Welcome to the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge! This is my fourth year participating, and I hope you enjoy this month of blog posts. I try to keep them short, as I know you’re visiting a number of bloggers this month.
“A” is for accordion! Believed to have been invented in the early 1800s, by 1874, the yearly production rate was 700,000. It’s traditionally been used to perform folk and ethnic music.
I am the bestselling author of nine novels, including the Swiss Chocolate trilogy and VILLA DEL SOL, which won the 2018 Book Award in Literary Fiction from the Independent Publishers of New England.
My newest series includes the books A JINGLE VALLEY WEDDING, APRIL IN GALWAY, and ALL’S WELL IN JINGLE VALLEY.
Find my books online at Amazon, locally at Stillwater Books (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) and Ink Fish Books (Warren, Rhode Island).
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All those buttons terrify me. I don’t know how someone can keep them all straight. But it’s a really fun instrument to listen to. There’s definitely a bit of showmanship involved in playing it. 🙂
While growing up a relative played the accordion and always played and sang at family gatherings. This is a lovely way to start the challenge with you.
Your posts each year enlighten and enrich me. Thanks for doing this series. It should be (almost) as interesting as Cheese. I gotta say I loved that series! lol I’ll be back!
UH, I think he is playing ‘Beyond the Sea’. Is it also called ‘La Mer’? Anyway, my cousin played the accordion and had a band in Windsor. Absolutely ages ago.
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Martha…Great Post, I can’t wait to read all of them. Love Bobby Darin,
Beyond The Sea!
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Missing your posts this month, ZD – hope you find the time to do the challenge in May
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All those buttons terrify me. I don’t know how someone can keep them all straight. But it’s a really fun instrument to listen to. There’s definitely a bit of showmanship involved in playing it. 🙂
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It’s like playing a sideways piano… and I can’t play one sitting still and flat!
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Lol! Me too. ☹ no musical talent here. At all. Haha.
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As I tell people, I can play the radio.
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Wow, four years! Very impressive 🙂
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Thanks, Sara – I do love this time of year 🙂
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My favourite accordion player is Phil Cunningham. Scottish of course!
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Of course!
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I’ve always wanted to learn to play the accordion!
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Never too late, Morgan!
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While growing up a relative played the accordion and always played and sang at family gatherings. This is a lovely way to start the challenge with you.
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Thanks, Stepheny.
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Your posts each year enlighten and enrich me. Thanks for doing this series. It should be (almost) as interesting as Cheese. I gotta say I loved that series! lol I’ll be back!
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Ah, Sharon, if only one could play a tune on a wheel of Brie! xxx
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LOL That, Dear Martha, would be called “heaven”.
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Thanks, Sharon! I hope you enjoy the rest of the posts xxx
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Awesome start on A-to-Z. I”m looking forward to the rest of your posts! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks, Shawn!
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UH, I think he is playing ‘Beyond the Sea’. Is it also called ‘La Mer’? Anyway, my cousin played the accordion and had a band in Windsor. Absolutely ages ago.
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Yes, one and the same!
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