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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Accordion and Banjo.

I guess my Horseflies lore is really out of date!

I'll be on the lookout for them with accordion now.

Pointless trivia: my new wave garage band "Identity Crisis" kicked off a 48-hour musicthon just before the Tompkins County Horseflies (precursor of Horseflies when they played pretty straight Old Time) at the West End Saloon in Ithaca...must have been '81.

S'b'B

Re: Re: Re: Re: Accordion and Banjo.

I'd asked this question before and was told there had been a band out of Houma that featured the combination. Anyone know who that was or if they recorded?

Re: Accordion and Banjo.

I play 5 string bluegrass banjo and Im here to tell you, it fits in well with lots of cajun songs. Lots of simularitys in the two musics.

Re: Re: Accordion and Banjo.

this is a very interesting subject. i am a fiddle player, before i played fiddle, i took some banjo lessons with bill keith, what a master! anyhow, the pattern oriented nature of the banjo seems very similar to that of the accordion, as i slowly learn the accordion (fiddle seems much more natural to me) i can see how similar the two instruments are. i think it's rare that someone can master both, perhaps it's a right brain vs. left brain thing? or maybe it's how melodic the fiddle is.......the accordion is predominantly rhythmic in nature....
roger

Re: Accordion and Banjo.

I been pickin the 5 string for a long time, I just took up the accordion a couple of weeks ago seriously. I think I have met my match and challenge. I can pretty much play anything with strings that is tossed to me, but this little rascal is challenging. Nevertheless, I got me a Dirk Powell tape and a Wilson Savoy on the way. I understand Improv very well with strings, and I have my own signature licks for the 5 string, so who knows what may come of this. Bruce



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