Musician and accordion designer Gilberto Reyes met us at the door of Hohner’s national headquarters then located in historic Glen Allen, Virginia. He and I had many mutual friends but had never met in ...

Watching Flaco Jimenez play his button accordion is like looking back in time. His grandfather started playing an accordion in cantinas and family parties along the Texas/Mexican border around the ...

With a little planning, ethnic-music fans can catch two popular shows in one day in Euclid. On April 11, the Duquesne University Tamburitzans, and its energetic song and dance troupe, will perform at ...

Apr. 23—SHARON — Hold your schnitzel — The Annual National Button Accordion Festival has made Sharon its regular home. "There's no place we'd rather be," said Ron Pivovar, a local accordion player and ...

Cody McSherry may be a teenager, but his abundant musical abilities are helping to keep the sounds of a rare instrument alive for future generations. The 14-year-old from Lancaster has been a fixture ...

Across the street from a wine lounge and a gourmet sausage spot on Glendale Boulevard in Atwater Village, a small red-and-white neon sign reads: "DAVE'S ACCORDION SCHOOL." Inside, black and tan cases ...

Local accordion repair expert and seller prides himself on keeping the ‘arcane instruments’ out of the landfill.

The 39th annual Super Button Box Bash is now set for April 16, as attendees will be able to dance to the sounds of 60 accordions on two stages, plus jam sessions all day at the American Croatian Lodge ...

SUNDERLAND—The concertinas on the shelves in the show room at The Button Box in Sunderland are more than musical instruments, they are works of art. Though they can be made in a variety of ...

When I tell people that I play the accordion, I usually get a certain kind of reaction. “Accordion? That’s unusual,” some people say, “I don’t know anyone who plays the accordion!” Sometimes it’s “My ...