Haberdasher’s Got a Squeeze Box
Hey Listeners,
Haberdasher hosting Cause and Effect this afternoon. I’m going to do something a little different today and instead of focusing on a band, or a label, or a genre I am going to focus on an instrument. To be more specific – the accordion. We’re going to explore how the accordion made its way to popular music and even rock ‘ n’ roll. This is no classroom so we’ll mostly focus on the tunes, but we’ll share some factoids and history as well.
We’ll hear polkas, Cajun, conjunto, klezmer, zydeco and other genres on our journey. We’ll talk about the excellent box set (one of the first box sets and world music collections I ever purchased) Planet Squeezebox and we’ll hear accordion music from France, Ireland (it’s almost St. Patty’s Day), South Africa, Mexico, the US and more.
We’ll also talk about the documentary According Rising since the Academy Awards are Sunday and we’ll hear bands like They Might Be Giants, the Subdudes, Buckwheat Zydeco and many others.
Tune in and enjoy.
The Haberdasher
Show archive
Playlist
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The Accordion Polka Band, “Two For A Nickel Polka”
from 100 Polka Classics - The Greatest Accordion Collection On Earth
Big Eye Music - 2009
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Alex Meixner, “Is Anything Better Than Beer?”
from Three Ring Circus
Meixner Music Productions - 2011
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They Might Be Giants, “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”
from Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants
Rhino - 1990
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Charles Magnante and His Orchestra, “Sous Le Ciel De Paris (Accordion)”
from Vintage Dance Orchestras No 157 - EP: Paris
Vintage Music - 2009
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Lynn August and The Hot August Nights, “Railroad Blues”
from Black Top Records Blues-A-Rama, Vol. 7
Black Top Records
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Clifton Chenier, “The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)”
from Zydeco Essentials
Hip-O/Universal - 1999
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Terrance Simien, “Ta Casse Mon Coeur (You Broke My Heart)”
from Zydeco on tyhe Bayou
Restless Records
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Bruno Villareal, “Brincando Cercas”
from Norteño & Tejano Accordion Pioneers 1929-1939
Arhoolie Records - 1995
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Los Lobos, “Anselma”
from Just Another Band from East L.A.: A Collection
Rhino/Warner Records - 1993
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Grupo Kual, “Kumbia en la Playa”
from Un Saludo: Mexican Soundsystem Cumbia in LA
Dutty Artz / Songs from Home - 2017
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Pride of Erin Accordion Band, “Kelly the Boy from Killane/Three Flowers/Roddy Mccorley”
from God Save Ireland
Arran Records - 1989
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The Rolling Stones, “Back Street Girl”
Universal Music Group International - 2002