The National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame may not have the money, glamor and tourism of the Rock Hall, but it’s tireless in promoting the Slovenian style polka of which Cleveland was a mecca in ...

PXN deliver a solid button box at a good price, but for more authentic race car inspired options, you are going to spend a lot more. A button box can be a great addition to a rig, for sim racing, ...

The accordion is gaining worldwide popularity. Germany has declared it the instrument of the year for 2026. This versatile music maker is used across various genres, from tango to heavy metal.

The master of the Tex-Mex accordion Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez, whose tradition-drenched sound came to define conjunto or Tejano music of South Texas, has died. Throughout a career that spanned more ...

Women make up the majority of readers in the Tallinn Central Library system, where visitors in 2024 borrowed not only books, but also everything from guitars and gardening tools to yoga mats, blood ...

Slovenefest returns to the SNPJ Recreation Center July 11-13. Slovenefest is a weekend-long celebration of the music, tastes and traditions of Slovenia that is attended by as many as 5,000 people each ...

When Ryan Charles Cihlar first played his grandfather’s World War II-era button-box accordion six years ago, he was instantly transported to his travels through Europe. “All of a sudden, I felt I was ...

EVERETT — Strap on this 25-pound musical breastplate, give it a squeeze, and you’re guaranteed to be the life of the party. Why sing the blues when you can play the accordion? With undertones of ...

BARBERTON — When it comes to local institutions, roots seldom run deeper than those of the 100-plus-year-old Barberton Sokol Club. Every Wednesday for the past 40 of those years, the club at 888 W.

Season’s greetings, all! A couple excellent albums to report on this week in the lead up to Christmas. The first in the media yoke is David Munnelly’s “Retro.” Munnelly is a virtuoso button accordion ...

Passed away peacefully on December 9, 2024 at the age of 90 years. John was born on May 16, 1934 to the late John and Edith Balogh in West Allis. John enjoyed a good polka, his button box accordion, ...

The news that Maugein, the last accordion manufacturer in France, will cease doing business, raises the question of whether the “box of sobs,” as the French call it, is more Gallic or Jewish in its ...