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Nota dell'editore Grazie ai nostri lettori
'La fisarmonica nel 19 ° secolo', da Gorka Hermosa, Santander - Spagna
Diario Date Friedrich Lips - Russia, Germania, Austria
Prodotta la prima fisarmonica del mondo di Kauri, Ikalinen - Finlandia
Talent show Bambini Mondo della Fisarmonica, Castelfidardo - Italia

Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc.

Over 450 Entries at 3 NAO Regional Accordion Festivals - UK
Video: Beltango at the Aix Les Bains Festival - France
Video: Duo Mares - 'Devil's Diary' for Viola, Accordion and Symphony Orchestra
Video: Accordion Quintet, Nikolay Kanayev Gipsy Tunes - Israel
2013 Mesa Accordion Event a Huge Success - USA
Dunloy Accordion Band at the Northern Ireland Accordion Championships - UK
‘14 Years Ago’ – Concertina news

Future events

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Concert, Auckland – New Zealand
‘Les 2 Jours De L’Accordeon’ Festival, Combeaufontaine – France
AAA to Adjudicate Coupe Mondiale Qualifying Categories via Skype - USA
Marko Kassl’s Diary Dates – Netherlands, Germany
8th March 1908 "International Women's Day" - Worldwide
Milos Miliojevic March Concert Dates, England, Scotland – UK
Beto Caetano Concert, Porte Alegra - Brazil
Mazaika Celebrate International Women's Day, London – UK
Oivind Farmen and Lars Karlsson Tour - Austria
‘Accordion Babes’ on tour‏, West Coast – USA, Canada
Accordion Exhibition and Meeting, Sümeg – Hungary

New and Updated Sites

Mingyuan Ruan releasing new CD
Gary Dahl Music eBooks Now Released - USA

CD Reviews

“Wing Span” – Contemporary Danish Accordion Music & Classical Works CD by Adam Ørvad

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Nota dell'editore Grazie ai nostri lettori

Harley JonesGrazie ai nostri lettori per un altro anno record di visualizzazioni della nostra pagina da parte dei nostri lettori. Tutti i siti di Accordions Worldwide hanno avuto 952.261 pagine viste del mese di dicembre 2012 11 milioni di pagine visualizzate nell'anno 2012.
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Vogliamo ringraziare i nostri lettori per il loro supporto del nostro sito web, un servizio completamente gratuito. Il servizio è solo finanziariamente possibile grazie ai nostri lettori e al sostegno finanziario dei nostri inserzionisti molto apprezzati.
Pertanto, invito i nostri lettori a considerare in primo luogo i nostri inserzionisti, se dovessero essere alla ricerca dell'acquisto di una fisarmonica nuova, usata, riparazioni, musica, CD, ecc, ecc
Il vostro supporto aiuta i nostri inserzionisti e ciò aiuta il nostro sito web gratuito che vogliamo continui a godere di numeri ancora più grandi in futuro.

Harley Jones
Fondatore
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'La fisarmonica nel 19 ° secolo', da Gorka Hermosa, Santander - Spagna

