Accordion Noir 2021-02-24: Purim In The House

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Tel Aviv Adloyada Purim Parade, 1959

The train of thought travelled through a few stations to get here, but Bruce figured that as Socalled had donated to support songwriter Rae Spoon (who is doing poorly, and needs your help urgently), it could be framed as a celebration of the imminent Jewish holiday of Purim, apparently characterised by doing good and charitable deeds.

[Bruce interrupts Rowan’s intro: The theme went the other way around. SoCalled‘s Purim song came out on bandcamp last week, so I grabbed it for the playlist. Then, Yiddish Glory mentioned they have the Purim number on their Lost Sings of World War II record. So I got that from BCamp too. As I was talking on-mic about all of them I remembered hearing about (and making a donation to) Rae (a close friend of SoCalled and Geoff Berner). I had, of course, just done in-depth “glance at Wikipedia while the song is playing” research into Purim traditions. So I knew about giving gifts and charitable deeds (I’m not Jewish, but celebrate all the accordion holidays). While talking, I realized we should dedicate the show to raising some funds for them. Thank goodness for the podcast so we can set the records straight and give links. So here again is how to support Rae, with our love 😻🪗.]

Anyhow, one thing led to another, and … hence the playlist you see below for CFRO’s weekly hour-long Accordion Noir radio broadcast. It’s all still great accordion music representing a wild plethora of styles and genres (hat tip to Anton Van Oosbree commemorating the retirement of Daft Punk by taking one an accordion arrangement of one of their distinct tunes in our episode’s opening number!) If your Apple or Android podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to its availability yet, you can listen to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:

• Anton Van Oosbree – Daft Punk — Aerodynamic (on Accordion) – (2016) – USA (Portland?) – https://youtu.be/IPSWxWo2ssw https://www.patreon.com/antonvanoosbree
• Socalled – Purim Purim Purim (Rash Rash Rash) – Purim Purim Purim (2021) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – https://socalledmtl.bandcamp.com http://www.socalledmusic.com
• Anna Shternshis – Humor in Shelakhmones Hitlern, Purim Gifts for Hitler (Interview) – (0) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – http://www.yiddishglory.com
• Yiddish Glory – Shelakhmones Hitlern (Purim Gifts for Hitler) – The Lost Songs Of World War II (2018) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – https://yiddishglory.bandcamp.com http://www.yiddishglory.com Alexander Sevastian, acc 😢
• Joe Burke – The Bucks Of Oranmore – The Big Squeeze (1988) – Kilnadeema, Co. Galway, Ireland – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Burke_(accordionist)
• The Leon Sash Quintet – Perdido – The Studio Recordings (1962) – Chicago, Illinois, USA – http://www.henrydoktorski.com/historicaccordionrecords.html
• Trio Dhoore – Innsbruck – August (2019) – Flanders, Belgium – http://www.TrioDhoore.com
• Sagapool – Siato – Épisode Trois (2008) – Quebec, Canada – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagapool
• Steve Jordan – Kranke – El Huracan – San Antonio, Texas, USA
• Los Cachorros – Picame Araña – Conjunto! Texas-Mexican Border Music: Volume 2
• Leon Self (Selph) and his Blue Ridge Playboys – You Went Away – from Kevin Coffey’s collection (1941) (“Ralph?” Freddie Courtney, acc.)
• Dudley & James Fawvor – La Valse De Creole – Cajun – Rare & Authentic: 1928-1934 (1928) – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 17th December
• Eloise & Co. – Goldfinger / If Fish Could Fly – More, Please! (2018) – Pennsylvania, USA – http://www.RachelBellMusic.com
• DeVotchKa – Charlotte Mittnacht (The Fabulous Destiny Of…) – How It Ends (2004) – http://www.devotchka.net
• Vilda – Vildaluodda – Vildaluodda (2019) – Finland – http://www.bafesfactory.fi/vilda Watch Vildá’s videos! http://www.saurabooking.com/en/artist/vilda/

Thanks for reading us here (and hopefully listening to us, there), but if you find you want more, you can always keep up with us on Twitter (@AccordionNoir and @AccordionBruce), Instagram (@AccordionNoirFest), and Facebook at Accordion Noir fans, the Accordion Noir Festival, and the Vancouver Squeezebox Circle. Cheers & squeeze on!

