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 ...

FAIRFIELD — As a boy growing up in a small town in County Clare, Ireland, Damien Connolly was exposed to traditional Irish music at an early age. But he was not immediately drawn to the sound. “My ...

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 ...

A Belarus native who now lives in Czechoslovakia, Aliaksandr Yasinski is a virtuoso button-accordion player who can play just about any style with exceptional skill and daring. He will make his U.S.

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 ...

FAIRFIELD — As a boy growing up in a small town in County Clare, Ireland, Damien Connolly was exposed to traditional Irish music at an early age. For more information on the Connollys, visit ...