In this week’s episode of CFRO Co-Op Community Radio’s weekly hour-long Accordion Noir broadcast, we look into the oeuvre of Sawtooth, the chamber music duo of vocalist Sarah Albu from Tio’tia:ke (Montréal) and Finland’s Matti Pulkki on accordion, “exploring connections between folk music, classical music and contemporary repertoire.”
They are doing work at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts as part of Deer Lake Artist Residencies, in conjunction with writer Maria Reva and our longtime colleague Anna Pidgorna (previously representing on our program as part of the Thin Edge New Music Collective some ten years ago, if you may recall!) They have an event taking place in town this week, so this episode is a timely one!
If your Apple or Android (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to the episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir–2023-05-31, Sawtooth Duo in Residence!
Sawtooth Duo: Matti Pulkki and Sarah Albu
Performing Friday (June 2nd) 7pm at Studio Theatre at Shadbolt Center for the Arts (free entry)
(by Deer Lake, near Vancouver)
Workshopping a chamber opera about the occupation in Ukraine, for accordion, singer and electronics.
Along with the Sawtooth duo, the project features composer Anna Pidgorna and librettist Maria Reva.
Here’s a link with all the info on the June 2nd show:
https://www.facebook.com/events/640630434761905
More about Sawtooth Duo:
http://sawtoothduo.ca/
http://sarahalbu.com/
http://mattipulkki.com/
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* ‟The Many Voices of Accordion Noir” – tune “Boyd’s Cove Singles” – The Dardanelles (2009) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://thedardanelles.com/
https://thedards.bandcamp.com/releases
* Sawtooth Duo – ‟Tíha / Heaviness” – Moravian folk poetry in song (composer Leos Jancek) – Montréal, Quebec, Canada / Helsinki, Finland / Toronto, Ontario, Canada – https://sawtoothduo.ca/about/
* Sawtooth Duo – ‟Då Dagen var slut” – Tre Ta ngos till texter av Gunna Ekelöf (Composers Maja SK Ratkje & Frode Haltli)
* Lankum – ‟The New York Trader” – False Lankum (2023) – Dublin, Ireland – (Hurdy gurdy, concertina, bagpipes, fiddle, guitar…) http://lankumdublin.comhttps://lankum.bandcamp.com
* Walt McClements – ‟Climb (two times past same point in six ho…” – A Hole in the Fence (2021) – Los Angeles, California, USA – https://waltmcclements.bandcamp.com/
http://lonesomeleash.com/
* Sawtooth Duo – ‟Tužba / Desire” – Moravian folk poetry in song (composer Leos Jancek)
* Sawtooth Duo – ‟Vzkázání / Message” – Moravian folk poetry in song (composer Leos Jancek)
* Jrpjej – ‟Qars zawem yi wored” – Şefitse: Circassian Songs of XX Century (2023) – Circassia, North Caucasus – Alan Shawdjan, acc. – https://oredrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/efitse-circassian-songs-of-xx-century
* Guy Klucevsek – ‟Pauline, Pauline (for Pauline Oliveros): 1. Buddha from Another Planet” – Carousel of Dreams (2018) – Staton Island, NY, USA – www.guyklucevsek.com/
* Sóley – ‟4” – Harmóník (2017) – Rykjavik, Iceland – https://soley.bandcamp.com
* Sawtooth Duo – ‟Pohřeb zbojníkův / Outlaw’s Burial” – Moravian folk poetry in song
* Marco Lucchi, Henrik Meierkord, JeanLuc Nest – ‟La notte dell’indaco” – Trying Colors (2022) – France, Italy, Sweden – https://jeanlucnest.bandcamp.com
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Last night’s episode of CFRO Co-Op Radio’s weekly hour-long all-accordion radio program enjoyed a theme beyond our typical “if it has free reeds, it leads” system of musical curation. Anyone who listens to our show from their place of residence may appreciate its secondary theme of housing and its precarity. I would say we feel it here in Vancouver as much as anywhere in the world, but I think the odds are good that we actually experience the pinch quite a bit more acutely here than most other places. I could elaborate at some length, but since we actually have an hour of audio recorded prepared to assert its central thesis on my behalf, perhaps it’s for the best if I take this opportunity to duck out. If your Apple or Android (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to the episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir–2023-05-24, Housing is Feeling the Squeeze
Hope to see folks at the rally
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* ‟The Many Voices of Accordion Noir” – tune “Boyd’s Cove Singles” – The Dardanelles (2009) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://thedardanelles.com/https://thedards.bandcamp.com/releases
* La Strada – ‟My New Home” – New Home (2010) – Brooklyn, New York, USA – https://lastradaband.bandcamp.com/album/new-home-2
* Spirit Of The West – ‟Wrecking Ball” – Save This House (1989) – British Columbia, Canada – http://www.sotw.ca/ Linda McRae, acc.