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2021-02-17: Cold Days Keeping Us Together

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What was Bruce’s plan for this week’s playlist for the weekly hour-long Accordion Noir broadcast on CFRO Co-op Community Radio at 100.5 fm? Those of you who have “a heady melange of alt-accordion recordings in a variety of genres from a wide range of locales” on your Bingo cards, please dab the square. If your Apple or Android podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to its availability yet, you can listen to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Arachive. Here’s its playlist:

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• La Fanfarria del Capitán – LA IRA DEL MAR – Magias de Hoy (2020) – Buenos Aires, Argentina – http://www.lafanfarriadelcapitan.com https://la-fanfarria-del-capitan.bandcamp.com/album/magias-de-hoy
• Gogol Bordello – 60 Revolutions – Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike (2005) – Romany / USA, etc. – http://www.gogolbordello.com/gogolnews/
• Grre en Famille – Menottes D’Argent – Accordion Babes 2021 Pin-up Calendar CD (2021) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – https://accordionpinupcalendar.com/ https://grreenfamille.bandcamp.com/album/le-grand-barouf http://www.katacaza.wixsite.com/accordeoniste Kata, acc
• Corey Ledet Zydeco – Arret Ton Train (Stop Your Noise) – Corey Ledet Zydeco (2021) – Houston, Texas, USA – https://coreyledetzydeco.bandcamp.com
• Mark Lee & The Co-Pilots – Ballad Of The Winter Cowboy – You May Hear Footsteps… (2007) – New South Wales, Australia – http://www.markleecopilots.com
• Socalled – (Fuck) The Senate – (Fuck) The Senate (2021) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – https://socalledmtl.bandcamp.com http://www.socalledmusic.com (with Bruce sliding a tiny bit of accordion into the solos there)
• Sharon Shannon – Timbuktu – The Reckoning (2020) – County Clare, Ireland – http://sharonshannon.com/
• Ankylym – Asteroids – völk (2011) (2011) – St. Petersburg, Russia – https://ankylym.bandcamp.com
• Entourloupe – Medley Du Money Musk – Les Choux Pis Des Melons (2000) – Quebec, Canada – I got no contact info on them 🪗 😿 Let us know if you do?
• Bachtopus – Jenny’s Goat Waltz – 2020 Composers Commissioning Fund (2021) – New York City, New York State, USA – http://bachtopus.bandcamp.com https://bachtopus.com https://www.robcurto.com/ https://www.phillygoatproject.org/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G81Nmziw3x0&feature=youtu.be
• Iain Thomson And Marc Duff – The Winter Winds Blow – No Borders (2018) – UK / Sweden – http://www.IainThomsonBand.co.uk (was in Capercaillie) John Somerville, acc.
• Cormac Begley – Reels – Paddy Canny’s Pigeon On The Gate / The Dairy Maid – Cormac Begley (2017) – West-Kerry, Ireland – http://www.cormacbegley.com https://cormacbegley.bandcamp.com Bass, baritone, treble and piccolo Anglo-concertina
• Sagapool – Le fil boréal – Sagapool (2012) – Quebec, Canada – http://www.sagapool.com/
• Martin Green – Smallest Plant (Featuring Adam Holmes & Becky Unthank) – Flit (2016) – UK – https://martingreenmusic.bandcamp.com http://www.martingreenmusic.co.uk http://the-unthanks.com/

Thanks for reading us here (and hopefully listening to us, there), but if you find you want more, you can always keep up with us on Twitter (@AccordionNoir and @AccordionBruce), Instagram (@AccordionNoirFest), and Facebook at Accordion Noir fans, the Accordion Noir Festival, and the Vancouver Squeezebox Circle. Cheers & squeeze on!

Accordion Noir 2021-02-10: Forere Motloheloa and the Squeeze Goes On

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As the vanguard of the world accordion beat, we are among the first to learn of exciting new developments in our field… and, sadly, also to be the bearers of bad news. Sadly, it falls to us today to announce the death of Forere Motloheloa, most widely heard squeezing the distinctive accordion riff driving “The Boy In The Bubble” from Paul Simon’s controversial 1986 album Graceland. We didn’t have enough notice to plan an entire episode around squashbox township jive (but our old “Accordion Africa” special is always worth revisiting), but Bruce was able to come up with a couple of his tracks from his band Tau Ea Matsekha to bookend tonight’s episode of eclectic accordion hits with. If your Apple or Android podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to its availability yet, you can hear tonight’s episode as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:

