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Festival de l’Accordeon Beaufortain, Beaufort - Franceby Rob Howard |
The Festival de l’Accordeon Beaufortain takes place from September 5th to 8th. Beaufortain is a valley in the Savoie department, in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The evening events include: September 5th, 8.30pm - accordionist and composer Jacques Pellarin (pictured right) and his vocalist wife Corinne, as Jac & Co, perform the songs of Juliette Greco, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Dalida, etc, tango pieces, plus some of Jacques Pellarins compositions, la salle des fêtes, Queige. September 6th, 8.30pm - Alain Musichini Jazz Quartet concert, l’église St Maxime de Beaufort September 7th, 11am until 6pm – free entertainment: the Halle Frison Roche de Beaufort, involving dance animation with accordionists Raphaël Gachet-Mauroz, Lucien Chambet, Jean-Louis Teppaz, Joël Girard Bon, Patrick Deglise, a diatonic accordion orchestra, and traditional music, and varied street entertainers. September 7th, 7pm – dancing to the musette orchestra of Stéphanie Rodriguez plus the special appearance of Sébastien Farge, winner of the 1993 Trophée Mondiale, and Raphaël Gachet-Mauroz. September 8th, 2pm – dancing to the orchestra of Virginie et Cyril Danrey (pictured left). |