* Loose Acoustic Trio – ‟Home In My Heart” – Brand New Mind (2005) – Sacramento, California, USA – https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/looseacoustic
* Sonny Landreth – ‟Hell At Home” – Recorded live in Lafayette (Acoustic set) (2017) – Louisiana – http://sonnylandreth.com Steve Conn, acc. www.steveconn.com
* Over The Moon – ‟House on the Hill” – Moondancer (2017) – Alberta, Canada – www.OvertheMoonband.com Denis Keldie, acc.
* Mairearad Green – ‟Home” – Summer Isles (2016) – Ullapool, Scotland – http://www.mairearadgreen.co.uk/
https://mairearadgreen.bandcamp.com
* Raghu Lokanathan – ‟Homeless” – Blue Girl – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – http://www.raghumusic.com/
* The Gertrudes – ‟Forced Eviction” – Single (2020) – Kingston, Ontario, Canada – http://thegertrudes.com/https://thegertrudes.bandcamp.com
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* Ottus – ‟Gone Home” – Ghost Travellers (2022) – Liège, Belgium – https://homerecordsbe.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-travellers
* Keith Frank – ‟I’m Coming Home” – MusicGallery – Cajun/Zydeco (0) – Soileau, Louisiana, USA – https://keithfrank.com
* Elly Kelly – ‟Home Sweet Home” – Home Sweet Home (2008) – New Brunswick, Canada – http://www.ellykellymusic.com/home.html
* Spektrum Lab – ‟Cumbia Cienaguera In Da House” – Outside the Box (2009) – Canada – http://web.mac.com/limbery/Lens_Page/Spektrum_Lab.html
* Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys – ‟Flying Home” – Pee Wee King & his Golden West Cowboys (1955) – USA
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From ten years ago, here’s episode 337 of CFRO Co-Op Radio’s weekly hour-long Accordion Noir broadcast. Scanning the playlist, I don’t perceive any particular theme in that week’s programming — they’re all just splendid, accordionic tunes representing different musical traditions from different parts of the world. That’s our go-to when we haven’t got something more special lined up, but even so it’s pretty extraordinary! If you missed it the first time around you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir-2013-05-22, Opening the Doors
* The Crackling – The Harm – Mary Magdalene (2013) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://www.TheCrackling.com [Bruce notes that’s a long dead link 😿 This track with Tyson Naylor on accordion is probably my favorite ukulele/accordion rock ballad/lament. I guess the record is on some streaming services. https://www.discogs.com/master/836029-The-Crackling-Mary-Magdalene
* Jaron Freeman-Fox – Hunter S. Thompson’s Polka (part 1) – Manic Almanac : Slow Moebius (2010) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – https://jaronfreemanfox.bandcamp.com
* The Doors – Strange Days – Strange Days (1967) 🚪
* Bernard Wrigley – Nellie The Elephant – This Label Is Not Removable (A Celebration Of 25 Years Of Free Reed) [Disc 2] (1973) – www.free-reed.co.uk
* Eliza Carthy – Upside Down: Double Lead Through/Highland Mary/Dear Tobacco – Rough Music (2005) – Yorkshire, England, UK – http://www.eliza-carthy.com/
* Nick Faye and The Deputies – Eleanor – Harvest EP (2013) – Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada – http://nickfaye.bandcamp.com
* Sarakina – Karamfila – Junctions – Sarakina (2004) – Poland, Balkan – https://www.sarakina.art.pl
* Cowboy Junkies – Simon Keeper – One Soul Now (2004) – https://cowboyjunkies.com
