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.

Camaraderie and a shared love of the sometimes misunderstood instrument are what bond members of the Chicago Accordion Club. And they wouldn’t have it any other way. “Members of the Chicago Accordion ...

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 ...

The late Ken Hopkins amassed a huge private collection of his beloved instruments Known to many throughout Europe as "the accordion man" – Ken Hopkins from County Down dedicated decades of his life to ...

He elevated his instrument’s often-maligned reputation with deft musicianship, and by writing and commissioning a wide range of music. By Richard Sandomir Guy Klucevsek, a masterly accordion player ...

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 ...

Plus, a first look at some of the latest innovations from Roland, BOSS, and DW at the 2025 NAMM Show (L-R) John Good, DW Senior Executive Vice President; Don Lombardi, DW Founder and Chief Product ...

Music production manufacturer Roland has launched two new specialist performance keyboards. Created with professional stage musicians in mind, the V-STAGE range aims to turn all-in-one show keyboards ...

This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons ...

This week’s guest on Viva Tejano, Eva Ybarra, is a luminary in conjunto music, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist who’s been playing the accordion for seven decades. For all her talent, though, she’s ...

It just got a little easier to practice the drums without anyone noticing your mistakes. Roland has just unveiled the V-Drums Quiet Design kit, which, as the name suggests, lets you play the drums ...