‘The Accordion in the 19th Century’ banner
Gorka HermosaLa fisarmonica nel 19 ° secolo ', scritto e coordinato da Gorka Hermosa, docente di fisarmonica presso il Conservatorio de Santander, in Spagna, è uno studio e analisi della provenienza degli strumenti a tastiera ad ance libere e il loro sviluppo organico e musicale nel 19 ° secolo .
 Questo libro superbamente ricco di ricerche storico è un libro di riferimento per tutti gli insegnanti e gli studenti di fisarmonica. L'autore Gorka Hermosa desidera che la conoscenza di questo libro si diffonda il più ampiamente possibile, e grazie a lui, è possibile scaricare il libro gratis: 19thcentury.
Se qualcuno vuole avere una copia stampata del libro, si prega di inviare un'e-mail l'autore all'indirizzo: gorka@gorkahermosa.com
 Prossimi eventi e presentazioni del libro:
7 marzo - presentazione del libro 'La fisarmonica nel 19 ° secolo' sul canale Deschamps.
9 Marzo – ‘Accordion solo’ (composizioni di Gorka Hermosa) e membro della giuria, Loznica Accordion Festival, Croazia
12 Marzo – ‘Accordion solo’ (composizioni di Gorka Hermosa), Kulturni Centar GRAD, Belgrado, Serbia
13 Marzo - conerto-presentazione del cortometraggio ‘Oda a la fábrica abandonada’, Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao, Spagna
16 Marzo - Fender Club, ‘Flamenco Etxea Duo’, Getafe, Madrid, Spagna
20 Marzo - membro della giuria del ‘Festival-Montrond Jeunes-talents’, Montrond-les-bains, Francia
22 Marzo - membro della giuria per esaminazioni presso la Laussane University, Svizzera
25 Marzo - Presentazione di ‘La fisarmonica nel 19° secolo', Espacio Kattigara, Santander, Spagna
19 Aprile – ‘Flamenco Etxea Quintet’, Lugaritz, Donostia, Spagna
Gorka Hermosa è anche un compositore molto apprezzato qua sopra è possibile trovare il video di una delle sue ultime opere, 'Ka Mate Ka Ora' eseguita dal più volte campione del mondo Grayson Masefield al Festival Montrond nel 2012. L'opera è dedicata a Grayson Masefield e Frederic Deschamps. Questa ed altre opere sono disponibili gratuitamente sul sito web di Gorka Hermosa.
Il mondo della fisarmonica saluta questo compositore autore e performer molto generoso e così di talento.

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Diario Date Friedrich Lips - Russia, Germania, Austria

Friedrich LipsIl fisarmonicista russo ed educatore Friedrich Lips ha le seguenti date nella sua agenda:
12 Marzo - concerto con orchestra da camera a Kasan, Russia, suonando 'Aconcagua' di Astor Pizzolla
e 'Viva voce' di Efrem Podgaits
16 Marzo - 'All Russian Day of bayan, accordion and harmonica’ a Mosca, eseguirà 'Seven Jewish Songs ' di Michail Bronner
19-23 Marzo - concerto a Irkutsk, Russia, eseguirà 'Viva voce' di Podgaits Efrem e 'Seven Jewish Songs ' di Michail Bronner
27 Marzo - concerto con Piazzolla-Studio a Tambof, Russia
28 Marzo - Saratov, Russia, Podgaits Efrem: 'Concerto Lips per bayan e orchestra sinfonica'
6 Maggio - concerto a Klingenthal, Germania, 'Seven Jewish Songs ' di Michail Bronner
6-12 Maggio - arbitro a Klingenthal
16 Luglio - concerto da solista a Viktring, Austria
15-19 Luglio - laboratorio a Viktring, Austria
Per ulteriori informazioni e-mail: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at
25 CD e album Etrack (prezzo a partire da solo 8 Euro) sono disponibili online all'indirizzo: Friedrich Lips

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Prodotta la prima fisarmonica del mondo di Kauri, Ikalinen - Finlandia

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AccordionsFoto sopra: Team Kauri: Kimmo Mattila (Project Manager in Finlandia), Kevin Friedrich, Aaro Luukinen (Docente presso Ikata), Jarmo Salin (Docente del Dipartimento Ikata di Design), Joni Liukkonen (Direttore del Collegio di Ikaalinen di Artigianato e Design - Ikata) e Tapio Nysten (Dirigente scolastico del dipartimento fisarmonica di Ikata).
Come parte di un'impresa internazionale tra la Nuova Zelanda e la Finlandia, un artigiano locale in Finlandia ha costruito la prima fisarmonica al mondo a base del pregiato albero originario della Nuova Zelanda 'Kauri'.
Questo progetto è stato il sogno di Kevin Friedrich, nato a Dargaville, Nuova Zelanda, (vicino a dove gli alberi giganti di Kauri crescono). Kevin Friedrich è un assiduo frequentatore di Ikaalinen, Finlandia, la sede di una rara scuola di costruzione di fisarmoniche, dove si insegna a dei tirocinanti l'arte del costruire fisarmoniche in stile tradizionale folk finlandese.
Questo progetto unisce la tradizione ricca e rara di costruzione di fisarmoniche della Finlandia con il legno mozzafiato della Nuova Zelanda dall'albero Kauri.
 Sotto le mani del maestro finlandese Aaro Luukinen, il sogno di uno strumento Kauri è ormai una realtà. Tre splendidi strumenti K1, K2 e K3, a cui verrà dato un nome in un secondo momento, sono stati realizzati.
Gli strumenti sono stati completati e presentati ufficialmente il 30 Gennaio 2013 a Ikaalinen, Finlandia in una conferenza stampa internazionale, con il debutto previsto per il 24 Marzo 2013 a Dargaville.
Per ulteriori informazioni e foto di questi strumenti unici, si prega di visitare il sito: www.accordions.com / kevin / n_kauriaccordion.htm