* Figgy Duff – Rumbolt – Weather Out the Storm (1989) – St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figgy_Duff
* Gotan Project Meets Chet Baker – Round About Midnight – Inspiracion Espiracion:A GoTan Project DJ Set Mixed by Philippe Cohen Solal (2004) – Paris, France – http://www.gotanproject.com/
* San Fernando Valley Boys – Two Guitars – from Kevin Coffey’s collection (1949) – Los Angeles, California, USA – (Eddie Carver, acc. Bob Bain & Jack Marshall, guit.) 🤠
* Resonator -Le Cinquième Cavalier – Red Room Diner (2003) – Munster, Germany – https://resonator9.bandcamp.com/album/red-room-diner
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It seems that your humble co-host, pictured above in full regalia at an ex’s turn of the century wedding, extraordinarily presented this, the 338th episode of CFRO Co-Op Radio’s Accordion Noir broadcast of our … well, our gradually-unfolding program for accordion world domination. (We’ve been sidetracked by a few recent developments, but rest assured our plan is getting back on track.) The contents of this program appear to be a mix of music from regular host Bruce and Rowan’s wife’s Jen’s music collections, with no particular thematic connection beyond accordionicity, but featuring plenty of great music nonetheless. If you missed it the first time around or would appreciate a refresh, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
2013-05-19 – Reconstructed
* The Wailin’ Jennys – Swallow
* Andy Fielding – Accordion Noir theme – Canada.
* Paul Simon – That Was Your Mother – Graceland, 1986.
* Clifton Chenier – Let’s Rock A While – King of the Bayous, 1995.
* Amelia Curran – Love’s Lost Regard – Hunter, Hunter, 2009, Canada.
* Patty Griffin – Highway Song – American Kid, 2013.
* Joan Baez – If I Wrote You – Gone From Danger, 1997.
* Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Forever and the Same – The McGarrigle Hour, 1998, Canada.
* Alphonse ‘Bois Sec’ Ardoin – Allez-vous-en (all ez-vous-en) – La Musique Créole, 1974.
* Blou – Two Step En Acadie – Blou, 2006.
* Townes Van Zandt – Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria – For the Sake of the Song, 1968.
* David Newberry – We Reap What We Sow – When We Learn The Things We Need To Learn, 2010, Canada.
* Ewan Maccoll and Peggy Seeger – Rogue’s Gallery – Naming of Names, 1990, UK.
* Bob Bossin – London – The Roses On Annie’s Table, 2005. Canada.
* Tanghetto – Sweet Dreams – El Miedo a la Libertad, 2008, Argentina.
* Motion Trio – Helicopter – Play-Station, 2005, Poland.
* Guro Von Germeten – Fa Fa (Come Stand Before Me) – Come Stand Before Me, 2013, Norway.
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A funereal floral arrangement is this week’s cover image in honor of Bruce’s springtime allergies.
Last night’s episode of CFRO Co-Op Community Radio’s weekly hour-long Accordion Noir radio broadcast is now online and available for your listening enjoyment! There doesn’t really seem to be a theme beyond “great music with accordions playing on it, some of which Bruce encountered while assembling his most recent Bandcamp Friday playlist”, but the ears report that no further thematic coherence is necessary, it’s good radio! If your Apple or Android (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to the episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive.
Wide selection of finds from this past Bandcamp Friday and some seasoned material from the crates. Including reggae from Japan from the Dolomites!
