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.
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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 9 June, 2011 - 08:48 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-05-04, Springtime Ticking
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Hank Penny – Tuxedo Junction – Hank Penny – Hillbilly Be-Bop (1944-1950) – (Out of Print?) http://therockingipsy.blogspot.com/2010/06/hank-penny-hillbilly-be-bop.html
* 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
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Posted on 9 June, 2011 - 08:17 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-04-27, Almost May Day (now that it's June)
(great deals on apologies here at Accordion Noir for how behind we've been on putting these shows up. I'm afraid we're faced with a deluge to catch up now. It's been busy, but Rowan's back from Europe and Bruce's kids are out of town, so we should be posting like mad and overwhelming our podcast listeners. Save these up for a rainy day if you like.)
(also, sorry about the distortion on this show. The sound-levels weren't working properly, or I wasn't working them right. Either way, sorry.)
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Posted on 21 May, 2011 - 13:55 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-04-20 (pt 2 of 3), Banjo Noir Second Hour, with a little bit of Linda Bull and Sue Malcolm
For the Spring Membership Drive at Co-op Radio we had a triple-length episode on April 21. This 3rd Hour completes our Long-Awaited "Banjo Noir" show. Fun, Fun, Fun!
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Linda Bull – Fishing Creek Blues (live) –
* Jason Webley & Andru Bemis – Bjorn From Canada – How Big Is Tacoma / Cereal At Night (2006) – Seattle, Washington, USA – http://www.jasonwebley.com/index.html
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Posted on 18 May, 2011 - 16:42 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-04-20 (pt 2 of 3), Banjo Noir First Hour, with Linda Bull and Sue Malcolm
For the Spring Membership Drive at Co-op Radio we had a triple-length episode on April 21. The 2nd Hour started our Long-Awaited "Banjo Noir" show. Fun, Fun.
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Chubby Parker & His Old Time Banjo – King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O – Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1A: Ballads (1928) – "The Harry Smith Anthology" – http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/AnthologyFolk.aspx
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Posted on 14 May, 2011 - 12:16 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-04-20 (pt 1 of 3), Joanna Chapman-Smith and Katheryn Peterson Fund-raiser Noir
[Ok, finally! Here they come, three big doses of Accordion Noir.
For the Spring Membership Drive at Co-op Radio we had a triple-length episode on April 21. Part one welcomed special guest Joanna Chapman-Smith and Katheryn Peterson to our studio. Parts 2 & 3 we went all Banjo crazy, coming up.]
Joanna Chapman-Smith, ez playlist:
* Artist – Song
* Andy Fielding – Accordion Noir Theme – More, http://www.andyfielding.com/temp/visigoth.pdf
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Posted on 4 May, 2011 - 20:08 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-04-13, Fund-raiser the 13th!
[Sorry these took so long to post. Rowan's been putting on events and I've been writing about Accordion Jazz History. Hope it's not a pain to get some of these in bunches belatedly. Thanks to all who support us in fund-raising for our little radio outpost.]
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Tres – D' – S-Tres (2003) – Belgium – http://www.didierlaloy.be
* Conjunto Bernal – Fidel Castro Polka – Mi Unico Camino (0) – Texas, usa – http://www.arhoolie.com/
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Posted on 4 May, 2011 - 19:57 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-04-06, Extra Super Double-Noir Fund-raiser
[Sorry these took so long to post, we've got several backlogged that we'll probably get out soon.]
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Zeellia – Oj Ne Khody Hrytzju = Don't Go Hrytz – Zeellía (1998) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – www.zeellia.com
* SqueezePlay – Rubber Horn – SqueezePlay (200) – Vancouver, BC, Canada / Germany – Douglas Schmidt, acc. Shauna Rolston, Cello. Adrienne Park, Piano. David Carlisle, Percussion.
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Posted on 16 April, 2011 - 16:04 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-04-24, (coming up Easter Sunday!) Jason Webley fundraiser concert! (another pre-recorded announcement!)
Here's the ad for our upcoming fund-raiser concert with Jason Webley.
http://www.jasonwebley.com/index.html
What music did we steal?
* Song – Album (all by Jason Webley) (year)
* Back To The Garden – Against The Night (1999)
* May Day – Only Just Beginning (2004)
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Posted on 14 April, 2011 - 22:09 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-04-20, Banjo Noir, the announcement! (Actual show coming next week.)
Here's the ad for our upcoming fund-raiser all banjo show. Twice a year when our Co-op Radio station has a fund-raiser we pick up another disparaged instrument for one week. Next time, maybe bag-pipes?
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* Kaleidoscope – Banjo – Kaleidoscope (1969) – Los Angeles, California, USA – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleidoscope_(US_band) [That's them at the end too.]
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Posted on 1 April, 2011 - 22:46 byBruce Triggs
AccNoir-2011-03-30, Accordion Fools Day
* Artist – Song – Album (year) – Where are they from? – Contact info if we've got it.
* The Bordens – Theme From Star Wars – Good Times (1980) – Dryden, Ontario, Canada – blog.wfmu.org father George Borden (accordion), mom Jeanette (Electrovox organ), sons Roger (saxophone and guitar) and Gary (drums), and nephew Bill Dombradi (guitar)
* Amy Cervini – Lovefool – Lovefool (2009) – Canada, New York – www.AmyCervini.com
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