Accordion Noir radio playlist 2009-10-09: Wintermitten Wave
From ten years ago, here’s episode 149 of our weekly CFRO Co-Op Community Radio program, without any apparent theme or raison d’etre other than the obvious dark squeezebox connection… but I can testify that it’s all great music, no less now than then! At its original online home, it achieved a total of 9156 logged listens, but you can continue enjoying listening to it courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir-2009-10-09, Wintermitten Wave
* Artist – Song – Album (year?) – Where are they from? – contact.
* Lise Monique & the Wintermitts – Que Toi – Alouette EP (2006) – Vancouver, Canada – http://www.myspace.com/lisemusic
http://wintermitts.com/index.php
* Gubbish – Crack in Space – Notations in Tonation (2004) – San Francisco, California, USA – http://www.aaronnovik.com/
* Teofilo Chantre – Relativamente – Acoustic Africa (2000) – Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa
* KEPA JUNKERA – ATAUN – HiRi (2006) – Basque Country, Europe – http://www.kepajunkera.com/webhiri/ingles/hiri.htm
* David P Smith – Muhammad Ali – Hurtin’ Dance Party (2002) – Victoria, BC, Canada – http://www.myspace.com/davidpsmith
* Miss Murgatroid – Heavens II – Methyl Ethyl Key Tones (1993) – Portland, Oregon, USA – http://www.missmurgatroid.com/* Various experiments in dead-air while Bruce messes up at the controls. “We’re going down!”
* Anti-Social Music – 7 Songs of Zen, Love, & Longing – Nova (Girl From Planet of the Apes) – Sings the Great American Songbook – Stuff Franz Nicolay of Hold Steady played accordion on. http://www.franznicolay.com/index.html
*Wintermitts – Mer de l’Atlantique – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://wintermitts.com/
* Gogol Bordello – Oh No – Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike (2005) – Romany / USA, etc. – http://www.gogolbordello.com/gogolnews/
* Box Club – Teabaggin – Box Club (2008) – Glasgow, Scotland – http://www.myspace.com/boxclub
*Gertrudes – The Gertrudes – Kingston, Ontario, Canada – http://www.myspace.com/theothergertrudes
* Ginggang – The Fever – The Twentieth Century Zodiak (2005) – Portland, Oregon – Nissa Diamant, concertina. http://www.myspace.com/ginggangbandThis episode’s cover is: kinda silly
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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2019-10-16: Well on our way
Here we are, another week, another hour-long episode of Accordion Noir on CFRO Co-Op Community Radio! It’s been over a decade, so I suppose the title given by Bruce means that we should at this point be well on our way. To where? Ehh… we’ll figure that out when we get there. (Well on our way to our second decade of episodes!) If you haven’t already gotten your notification, podcast subscribers of Apple and Google, you can enjoy listening to this week’s episode courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
* À Qui Avec Gabriel – Neko To Tsuki (Cats And The Moon – Dear Little Creatures) – Utsuho (2001) – Japan – https://aquiavecgabriel.bandcamp.com/album/utsuho
* Lakou Mizik – Grann (feat. Lost Bayou Ramblers) – HaitiaNola (2019) – Haiti / New Orleans, Louisiana, USA – http://www.lakoumizik.com/
* Patrick Harison – Papillions Noir – Streetwalker (2005) – Minneapolis, Minnisota, USA – www.patrickharison.com
* Trois copains (H. Wattier, violon ; A. Pigeon, accordéon ; Ed. Moreau, piano) – Reel de Fiset – Digital Gramophone, Library and Archives Canada (1938) – Montréal, Québec, Canada – Arthur Pigeon, acc.
* Wendy McNeill – This Hope – Hunger Made You Brave (2018) – Alberta, Canada – http://www.wendymcneill.com/
* Vilda – Skállovárri – Vildaluodda (2019) – Finland – www.bafesfactory.fi/vilda (Victoria Accordion and Tango Festival, 2019) www.watf.ca/schedule.html
* Bala Hounds – Brançion – Mixórdia (1994) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – Ranji Kumar, acc.
* Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian & his Middle Eastern Ensemble – Country Girl – Oud Classica from Armenia, the Balkans & the Middle East (0) – Armenia / USA – www.ArcMusic.co.uk Beth Borgerhoff, acc.
* Lost Bayou Ramblers – Blues de Bernadette (Live) – Gasa Gasa Live (2014) – Louisiana, USA – http://lostbayouramblers.com/
* Bruce Triggs – Squeeze Synth One – (2019) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – www.AccordionRevolution.com
* Nelly Furtado – Força – Folklore (2003) – Victoria, BC, Canada – www.NellyFurtado.com Louis Simão, acc. http://www.simaomusic.com/
* Don Myers / Millennium Symphony conducted by Robert Ian Winstin – Le Voyage Dans La Lune Suite – Le Voyage Dans La Lune (2009) – From the 1902 film by Georges Milies – https://naxosdirect.com/items/le-voyage-dans-la-lune-248361 Louie Hurwitz, acc.
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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2009-10-02: Rowan’s Return
From ten years ago, here’s an hour-long episode, number 148, of our weekly Accordion Noir radio program, celebrating my return. From where? I don’t remember… why didn’t I say it out loud on the radio? Alas. The podcast icon image may lend a clue. In any case, at its original online home, it racked up some 9056 listens, and it is now available at the Internet Archive going forward. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir-2009-10-02, Rowan’s Return! (and he’s tired.)
* Artist – Song – Album (year?) – Where are they from? – contact.
* Can.Ky.Ree – The Yellow Dress – East Of Earshot (2002) – Chicago, USA – http://www.myspace.com/cankyree
* Ahilea – Kolo Moser – Cafe Svetlana (2009) – Ohrid, Macedonia / Sarajevo / Vienna, Austria – http://www.myspace.com/exportimporttunes
* Montcorbier – Le Piano De Sarah – Le Piano De Sarah (2001) – Quebec, Canada – http://www.danielthonon.com/ http://www.danielthonon.com/
* Woodpigeon – Chorus Of Wolves – Songbook (2006) – Calgary, Alberta, Canada – http://woodpigeon-songbook.com/
* Sharon Shannon & The Woodchoppers – Mouth of the Tobique (Lad O’Beirnes, Dowd’s Favourite, Mouth of the Tobique) – Live In Galway (2001) – sharonshannon.com http://www.daisydiscs.com/
* Francisco Ulloa – Dominga Que Linda Eres – Ultramerengue (1993) – Santiago, Dominican Republic – (he ain’t got no website).
* The Weather Station (Tamara Lindeman, acc.) – The Hunter – The Line (2009) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – http://www.myspace.com/theweatherstationband
* The Creaking Planks – American Wedding – The Creaking Planks (2008) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://creakingplanks.com/
* Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá & João Gilberto – O Nosso Amor (Tambourine And Accordian) – Black Orpheus (1959) – BrasilThis episode’s cover is: a crazy-old accordion in Castelfidardo from http://www.funconero.it/itinerari/castelfidardo
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(Rowan adds: doing so will ensure that every time your instrument visits the residence of a cat, it will become the focal point of a great deal of territorial scrutiny.)
Every month it seems like a holdout from the Golden Age of the accordion finally shakes their last bellow and passes on; we have no shortage of opportunities for memorial episodes. But this week was different, a death in the family:
If you haven’t already been alerted through your podcast subscriptions (Apple, Google Play), you can find this week’s episode at the Internet Archive. Here’s its feline-tastic playlist:
* Miss Murgatroid – Catatonia – Methyl Ethyl Key Tones (1993) – Portland, Oregon, USA – http://www.missmurgatroid.com/
* Sharon Shannon – The Bag of Cats – Spellbound – The Best of Sharon Shannon (1996) – County Clare, Ireland – http://sharonshannon.com/
* Blackberry Wood – Love Cats – Travelling Horse Opry (2008) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://www.myspace.com/blackberrywood
* Ed Cox – Cool Cats – Hardcordian (0) – Cambridge, England, United Kingdom – https://www.facebook.com/edcoxlife4land
* Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner – Bad Cat Polka – Polka Freak Out (2007) – Texas, usa – www.polkafreakout.com
* Chango Spasiuk – Dark Cat – The Charm Of Chamame (2002) – Argentina – http://www.changospasiuk.com
* West My Friend – The Cat Lady Song – When The Ink Dries (2014) – Vancouver Island, BC, Canada – www.WestMyFriend.com
* Gebhard Ullmann – Black Cat – TA LAM Zehn Vancouver Concert (2000) – Germany, Canadian production! – w/ Hans Hassler, accordion http://www.gebhard-ullmann.com
* Whiskey & Women – Tomcat – Buttons & Bows (2012) – Oakland, CA, USA – http://www.squeezeboxgoddess.com/
* 3 Leg Torso – The Cat and the Rooster – 3 Leg Torso (2003) – Portland, Oregon, USA – http://www.3legtorso.com/
* Norm Hacking & Kirk Elliott – When Cats Go Wrong – Orange Cats Make the Very Best Friends (2004) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Cynthia Nugent, ill. (Rowan liked this one.)