Includes: Bruce ranting about backwards accordion-playing in Quebecois alt-rock. Denied by accordeonist/marionette artist Laurence Petitpas, but should we believe her? You listen and decide (and forgive me not taking “French for radio-announcers” 🙊yet).
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* ‟The Many Voices of Accordion Noir, PRA 100.5 FM” – tune “Boyd’s Cove Singles” – The Dardanelles (2009) – Newfoundland, Canada – https://thedards.bandcamp.com/releases
* The Piedmont Wind Ensemble – ‟The Accordion Noir theme song” – Youtube video (2023) – Piedmont, North Carolina, USA (Canada) – https://youtu.be/7XHp62VJIQQ http://www.zisman.ca/squeezebox/Music/Accordion%20Noir%20%28leadsheet,%2004feb10%29.pdf
* Nêgah Santos – ‟Ô Cocada!” – Forró Da Nêgah (2022) – New York, New York, USA / São Paulo, Brazil – Ben Rosenblum, acc. https://www.benrosenblummusic.com – https://ngahsantos.bandcamp.com https://www.negahsantos.com/
* Dolomites – ‟THE LAST TIME” – No End (2009) – Tokyo, Japan – www.DolomitesMuzik.com
* SMALL – ‟1-900-NEED” – the accordion EP (2019) – Atlanta, Georgia, USA – Olive Lynch, acc. – https://smalltheband.bandcamp.com
* Kurt Hoffman’s Band of Weeds – ‟One-Eyed Cleopatra” – I Water Your Dreams: The Complete Studio Tracks (1991-93) (2011) – New York, New York, USA – http://bandofweeds.bandcamp.com Anne DeMarinis, acc.
* Juste Robert – ‟Fleur” – Des Autoportraits (2016) – Quebec, Canada – Laurence Petitpas, Backwards accordion? https://laurencepetitpas.com/a-propos/ – JusteRobert.com https://justerobert.bandcamp.com/album/des-autoportraits
* Cormac Begley – ‟Rolling in the Barrel / O’Neill’s March / Tralee Jail” – “B” (2022) – West-Kerry, Ireland – www.cormacbegley.com https://cormacbegley.bandcamp.com The first bass-concertina record ever.
* Hellblinki – ‟No Place to Go” – Oratory (2008) – Ashville, North Caroline, USA – http://www.hellblinki.com
* Jrpjej – ‟Хъудымыд иорэд” – Qorror (2020) – Circassia, North Caucasus – Alan Shawdjan, acc. – https://oredrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/jrpjej-qorror
* Carollina Ribeiro – ‟Morte e vida Sabiá” – Premiers Voyages (2020) – Toulouse, France – https://encontrosalemmar.bandcamp.com
* Balún – ‟Disappearing Act” – Something Comes Our Way (2006) – Puerto Rico – https://balun.bandcamp.com
* Massot-Florizoone-Horbaczewski – ‟Kater Voor Later” – Cinéma Novo (2008) – Belgium – Michel Massot: brass; tuur Florizoone: chromatic acc. Marine Horgaczerwski: cello – www.homerecords.be https://aventuramusica.bandcamp.com/album/cinema-novo
* Jack Velker – ‟I’m Coming Home” – Mojo Zydeco – Live (2006) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://www.mojozydeco.com/
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Monitoring the social media sphere for accordionic discussion as we do, we always get tipped off when the annual Eurovision song contest comes around again, because though having an accordion in your country’s song isn’t part of any proven pathway to Eurovision success… just about every year some country decides to opt for the squeezebox representation route (possibly because they love accordions, and possibly because they really don’t want to win and have to shoulder the expense of hosting the following year’s competition) and the commentators can’t help but note the old gambit. Ten years ago co-host Rowan took a deep dive into the Eurovision song contest’s long history and the many, many instances of accordion representation there through the years, presenting as the 336th episode of our weekly accordion-themed radio broasdcast a curated highlights reel covering 49 years of Eurovision from 1968 up to 2007. This leaves out the past 16 years (only the past 6 years from this episode’s original air date) but probably it’s about time for us to do a part 2 and explore more recent developments (eg. Koza Mostra’s 2013 “Alcohol Is Free”) in the musically niche field of Eurovision accordion tunes. If you missed this episode the first time around, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir-2013-05-15, Euro Visionquest