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Talent show Bambini Mondo della Fisarmonica, Castelfidardo - Italia

World of the Accordion/Talent Show x Kids poster
Uno spettacolo nuovo e sicuro di essere molto divertente per i bambini, sarà in scena a Castelfidardo durante il festival 'Il mondo della fisarmonica' per tutti gli strumenti ad ancia, che si terrà dal 29 Giugno al 7 Luglio 2013.
Il Talent show per i bambini si terrà il 6 Luglio - quindi bambini - attenzione - segnatevi questa data! 6 luglio 2013!
Per ulteriori informazioni: 'Il mondo della fisarmonica'

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Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc.


Over 450 Entries at 3 NAO Regional Accordion Festivals - UK

Brian Laurie Accordion Showband
Last weekend, over 450 entrants participated at 3 National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO) regional Area Festivals, held in Glasgow, (Scotland), Larne, (Northern Ireland) and Manchester (England).

These 3 regional festivals were all hailed as “great success's”, and are part of the series of NAO qualification festivals for the UK Championships in Liverpool, 26th to 28th April.

In Scotland, local organiser Brian Laurie was pleased to welcome contestants from many parts of Scotland. The jury particularly singled out excellent performances from Paul Capaldi (highest mark of the day - 92) and the Brian Laurie Accordion Showband (picture above).

In Ireland, the festival was well supported from the Republic of Ireland as well as Northern Ireland and local organiser Clyde Johnston was quoted “to say thanks to all the competitors who made the 16th NI Open Accordion Championships the largest and most successful to date with the standard reaching news high as well.”

From Manchester, jury member Ken Farran (NAO Hon. Vice President) was quoted “It is great to see the NAO North West Festival returning to its roots of Manchester – some very good performances, most especially Alexander Bodell (highest mark of the day 95 - picture right).”

NAO Chairperson Anna Bodell (picture right) who was in attendance at two of the festivals “was delighted to see the support, friendly atmosphere and enjoyment shown from so many in the accordion fraternity. I thank all those who helped make these three festivals so successful (especially the organisers and their teams) for these excellent festivals provide a great basis for a most successful NAO UK Championships in April!.”

Full results of these festivals can be found on the NAO website.
NAO UK Championships Poster

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Video: Beltango at the Aix Les Bains Festival - France

Popular Beltango Quintet from Serbia appeared at the Aix Les Bains Festival in France, and this video was released 24 February.

Beltango performing La Cumparsita & Milonga de mis Amores at the Le Théâtre - Casino Grand Cercle Aix Les Bains, France.

The group consists of Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon/accordion), Ivana Nikolic (piano/vocal), Jovan Bogosavljevic (violin), Bogdan Pejic (el.guitar) and Ljubinko Lazic (double bass).

Purchase online their CD Pack at: Beltango

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Video: Duo Mares - 'Devil's Diary' for Viola, Accordion and Symphony Orchestra

Published on 1st March 2013. Duo MARES performing the world premiere of "Devil's Diary". It is the first composition for Viola, Accordion and Symphony Orchestra. Dedicated and written for Duo Mares in 2008 by Selim Dogru.

