Accordion Trio

Apologies for the lack of recent posts, I've been off in the Philippines again, and I'm also in the middle of moving house. Anyway, here's a brilliant photo from flickr of three accordion players in a Dutch cafe. The accordions are fascinating and I wish I knew more about them.

Hitler Sells Accordions ?


Mary Cottingham, originally uploaded by Zachary Ramey.

I couldn't resist posting this flickr photo.

Berlin 1944


Berlin 1944, originally uploaded by webjoy.

Here's an interesting flickr find:

"Aunt Lotte in my mother's Luftwaffe-uniform. My mother playing the accordion".

The Three Suns - Beyond the Blue Horizon

Here is the organ-accordion-guitar combo The Three Suns.

Composed of Al & Marty Nevins on guitar & accordion and Artie Dunn on organ, this hot trio were one of the big 'exotica' acts of the mid-1940's.


Accordion Player and Marmot

Yes, that is a marmot. I have no idea why though.

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