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"Ruthlessly pursuing the idea that the accordion is just another instrument." Join the front-lines of the Accordion Revolution, broadcasting around the world almost every Wednesday since 2006. From Punk to Piazzolla (a variety of loud rock and roll, and a famous tango composer). The most unexpected variety of squeezebox music you're likely to subscribe to today.
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Join us in this series of podcasts to learn more about the London Accordion Orchestra.
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(This would have made for excellent cover art as well, but I opted to do the right thing and respect the stated copyright terms.) As you may recall, Bruce and I started the Accordion Noir broadcast way back in December of 2006 (18 years ago, yow! Bruce, we didn’t even observe the occasion, it got […]…
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In addition to sharing episodes of our alt-squeezebox broadcast from ten years ago and from a month ago, once in a while these days we also have the pleasure of sharing with you episodes of our weekly radio program from the same week in which it actually aired. It’s a bit like living in the […]Por unwashedmass
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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2024-10-23: Combined Halloween, Una O’Connor, ‘Weird’ Al, & Boozoo Chavis Day
A lot of ground work was required, but we are just about ready to unleash the motherlode of missing episodes dating to the Internet Archive disruption earlier this autumn. Hopefully we will have a chance to share them all and get caught up before the end of this year! Here is a recording of a […]Por unwashedmass
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Apologies for the ongoing delays in getting our recent episodes online for the enjoyment of our podcast listeners! Here’s this week’s episode — it’s far from the first time we were shills for Bandcamp Friday, and hopefully it won’t be the last! We like the idea of recording artists getting a fair(er) shake at the […]…
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Better late than never, your squeezy host Bruce was very up front about the theme of this delayed October episode of our weekly program: other than containing accordion music, the only criterion was that it was made of up songs that he enjoyed. (I don’t imagine he programs many episodes filled with accordion music that […]…
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A few weeks ago, our podcast host at the Internet Archive went offline following a big hack. Since there, we’ve necessarily experienced a month of delays before being able to get the weekly episodes of our hour-long accordion music broadcast to you folks out there in cyberspace. (Hey, it’s not like we missed anything important, […]…
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Not every month hosts a Bandcamp Friday, but this month does, so we’re here to encourage you to go financially support your favorite recording accordionists with the biggest cut in the online music storefront business — at least, for one day a month. All of the performers in this week’s episode of Accordion Noir should […]…
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Page one of the piano accordion sheet music to the “Farewell Polka” This week’s episode of Accordion Noir opens with a tribute to the recently passed Zulya of Australia and continues in a casuallly autumnal vein. If your Apple or Android (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to the episode’s availabili…
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The evenings grow chill again, the mornings thick with dew and fog, and a massive harvest moon loomed in the sky last night. We don’t have to tell Bruce it’s autumn, he’s already been told. He reflects upon this annual turn of the seasons in this week’s episode of our weekly alt-accordion broadcast. If […]…
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Last week we were presenting our mainline Vancouver accordion fest outdoors at a park, our eponymous Accordion Noir Festival (enjoy video documentation on YouTube!) kicked off lo these many years ago by Geoff Berner, and this weekend he’s at the heart of another one, the second installment of Vancouver’s Clean Air Festival! Casting the spotlight [……
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For our second concert in this years series of our live performances, the London Accordion Orchestra are preparing to play at the Broadway Theatre in Letchworth on Saturday 2nd July at 3pm. I meet one of our star players Derek Blythe who discusses what he and the Letchworth Settlement have done in continuing to make music to support their local are…
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In this episode I will be talking to composer, Marco Galvani about the piece he has written for accordion orchestra. Of which the orchestra is in rehearsal for our first concert in our 2022 series, which will be happening on Monday 18th of April at the Sacred Heart Church in Wimbledon.Por LAO
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In this episode I will be talking to special guests that participated in the Global Accordion Project Orchestra. For more information visit www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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In this episode I will be taking a look at Black Mountain, a new piece for Accordion Orchestra - premiered by LAO and written by Ian Watson. www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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In this episode I’ll be taking an in depth look at Widor's Toccata and Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue. These are two of the pieces that we have programmed for our 20th Anniversary Gala Concert. www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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In this episode I’ll be looking back at the concert we played at the Union Chapel with clips from the orchestra, one of the solo pieces and talking to our special guest, singer Dillie Keane. www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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I will be taking a look at the programme and soloists that are playing at our up and coming concert at the Union Chapel. www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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In this episode I record the orchestra rehearse the exciting repertoire we will be performing at a concert in Skipton. www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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In this episode I talk to two players from the London Accordion Orchestra. www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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In this episode I will be talking to our music director, Ian Watson about recording the album Flight. www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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In this episode I'll be talking to players of the London Accordion Orchestra about our trip to Slovenia and the pieces that were programmed for our concert at the Slovenian Philharmonic Hall. www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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This is a podcast from the London Accordion Orchestra. www.londonao.co.ukPor LAO
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