* Geoff Berner – When DD Gets Her Donkey (Everything will be Alright) – When DD Gets Her Donkey (Everything will be Alright) (2013) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://www.geoffberner.com
* Terem Quartet – Ouverture of Eurovision – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest
* Line & Willy – A chacun sa chanson – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (1968) – Monaco
* Ben Cramer – De oude muzikant – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (1973) – Netherlands
* Riki Sorsa – Reggae OK (live) – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (1981) – Finland
* Extra Nena – Ljubim te pesmana – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (1992) – Yugoslavia
* Katri-Helena – Tule luo – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (1993) – Finland
* Pinar Ayhan – Yorgunum Anla – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (2000) – Turkey
* Arnis Mednis – Too much (spoken intro) – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (2001)
* Urban Trad – Sanomi – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (2003) – Belgium
* Global Kryner – Y Asi – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (2005) – Austria
* Ha/ri Mata Hari – Lejla – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (2006) – Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Teapacks – Push The Button – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (2007) – Israel
* Verka Serduchka – Dancing lasha tumbai – Rowan’s Eurovision Quest (2007) – Ukraine
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From Bandcamp’s “A Guide to Arhoolie Records’ Sixty Years of Down-home Sounds“
For last night’s episode of CFRO Co-Op Radio’s weekly hour-long Accordion Noir broadcast, Bruce returned our focus back to the Arhoolie Records label, singular among American folk music collectors and curators for their interest in accordionic music styles of, eg., zydeco and tejano music. It’s a tribute to the founder of Arholie, Chris Strachwitz, who just died at the age of 91. Thanks for all the good times, Chris! If your Apple or Android (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to the episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir–2023-05-10, Chris Strachwitz Accordion Man
This week brought the news that Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records has died at age 91. I got to interview him in 2014 while working on my Accordion Revolution book and am extremely grateful for the chance to share some of that with you tonight. A lot of places they called him a “record man” because he was always collecting and producing records. But I was interested in talking with him because uniquely among some of the blues and folk-revivalists I was reading about, he was recording and paying attention to the accordion so many other folkies seemed bent on ignoring. So, thanks Chris. This one’s for you.
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* ‟The Many Voices of Accordion Noir, PRA 100.5 FM” – tune “Boyd’s Cove Singles” – The Dardanelles (2009) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://thedardanelles.com/
https://thedards.bandcamp.com/releases
* Clifton Chenier – ‟Louisiana Two-Step” – Louisiana Blues And Zydeco (1965) – Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA – Chenier’s first Arhoolie.com album – https://folkways.si.edu/clifton-chenier/louisiana-blues-and-zydeco/2005-edition
* Pedro Ybarra (He’s the great Eva Ybarra’s brother.) – ‟Vida Fatal” – San Antonio’s Conjuntos In The 1950s (1957) – San Antonio, Texas, USA – https://folkways.si.edu/san-antonios-conjuntos-in-the-1950s/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian
* Santiago Jiménez, Jr. – ‟Amor A Lo Lijero” – El Corrido De Esequiel Hernendez (2002) – San Antonio, Texas, USA – https://folkways.si.edu/santiago-jimenez-jr/el-corrido-de-esequiel-hernandez/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian
* Hermanas Cantú (Ninfa & Nori, with Conjunto Bernal) – ‟La Que Sea” – Tejano Roots – The Women (1955) – Falfurrias, Texas, USA – https://folkways.si.edu/tejano-roots-the-women/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian
