Public Announcement!
General Public is invited to the evening events!
Bring your ethnic costumes for the Thursday and Friday evening events
- $10 per person per event
- Youth (21 and under) are Free!
Saturday: 8:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
Saturday Evening Accordion Concert
Texas Premier Event!
Vivant!
Norman says: "Never have I seen a musical group that has such an incredible musical background. The accomplishments of the individuals within this group include local, regional, national, and international championships. Vivant! includes a wide range of education (high school through doctoral degrees) and a wide range of ages. This group of friends even includes a mother and son. It is a privilege and honor to announce the Texas premier engagement of Vivant! at the 2008 National Accordion Convention!”
Saturday Evening Concert Artists
Tony Lovello Dee Langley Nick Ballarini Sylvia Marie
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Jim Rommel Show Terry Cavanagh and Catie Offerman
It is with pride for National Accordion Convention officials to announce three (3) exciting evenings of professional accordion music!
* Thursday Evening: Audience Participation night featuring Folk Music and Sing-a-longs!
* Friday Evening: "Polkas Plus" Dance Festival featuring Brave Combo and Others
* Saturday Evening: World-class Accordion Concert
Not interested in dancing on Thursday or Friday?
Bring your accordion and join participate in Jim Rommel's "Open Mic Session."
The "open mic" will be a chance for conventioneers to perform in public! The public is invited to the dance sessions and the open mic!
Thursday 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
MECA Party: Shelia Lee (Wijnberg and Witte), Carol & Debra's "Hank Williams" Gospel Sing-a-Long! MECA: Debra's Accordion Band, Tangos by Tom Visentin, Tex/Mex music with Pancho Martinez & Eleanor Martinez, Polish Dance Music by Gene Neyer.
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Friday: 7:00 until 11:00 p.m.
Friday Evening “Polka Plus” (March 14, 2008)
Time |
Name |
Description |
7:00 – 7:50 |
Fourth Generation Band |
Featuring Petter and Kucera |
8:00 – 8:50 |
Brave Combo |
Description not necessary! |
8:55 – 9:15 |
Accordion Dance Orchestra |
Dee Langley and Kucera |
9:15 – 10:00 |
Accordion All-Stars |
History-making dance band |
10:10 – 11:10 |
Brave Combo |
Brave Combo unrestricted! |
“Polka Plus!” Featuring Brave Combo and others . .
. A four-hour dance program is being scheduled that will range from romantic waltzes through up-tempo polka bands. This program will be a smorgasbord of danceable musical styles. Brave Combo is an internationally famous, Grammy-winning, polka combo.
Friday Night "Polka Plus" Show and Dance
1. Brave Combo featuring Carl Finch on the accordion!
2. Fourth Generation Band and Wesley Kucera!
3. Accordion All-Stars Polka Band making musical history!
Chromatic, diatonic, piano accordion, keyboards, and drums – all in one dance band!
Accordion “All-Stars”
Carl Finch of Brave Combo has assembled a most unique dance band for the Friday evening Polka Plus show. This band will have a sound and a beat of its own. Carl promises, “The conventioneers will love the sound of this band. No, it will not be another version of Brave Combo.” Members of this one-time dance band are Carl Finch (Brave Combo), Danny Jerabek (Copper Box from Oshkosh, Wisconsin), Ginny Mac (Fort Worth, Texas), Patrick Harison (Minneapolis and New York City), Terry Cavanagh, and Wesley Kucera (Dallas, Texas: Alpine Village Band and Fourth Generation Band).
Accordion All-Star Danny Jerabek
Accordion All-Star Patrick Harison
Accordion All-Star Carl Finch - Brave Combo, Denton, Texas
Accordion All-Star Ginny Mac, Fort Worth, Texas
Drummin' All-Star Wesley Kucera, Forney, Texas
Grammy recording artist Wesley Kucera will be performing with the Accordion All-Stars and possibly for other convention events. Wesley is known for his wild version of "Wipe-out."