BEAUMONT — The accordion is Ed Poullard's birthright. But for decades, his inheritance was simply the music that came from the push-button box. It was a bounty of tunes he learned from his father, ...

In this edition of The Slice, we take a trip to the Harrington ARTS Center in Superior, WI In this edition of The Slice, we take a trip to the Harrington ARTS Center in Superior, WI to visit the World ...

Known to many throughout Europe as "the accordion man" – Ken Hopkins from County Down dedicated decades of his life to collecting and restoring the instruments. At the time of his death last year, he ...

Monday marked World Accordion Day and there’s no better place to celebrate in the Northland than at A World of Accordions Museum in Superior. The museum’s curator Dr. Helmi Harrington collected nearly ...

In the Mid-Atlantic region of the country, you might find shops that only sell new accordions or some that only repair accordions, or ones that only give lessons. With a background in finance and ...

The hum of an accordion might transport you to the streets of Paris or a drafty Italian restaurant with red and white checkered tablecloths and candles stuck in Chianti bottles. Maybe polka comes to ...

We revisit a conversation we first aired in April 2023 which was the first installment of our series on people’s professions. We’ll learn what it takes to do different kinds of jobs and how these ...

Pigini accordions can have over 12,000 individual pieces, compared to the few hundred in a standard accordion. Each piece is installed by hand, which can take over a year. In that time, craftspeople ...

Rosanne Romagnoli wants you to know that the accordion is alive and well in Oak Lawn. Romagnoli runs the Italo-American Accordion Co. out of a storefront on 95th Street, the third-generation of her ...

Gabbanelli Accordions and Imports is an unassuming store located alongside many motorists’ daily commutes. On West Bellfort, between a Kroger grocery and a car wash, it is an inconspicuous red ...