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14-Dec-2018
‘Accordion Revolution’, Vancouver – Canadaby Rob Howard |
 ‘Accordion Revolution’ is a new book about the history of the accordion in North America, written by Canadian accordionist Bruce Triggs and due to be published in the Spring of 2019.The book has chapters on the accordion in Rock ’n’ Roll and the Folk Revival, and sections about Jazz, Ethnic Music, African American accordion, and 150 Country and Western accordionists. The book will be an eye-opener for readers and a fun new take on a lot of different music. Contents: Part I: The Dawn of the Accordion Revolution Chapter 1: The Accordion Conquers the World Chapter 2: The Accordion’s Family Tree Chapter 3: Blackface Minstrelsy Part II: The Golden Age Chapter 4: Vaudeville and the Dawn of the Golden Age Chapter 5: Polka and ‘Ethnic’ Music Chapter 6: Jazzing the Accordion Chapter 7: The Closing Acts of the Golden Age Part III: Roots Music: An Outsider’s Canon Chapter 8: Acordeón: Mexican and American Roots Chapter 9: Creoles, Cajuns, and Zydeco: French Music in the American South Chapter 10: Irish and Scottish Accordion: Immigration, Transition and Tradition Chapter 11: Canadian Accordion: Northern Traditions Chapter 12: Klezmer: a Restoration with Accordion Part IV: American Wheeze: A Pre-History of Rock Chapter 13: African Americans Played Accordion Before They Played the Blues Chapter 14: Country & Western: Cowboys and Squeezeboxes Chapter 15: The Folk Revival: The Accordion Betrayed Part V: Accordion Exile: The Rise of Rock Chapter 16: Rockin’ the Accordion For further information email: accordion.noir@gmail.com |