Posts Tagged ‘accordion’
Press Release: 2010 Cajun Squeezebox Shootout
The 5th Annual
Cajun Squeezebox Shootout Accordion Championship
Saturday, February 13, 2010 HIGH NOON
Strand Theatre 432 N. Main Street Jennings, Louisiana
For the past 18 years, Jennings, Louisiana has been the proud home of Cajun Country’s Mardi Gras “Kick Off” event: The Jennings Mardi Gras Parade and Festival. Each year, the parade and the Main Street after-party street dance has grown tremendously and the event is now recognized as a Mardi Gras season highlight.
In 2006 the Cajun Squeezebox Shootout Accordion Championship was born. The fifth annual Shootout is scheduled for Saturday, February 13th at the Historic Strand Theatre on Main Street in Jennings. Cajun diatonic accordion players will meet to shoot it out at High Noon. Doors to the Strand open at 11 a.m. and the competition begins at noon. Admission is $5 general admission, those 12 and under get in free.
The Shootout is a family event designed to expand and promote Cajun music and culture. The contest is open to diatonic nine-and-ten-button Cajun accordion players of all ages. A panel of five judges from the Cajun Music industry will evaluate each player. Judging is based on overall Cajun Music skill; command of accordion voicing; traditional song playing and style; hammering accuracy; knowledge of modern modes; and finally, on performance and presence.
There is no entry fee for the contest, but accordionists must register in order to compete. A registration form and details are available on the Shootout site: jeffdavis.org . Competition features three divisions. The Youth Division includes players age 13 and under, on or before Feb. 13, 2010. The Junior Division includes players age 14 – 20, on or before Feb.13, 2010. The last division is the Adult Division including players age 21 and older, on or before Feb.13, 2010. The deadline to register to compete is Thursday, February 11 at 3 p.m.
The prizes include recognition as the 2010 Cajun Accordion Champion, as well as trophies and a $500 Grand Prize in each division. $100 second prizes and $50 third prizes will also be awarded. To register for competition or learn more about the Shootout go to the website:
www.jeffdavis.org or call (337) 821-5532 or email polly@cityofjennings.com.
Proudly sponsored by the Jeff Davis Parish Tourist Commission, the City of Jennings and the Jennings Festival Association.
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Shostakovich’ Second Waltz – Accordion Cover
Shostakovich’ Second Waltz on the accordion, as requested by someone (?).
Tutorial to follow soon.
This song sounds similar to the Godfather Waltz, so if you want to stay original, don’t play them back-to-back.
Andre Rieu does a great cover of this with people singing and dancing along. YouTube it.
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Cathleen Hehirs – Melodeon, or Cajun Accordion
temporary and requested post of an Irish jig played by Astro on an Acadian D Cajun Accordion built by Marc Savoy in 2007.
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XL96 Big Breakfast – Accordion Lessons!
Ang from the XL96 Big Breakfast learns a lesson or two on about playing the accordion. Today’s Best Country, XL96.9
Duration : 0:5:18
Cajun accordion – Nathan Abshire – Hey negresse
Nathan abshire and the Balfa brothers playing hey negresse + Dewey Balfa interview – extracted from the documentary “Dedans le sud de la Louisiane” – 1974
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Those Were the Days – Accordion solo – Video dedicated to Inky261 – Thank you Christl
http://www.accordionchiarenza.com – THIS VIDEO IS DEDICATED TO CHRISTL (INKY261) AS A REWARD TO HER ACTIVE AND CONSTANT PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY OF YOUTUBERS.
A PARTICULAR THANKS TO HER FOR HER GREAT WORK IN FAVOUR OF ACCORDIONISTS -
The title of song: Those Were the Days.
This song is credited to Gene Raskin.
The first known recording of the song was by Alexander Vertinsky in the 1920’s -
Those Were the Days was released on 30 August 1968 –
It was Mary Hopkin’s debut single -
•England: Those were the days
•Russland: ??????? ??????? (Dorogoi dlinnoyu)
•Spain: Que tiempo tan feliz
•Argentina: Aquellos fueron los dias
•Poland: To by?y pi?kne dni
•West Germany: An jenem Tag
•Italy: Quelli erano giorni
•France: Le temps des fleurs
•Sweden: Ja, det var då
•Romania: Azi vreau sa rad din nou
•Hungary: Ábrándos szép napok
•Netherlands: Dat waren de dagen
•Japan: ?????
•China: ?????
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And think of all the great things we would DO
Chorus:
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I’d see you in the tavern
We’d smile at one another and we’d say
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me?
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we’re older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same…
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
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Down in the Bayouland – Melodeon, or Cajun Accordion
A new song, based on a common folk-tale from the Carribean, played bare bones and in need of a fiddle too, by Astro, or Nout Grupstra, from stringband the Crooks. All © ARTSPURG, SABAM 2007. Please see http://www.astromusic.org or http://www.crooks-stringband.nl for further information …… the used C-accordion was built by Marc Savoy early 2007.
Lyrics:
Down in the Bayou Land © Artspurg SABAM 2006
- Down in the Bayou land, –
once lived a man –
Appellé Monsier Boudain, had a Cajun Band –
One day the wife she left, she had enough –
But he fiddles on; Cajuns are tough –
– – –
Il a tenu, le joi de vive –
Bought a little ape, for the lonely eve –
When he left the house, on a working day –
Ape stole the violin; it’s the monkey’s way –
– – – –
As Boudain came home, the ape was gone –
Perché sur le toit, et joue le violon –
Fierce was his bowing hand, he played for two –
A scié le violon, quite through and through –
– – –
And so Monsieur Boudain, il a pas tout –
Took a sawn-off gun’, and aimed to shoot –
Now with the monkey gone, et le violon –
Happily the wife returned, dedans la maison –
– – –
Down in the Bayou land, pendant la nuit –
Sometimes a fiddle’s heard, and you won’t sleep –
Now a story grows, day by day –
It’s a monkey’s ghost, ça c’est la vérité –
– – – – – – – – – -
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Button Box Accordion Lesson #7 by Shelia Lee – Accordion Waltz
This is a lesson on how to play the G/C/F button box accordion by Shelia Lee. This is #7 lesson on an instructional DVD. For sheet music & information goto http://www.heritageartsproductions.com The lessons consist of learning the right and left hand chords for back up playing and the playing of three songs with both hands.
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Tetris theme song on the accordion
Tetris theme song on the accordion.
Been playing accordion for 1 month. Be kind on the sloppiness.
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Update: The Toronto Star (a daily newspaper in Toronto) did a story on me. Read it here:
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/412894
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