Duo MARES:
Esra Pehlivanli - viola
Marko Kassl - accordion
Anadolu Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Burak Tüzün

It is also available as a CD recording. More information: marko[at]duomares.com

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Video: Accordion Quintet, Nikolay Kanayev Gipsy Tunes - Israel

Published on Feb 17, 2013 is the Accordion Quintet from Beer-Sheva, Israel. Art-director - Valeri Somorov. They are performing Nikolay Kanayev Gipsy Tunes.

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2013 Mesa Accordion Event a Huge Success - USA

The beautiful Arizona Golf Resort was the setting for the seventh annual four-day gathering, known as the Mesa Accordion Event (MAE), formerly the Frank Marocco Accordion Event, which brought together 50 accordionists and 30 family members from twelve states, three Canadian Provinces, and Italy.

Many of the participants have been to this event multiple times, and twelve have attended every year. This gathering has become more of a “family reunion” than an accordion camp.

An orchestra, led by MAE Music Director and renowned bayanist, Stas Venglevski, performed a wonderful concert to an enthusiastic audience of over 350. Solos, a duet, and ensembles were featured, in addition to the orchestral selections.

The highlight of the weekend was an evening celebration of the life, music and legacy of the great Frank Marocco, founder of this annual event, which began in 2007. Several of the participants, including Stas Venglevski, former AAA US Virtuoso Champion, Joe Natoli, 2010 AAA US Virtuoso Champion, Gabe Hall-Rodrigues, and jazz accordionist, Amy Jo Sawyer, wrote original compositions or arrangements to honor Frank Marocco’s memory.

The 2014 MAE will feature Guest Artist, Joan Cochran Sommers, who will be honored on the occasion of her 80th birthday. You may contact event directors, Dan & Joan Grauman, at mesa.accordion@verizon.net for information about next year’s MAE.

2013 MAE photo collage details:
Top left: Quinn & Liam Collins, youngest 2013 MAE orchestra members and 2012 AAA festival multiple trophy winners
Top right: (left to right) Gabe Hall-Rodrigues, Amy Jo Sawyer, Frank Petrilli, Joe Natoli, Wes Anderson (drums), Sean Brogan (bass) perform a composition by Amy Jo
Upper center: 2013 MAE orchestra
Lower center: MAE Music Director, Stas Venglevski, demonstrating bellows shake technique with assistance from Gail Campanella
Bottom left: Italian accordion virtuoso, Antonino De Luca, with Frank Petrilli
Bottom right: Bruce Lawrie receives award from MAE co-directors, Dan & Joan Grauman, for being staff photographer and sound director for all seven years of the event.

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Dunloy Accordion Band at the Northern Ireland Accordion Championships - UK

Published on Feb 25, 2013, the Dunloy Accordion Band performing Under The Double Eagle
at the Northern Ireland Open Accordion Championship's 2013. 1st Place & 1st Place Drum Corp.

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‘14 Years Ago’ – Concertina news

Alistair AndersonThe Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending March 5th 1999 included news From concertina expert Neil Wayne in Derbyshire, England, about the establishment of a concertina ‘Bank’, intended to make good quality instruments at an affordable price more readily available. We wonder how successful this initiative was, and if it has continued to the present time. Perhaps the still very active Neil Wayne or Alistair Anderson can enlighten us?

CONCERTINA RESEARCH & RESOURCES - ENGLAND
Contributed by Neil Wayne

Alistair Anderson is well known for his work in teaching and popularizing the English concertina. He has also played a major role in FolkWorks, the study, performance and teaching center for Folk Music and Folk Arts based in the North East of England.

One of Alistair`s concerns has always been the lack of good quality, affordable concertinas. "The potential interest in the instrument is considerable, especially amongst youngsters", he says, "but the lack of affordable and suitable instruments has always held things back”.

Now, FolkWorks may shortly be in a position to commission the manufacture and purchase of a substantial number of ‘student grade’ concertinas. These will form part of Folkworks' instrument ‘Bank’.

FolkWorks is interested in commissioning a first order of between 50 and 100 instruments. Alistair would like to hear ideas and then begin to move towards a design brief, a guide to potential costs, and then finalize a detailed design and cost per instrument.