AccNoir-2021-02-10, Forere Motloheloa and the Squeeze Goes On

• Tau Ea Matsekha – Bakhototsi – Mohlape Oa Litau (2019) – Lesotho, Southern Africa – https://taueamatsekha.bandcamp.com Forere Motloheloa, acc (1945-2021)
• Amy Thatcher – Study One – Solo (2019) – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – https://amythatcheraccordion.bandcamp.com
• Canailles – Masking Tape – Canailles EP (2010) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – https://canailles.bandcamp.com
• Sharon Shannon – The Beast From The East – The Reckoning (2020) – County Clare, Ireland – http://sharonshannon.com/
• The Boxcar Boys – Paco Junior – Don’t Be Blue (2011) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – http://www.theboxcarboys.ca
• Christine Balfa – Bayou Teche Two-Step – Plays The Triangle (2006) – Basile, Louisiana, USA – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Balfa https://www.valcourrecords.com/cds/christine-balfa-plays-the-triangle
• Balfa Toujours – 73 Special – Deux Voyages (2011) – Louisiana, USA –
• Soul Creole – Trois Rangs (dub) – Trois Rangs (single & dub mix) (2020) – Louisiana, USA – https://soulcreole.bandcamp.com Ashlee Wilson Michot on ‘tit-fer (triangle), Corey Ledet on accordion, Louis Michot on fiddle
• Grre en famille – Skatklezounon – Le Grand Barouf (2019) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – https://grreenfamille.bandcamp.com
• Ankylym – Sportivnaja – völk (2011) (2011) – St. Petersburg, Russia – https://ankylym.bandcamp.com
• Will Marshall – Mon Ami Shuie – Destination Home (2021) – Fife, Scotland – http://www.willmarshallmusic.com
• Bruce Cockburn – Radiance – Small Source Of Comfort (2011) – Canada – http://www.BruceCockburn.com Tim Lauer, acc.
• WÖR – Cecilia (arr. P.V. Kerckhoven for chamber ensemble) – About Towers (2021) – Belgium – http://www.wearewor.com (pronounced ‘were’) Fabio Di Meo, bari
  sax; Bert Ruymbeek, CBA acc
• Corey Ledet Zydeco – Nina’s Hot Step – Corey Ledet Zydeco (2021) – Houston, Texas, USA – https://coreyledetzydeco.bandcamp.com
• Tau Ea Matsekha – Tsela Kgopo – Mohlape Oa Litau (2019) – Lesotho, Southern Africa – https://taueamatsekha.bandcamp.com Forere Motloheloa, acc (1945-2021)

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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2021-02-03: Bandcamp Friday Recommendations on Wednesday!

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Celtic Bastard – “New song on my Bandcamp!!” (Apr 23, 2020)

As people who are in the business of giving away music made by others for free (over the radio airwaves), we have long contemplated the question of how to best promote financially supporting the artists whose efforts fuel our weekly broadcasts. Of course, buying from merch tables at live performances gives them a great cut, and Patreon support is pretty direct. It is generally understood however that mp3 sales through the most popular storefronts are somewhat dire, and streaming royalties genuinely abysmal. Bandcamp to the rescue! Already one of the most artist-supporting services (Bruce notes: “on a regular day, artists get like 80% of Bandcamp profits anyways, so do support #AccordionBandcamp the rest of the month too”), since the Covid-19 pandemic put a gentle but firm halt to live music performance across most of the developed world (but hats off to the friends we see gigging in Australia and Cambodia! Gosh, you folks lucked out!) Bandcamp has been helping out many pro musicians whose entire livelihoods have been gutted with one day a month — Bandcamp Friday! — where they waive their cut of fees paid to buy the musicians’ music on their service. It wasn’t always clear whether the essential holiday would be continuing into 2021, but it seems the celebration will be rolling on at least through the Spring — so mark off the first Fridays on your calendars (your Accordion Babe calendars perhaps?) and get ready to support your music heroes on February 5th, March 5th, April 2nd, and May 7th.

Anyway, the first of those is just around the corner at the end of this week, and so this week’s episode of Accordion Noir radio is promoting some of the many, many artists (here’s Bruce’s (mostly Accordion) Bandcamp Suggestions (Collection and Wishlist)) whose day you can make by buying their music (not the first time we’ve done this) — and actually having most of that money reach them! But timing is critical: Bruce notes “Bandcamp Friday is on California time I think. Look to IsItBandcampFriday.com for time-zone help to make sure it is Friday [where you are].” And just a final note before we get to the meat of the matter: Bandcamp isn’t the only thing that makes Fridays special for accordion fans — the Accordion Babe performers have been offering free programs of live videostreams on alternating Fridays (not this week, seemingly) in addition to which… we’re trying out Zoom versions of our monthly Vancouver Squeezebox Circle gatherings the first Friday of every month, at least until the weather puts outdoor get-togethers back on the table. We’ll see you in about 48 hours!

As for this week’s episode of Accordion Noir, well… if your Apple or Android podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to its availability yet, you can listen to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:

AccNoir-2021-02-03, Bandcamp Friday Recommendations on Wednesday!

