David Lukins(Accordion) Uxbridge Accordion Club Anglers Retreat Cricketfield Road West Drayton Middlesex UB7 7HG. David & Angie Lukins 01895 - 235601 . Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
It's the popular Box & Fiddle Night this month with lots of fun
and plenty of opportunities to perform your party pieces or join in with the accordion play-along sessions led by David & Angie.
Admission is £4.00 - Licensed Bar & Club Raffle - Ample Car Parking
Very friendly atmosphere - All are made welcome at this busy & successful accordion club!
Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start!
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Jack Emblow and Tony Compton - Mini Scottish Tour!
Sep., 24, 2008
 Jack Emblow & Tony Compton . Jack Emblow & Tony Compton - Mini Scottish Tour. Sunday September 21st - Haddington 70, Court St, Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3AF 3-00/6-00pm Tel: 01620-823529 ******* Monday September 22nd - Lennoxtown Campsie Accordion Club - 7.30pm Glazert Country House Hotel
25 Milton Rd,
Lennoxtown,
Glasgow,
Lanarkshire G66 7DJ Tel: 01417-762344 ******* Tuesday September 23rd - Balmullo Fife Balmullo Inn. 8, Main Rd, Balmullo, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 0AE Tel: 01334-870281 ******* . Further Information/Booking Enquiries Please contact: Tony Compton - Tel: 01702 - 341257 . .
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Dear collegues, see our latest updates: Hector Villa-Lobos, Samuel Barber, Astor Piazzolla, Pietro Frosini, Hans Brehme, Oscar Peterson, Art Van Damme, Jack Fina, Luiz Bonfa, Yann Tiersen etc. Accordionist.Net is extending its special offer “50+” until end of the summer.
Besides some very special tango arrangements for bandoneon (accordion) and strings published:
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see our latest updates on Accordionist.Net: H. Villa-Lobos, Samuel Barber, Astor Piazzolla, Pietro Frosini, Hans Brehme, A. Piazzolla, Oscar Peterson etc.
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