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l'Accordéonaire: Letter to a Similarly-Aged Accordéonist

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Diatonic accordéon music of Centre France, Alsace, Bretagne, Britain and other places. Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Letter to a Similarly-Aged Accordéonist. Shortly after publishing my piece on shifting to a three-row. I got the following e-mail from Troy Bennett, of Mystery Jig Studios. The seductive Beltuna A/D/G. Long time, no-see. How's the new three-row Baffetti treating you? What should I do? Is a three-row really that much better than a two-row? Is the extra weight justified. What should I do? Will this...

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l'Accordéonaire: French Dance Field Recordings (Part 1)

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Diatonic accordéon music of Centre France, Alsace, Bretagne, Britain and other places. Wednesday, April 9, 2014. French Dance Field Recordings (Part 1). Part Two is here. Melodeonist Chris Ryall spent August of 2013 at Fête Embraud (La Chavanée) and Grand Bal de l'Europe St. Gervais. He shot a lot of video. He writes:. Played faster and smoother than English waltz). Current "Bal" style (generally 9/8). Morvan style "simple, straight 3/4). Same as UK - sometimes even to the same tunes! April 10, 2014 at 1...

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l'Accordéonaire: Correspondance with L’Accordéonaire, Part 1

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Diatonic accordéon music of Centre France, Alsace, Bretagne, Britain and other places. Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Correspondance with L’Accordéonaire, Part 1. Very often I am asked questions along the line of "How can I get started? Or "What sort instrument should a beginner buy? Jan 21, 2014. Accordion Temptation is Well Documented. How does the instrument affect the music, especially for playing French folk dance tunes? I'm aware the answer to this question may be obvious to most diatonic accordion playe...

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l'Accordéonaire: Interviews

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Diatonic accordéon music of Centre France, Alsace, Bretagne, Britain and other places. Andy Cutting Part One. Andy Cutting Part Two. Andy Cutting Part Three. Andy Cutting Speaks About Chris Wood. Sylvain Piron Part One. Sylvain Piron Part Two. Sylvain Piron Part Three. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Listen to my CD! LAutre Diatoniste by Gary Chapin. View my complete profile. My Trip to Alsace. A Brief History of French Accordion. The Last Accordion I'll Ever Buy? Andy Cutting Interview Part 2: Gear Talk.

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l'Accordéonaire: Review: Bal Folk Tune Book

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Diatonic accordéon music of Centre France, Alsace, Bretagne, Britain and other places. Monday, April 18, 2011. Review: Bal Folk Tune Book. As always, any questions, comments, or corrections are welcome. Puts many of the classic Massif. Central Tunes back in print. In 1998, when I bought my Hohner Corso. From the Button Box. It was one of those bizarre fits of frugality. I was spending hundreds on the accordion, but another fifteen dollars to get volume two of the set? A British publisher of traditional m...

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l'Accordéonaire: Photos of L'Accordeonaire

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Diatonic accordéon music of Centre France, Alsace, Bretagne, Britain and other places. Monday, October 6, 2014. I have been out of action since June, because of arthritis in my right arm. I've recently been able to play again, and am getting ready for a gig on November 1, at AcousticArtisans in Portland, Maine! Yesterday, my daughter took me over to the park for pictures. Enjoy. Posted by Gary Chapin. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Listen to my CD! LAutre Diatoniste by Gary Chapin. My Trip to Alsace.

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l'Accordéonaire: Bernard Loffet Recordings

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Diatonic accordéon music of Centre France, Alsace, Bretagne, Britain and other places. Saturday, January 29, 2011. Just had some coin to spend so I treated myself to downloads of Bernard Loffet's. Two CDs, Action! And, honestly, I can't say enough nice stuff about them. I got them on Amazon for $9 US each. They are top notch Breton music, in every way. A ction! Features a pach pi. That I recently put on YouTube. I'm not saying it means anything . just had one of those, "Hey, I play that! Listen to my CD!

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l'Accordéonaire: Update: Bal Folk Tune Book

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Diatonic accordéon music of Centre France, Alsace, Bretagne, Britain and other places. Monday, May 2, 2011. Update: Bal Folk Tune Book. After posting my review. Tune book, I managed to talk to both Dave Mallinson. Publisher of the tunebook - and Mel Stevens - compiler of the iconic pink/blue. Tune books that Mallinson's book is based on. I had some questions. First, how did Mallinson go about editing the two books into one? How did he make the decisions he made? Mallinson explained in an e-mail:. Additio...

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l'Accordéonaire: The Mighty Corso

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Diatonic accordéon music of Centre France, Alsace, Bretagne, Britain and other places. Saturday, February 12, 2011. Me and my Hohner Corso. Love. Among the folks corrupted by my accordion influence are those who I've actually lent one of my older accordions to, either at my suggestion or their request, so that they might "give it a try." The truth is, you can have your amazing hand-made Italian or French accordions, but the. Aunt Lisle with accordion 1929 (? To give you an idea of the sound, here's a cut.