Among free-reed instruments with bellows, the accordion was developed in the early 1800s alongside others like the concertina, bandoneon, and harmonium. Google Doodle celebrated the ‘accordion’ on ...

The term "accordion" finds its roots in the German word akkord (chord), as highlighted by Google Doodle. (Pic: Google) Google Doodle on Thursday (May 23) celebrated the ‘accordion’, a German musical ...

Years ago, Charles Schultz ran a series of Peanuts strips featuring a dancing Snoopy playing endless polkas, schottisches and waltzes on an accordion. FSK (Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle, “Freewilling ...

On Summer Saturdays for more than 40 years at the SAC Park in Shrewsbury, accordion enthusiasts would come to hear Nils Lundin play polkas, waltzes and foxtrots. Lundin’s love for the accordion drove ...

Accordion maestro Mario Cianflone began a lifelong love affair with music at age 9, when his father won a bare-bones version of the instrument in a poker match. Today, Cianflone tours the country to ...

Holshouser turned to accordion when a college pal gave him one as a gift. Martin Johnson reviews his latest album, then Terry Gross hosts Holshouser in the studio for conversation and some music. This ...