* Clifton Chenier – ‟Louisiana Blues” – Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960 – 2000 (1965) – Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA – (also on that first album) – https://folkways.si.edu/clifton-chenier/louisiana-blues-and-zydeco/2005-edition
* Herbert Sam – ‟They Call Me Good Rockin’” – Zydeco, The Early Years (1961) – Opelousas, Louisiana, USA – https://folkways.si.edu/zydeco/volume-1/the-early-years/1949-62
* Armando Almendarez & Conjunto México – ‟Boppin’ The Rock” – San Antonio’s Conjuntos In The 1950s (1955) – San Antonio, Texas, USA – https://folkways.si.edu/arhoolie
* Clifton Chenier – ‟Boppin’ The Rock” – Zodico Blues & Boogie [Remastered] (1955) – Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialty_Records
* Conjunto Bernal – ‟Si Acaso Vuelves” – Mi Unico Camino (1992) – Texas, usa – http://www.arhoolie.com/ with Oscar Hernandez, lead accordion? – https://folkways.si.edu/conjunto-bernal/mi-unico-camino/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian
* Lydia Mendoza – ‟Amor Bonito” – Tejano Roots – The Women (1964) – Houston, Texas, USA – https://folkways.si.edu/tejano-roots-the-women/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian
* Hermann Hartel & Group – ‟Gstanzln: War A Wia Ra War/Gott Sei Dank, Es Dauert Nimmer Lang” – Uncensored Folk Music Of Austria (2009) – Recorded at a Gasthous in Graz, Austria – Similar to Attwenger’s “H.E. Zaum” https://folkways.si.edu/uncensored-folk-music-of-austria/world/music/album/smithsonian
* Marie-Josee Houle – ‟Farewell To The Lady Of Broken Souls” – Our Lady Of Broken Souls (2006) – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – www.uglysocks.com (classic name, but lost link) https://www.facebook.com/Marie-Josée-Houle-32293814324/ <https://www.facebook.com/Marie-Jos%C3%A9e-Houle-32293814324/>
Our friend Marie-Josée Houle, Federal Housing Advocate, wrote this Open Letter to the Mayor of the City of Vancouver about the City’s obligations to the human rights of residents without permanent homes. (See comment above about the City Council giving $3 million dollars of collected tax funds back to the council’s donors.)
https://www.housingchrc.ca/en/node/64
Finally a song for the other musical passing of the week. Which led me to seek out Gordon Lightfoot’s accordion repertoire. Which is relatively steady over the years, based on his association with producer/arranger/accordionist Nick De Caro, who slipped accordion into a surprising number of soft-country/folk projects of the 1970s. I should do a show on him. It’s rather hard to hear his accordion on some of the tunes, but this one by a different artist is more obvious. Followed by a silly bit of Canadian humor to close us out.
* Gordon Lightfoot – ‟Harmony” – Harmony (2004) – Canada – Bob Doidge, acc. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Lightfoot
* SCTV (Rick Moranis as Gordon Lightfoot) – ‟Gordon Lightfoot Sings Every Song Every Written (K-Tel Parody)”
Parody of K-Tel’s “Fantastic Gordon Lightfoot” cash-in double-album:
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From ten years ago, here’s episode 335 of CFRO Co-Op Community Radio’s weekly hour-long Accordion Noir broadcast. In this episode we ostensibly celebrated International Accordion Week, but of course for us, every week is International Accordion Week. If you missed it the first time around, you can enjoy listening to a recording of this broadcast as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir-2013-05-08, International Accordion Week
* Blowzabella – Eglantine / Man in the Brown Hat / Schottische FrŒn Haverš / The Minah Bird – Compilation (1995) – UK – http://blowzabella.com
* Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Forever & The Same – The McGarrigle Hour (1998) – Quebec, Canada – http://www.McGarrigles.com
* The Toppers – Song of India – from Kevin Coffey’s collection (1939) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – (Joe Spata, acc. With Joe Giordano, electric fiddle.)
* Carolina Cotton – O Dem Golden Slippers (from Carolina Cotton Calls #5) – Yodeling Blonde Bombshell Volume 2 (195) – Cash, Arkansas, USA – http://www.carolinacotton.org (Art Wenzel, acc.)
