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Nejc Pačnik (born 1990) – Slovenian accordionist, twice accordion world-champion and accordion teacher Esa Pakarinen (1911–1989) – Finnish accordionist and actor Willard A. "Bill" Palmer (1917–1996) – inventor of the quint system which was later patented by Titano as used in their line of "converter" (or "quint") bass accordions
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The accordion is the Rodney Dangerfield of instruments. It don’t get no respect. It’s dismissed as a fixture of polka bands, yet most people don’t realize how in the hands of a capable ...
This is a list of articles describing popular music acts that incorporate the accordion. The accordion appeared in popular music from the 1900s-1960s. This half century is often called the "Golden Age of the Accordion." Three players: Pietro Frosini, and the two brothers Count Guido Deiro and Pietro Deiro were major influences at this time.
This page lists those who have won the senior title at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann title since its foundation in 1951 by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.There were no competitions in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Patrick Joseph "Sonny" Brogan (4 July 1906 – 1 January 1965) was an Irish accordion player from the 1930s to the 1960s, and was one of Ireland's most popular traditional musicians. [2] [3] [4] He was one of the earliest advocates of the two-row B/C button accordion in traditional music, [5] [6] and popularised it the 1950s and 60s. He ...
His brother introduced him to a new Hohner two-row button accordion and after that, Bobby bought a grey Paolo Soprani accordion. [3] [4] At the age of 15, he was asked to join the Kilfenora Céilí Band. [1] In 1957 he joined Malachy Sweeney's Céilí Band from Armagh and traveled throughout Ireland as a professional musician. [5] [6]