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
  • RenĂ©e De la Prade
  • Orkestar Slivovica
  • Demon Squadron
  • Miss Murgatroid
  • Nefertiti in the Kitchen
  • Jason Webley
  • Wendy McNeill

References

  1. "Geoff Berner chronicles an ephemeral subculture". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 6 September 2017.
  2. Conner, Shawn (2017-08-31). "Last wheeze for Accordion Noir? Let's hope not". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2019-08-27.


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