Best Accordion Players

[Coyote]

All this shit about drummers and guitar players, time to appreciate the real musicians:

Rob Thompson
James Kirk
John Jeski
Timo Kotipelto

and those are just a few, I'm sure :whistle:

What a load of bullshit, ignore me :p

[Virago]

All this shit about drummers and guitar players, time to appreciate the real musicians:

Rob Thompson
James Kirk
John Jeski
Timo Kotipelto
Anyone who actually knows the names of acordian players should be treated with instant suspicion, and large quantities of valium.

[Coyote]

Anyone who actually knows the names of acordian players should be treated with instant suspicion, and large quantities of valium.
It's all the sex, drugs, alcohol and Death Metal I had in primary school that has made me this way

[Hitcher]

The accordian is the soul of Tango. Astor Piazzolla is the undisputed king of this genre. Superb!

[ManDownUnder]

The accordian is the soul of Tango. Astor Piazzolla is the undisputed king of this genre. Superb!

And you can't go near Zydeco without an accordian player!

[Skyryder]

Anyone who actually knows the names of acordian players should be treated with instant suspicion, and large quantities of valium.

Bloody hell. Why wast the valium.

Skyryder

[Mooch]

The accordian is the soul of Tango. Astor Piazzolla is the undisputed king of this genre. Superb!

Almost ,Astor used the bandoneón which is close to an Accordian and some would argue than Astor's music is modern Tango. Carlos Gardel's Por Una Cabeza's seems to be the Tango anthem (Scent of a Woman movie's Tango seen).
Two greatest past times , Motorcycling and Tango with the woman you love !


Best accordian player currently in my opinon.
Eddie Hession from Zum.

[James Deuce]

Art Van Dam is pretty darn impressive.

Played in an Piano Accordion Jazz trio once upn a time. Magnificent stuff. John Shollack and Tony Dannon spring to mind too.

[SPORK]

Stop it! Stop the madness! Please, stop talking about accordions!

[James Deuce]

Stop it! Stop the madness! Please, stop talking about accordions!

You either like music or you don't. Deconstructing and compartmentalising it just restricts your ultimate enjoyment. Open your mind - if you dare.

[SPORK]

You either like music or you don't. Deconstructing and compartmentalising it just restricts your ultimate enjoyment. Open your mind - if you dare.
I like music plenty, it's what I breathe and eat. And drink. And snort. And smoke.

It's just... there's a certain stigma around accordions that make me rather aprehensive...

[James Deuce]

I like music plenty, it's what I breathe and eat. And drink. And snort. And smoke.

It's just... there's a certain stigma around accordions that make me rather aprehensive...

Preconceptions are dangerous.

[Big Dave]

Bruce Hornsby plays the acordian in some rockin' Bonnie Rait toons.
he also get's my vote for the 'Best Piano Solo: The Valley Road' when that thread comes up too.
I've got a few gems for favourite 'left handed double neck guitarists in bands with all girl road crews' that'll have jim farked as well.

[Mooch]

Stop it! Stop the madness! Please, stop talking about accordions!


Go on , you know you'll like it don't you. :rofl:

Caution , the following links isn't suitable for pop fans or metaliers , but probably ok for hip hoppers because they steal samples from every other style

http://www.gotanproject.com/intro.htm
http://www.zum.org.uk/samples/toetapper.mp3

[phantom]

Sharon Shannon is bloody cool if you are into oirish music , if you're not who cares

[zadok]

The guy in the Swiss restaurant (Perth City). Why am I saying this? Accordians....... :oi-grr:

[Coyote]

I'm amazed you lot have actually taken a piss take thread and made something of it

[James Deuce]

I'm amazed you lot have actually taken a piss take thread and made something of it

That'll teach you won't it?

There is very little in the music world that doesn't have some sort of positive influence on musicians, dancers, writers, composers, film directors, etc. A huge number of non-musician music lovers know what I'm talking about too.

Even when I was playing nothing but metal, and bahaving in a "staunch" fashion, I still desparately wanted to play in a Jazz Big Band, and I still loved Souza's marches. Trying explaining that to a self-taught "metal-rules" guitar "legend" you're playing with.

[Coyote]

That'll teach you won't it?

I take that as a Challenge :devil2: