Accordion Noir
Accordion Noir is the name of a music festival and radio show from Vancouver, Canada.
Bruce Triggs and Rowan Lipkovits started Accordion Noir in December 2006 as an accordion-themed radio show on the Vancouver community radio station CFRO-FM. The festival began in 2007 and has been an annual event since then.
Past Performers
- Geoff Berner, who was an inspiration for starting the festival, and who has launched albums and books at the festival[1]
- The Creaking Planks
- Fang
- Antii Paalanen[2]
- Iva Nova[2]
- Patrick Farrell and Ben Holmes
- Renée De la Prade
- Orkestar Slivovica
- Demon Squadron
- Miss Murgatroid
- Nefertiti in the Kitchen
- Jason Webley
- Wendy McNeill
References
- "Geoff Berner chronicles an ephemeral subculture". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 6 September 2017.
- Conner, Shawn (2017-08-31). "Last wheeze for Accordion Noir? Let's hope not". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
External links
- Accordion Noir Society
- Accordion Noir festival website
- Squeezebox Circle - a monthly gathering of accordionists connected with Accordion Noir, which has been running since 2007.
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