* Cirkestra – Cat And Fox Tango – Adventure Di Pinocchio (2005) – Massachusetts, USA – www.cirkestra.com
* À Qui Avec Gabriel – Neko To Tsuki (Cats And The Moon – Dear Little Creatures) – Utsuho (2001) – Japan – https://aquiavecgabriel.bandcamp.com/album/utsuho
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From ten years ago, here’s episode 147 of our weekly alt-accordion radio program Accordion Noir, featuring a live visit from Ontarian songwriter Willow Rutherford. At its original online home, it logged a total of some 8981 listens, and we are sure it will meet or beat that high-water mark at its new online home courtesy of the Internet Archive. And now… here’s its playlist:
AccNoir-2009-09-25, Silliness with Willow Rutherford
(I posted the wrong show! Here’s the right one. Thanks to Bob, our quality-control adviser from 4700 miles-away in London.)
* Artist – Song – Album (year?) – Where are they from? – contact.
* Nortec Collective Presents Bostich+Fussible – Brown Bike – Tijuana Sound Machine (2008) – – http://nacionalrecords.com/media/ http://www.myspace.com/nortec
* Willow Rutherford – Dirty Old Man (live in the Accordion Noir studios!) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – http://www.myspace.com/willowrutherford
* Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra – Moten’s Blues – Squeeze Me 1: 1929-40 Accordion Joe (1929) – http://www.venerablemusic.com/catalog/TitleDetails.asp?TitleID=12048
* Willow Rutherford – Anchor (live in the Accordion Noir studios! Isn’t that a pretty song?) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – http://www.myspace.com/willowrutherford
* Wendy McNeill – Lutetia – A Dreamer’s Guide to Hardcore Loving (2008) – Sweden/Canada – http://www.wendymcneill.com/
* Calamity Royale (Willow’s sister!) – Trouble Brewing – Toronto, Ontario, Canadia – http://www.myspace.com/calamityroyale
* Ronley Teper – Faith – Toronto, Ontario-io-io, Canada – http://www.ronleyteper.com/
* Willow Rutherford – Old Men Knitting Sweaters (live in the Accordion Noir studios with no minor-chord buttons!) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – http://www.myspace.com/willowrutherford
* Leon Sash – I Remember Newport (from the 1967 album of the same name) – There is simply not enough information available about this great jazz player. I learned about him from Sander Jeijnens’ beautiful book/CD The Giulietti Sound (2008) – http://henrydoktorski.com/store/Giulietti_Book.html
* ESL – Secretariat – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada– http://www.eslband.com/
* Ironico Orchestra – Pasegiata One – Montréal, Québec
Canada – http://www.myspace.com/ironicoorkestraThis episode’s cover is: Willow in the House!