• Guy Klucevsek – Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse – Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse (1991) – Staton Island, NY, USA – http://www.guyklucevsek.com https://xirecords.bandcamp.com/album/flying-vegetables-of-the-apocalypse
• Camarão – A Casa De Anita – The imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie 1964 – 1974 (2018) – Brejo da Madrew de Deus, Pernambuco, Brasil – http://analogafrica.bandcamp.com
• Etalvinho Preta – Mulato Ferrera – Pour Me A Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde (2019) – Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa – http://ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com
• Fish Harmonics – Mama Bear – One – EP (2020) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – https://robcurto.bandcamp.com/album/one http://www.robcurto.com
• Iva Nova / Ива Нова – The Sorrow / Печаль – Chemodan / Suitcase (2006) – Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation – http://ivanovaband.bandcamp.com
• The Dardanelles – Luke Payne’s – In The Spring, That’s The Time (2020) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://thedardanelles.com/ https://thedards.bandcamp.com Aaron Collis, acc.
• KV Express – Malone – Zafon (2016) – Belgium – http://www.homerecords.be https://homerecordsbe.bandcamp.com/album/zafon Sophie Cavez, acc., Didier Francois, Nyckleharpa
• Maria Dunn – Heart In Hand – Joyful Banner Blazing (2020) – Edmonton, Alberta Canada – http://www.mariadunn.com
• Mairearad Green and Mike Vass – Dhomhnuil – A Day A Month (2017) – Ullapool, Scotland – http://mairearadgreen.bandcamp.com
• Geoff Berner – Iron Grey – We Shall Not Flag Or Fail, We Shall Go On To The End (2003) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://www.geoffberner.com https://geoffberner.bandcamp.com
• Kurt Hoffman’s Band of Weeds – The Ocean – I Water Your Dreams: The Complete Studio Tracks (1991-93) (2011) – New York, New York, USA – http://bandofweeds.bandcamp.com Anne DeMarinis, acc. (Led Zeppelin cover)
• angel corpus christi – Redondo Beach – I Love New York (1985) – California, USA – Visit http://angelcorpuschristi.bandcamp.com
• Bad Uncle – And then your Teeth are Green – Bad Uncle (2009) – Montréal, Québec, Canada – http://badunclebad.bandcamp.com/album/bad-uncle (I have no idea why there’s a few seconds of cheesy pop radio at about 2:30 in this track, but it you check on Bandcamp it’s in the original, so it’s not my fault!)

Thanks for reading us here (and hopefully listening to us, there), but if you find you want more, you can always keep up with us on Twitter (@AccordionNoir and @AccordionBruce), Instagram (@AccordionNoirFest), and Facebook at Accordion Noir fans, the Accordion Noir Festival, and the Vancouver Squeezebox Circle (over Zoom, this Friday night!  Inquire for details!) Cheers & squeeze on!

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2011-01-19: Gung Haggis Fat Choy, Bellowing Pipes!

From ten years ago, here’s episode 214 of CFRO Co-Op Radio’s weekly hour-long Accordion Noir broadcast, featuring all the wheezes that are worth squeezing!  This episode featured yet another visit from our colleague hybrid vigour enthusiast Todd(ish) (Mc)Wong, famously of the Gung Haggis Fat Choy combination Burns Night / Chinese New Year dinners — which Bruce, Alan and I had the pleasure of experiencing for the first time as Todd’s guests one year ago, just before everything went sideways.  (It’s a blast, and maybe you’ll have the chance to find out for yourself in 2022!  But I digress.)  On this occasion Todd brought along his friend Allan McMordie, and the two of them blasted us with a few tunes with the Scottishness turned up to eleven.

At its original online home, this episode logged some 4757 listens, but it remains online for the enjoyment of future listeners courtesy of the Internet Archive.  Here’s its playlist:

2011-01-19, Gung Haggis Fat Choy, Bellowing Pipes!

