The Accordion Club of Natrona Heights might need to change its name. These guys and gals aren’t just sitting around playing old-timey polkas — they can really jam. “We like to ...

With the invention of the electric guitar in the mid-20th century, however, the accordion's reputation as "old-fashioned" prompted many to stow away their squeezeboxes.

It features six pioneer accordion players, among them Nathan Abshire and Joe Flacon, captured on record at a time when the accordion was replacing the fiddle as the principle Cajun-music instrument.

He picked out a zydeco favorite by the late legend Boozoo Chavis and a Creole number to perform in the fourth annual Big Squeeze competition, a Texas-wide showdown of young accordion talent.

The players represent a variety of careers, but come together for the love of the accordion. The group plays a wide repertoire, including original works.

Accordions get their due as some of the world's top players face off in the final rounds of the Coupe Mondiale taking place outside Washington, D.C. The prestigious event features about 80 ...

Accordion infrastructure is intimidating, even for skilled players, and that’s why all of the technicians at Liberty Bellows were busy, even on a Friday, when no one’s supposed to be busy.

The eventfeatured a wide variety of accordion music ranging from zydeco to jazz. Accordion players Skip Edwards and Lisa Haley perform at the 1st Orange County Accordion Festival Sunday in Costa Mesa.

Today’s dose of reader response, in which accordion players, proud Frenchman Phillipe Ruminy and others refuse to give two figs for my thoughts. You shopped for salami and water, but you have… ...

“Just the idea of a 58-year-old woman in a pinup calendar is absolutely ludicrous, and the idea of an accordion pinup calendar is so humorous,” said Linda Seekins, who goes by the name Big Lou ...

The accordion performers participating in the challenge included teachers, students, entrepreneurs, and retired employees, with the oldest 69 years old and youngest 7 years old.

At 90 years old, Cochran Sommers is still performing, conducting, and teaching the next generation of accordion players in Kansas City. She says it’s one way she stays hopeful and strong.