The Vancouver Squeezebox Circle
meets
on the first Thursday of every month at Spartacus
Books, 684 East Hastings Street. Note that there will be no session at Spartacus in March -
The next session will be on April
5th from 8 to
10 pm. Instead, on March 1st (the first Thursday) go see Creaking Planks
+ Portland's Underscore Orkestra
- Little Mountain Gallery, 195 E. 26th
Street
It's "an
informal gathering of accordions and
their
players from around
the Vancouver region. Some play, some watch, some bring
snacks. No
experience necessary, punk-rockers and polkas welcome.
Set up
a
lesson, learn a lick, share a song, plan the squeezebox revolution (it
is at Spartacus Books after all.)" Check out the link for homework:
tunes
we played at past sessions or hope to play at upcoming ones.
Accordeonaccordion simulator with versions for
iPhone, Ipad, or iPod Touch - search iTunes App Store for other
accordion-learning apps for piano accordion, chromatic button
accordion, and button box - such as the Piano Accordion Pro
for iPad - watch this YouTube clip to see it in action!
Accordion Trainer: learn the left-hand buttons
with this (Windows-only) computer game
Accordion WikiBook
- an introduction to the piano accordion: history, how it works, and an
instructional guide to beginning to intermediate-level playing
Accordion Noir
Festival - annual best of accordion in Vancouver... Mark
your calendars: 2011 Accordion Noir
Fest - Sept 22-25, 2011... details coming soon!
Camosun College
(Victoria) is offering two-year jazz and classical accordion
diploma programs. Deadline for applications -
May 31 for the following September
Libertango - Vancouver tango
website - information on local tango events and more
Boxes Without Borders offers a
growing set of sheet music for traditional tunes from many cultures,
with recordings of each.
The
Button Box- Massachusetts
accordion and
concertina store
Gabbanelli Accordions - premium
handmade accordions, made in family-run shop in Houston, Texas, and
shipped world-wide. Here's a Houston Chronicle article about them.
Accordions
Worldwide: Weekly accordion news
from around the world about accordions and other related bellows driven
instruments.
Accordionist.org:
The Online Accordionist Community is a great place to meet other
accordionists, accordion teachers, and repairers. Share practice
techniques and repair tips; news of concerts, recordings and
competitions; music files and sheet music for accordion.
The New York Times reports on the
accordion-making centre of the world: Castelfidardo
Bay-area
accordionist Henri Ducharme
offers accordion sheet music arrangements of punk classics and more
Hohner Squeezebox App - mimics
the company's Corona diatonic models - a variety of 2 row and 3 row
accordions in different keys, for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch - even
virtual pulls and pushes.
Infinite Accordion
- multi-genre Internet radio station playing non-stop accordion music
Sun Sept 25th 9-11 pm: Accordion Noir fest closing
party
with the Creaking Planks and Duckmandu (California) at Cafe Deux
Soleils
Hold on! Duckmandu was
refused entry to Canada by Canadian Border Services... so the Creaking
Planks were joined by solo performances by Geoff Berner, Barbara
Adler, and more.
Gone but not forgotten: click here for more information
about September 2010's 3rd incarnation of the Accordion Noir
Fest, a full week (plus a day) worth of accordion-friendly music and
events. Thanks to all who helped organize and volunteer to help make it
happen, to all the musicians, and to all who attended.
Click for more details
- or listen
to the radio promo from the week-long festival. Video clips of
performers at the closing event at Cafe Montmartre can be viewed on YouTube.
But squeezebox playing happens all year round - After the September
festival, keep your eyes
peeled for Accordion Noir's ongoing Pleasing
Squeezing series of performances - with events
posted on squeezeboxcircle.org.