With special guests Allan McMordie and Toddish McWongish
visit: http://www.gunghaggis.com/

* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we’ve got it.
* Andy Fielding – Accordion Noir theme (long version, 2:30) – Accordion Noir (2010) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – recorded special just for our show! More, http://www.andyfielding.com/temp/visigoth.pdf
* Dominguinhos – Querubim (Cherub) – Brazil Classics 3: Forró etc. (1981) – Northeastern Brazil – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forró or http://luakabop.com/
* Brad Shepik – Blue Marble (Africa) – Human Activity Suite (2009) – Brooklyn, New York (USA) – http://www.bradshepik.com/
* Ophiusa – Hit – Paos (2008) – Santiago de Compostela, Coruña, Spain – http://www.myspace.com/ophiusafolk (Their website’s in Galacian!)
* Allan McMordie and Toddish McWongish – Royal Scots Polka
* Bruce Springsteen (with Danny Federici, acc.) – Fire
* Jackie Daly – Sweeney’s Wheel
* Joe Burke – The Bucks of Orandrune
* Allan McMordie and Toddish McWongish – Molly Malone
* Blackthorne – A Man’s a Man
* Allan McMordie and Toddish McWongish – The Fields of Athenry
* The Barva Mackeal’s – Tooneile Time
* Allan McMordie and Toddish McWongish (and choir) – Loch Lomond
* 16 Horsepower – Low Estate – Hoarse (1998) – Denver, Colorado, USA – http://www.16horsepower.com/main.html

And for the cover image? Todd and a kilt-wearing piper-lion
http://gunghaggisfatchoy-seattle.com/

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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2021-01-27: If You Like an Artist, Let them Know

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Bruce gets caught up in the tyranny of themed episodes, compelling him to air songs that are relevant to something going on out in the world instead of the songs he’d rather be playing right this minute!!!! (Granted, he does his best to find a way to slot the songs he likes into the themes we decided we should be pursuing.) There was no theme this week, making for a playlist full of the kinds of songs that he put in his “play this at the earliest available opportunity!” file. This is it! This is the earliest available link. So these are all songs that he was, presumably, quite jazzed to share with you. That’s a little exciting, isn’t it? (Well, I’m excited.) If your Apple or Android podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to its availability yet, you can listen to it courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:

AccNoir-2021-01-27, If You Like an Artist, Let them Know

• Paulus Masina – Umalusi – Greatest Accordion Jive Hits Vol 3 (1972) – South Africa – http://electricjive.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/stomping-good-fun-south-african.html: Go Go Records GGL 4004
• They Might Be Giants – The Ballad Of T. McSweeney – TMBG UnLtd May – Brooklyn, New York, USA – http://www.tmbg.com
• Ivan Cuesta – La Casa En El Aire – A Ti, Colombia (1993) – Northern Colombia (recorded in the USA) – http://www.arhoolie.com/
• Sharon Shannon Feat. 2play & Roachie – Got A Hold Of Me – Renegade (2007) – County Clare, Ireland – http://sharonshannon.com/
• Denise Chaila and Sharon Shannon – Live The Late Late Show | RTÉ One (2020) – County Clare / Limrick, Ireland – Video: https://youtu.be/ZpL0VhB7TeA http://www.rte.ie/player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Chaila http://sharonshannon.com/
• N0rth – Pirate Song – Accordion Babes 2021 Pin-up Calendar CD (2021) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – https://accordionpinupcalendar.com/ http://www.n0rth.bandcamp.com Katy Collet, acc
• Maria Dunn – Secondhand Skates – Joyful Banner Blazing (2020) – Edmonton, Alberta Canada – http://www.mariadunn.com
• Le Vent Du Nord – Nous Sommes Si Bien Á Table – Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent (2005) – Montréal, Québec, Canada – http://www.leventdunord.com
• Spike Jones & His City Slickers – What Is A Disc Jockey? – Spiketaculars Disc 1 – California, USA – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Jones
• Ali Baba Trio – Your Feet’s Too Big – Short “Soundie” films (1946) – Los Angeles, California, USA – Cleveland Nickerson, piano accordion; Nike McKendrick, guitar; Calvin Ponder, bass. https://www.jazz-on-film.com/alibabatrio.html#learn
• Brian Wright – Pretty Little Pennies – House On Fire (2011) – Waco, Texas, USA – http://brianwrightmusic.com/ Sally Jaye, acc.
• Christa Couture – Fell Out Of Oz – Fell Out Of Oz (2005) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://www.christacouture.com/ Sara Ciantar, acc
• The Pogues – The Auld Triangle – Red Roses For Me (1984) – Ireland / UK – http://www.pogues.com/
• Guy Klucevsek – Stephen Montague: Aeolian Furies – Free Range Accordion (2000) – Staton Island, NY, USA – http://www.guyklucevsek.com/

Thanks for reading us here (and hopefully listening to us, there), but if you find you want more, you can always keep up with us on Twitter (@AccordionNoir and @AccordionBruce), Instagram (@AccordionNoirFest), and Facebook at Accordion Noir fans, the Accordion Noir Festival, and the Vancouver Squeezebox Circle (another Zoom session held not this Friday, tomorrow, but Fri Feb 5th!) Cheers & squeeze on!