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Future events


Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Concert, Auckland – New Zealand

Tatiana LanchtchikovaOn Friday 8th of March at 8pm, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) will hold a concert titled 'Songs and Dances of Desire: In Memoriam Carmen Rupe' by composer Jack Body. Tatiana Lanchtchikova (picture right) will be featured on accordion.

Presented by the APO as part of this year’s Auckland Arts Festival, there are
three singers, a dancer, a guitarist, allusions to Bizet’s Carmen, and Auckland Town Hall is set up for cabaret seating. The composer describes it not as music or theatre but as “an entertainment,”

The APO Composer-in-Residence Jack Body’s tribute to Carmen Rupe celebrates the colourful life and fearless personality of one of New Zealand’s most original icons.

This will be a stunning evocation of a life lived theatrically and defiantly, a performance as flamboyant as Carmen herself. Town Hall will turn into a “tea room” to share the music as Carmen’s extraordinary world unfolds.

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‘Les 2 Jours De L’Accordeon’ Festival, Combeaufontaine – France

‘Les 2 Jours De L’Accordeon’ Festival poster
Video of festival performer Cyrille Renaut playing 'La Fete Des Mirabelles' courtesy of 'MusetteTV presents to you the very best original French artists and Musette music'.

The ‘Les 2 Jours De L’Accordeon’ festival takes place on March 2nd and 3rd at la salle des Belles Fontaines, Combeaufontaine, a town in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.

The festival guests include accordionists Cyrille Renaut, Christelle Jeanblanc, Yannick Cattin, Cyril and Virginie Danrey, Charlotte Buch, Myriam Thiebaut, and special guest star Louis Corchia. Also performing will be the Frédéric Buch Orchestra.

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AAA to Adjudicate Coupe Mondiale Qualifying Categories via Skype - USA

AAA logoFor the very first time, the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) will allow contestants wanting to qualify for the 2013 Coupe Mondiale, to perform for the judging panel via Skype. The competition will be held at the the Hanover Marriott, 1401 Route 10 East, Whippany, New Jersey, on the same weekend and same venue, as the MAMTG competition and the AAMS Festival.

The Skype hookup will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16th with four contestants vying for qualification in the Coupe Mondiale Junior Virtuoso Entertainment category and one in the senior Virtuoso Entertainment category.

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Marko Kassl’s Diary Dates – Netherlands, Germany

Marko KasslAustrian accordionist Marko Kassl has the following forthcoming dates:

March 2nd, 8.30pm – part of a quartet accompanying Francis Poulenc's one-act opera ‘La Voix Humaine’ at the KunstEnHuis theatre, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

March 10th, 8pm – same as above, this time an official premiere at De Balie, Amsterdam.

March 3rd, 6pm – Musiktheater im Revier, Kennedyplatz, D-45881 Gelsenkirchen, Germany, for the ballet ‘Russ’.

March 5th, 8pm – Theater in Bauturm, Cologne, for ‘Fremd ist der Fremde nur in der Fremde’.

March 19th, 8pm – Ruhrfestspielhaus, Recklinghausen, for Lola Blau’.

March 20th, 8pm - Theater in Bauturm, Cologne, for ‘Fremd ist der Fremde nur in der Fremde’.

March 23rd, 24th and April 21st – with Ensemble Tangosphere at RüBühne, Essen, Germany, for a production of ‘Ein Stück Himmel’ (A piece of heaven), featuring music by Astor Piazzolla, Erik Satie, Ulrich Gasser, José Bragato, Rodrigo Ratier, Richard Galliano, Jean Kleeb, and Carlos Gardel. 

For further information email: info@marko-kassl.de

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8th March 1908 "International Women's Day" - Worldwide

Graphic by Roberto Mangosi !

A Mimosa - to all women of this world in memory of the 129 women killed on the 8th of March 1908 in New York, USA.

Background information: The mimosa (technically, the Silver Wattle) is the symbol of the celebrations of Women's Day in Italy and Russia.