And Remember to check out:
http://www.myspace.com/willowrutherford
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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2019-10-02: October Squeezin’
Fall is here, and with the turning of the seasons, if you concentrate carefully you can feel a chill breeze running through Bruce’s song selections. Wait, is that just the air moving through the bellows? Best not to overthink things. If you’re not yet hooked up to our podcast (Apple, Google Play), you can enjoy listening to this week’s episode of Accordion Noir courtesy of the Internet Archive, and here’s its playlist:
AccNoir-2019-10-02, October Squeezin’
* The Scarring Party – Long Legged Daddy – End Times (2015) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – Visit http://scarringparty.bandcamp.com
* Figgy Duff – The Greenland Disaster (Sealing Song) – Figgy Duff (1980) – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – http://www.ambermusic.ca/artist_figgyduff.htm
* Don Brownrigg – In It – Wander Songs (2007) – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – http://www.donbrownrigg.com/
* Lakou Mizik – La Fanmi (feat. Jon Cleary) – HaitiaNola (2019) – Haiti / New Orleans, Louisiana, USA – http://www.lakoumizik.com/
* Vilda – Muittut – Vildaluodda (2019) – Finland – www.bafesfactory.fi/vilda (Victoria Accordion and Tango Festival, 2019) www.watf.ca/schedule.html
* Penny Sanborn Trio – Oblivion – Mirror Suite (2018) – Calgary, Alberta Canada – www.PennySanborn.com
* Ember Rev – From The Country – From The Country To The City To The Sea (2019) – Cambridge, UK – https://emberrev.bandcamp.com Chris Peckham, acc.
* Trio Dhoore – Poldervuur – August – Flanders, Belgium (not Brittany!) – www.TrioDhoore.com
* D.M. Lafortune – If They Take Us In The Morning – Beauty And Hard Times – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – http://www.mamadhorizondancer.ca
* Lost Bayou Ramblers – Acadian Waltz (Live) – Gasa Gasa Live (2014) – Louisiana, USA – http://lostbayouramblers.com/
* The Creole Belles – La Talle des Ronce – Creole Belles (2008) – Louisiana, USA –
* Tin Hat – Blind Paper Dragon – The Sad Machinary Of Spring (2006) – USA, San Francisco – http://www.tinhattrio.com/
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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2009-09-18: Becky Poole, Live in the Studio!
Ten years ago, the Creaking Planks played a gig at the afterparty bar of the Fringe Festival, at which we met a saw player who had composed music for Meerkat Manor, visiting from Seattle. One thing led to another, and shortly thereafter, there she was, guesting on episode 146 of our weekly accordion radio program. October 2009 was a good month for live musical guests, they represented every week of that month! At its original online home, this recording logged some 3250 listens, and going forward you can enjoy listening to it courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir-2009-09-18, Silliness with Becky Poole
* Artist – Album? – Song
* Gloria Deluxe – Teeth Like Yours – Brooklyn, NY –http://www.gloriadeluxe.com/home/index.html
* Geoff Berner and the Vancouver Squeezebox Circle Orchestra – The Official Theme-song of the 2110 Vancouver Whistler Olympic Games, “The Dead, Dead Children Were Worth It.” – Live at the 2009 Accordion Noir Festival – http://www.SqueezeboxCircle.org
* Gloria Deluxe – Homage to Drink
• Becky Poole – Meerkat Manor – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_GW5KFoU6E
• Ed Moxey’s Rake ‘n’ Scrape – Big Belly Man Polka – Bahamas Islands Of Song – http://www.folkways.si.edu
* Awesome – Beehive – from Seattle! – http://www.myspace.com/awesometheband
• Becky Poole – Autumn Leaves (Live on Musical-Saw Noir!)
* Rheostatics – Song of Sadness – Whale Music Soundtrack (1994) – http://www.rheostatics.ca/music_discography.htm
* Marie-Josee Houle – Grace – Monsters (2008) – Ottawa, Canada – http://www.uglysocks.com/
* John Osebold – Forest – (I don’t believe this is the Plunderphonics guy. That’d be cool though, get the man some accordion music.)
* The Ditty Bops – Your Head’s Too Big – Los Angeles, California, USA – http://www.thedittybops.com/
• Hamster Theatre – Bug 2: The History Of The United States Of America – Quasi Day Room, Live at the Moore Theatre – Denver, Colorado, USA – http://www.generalrubric.com/hamster/main.htmlThis episode’s cover is: Becky and her saw.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=15300416&albumID=189967&imageID=8128997Check out Becky’s site at: http://www.kittypoole.com/
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