The home of the accordion in its present form, much of Europe has an accordion tradition in both folk and classical music. The familiar Irish tunes, the Viennese waltz, and Italian and the Hungarian folk dances all thrive on the sound of the instrument.
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FinnBox: The Finnish Acordion JukeBox
Fliflet / Hamre Energiforsyning play fast and loose with Norwegian and Balkan music.
Carl Erik Lundgaard, Danish accordion Kepa Junkera plays the Basque trikitixa Maria Kalaniemi, the queen of Finnish accordion Sharon Shannon of County Clare Compagnie Chez Bousca experiment in the French tradition
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