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Milos Miliojevic March Concert Dates, England, Scotland – UK

Milos MiliojevicAccordionist Milos Miliojevic performs as follows this month:

March 2nd, 7.30pm - ‘In Accord’, Harriet Mackenzie & Milos Milivojevic, Town & Country Concerts, Little Casterton, Stamford, Lincolnshire.
March 4th, 1pm - Kosmos Ensemble, Central Hall, St Thomas’ Hospital, Waterloo, Westminster
March 6th, 10.30am – ‘Bach to Baby’ Concert Series, Solo Recital, St. Mary Magdalen Church, 193 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UW
March 7th, 12.45pm - Westbourne Music Society, Glasgow, Scotland
March 11th, 1-2pm - St Clement Dane’s Church, Strand, London WC2R 1DH. Donations for the Friends of Fukushima. Programme to include Japanese folksongs.
March 12th, 10.30m – ‘Bach to Baby’ Concert Series, Solo Recital, Hampstead Parish Church, Church Row, NW3 6UU, Hampstead Village
Kosmos on tour in Scotland, March 13th to 17th
March 13th, 7.30pm - Newtonmore, Scotland
March 14th, 1pm - At One with Music, Inverness Town House, Scotland
March 14th, 7.30pm - New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer AB53 6WD. Price £10
Box Office: Chemist and Food for Thought, New Deer, 01771 644217/644366
March 15th 7.30pm - Melrose Music Society, Melrose Parish Church, Melrose Music Society, Scottish Borders
March 16th, 7.30pm - 42-43 Royal Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 8JA; tel: 0131 467 7028
March 17th, 7.30pm - Dunfermline Arts Guild, Scotland
March 21st, 2-5pm - Workshop with composition students at the Royal Holloway, University of London
March 22nd, 10.30am – ‘Bach to Baby’ Concert Series, Solo Recital, St. Alfege Church, Greenwich, London SE10 9BJ
March 27th - Kosmos Ensemble, Friends of Walton Hall Music, Walton Hall, Walton Lea Road, Higher Walton, Warrington WA4 6SN

For further information email: milosmusic@hotmail.com

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Beto Caetano Concert, Porte Alegra - Brazil

Beto Caetano Concert poster
Accordionist Beto Caetano entertains at the restaurant Vitrine Gaucha, Rua Frederico Mentz, 1561 Porte Alegra, on March 15th, 9pm.

For further information email: vitrinegaucha@vitrinegaucha.com.br

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Mazaika Celebrate International Women's Day, London – UK

Mazaika and Igor OutkineOn Friday March 8th, 7pm until midnight, the duo Mazaika perform at a celebration of International Women's Day at The George, 213 Strand, Strand, London WC2R 1AP. Listen to great live music, dance, socialize , eat, drink and be merry! Tickets: £10 advance, £15 on the door.

Mazaika are Sarah Harrison (England) – violin, vocal, domra (Russian mandolin) and Igor Outkine (Russia) - vocals, midi accordion. Their music encompasses Russian folk, Gypsy and Pop, Russian and Argentine Tango, Balkan, Hot Club Jazz, French chanson, Italian, Latin and International Pop.

For further information email: igor.outkine@yahoo.com

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Oivind Farmen and Lars Karlsson Tour - Austria

Oivind Farmen and Lars KarlssonVideo: The wedding march "Bryllupstoner i Selbu kirke" composed by Øivind Farmen, played by him and Lars Karlsson at a concert at Dalsbygda Norway. This wedding march is recorded by on the CD - Øivind Farmen plays Scandinavian Accordion Favourites. catalog: ofarmen501

Norwegian accordionists Oivind Farmen and Lars Karlsson, who occasionally perform as a duo, team up for some concerts in Austria midway through March. Oivind Farmen, a classically trained musician, and diatonic folk music specialist Lars Karlsson, are an unlikely but popular pairing, with several recordings of Scandinavian traditional music to their credit.

March 15th – Neunkirchen
March 16th - St Georgen
March 17th - Graz
March 19th – Vienna Accordion Festival

For further information email: farmen@farmen.net

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‘Accordion Babes’ on tour‏, West Coast – USA, Canada

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The ‘Accordion Babes’ are out on tour with their revue. Their leader, Renne de la Prade writes, “I'm taking six accordion babes on the road with me from Los Angeles to Vancouver. Since one of those Accordion Babes is my W&W band-mate Joan Wilson Rueter, we get to showcase our whiskey stomp-sound in the ‘Accordion Babes Revue’ on this nine show West Coast Tour. 

