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Prominent Accordion Genres - WhisperNot - 06-03-2016
I know this is a kind of small niche, but I didn't know where else to ask this sort of thing.
I've been doing some research for a paper on accordion history and would like to try and focus on the main genres accordion has been used in since it made its way out of older folk music. Genres like old school polka, sertanejo, swamp rock, and conjunto, and its more modern prominence in Weird Al's works.
Any suggestions to this list? Please let me know.
Prominent Accordion Genres - Ruby - 06-03-2016
I can give you a few examples of contemporary music where the accordion is used. Not sure if they could be called prominent accordion genres, but have a look:
Styx (Dennis DeYoung) â prog rock/soft rock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Qs8-BkiLw
Calexico â tex/mex/indie rock - [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unnh0T2Ftro"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unnh0T2Ftro
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The Decemberists (Jenny Conlee) âindie folk/rock - [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR9DjdMrpHg"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR9DjdMrpHg
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⦠and some of Mark Knopfler's releases (Phil Cunningham) â not sure he has a genre!
[video=youtube;w5s2NDV1Nhg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5s2NDV1Nhg[/video]
You can also check out bands like Railroad Earth. And then, you might find it featuring more prominently in specific ensembles, such as this ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCWCro0UARg
Prominent Accordion Genres - CRAZY-HORSE - 06-03-2016
Welcome to MD...
When I saw the thread title the first thing I thought of was Weird Al Yanchovic,
as he has at least one accordion based polka on every album he has released,
so you beat me to the punch.
Prominent Accordion Genres - WhisperNot - 23-03-2016
Thank you for the suggestions! I'll definitely check those out.
Prominent Accordion Genres - Jerome - 23-03-2016
Try Emerson Lake and Palmer's 'Cest La Vie'.