* Joseph Plante, accordeon – Galop ˆ Ti-Gus Lauzon – Digital Gramophone, Library and Archives Canada (1932) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – http://www.nlc-bnc.ca
* Ol’ Savannah – Burv Me On The Mountain – Donne La Patte Vol.1 (2013) – Quebec, Canada – http://donnelapatte.bandcamp.com/album/donne-la-patte-vol-1-18-songs-in-the-key-of-whiskey
* Denis Plante, Noemie Racine, Nathalie Bonin, Annabelle Marcotte, ƒlisabeth Dube – Cantos SIN PALABRAS-Madrugada (Aurore) – Cantos De Bandoneon (2004) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada –
* Great Big Sea – Dancing With Mrs. White – Up (1996) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://www.greatbigsea.com/ (dedicated to Minnie White, “The First Lady of the Accordion”)
* The Dardanelles – Dardanelles Stinger – Vancouver Folk Festival 2011 Interviews (2011) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://thedardanelles.com/
* Dardanelles – Pat’s Cagematch – The Dardanelles (2009) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://thedardanelles.com/
* Totore Chessa – Ballu Seriu (Passu Torrau) – Organittos (1996) – Sardinia, Italy –
* Rosapaeda – Cannetella – Mater (2007) – Italy – http://www.rosapaeda.it/ http://www.felmay.it/main.php?ricerca=accordion
* Sufjan Stevens – Decatur – Illinois (2005) – Michigan, USA – http://www.sufjan.com/
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One thing’s for certain: here at Accordion Noir we have really pulled behind the “Bandcamp Friday” initiative, for that e-storefront to waive its cut of proceeds from sales the first Friday of just about every month. Tomorrow is May’s opportunity for most of your music-buying money to actually reach its intended destination, the performers and songwriters, and so last night’s episode of our weekly hour-long radio broadcast was (once again) dedicated to squeezy performers who have tunes up for sale there. If you like what you hear, for goodness’ sakes, please consider heading over there and buying their music! If your Apple or Android (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to the episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir–2023-05-03, Bandcamp Out / In May
Last Bandcamp Friday Until August!
All tonight’s recordings are available on #AccordionBandcamp where 93% of proceeds go to artists on Friday May 5th.
Bandcamp Fridays in 2023
https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-update
Check your timezone by going to: IsItBandcampFriday.com
https://isitbandcampfriday.com/
Updates on the Bandcamp United union (who definitely encourage people to support #BandcampFriday and bandcamp artists): http://bandcampunited.org/
* Support the Vancouver Tenants Union – https://www.vancouvertenantsunion.ca
* ‟The Many Voices of Accordion Noir” – tune “Boyd’s Cove Singles” – The Dardanelles (2009) – Newfoundland, Canada – https://thedards.bandcamp.com/releases
* Joseph Petric – ‟Sonata in F Major, Accordion, Hob.XVI23 III. Presto” – Heretic Threads (2023) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – https://astrila-records.bandcamp.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Petric
* Boozoo Chavis – ‟You’re Gonna Look Like A Monkey” – Hey Do Right (1997) – Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA – http://antonesrecords.bandcamp.com
* Mary Beth Carty – ‟Way to Judique / I Won’t Do the Work / Miss Gordon of Park” – Crossing the Causeway (2022) – Nova Scotia, Canada – https://marybethcarty.bandcamp.com
* Shoko Nagai – ‟U.TA.KA.TA.NO” – Shoko Nagai’s Vortex (2002) – New York, New York, USA – http://www.shokonagai.nethttps://shokonagai.bandcamp.com/album/vortex
* The Dreadnoughts – ‟Roll the Old Chariot Along” – Green Willow (2023) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – https://thedreadnoughts.bandcamp.com/album/green-willowhttp://www.thedreadnoughts.com/