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2011-01-12: a hot time with Robyn Carrigan

Just last week I was sharing her live version of “Lowlands” from this chance visit, to school the TikTok kids about the full potential of sea shanties, and now here it is washing up promptly as if planned in our “ten years ago” schedule!  It’s episode #213 of CFRO Co-op Radio’s weekly Accordion Noir program, for which we hosted the astounding Robyn Carrigan after she experienced a harrowing house fire!  At its original online home it accumulated some 6128 tracked listens, but you can continue enjoying it going forward at its new online home courtesy of the Internet Archive.  Here’s its playlist:

AccNoir-2011-01-12, House on Fire, with Robyn Carrigan

* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we’ve got it.
* Andy Fielding – Accordion Noir theme (short version, 1:06) – Accordion Noir (2010) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – recorded special just for our show! More, http://www.andyfielding.com/temp/visigoth.pdf
* Groanbox Boys – Fire Underground – Gran Bwa (2008) – London, England – http://www.groanboxboys.com/
* Big Spank – Mariposa – Gypsy Rug Burn (2007) – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA – http://thebigspank.com/
* Robyn Carrigan – Butcher Boy – Live in the Accordion Noir Studio!
* Bottleneck – I Think You’ll Get By – Live in the Accordion Noir Studio!
* Robyn Carrigan – Lowlands – Live in the Accordion Noir Studio!
* Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell – Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning – Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell (1999) – Portland, Oregon / Louisiana – http://www.dirkpowell.org
* Robyn Carrigan – Apartment Song – Live in the Accordion Noir Studio!
* Hey Negrita – Burn The Whole Place Down – King Easy Radio Sampler Vol. 6 (2009) – London, England – http://www.myspace.com/heynegrita
* Hand – The Getaway [Feat. Luz Gaxiola] – Accordion Babes 2011 (2010) – http://accordionpinupcalendar.com/
* Robyn Carrigan – You’re Not the Greatest – Live in the Accordion Noir Studio!

And for the cover image? Robyn from her myspace: http://www.myspace.com/robyncarrigan

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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2021-01-20: Shanties a’Trending?

AccNoir 2021-01-20

“Home Sweet Home“, Norman Rockwell, 1923.

No one had “sea shanty revival” on their 2020 bingo card. But because the ducks and swerves of popular culture stubbornly can’t be predicted or dictated, that improbable eventuality came to pass, with “the Wellerman” taking youth video service TikTok by storm and introducing an entire generation to a musical tradition they had likely never imagined, let alone encountered, before. Meanwhile, here we are on the sidelines, observing how if the least hip thing (I can make that claim, for over a decade I fronted a band called The Creaking Planks) sits on the shelf long enough, sometimes the odometer eventually ticks over and it suddenly becomes the most hip thing. (Maybe in 2021 it’ll be the Morrismen’s turn.) “Hey Bruce,” I says, “looks like Hell has frozen over and sea shanties are trending this week. You must have a couple dozen hours of them in your audio collection, if we jump on it we just might be accidentally relevant before the bubble pops!” Which brings us to the present — always striving for relevance, but only rarely actually having the extraordinary conditions in place to make actually achieving it remotely possible. In any case, our Nautical By Nature sea shanty episode went out over the airwaves this week — if your Apple or Android podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to its availability yet, you can listen to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:

AccNoir-2021-01-20, Shanties a’Trending?

• Leveret – A Hornpipe – The Sailor’s Delight – Diversions (2019) – Stroud, UK – http://www.leveretband.com https://leveretband.bandcamp.com Andy Cutting (melodeon), Sam Sweeney (fiddle) and Rob Harbron (concertina)
• The Gertrudes – Sailor – Dawn Time Riot (2010) – Kingston, Ontario, Canada – http://thegertrudes.com/
• Wellington Sea Shanty Society + Croche Dedans – The Wellerman – AHOY! (2018) – France / New Zealand – http://wssscrochededans.bandcamp.com
• The McNulty Family – I Sailed Away From Dublin Bay – Unknown Album (19/01/2010 12:12:37 AM) (1939) – USA / Ireland – Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/McnultyFamily_344 Discography: http://www.honkingduck.com/discography/artist/mcnulty_family
• Great Big Sea – Josephine The Baker – Great Big Sea XX – The Folk Songs (2012) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://www.greatbigsea.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XX_(Great_Big_Sea_album) The tune at the end may be “Old Man and the Old Woman” reel. https://thesession.org/tunes/4382
• Eliza Carthy – Rolling Sea – Rogue’s Gallery, Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys (disk 1) (2006) – Yorkshire, England, UK – http://www.eliza-carthy.com
• Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird – Rats – Partisans & Parasites (2009) – Detroit, Michigan, USA / Berlin, Germany – http://www.paintedbird.net/
• Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Big Band – Haul on the Bowline – Natural Invention (2020) – Uk – http://www.johnspiers.co.uk http://www.gigspanner.com John Spiers (Bellowhead), melodeon acc.
• The Tiger Lillies – Sleep With The Fishes – Circus Songs (2000) – United Kingdom – http://www.tigerlillies.com/
• The Bad Things – Death of the Inferno – After The Inferno (2014) – Seattle, Washington, USA – http://www.thebadthings.com/
• Salty Dick (Richard Docker, PhD) – The Fireship – Salty Dick’s Uncensored Sailor Songs (2004) – Rhode Island, USA – http://www.saltydick.com/contents.htm http://www.horntip.com/mp3/2000s/2004_salty_dicks_uncensored_sailor_songs_(CD)/
• The Once – Three Fishers – The Once (2009) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://theonce.ca