The ‘Accordion Babes Revue’ is a dream I've had ever since I published the Accordion Babes Album & Pin-Up Calendar five years ago. The show takes advantage of the fact that most accordion players also sing and play other instruments. It's not just a consecutive night of solo acts, we are learning each others' material, and putting new song arrangements together so that we are a real band with six different woman leaders.

We're bringing the extremely groovy Aharon Wheels Bolsta to play drums and percussion for the group. I'll be the band's guitar player when I'm not playing accordion. Joan will play fiddle, lucky us! There will also be a trombone, a glockenspiel, and a host of percussion and voices”. 

March 16th, 8pm - Whiskey and Women with guest-drummer Leslie Jackson will play a St. Patrick's-themed show at the Berkeley Yacht Club, CA.

March 21st, 9pm - El Rio, 3158 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, with an appearance by Big Lou the Accordion Princess.

March 22nd - with Ketchup Soup and the Petting Pantry Burlesque Troupe, Fais Do Do, Los Angeles, CA.

March 23rd, 8pm - Fresno Folklore Society, Frank's Place, Warnor's Center, Fresno, CA
March 24th, 5.30pm - Duffy's Tavern, Chico, CA.

March 27th, 4pm-7pm - venue TBA, Vashon Island, WA. This will be an informal Bar-B-Que show in the home town of Accordion Babe Luz Gaxiola, and it will be all-ages.

March 28th, 8pm - with special guest Jason Webley, of Monsters of Accordion shows fame, Columbia City Theater, Seattle, WA.

March 29th, 9pm - with Something About Reptiles and special guest Jack Garton, who is the accordion-and-trumpet playing lead man of Maria in the Shower; venue is the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, Canada.

March 30th, 8pm - Troubadour Music Center, Corvallis
March 31st, 8.30 to 10.30pm - with the Wanderlust Circus, opening for Sinferno Burlesque, Dante's, Portland, OR.

For further information email: squeezeboxgoddess@gmail.com

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Accordion Exhibition and Meeting, Sümeg – Hungary

ScandalliPetromaestroThis year’s Accordion Exhibition and Meeting takes place at the Hotel Captain, Sümeg, Hungary, April 19th to 21st, sponsored by Scandalli Accordions of Castelfidardo, Italy, and Peter Moger, maker of Petromaestro Accordions, of Keszthely, Hungary.

There will be exhibitions and demonstrations of Scandalli, Petromaestro, Moreschi, Paolo Soprani, E. Soprani accordions, and there will also be used accordions on display.

For further information email: mogerp@freemail.hu

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New and Updated Sites


Mingyuan Ruan releasing new CD

Chinese Accordion Great Performance CD cover by Mingyuan RuanMingyuan Ruan releasing new CD with eTracks titled

'Chinese Accordion Great Performance', catalog: CAGP400

with sound samples. Music performed by Mingyuan Ruan. Purchase online

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Gary Dahl Music eBooks Now Released - USA

Gary Dahl eBooks
Gary DahlUpdated Site: Following on the big success of the Gary Dahl graded specials series of eSheet music (able to be sent to you by email), Gary Dahl has now released three Music eBooks.

Cat No: DH01 Collection #1 Latin Spectacular - 10 titles, Besame Mucho, Amapola, Tico Tico, Brazil, Beyond the Sea, El Cumbanchero, Adios Muchachos, Spanish Eyes, A Day in the Life of a Fool, Amour, over 26 pages of high quality arrangements for only US$24.95 or Euro equivalent.

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“Wing Span” – Contemporary Danish Accordion Music & Classical Works CD by Adam Ørvad

“Wing Span” – Contemporary Danish Accordion Music & Classical Works CD cover by Adam ØrvadCD Reviews Index for the Review of “Wing Span” – Contemporary Danish Accordion Music & Classical Works CD by Adam Ørvad, in Italian language, reviewed by Alessandro Mugnoz.

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