Share
‘Big Squeeze’ Orange County Accordion Festival, California – USAby Rob Howard |
The ‘Big Squeeze’ is the 2nd annual Orange County Accordion Festival, held on October 10th, 10.am - 4pm, at the Orange County Market Place (located at the O.C. Fair & Event Center), 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA. The main guests include Cory Pesaturo, Slugger O’Toole (a traditional Irish quintet featuring Johnny McKenna on button accordion), Conjunto Los Pochos (with Otono Lujan on diatonic button accordion), Lisa Haley and the Zydekats (featuring L.A. Accordion Diva Gee Rabe on piano accordion), Polka Squeeze, Bobby Diestch, “The Squeezinator” Jim Gilman, Fontenot and Pappion Band, Mr. Squeeze Phil Parlapiano, Bryan J Olgin, and Linda Herman’s One Woman Dance Band. Special features include a tribute in memory of Ron Lankford, late of Roland US; a Button Accordion Workshop by Otono Lujan; Celtic button accordion music solo by Johnny McKenn; a Free Piano Accordion Class with Gee Rabe; Ukulady and her toy accordion Squeezaly will entertain and conduct toy accordion jam sessions in the Imagination Station children’s area. Various accordion and music companies will demo their latest models including Borsini and Roland US. For further information email: jillannlloyd@yahoo.com |