Thanks for reading us here (and hopefully listening to us, there), but if you find you want more, you can always keep up with us on Twitter (@AccordionNoir and @AccordionBruce), Instagram (@AccordionNoirFest), and Facebook at Accordion Noir fans, the Accordion Noir Festival, and the Vancouver Squeezebox Circle (Zoom song circles the first Friday of every month, next up Feb 5, 7-9 pm PST!) Cheers & squeeze on!

Bonus: co-host Rowan was jumping on the shanty bandwagon (er, dinghy?) this week with his Stupid Accordion Tricks video series, foisting nautical tunes at TikTok as part of his midlife crisis. Enjoy his take on Ewan MacColl’s “The Shoals of Herring”:

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2011-01-05: New Year’s Squeeze

We’re at the point in our back archives where we’ve finally gotten past New Year (thanks a lot, bonus December programming!), so here in our ongoing series of ten-years-back looks is Accordion Noir episode #212, our first January broadcast from the halcyon year of 2011.  (It’s totally tragical, they’ve only got 9 years ahead of them to 2020 and the poor saps haven’t got a clue!)  It’s our house mix of excellent squeezebox musics in various styles and from different cultures around the planet, just the way you like it!  At its original online home it tallied some 6827 listens, but you can enjoy listening to it today, tomorrow and onwards as digital audio at its new forever home courtesy of the Internet Archive.  Here’s its playlist:

2011-01-05, New Year Squeeze (it’s 2011, isn’t it?)

* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we’ve got it.
* The Hold Steady – Modesto Is Not That Sweet – Misc. – New York City, New York State, USA – Stuff Franz Nicolay played accordion!
* Andy Fielding – Accordion Noir theme (short version, 1:06) – Accordion Noir (2010) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – recorded special just for our show! More, http://www.andyfielding.com/temp/visigoth.pdf
* Richard Buckner – Six Years – Bloomed (1995) – California / New York, USA – http://www.richardbuckner.com/
* Cat Jahnke – Five Straight Days – The Stories Are Taking Their Toll (2010) – Winnipeg, Canada – http://www.catjahnke.com/
* Magnificent Seven – The Killer – The Broken Hearted Show (2010) – Sweden –
* Alex Meixner – Livin’ Groove – Stay All Night – Denton, Texas, USA – http://alexmeixner.com/Welcome.html http://www.polkafreakout.com
* Ultramarine – Softspot – Folk (1989) – http://www.ultramarine.uk.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarine_(band)
* The Groanbox Boys – Hobo Heaven – Smokestack Trilogy (2006) – London, England – http://www.groanboxboys.com/
* Terhi Puronaho & Timo Alakotila – Kardiitti – Aatos (2008) – Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland – http://www.myspace.com/terhipuronaho
* Yesterdays Ring – Quebec City Blues – Diamonds In The Ditch (2009) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* Tony De La Rosa – El Chalaquite – ¡Conjunto! Tex-Mex Border Music, Vol. 3
* Les Cowboys Fringants – Plus Rien – La Grand-Messe (2004) – Montreal, Canada – http://www.cowboysfringants.com/
* Eyerish Heather Collins – The Prettiest Wings [Feat. Molly Petite] – Accordion Babes 2011 (2010) – http://accordionpinupcalendar.com/
* Three Mile Stone – I’ll Mend Your Pots And Kettles • Martin Mulvihill’s Jig [Feat. Marla Fibish] – Accordion Babes 2011 (2010) – http://accordionpinupcalendar.com/
* Meg Hutchinson – At First It Was Fun – The Living Side (2010) – Massachusetts, USA – Steve Sadler, acc. http://www.meghutchinson.com
* Bette Et Wallet – Jeanette – Voici… Bette & Wallet (2008) – Quebec / Nova Scotia Canada – http://www.bette-wallet.com
* Hand – The Getaway [Feat. Luz Gaxiola] – Accordion Babes 2011 (2010) – http://accordionpinupcalendar.com/
* Rebecca Qumarluk – Taanisirutialuk – Nunavik Concert (1993) – Inukjuak, Nunavik, QC, Canada – Inukjuak Artist Association Inc. PO Box 180 Inukjuak, Nunivik, QC, J0M 1M0 Canada. Fax: (819) 254-8113