* Flowk – ‟T’enyoro” – Trobada (2022) – Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain – https://www.facebook.com/delpinocardona/ Means T’enyoro means “I miss you”
https://flowk.bandcamp.com/album/flowk
* Jrpjej – ‟Iэзэр къэкIуамэ умышын” – Taboo: Songs of Love & Death (2021) – Circassia, North Caucasus – https://oredrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/taboo-songs-of-love-death
https://oredrecordings.bandcamp.com
* Sara Salvérius – ‟Kalileo” – Trapped in Sight (2018) – Ghent, Belgium – https://sarasalverius.bandcamp.comhttp://www.salverius.be/
* Guy Klucevsek – ‟Steve Elson – From Here To Paternity Polka” – Polka from the Fringe (2012) – New York State, USA – http://starkland.bandcamp.com
* Aliaksandr Yasinski – ‟Sunny Fairy Tale” – Hlybini (2023) – Balarus / Prague / Czechia – https://www.yasinski.eu
https://yasinski.bandcamp.com/album/hlybini
* Rob Curto – ‟City of Gold” – Bellow the Earth (1996) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – http://robcurto.bandcamp.comwww.robcurto.com
* The Plodes – ‟Of!” – A Foot Was As Long As… A Foot! (2013) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Alexa Fraser, acc. – http://theplodes.bandcamp.com
* Forro Marley – ‟LIVELY FORRO UP” – SUPER VOCAL & DUB SHOWCASE LP (2018) – Brazil / Jamaica / France – https://forromarley.bandcamp.com
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Happy May Day, comrades! Here’s an archival episode (334) from this date ten years back of our weekly alt-accordion radio program on CFRO Co-Op Community Radio! It doesn’t actually appear to have that much to do with its occasion, but it’s still a solid specimen of the genre-agnostic squeezebox programming we uniquely serve up, week after week! If you missed it the first time around, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:
AccNoir-2013-05-01, May Noir
* Kocÿani Orkestar – Papigo – The Ravished Bride (2008) – Macedonia – Roma
* Kocÿani Orkestar – Mangelma Stoposto – The Ravished Bride (2008) – Macedonia – Roma
* La Bottine Souriante – Cette Bouteille-L’Appellation d’Origine Controlee (2011) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – http://www.bottinesouriante.com/
* Golem – The Rent – Fresh Off Boat (2006) – New York, New York, USA – http://www.golemrocks.com/
* Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra, vocal by Frank Bessinger – I’d Rather be the Girl in Your Arms (Than the Girl in Your Dreams) – 78 rpm Victor 20273-A #78-562# (1926) – New York City, New York State, USA – http://dragspelsmusik.com/
* Orchestre Tropicana “la Bananeraie – Carte D’identite” Chant Louis Lahens (Comp- Nemours Jean Baptiste) – http://www.SqueezyTunes.org (1963) – Haiti – http://squeezyboy.blogs.com/squeezytunes/2010/01/accordions-from-haiti.html
* Jason Webley & Andru Bemis – The Mountain And The Moon – How Big Is Tacoma / Cereal At Night (2006) – Seattle, Washington, USA – http://www.jasonwebley.com/index.html
* La Strada – Starling – La Strada (2009) – Brooklyn, New York (USA) – ernestjennings.com
* Orkestar Sÿlivovica – Alchemy Alchemy – Zÿiveli! (2012) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://www.orkestarslivovica.org
* True Jive Pluckers – El Dia Que Mi Quieras – Three Days in February (2008) – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – Jonathan Goldman, bandoneon. http://people.finearts.uvic.ca/~goldmanj/
* The Wailin’ Jennys – Begin – Firecracker (2006) – Manitoba, Canada
* Le Vent Du Nord – Le dragon de Chimay – Tromper Le Temps (2012) – Quebec, Canada – http://www.leventdunord.com
* Blackbird Raum – Rubicon Drawn – Swidden (2008) – Santa Cruz, California, USA – http://www.anti-politics.net/raum/ http://www.blackpowderrecords.com/raum/
* Kocÿani Orkestar – Sokeres – The Ravished Bride (2008) – Macedonia – Roma
* Ellery Eskelin – Jazz Trash – Jazz Trash – USA
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