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‘14 Years Ago’: Francis Ford Coppola – accordion enthusiast, June 2000by Rob Howard |
The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending June 30th 2000 included an item announcing that the Hollywood movie director/producer Francis Ford Coppola had just opened ‘Cafe Niebaum’ in California, offering regular accordion entertainment. Nowadays, Mr Ford Coppola owns the Francis Ford Coppola Winery, situated in Geyserville, California, and featuring resident accordionist Steve Albini. Francis Ford Coppola’s movies include ‘Patton’, ‘The Godfather’ (1, 2, 3), ‘The Great Gatsby’, Apocalypse Now’, ‘The Cotton Club’, and ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’, and many more. ‘Cafe Niebaum’ Opens with Accordion Music – USA Contributed by Jon Hammond Film director Francis Ford Coppola recently opened an authentic Parisian style cafe/restaurant in North Beach, called ‘Cafe Niebaum’. Accordion music is presented every Friday and Saturday evening. Last week French accordionist Odile Lavault entertained. |