Accordion
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What are some good accordion artists or songs that utilize the accordion well?
Yann Tiersen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaTnZr5zz08
Arcade Fire, their s/t and Funeral
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>>63351973
Any studio stuff like this?
>>63352023
Really? That's such a minimal use of accordion it doesn't count
http://youtu.be/RM3RM7vKCIw
Kimmo Pohjonen is pretty much the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion. Finnish guy. I recommend his recent album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r27SIo1bM7g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAXwsE1CmiM
>>63352058
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haq8X0uJuZg
>>63351395
There is some decent accordion usage on this album
The Tiger Lillies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2BWrXKaPPc
I'm not sure how you feel about throat singing, but this is great
https://youtu.be/UoVQ2p7ewdQ?list=PL9B2203989444407A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7tkCJiHQM0
>>63352109
Enjoying this, thanks anon. Will check out the album.
>>63352150
Excellent. Is the rest of the album similar?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTUOcKit0Mk
>>63352058
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PucvfUhMz9g
>>63352411
Pretty much. It's a little rough around the edges, but that was the album that inspired me to play accordion lol.
https://youtu.be/z19Y7g6AFlg
>>63352234
I really love the accordion. The throat singing is good on and off, some parts sound way too froggy.
>>63352573
definitely a fair assessment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCVSgH_pDuc
>>63352522
Do you have any recordings? I've been really interested in playing the accordion myself for years but the cost of entry seems so steep.
>>63352615
After a few listens it sits better and it's really quite a heartfelt melody. Thanks for the suggestion anon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQtLuRAFpkI
>>63352675
No I'm really not very good lol. I am lucky enough to be within like an hour's drive of a specialized accordion shop but of course that's not everyone. iirc I paid like 300usd for mine. Highly recommend you pursue it though, it's fun as hell to play. Nothing else really matches the sort of density you can achieve with just a solo accordion. It's also super intuitive for songwriting/ learning simple folk songs once you get a grasp for the left hand.
>>63352864
Yeah, the closest accordion shop to me is like two hours away and I think their cheapest accordion was around 400 Euro. I'll definitely give it a go, another instrument to the collection even if it ends up gathering dust.
At least I have my harmonicas to quench my reed instrument thrist for now.
Are you self-taught?
>>63352957
Oh that's not too bad.
Yeah self taught. There's youtube tutorials and such out there for anything basic you could want to know and if you already have experience with piano technique it will come quickly.
Lately I've had a revival in seriousness about improving though so I may seek out a teacher soon idk.
