The accordion is not a punchline. Between bad jokes (What's the difference between an onion and an accordion? People cry when they chop up onions), double entendres (as the Who sang, "Mama's got a ...

The accordion may be suffering a worldwide crisis of confidence and popularity, but its plight is especially severe in China. While other musical instruments have flourished over the past two decades, ...

Polish accordion player Klaudiusz Baran performs at the International Accordion Festival in Beijing. [Photo provided to China Daily] When accordion player Klaudiusz Baran, the rector of the Fryderyk ...

To understand the heart and soul of the rich musical tradition of Newfoundland and Labrador, it’s always going to be a bit of a squeeze. The button accordion, with its either one row of buttons or two ...

Jelena Milojevic is a teacher and concert musician who has performed at New York's Carnegie Hall. She will be performing at the Coupe Mondiale competition in Victoria.DARREN STONE The Olympics of the ...

A musical family history inspired Helmi Harrington to create Superior's accordion museum. Helmi Harrington's mother survived World War II by entertaining troops with accordion music and taught ...

This is not only one of the most favorite Russian musical instruments, which is perfect for performing folk songs and singing at the dinner table, but it also ...

The 18-year-old from St. Alban's, on the south coast of Newfoundland, plays everything from the tin whistle and the recorder to maracas and the harmonica. In fact, the teen has a plastic container ...