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World
Harmonica Festival 2005, Trossingen - Germany
 Watch
out harmonica fans! Soon, it will happen again. The World Harmonica
Festival, held every 4 years, will happen for the 5th time in Trossingen
in the Black Forest from the 2nd to 6th November 2005. The event is
organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Harmonica
(FIH).
Apart from
concerts and seminars, the festival will also offer competitions,
workshops and various master classes. An extensive Workshop program
will cover all aspects of modern harmonica. As in the past, this event
will feature many different harmonica music styles. Another feature
is the legendary "Late Night session" offering the opportunity
to everyone to appear on the stage with the professionals and not
least, the opportunity to celebrate with new and old friends at this
giant party.
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Myron
Floren Remembered Fondly - USA
There
have been numerous newspaper articles and accordion organization publicity
about the recent passing away of Myron
Floren, a hugely popular accordionist remembered fondly throughout
the USA. An expanded obituary has been provided by long time friend
Faithe
Deffner containing lots of interesting information about this
very famous, highly regarded and much loved accordionist.
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Kids Fair 2005 - New Zealand
Contributed by Heather
Masefield
The
New Zealand
Accordion Association in its efforts to promote accordion to young
people made a substantial promotion at the Kids Fair 2005 in Auckland,
on the 9th to 11th July. The promotion was done in conjunction with
the Music Education Centre, New Zealands largest private music teaching
studio (Directors Lionel
Reekie and Marcel Riethmann) and it was aimed at getting new students
beginning to learn the accordion.
Over 1,000 flyers were distributed and over 100 mini accordion lessons
with children strapped into accordions, happened at the event. Additionally
there was a display of different children's sized accordions as a
backdrop.
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Koda Return To "T In The Park" Festival
- Scotland
Contributed by Keith Dickson
 KODA
were invited again this year to perform at Scotland's biggest Music
Festival "T in the Park" held in Balado near Kinross.
Band member Keith Dickson writes: "Once
again, the sun was shining, with several members of KODA travelling
on Saturday to experience great bands such as Keane, Embrace, the
Killers and the Foo Fighters. However, it was our performance in the
Ceilidh Tent on Sunday that we were most looking forward to.
Sunday was a fantastic day; the sun was again glorious, with some
people getting a bit too much of it! The crowds were enormous with
the Main Stage and the NME Stage packed out with big names such as
Green Day, Razorlight, Travis and Athlete really enjoying playing
their recent hits to the lively Scottish audience.
 Situated
between these stages was the Ceilidh Tent where KODA were performing.
We attracted a large and passionate crowd, performing a wide selection
of old favorites and new tracks such as Blair's 21st, Alternative
Frequency and Jock the Box.
KODA's version of Dignity and Loch Lomond had the crowd singing, waving
flags and sitting on each others shoulders, much to the security guards
displeasure!. All the band had such a brilliant time with some members
signing autographs (some in strange places!) and receiving tremendous
encouragement from this great festival audience."
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Buckwheat
Zydeco new CD, appears in Kansas City - USA
 Buckwheat
Zydeco, is back with their first CD in eight years and were appearing
in Kansas City on August 3 at Knuckleheads. The album, titled Jackpot!,
combines soulful original tunes, inspired playing and singing, and
the trademark exuberance that's made Buckwheat Zydeco one of the best-loved
zydeco artists. There is a string of great new songs showcasing Grammy
nominee and Emmy winner Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr. and
his long-time touring band.
"It
was great to get back in the studio with a batch of new song ideas
and my band," Dural notes. The record is Dural's third
on his own Tomorrow Recordings label, which is distributed by Alternative
Distribution Alliance.
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"Hohner
Das Musical", Trossingen - Germany
 The
musical titled "Hohner Das Musical" will appear at the Konzerthaus
Trossingen from the 25 to 31 December 2005. Trossingen is known far
and wide as the home of the
Hohner companies and is the ideal place to experience "Hohner
The Musical." at the original scene. With a true history, 25
actors and a large musical orchestra, this musical should be an unforgettable
event in the hometown of the Hohner
company..
For further
information, contact the Trossingen Cultural Office.
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Entirely updated site with new products and information of the italian
accordion/harmonica manufacturer Beltuna
of Castelfidardo.
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Accordionist Jimmy
Bubaloni has just released a new CD. His website has been updated
to provide information and sound file samples of several of the tracks.
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Comprising former
CIA World Champion Iona
Reed (accordion), Ron Kelly(guitar) and Bill Tuttle (drums/percussion),
The Iona Reed Trio
performs a blend of dance music that reaches out to music lovers of
all ages. The Iona Reed Trio is one of the very few dance bands on
the music scene today that performs Continental, Latin American and
Broadway standards.
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New site from
french accordion shop (school/repair) Accordez...Accordéons
in Paris lead by Gilles Brislance.
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The Coupe
Mondiale website by the Confédération
International des Accordéonistes (CIA) offers updated information
about the 58th Coupe Mondiale to be held in Castelo Branco, Portugal
from October 25th to 30th. Site includes on-line entry and registration
forms, competition venue and hotel accommodation information, schedule
and details on the 70th CIA Anniversary Banquet.
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Accordionist
Gary Morin
now provides sound files featuring samples from the three CD recordings
he has for sale on his website.
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Accordionist
and Composer Stas
Venglevski has released a new CD entitled 'Russian Fantasy'. His
website offers information about this new CD as well as a printable
order form.
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James
O' Brien - composer, arranger and performer, releases another
4 new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'The
Dying Stockman' (traditional), 'Twa Sisters o Binnorie' (traditional),
'Vo Polye Berioza Stoyala' (traditional), 'With Sounds of Pipes' (traditional).
Samples of this music are available on the site. The music is in eSheet
format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit
card.
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Yehuda
Oppenheimer releases a grade 3 arrangement of 'Serenade'
and a grade 3 arrrangement of 'Contredance'.
This is music composed by Yehuda Oppenheimer. Samples of the music
are available online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed
to your computer. Purchase with credit card
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A new site selling
a book titled Book
3 Seasoning Solos. Original Compositions for Accordion by Stas
Venglevski.
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A new site selling
a book titled Book
4 Seasoning Duets. Original Compositions for Accordion by Stas
Venglevski.
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New site of young
Austrian accordion star and first prize 100/100 winning artist Nikolas
Lazic.
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Last
month, at the Cultural Center of Universidad Pedagògica Nacional
in Bogotà, Colombian accordionist Làcide Romero and
harpsichord player Liliana Hernàndez, performed a duet concert.
The
recent headline "Accordion Calls Tune" in the Sunday Times,
UK is not about accordion at all, but is about a horse called "Accordion
Etoile" own by Paul Nolan which has received considerable publicity
with frequent horse racing successes. Pictured in foreground.
One
of the stars at Womad Rivermead Festival in Reading, 29-31 July
was Argentinian accordionist Chango Spasiuk. A dashing figure with
flashing eyes and a long red-gold mane, the 36-year-old accordion
virtuoso is the musical figurehead of Argentina's Misiones province.
Accordionist
Jim Coogan had several accordions on the porch of the Weldon House,
East Durham, NY during Catskills Irish Arts week. On the 14th July,
Jim was approached by a man who said he was a friend of a friend
and that he wanted to try out a new Burke whistle with a Castagnari
accordion. 
A
new