Do you like accordion music?

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I like to listen to French and Swiss accordion music. Italian accordion music is also good.

Yes, I like it. I had an uncle by marriage who played it, and he taught his son in law how to play it, too. My uncle played popular old tunes, and some polish and polka music. He was very good at it. I think accordions are a great musical instrument to listen to, but hard to learn to play.

I love it! My parents are Polish immigrants so it makes me nostalgic. I also love Roma music.

the late mat mathews [from the netherlands] was king of the jazz accordion. he did an album here in america back in 1959 called "swingin' pretty and all that jazz" which is a collector's item among jazz accordion fans. i treasure my copy.

I like zydeco music from Louisiana which usually includes the accordian.

I like the sound of it, but I don't know much about recorded accordion music.

the late great mat mathews plays "summertime" and "how high the moon"-
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iqBMslN1ew&feature=related[/youtube]

Wow No need for the lyrics then.

Sure:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIecwQb-TyU[/youtube]

Does bandoneon count as an accordion?
If so - Astor Piazzolla - Argentinean composer and bandoneon player.
If not - Yiann Tiersen from France who composed the music for Amelie.

Hello,

The next one is not a bandoneon.

But sure, at least to me, bandoneons counts as much and as well in the family of the accordions.


André Verchuren: "Tango pour Marylou"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN8ITyuP0V4&feature=relmfu[/youtube]

[youtube]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqghfh-BX_E&feature=watch_response[/youtube]

This is a cool accordion filled song by Yiann Tiersen. =)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwHOW51b5uk&feature=BFa&list=PLD8E1D29D13371732[/youtube]

Hopefully this link will work.
Another song by Yiann Tiersen from Amelie, with beautiful accordion playing.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WQktihlf0Y&feature=BFa&list=PLD8E1D29D13371732[/youtube]

And one last one by Yiann>
Very beautiful, sad, solo accordion piece.

And lastly one of Piazzolla's most well-known pieces

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya--_G0nC5k[/youtube]

I used to have a little practice accordion and I figured out how to play most of "Kitty" by the Pogues on it.

Vallenato, one of Colombia's typical styles of music, heavily uses that instrument.
It sounds fine, I guess.