And for the cover image? A new year’s accordion memory book!
from: http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2010/12/making-a-new-years-memory-accordion-pocket-book-to-hold-precious-memories/

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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2021-01-13: So Canadian (Exceptionalism is a Problem)

AccNoir 2021-01-13

Here it is, just into a new year, and already we’re sequence-breaking and skipping directly to a homegrown celebration of all squeezy things Canadian as if it was July 1st! There are reasons we tend to visit this territory at this time of year, and I promise you: they are boring ones not worth discussing at great length. But it makes for a good show, so if your Apple or Android podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to its availability yet, you can listen to this week’s episode of Accordion Noir radio as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:

AccNoir-2021-01-13, So Canadian (Exceptionalism is a Problem)

• Andy Fielding – Accordion Noir theme (2010) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – recorded special just for our show! – Sheet-music to learn it yourself: http://www.zisman.ca/squeezebox/Music/Accordion%20Noir%20%28leadsheet,%2004feb10%29.pdf
• Geoff Berner – Pay People Money to Stay at Home – (2021) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://www.geoffberner.com https://youtu.be/kDXbFeUfCbc
• Maria Dunn – Joyful Banner Blazing – Joyful Banner Blazing (2020) – Edmonton, Alberta Canada – http://www.mariadunn.com
• The Jerry Cans – Iqqaumattiaqtugut – Aakuluk (2014) – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada – http://thejerrycans.com/
• Boogát – Au revoir México – San Cristóbal Baile Inn (2017) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – http://www.BonsoundPromo.com Octavio Macchetto, acc.
• The Dardanelles – Free Payne’s Too/Prosper’s Jig/Free Payne’s – In The Spring, That’s The Time (2020) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://thedardanelles.com/ https://thedards.bandcamp.com Aaron Collis, acc.
• Canailles – Breakers – Ronds-Points (2014) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – http://canailles.bandcamp.com
• Claude Hurtubise – Pour Oublier – Accordion Babes 2021 Pin-up Calendar CD (2021) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – https://accordionpinupcalendar.com/ http://www.claudehurtubise.com
• Abraham Inc – Doina – Together We Stand! – New York, NY, USA / Montreal, Quebec, Canada – http://www.socalledmusic.com https://www.abrahamincmusic.com/media https://abrahaminc.bandcamp.com/album/together-we-stand
• Abraham Inc – Strannik – Together We Stand! – New York, NY, USA / Montreal, Quebec, Canada – http://www.socalledmusic.com https://www.abrahamincmusic.com/media https://abrahaminc.bandcamp.com/album/together-we-stand
• Riit – Uqausissaka – Ataataga (2019) – Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada – http://www.riitmusic.com http://www.aakulukmusic.com
• Mary Beth Carty – Thomas – Les biens-nommés (2017) – Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada – marybethcarty.com
• Alexander Sevastian – A. Repnikov. Capriccio – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2005) – Thornhill, Ontario, Canada – http://www.accordions.com/sevastian/
• Amelia Curran – Mad World, Outlive Me – Hunter, Hunter (2009) – St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – http://www.ameliacurran.com/
• Wendy McNeill – Flight – A Dreamer’s Guide to Hardcore Loving (2008) – Sweden, Canada – http://www.wendymcneill.com/
• Sapo – Levo Lejos – Accordion Babes 2021 Pin-up Calendar CD (2021) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – https://accordionpinupcalendar.com/ http://www.sapoooo.bandcamp.com Melodona Accordion Repair (Montreal)

Thanks for reading us here (and hopefully listening to us, there), but if you find you want more, you can always keep up with us on Twitter (@AccordionNoir and @AccordionBruce), Instagram (@AccordionNoirFest), and Facebook at Accordion Noir fans, the Accordion Noir Festival, and the Vancouver Squeezebox Circle (we’re going to try another Zoom song circle the first Friday of the month!) Cheers & squeeze on!