CFRO's weekly Wednesday night Accordion Noir radio show / podcast, in conjunction with local accordion rebel Geoff Berner (Klezmer Mongrels, 2009) is plotting the 4th annual Accordion Noir Festival for September 2011, trying its darnedest to redeem the reputation of the long-dismissed squeezebox.
Accordion Noir plays punk-rock classical-folk music from around the world, with jazz and an occasional token polka. Broadcast live on CFRO Co-Op Radio from the heart of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Earth.
Please
Donate to Co-op Radio. Mention Accordion Noir so they know which show you love.
For more on Vancouver's accordion scene, go to
The Vancouver Squeezebox Circle site or join the Circle, spectators welcome (don't feel pressure to play), every first Thursday of the month at Spartacus Books, 684 E. Hastings, Vancouver.
Welcome to Accordion Noir; enjoy the squeezings!
Posted on 15 December, 2011 - 13:20 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-11-16, Drama in Real November
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Steve Gates` – Hello Jesus – Hello Jesus (EP) (2011) – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – www.stevegates.ca
* Andy Fielding – Accordion Noir theme (medium version, 1:47) – Accordion Noir (2010) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – recorded special just for our show! http://www.zisman.ca/squeezebox/Music/Accordion%20Noir%20%28leadsheet,%2004feb10%29.pdf
» read more | download audio file | 2606 downloads | 47 plays | add new comment
Posted on 11 December, 2011 - 17:50 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-11-09, African Americans played Accordion before they played the Blues, with Jared Snyder
Many thanks to the Blue Ridge Institute of Ferrum College for use of a number of these rare recordings: http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/
Some Blue Ridge Institute recordings are happily online at the Digital Library of Appalachia: http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/
Playlist:
*Artists – Song – Album (year) and more information
» read more | download audio file | 3800 downloads | 65 plays | add new comment
Posted on 7 December, 2011 - 20:06 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-02, Not Quite Spooky Enough
* Tummel – Est schmerz in Hanoi – Transit (2004) – Sweden – http://www.tummel.nu/
* Andy Fielding – Accordion Noir theme (medium version, 1:47) – Accordion Noir (2010) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – recorded special just for our show! More, http://www.andyfielding.com/temp/visigoth.pdf
* The Magpies / Roger Hoover – Tea Kettle – Eastern Standard Time (2008) – Cleveland, Ohio, USA – http://www.the-magpies.com
* Meatdraw – Crazy – Fin Du Monophone (2008) – Victoria, BC, Canada – www.meatdraw.com
» read more | download audio file | 3188 downloads | 75 plays | add new comment
Posted on 6 December, 2011 - 02:27 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-10-26, Hurdy Gurdy Noir (Fund-raiser part II) with David Burda!
Thanks David for being such a great guest! And thanks to all our supporters for helping keep us on the air! Without you, we'd have to sit sadly at home. With you, we are joyful in your ears!
Contact David at: http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/David-Burda/687249999
* Donovan – Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan's Greatest Hits (1968)
* David Burda – Glory of the West
* The Decemberists – Annan Water – The Hazards Of Love (2009) – Portland, Oregon, USA – http://www.decemberists.com/
» read more | download audio file | 3364 downloads | 40 plays | add new comment
Posted on 3 December, 2011 - 01:53 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-10-19, Hurdy Gurdy Noir (fund-raiser, part I) with Bev Dobrinsky of Zeelia
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Andy Fielding – Accordion Noir theme (medium version, 1:47) – Accordion Noir (2010) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – recorded special just for our show! More, http://www.andyfielding.com/temp/visigoth.pdf
* Hurtopravci – Zhytiye Moye
* Bev Dobrinsky (Live in studio!) – Plyie Kachja
* Burdon – Mykolaj
» read more | download audio file | 3384 downloads | 41 plays | add new comment
Posted on 22 November, 2011 - 19:27 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-10-05, Falling Towards
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Abdalla Helmy – Billy Dancing – Rock the Tabla (2011) – Egypt, North Africa – http://www.hossamramzy.com/ Mohsen Allaam, quarter tone accordion
* Johanna Juhola – Keskikesän karkelo – Fantasiatango (2010) – Helsinki, Finland – http://www.johannajuhola.net/
* The Boxcar Boys – 'Till the Cows Come Home – Don't Be Blue (2011) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – www.theboxcarboys.ca
» read more | download audio file | 3080 downloads | 77 plays | add new comment
Posted on 19 November, 2011 - 15:08 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-09-07, All Canadian, All the Time
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Geoff Berner – Shut In – Klezmer Mongrels (2009) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – http://www.geoffberner.com/
* 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
* Wendy McNeill – Stop – A Dreamer's Guide to Hardcore Loving (2008) – Sweden, Canada – http://www.wendymcneill.com/
» read more | download audio file | 3062 downloads | 46 plays | add new comment
Posted on 14 November, 2011 - 00:42 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-08-31, August Derleth's Not Available (that's what I titled this back in August. Ok...)
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* The Dinning Sisters – Turn Your Radio On (what year was this?) – Sweethearts of Sun Bonnet Swing– Oklahoma/Chicago, USA – http://www.dagmar-anita-binge.de/ Featured on the WLS National Barn Dance
» read more | download audio file | 2714 downloads | 61 plays | add new comment
Posted on 9 November, 2011 - 12:19 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-10-12, Cooling Sunny (remember before it rained)
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Jordi Rosen – Three Angels (Reason) – Madame Xavier (2001) – Montréal, Québec, Canada – http://www.myspace.com/jordirosen
* 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
» read more | download audio file | 2213 downloads | 61 plays | add new comment
Posted on 28 October, 2011 - 18:52 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-09-28, Noir Fest Chill Out
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Harry Scurfield – St James Infirmary – Anglo International – http://www.angloconcertina.co.uk/
* 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
* Felix Castro – Repimpin – Anglo International (0) – Ourense, Galicia, Spain – http://www.angloconcertina.co.uk/
» read more | download audio file | 3464 downloads | 90 plays | add new comment