Any piano accordion players out there?

I'm of course referring to the style of accordion what has a piano styled treble section (versus the diatonic accordion with the buttons).

I'm looking to form a accordion band designed to annoy people at public events and private functions.

If I could find a tenor sax player, a 4 string banjo player and a clarinet player, there is also the possibility of putting together a combo that plays up tempo New Orleans styled "strutting" music (example: Oh Dem Golden Slippers, Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey, Alabama Jubilee, polkas, classic sing along's).

Why do so many people hate accordions?

There's not a single accordion player out there?

Well, my brother plays the piano accordion but since he lives in Iowa I hesitated to mention him.

ScienceChic wrote: Sorry, all I can do is sing. Kind of. My parents abused me by ignoring my pleas to sign me up for piano lessons as a kid, and by the time I got to band age, I wasn't interested in learning any musical instruments anymore. Picking up piano at age 40 sucks...

But I applaud your effort to annoy people with music! :HighFive:

Don't tempt me. I'll bring it to the CCoC am meeting tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4_G7HHJ0GE

I happened to hear this today, and thought of you. lol

On the Annoyance Scale 1-10, I'd say this is at least a 9.

ColoradoKathy wrote:

I happened to hear this today, and thought of you. lol

On the Annoyance Scale 1-10, I'd say this is at least a 9.

Thanks for that.

Ode to my accordion.[/i]

I actually started playing professionally in a local country and western band ("Joey Canfield Trio") in Northern New Jersey (yes... that New Jersey) when I was 16, using the accordion. It was handy, small, we were a 4 piece band (yes, Joey started with a trio, added a forth and never changed the name) and not having to drag along a piano or organ made us able to fit on some of the smaller stages at a lot of the clubs.

In 1970 when I was 17 I graduated high school, and as a graduation gift my dad offered me an electronic accordion or an organ. Since I wanted to start my own band, and I noticed a dearth of accordions in pop music, I opted for the organ.

My dad was a professional drinker, hung out in a number of bars, and would talk and brag to the bar owners about his sons band. We had played some weddings and private functions, but hadn't hit the club scene yet. In an effort to shut my dad up, one bar owner humored him and gave us a 4 hours audition on a Sunday afternoon (4 hours, which amounted to the bar getting free entertainment for 4 hours).

Surprisingly we got the gig. The name of the band was "The Soundsations" (we were soundsational) and from there we went on to a solid 4 years of being one of the more sought after bands for bars, clubs, wedding and events in the tri-state region (NJ, NY, PA).

This was then



(The Soundsations 1972. (l. to r.) Bill Pearce (lead vocals/guitar), Walter Newton (keyboards), Joann Johnson (lead vocals), Steve Cicchetti (drums) and Hank DiYanni (bass guitar)

This is now (click on thumbnail for larger photo)

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I moved to Dallas in 1974 and continued as a keyboard player for numerous bands, every kind of band from a all black funk band, country and western, top 40 cover bands and solo gigs playing roller skating styled music on the organ.

My last gig with a band was 1982. Haven't played with anyone since, just for my own entertainment at home. I still have two accordions.