YAKIMA – On the day the music nearly died, this living legend, Yakima Valley’s own maestro of the “macaroni box,” Al Maletta Sr., woke up earlier than normal. The 90-year-old accordion instructor ...

Still, Kansas City has a rich accordion history thanks to Joan Cochran Sommers, an icon who is still conducting, teaching and playing the accordion. In Joan Cochran Sommers’ day, accordion salesmen ...

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Accordion lovers, take note: A World of Accordions Museum, at the Harrington ARTS Center in Superior, is hosting a grand re-opening celebration this weekend. The museum, designed to promote respect ...

It’s been a little more than three years since Stan Boreson died at the age of 91. If you’re of a certain age and grew up around here, you know that Everett-born Boreson was the self-proclaimed “King ...

When Marion Jacobson lived in Brooklyn and busked on the accordion at F-line stops, folks would listen, stare, and say, “Oh, my God, I haven’t seen one of those in ages,” or “My grandfather played.” ...

The news that Maugein, the last accordion manufacturer in France, will cease doing business, raises the question of whether the “box of sobs,” as the French call it, is more Gallic or Jewish in its ...

Tom Cordoni has a theory about why people are attracted to accordion music. “What sets it apart from other instruments? It’s got humor and will make you smile. When people hear it they’re ready for ...

I studied the accordion under Carmelo Abela. I used to participate in Christmas processions organised by the Christian doctrine society MUSEUM playing the accordion together with others. Recently, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nine finalists from across the state will strap on their accordions this weekend and squeeze out songs as they compete for prizes in the 13th annual Big Squeeze competition at the ...