Neil Young has spent his decades-long career shifting in and out of hard-and-fast genre definitions. The Canadian singer-songwriter often blurs the edges between folk, rock, country, and grunge before ...

From old world to new shores / Helena Simonett -- Accordion jokes : a folklorist's view / Richard March -- From chanky-chank to Yankee chanks : the Cajun accordion as identity symbol / Mark F. DeWitt ...

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Kevin Solecki, a Grammy-nominated accordionist who owns Carnegie Accordion, sells his own brand of the instrument and plays some of the most renowned brands. Solecki also offers private lessons.

Verne Meisner, 66, whose accordion-propelled polka tunes kept the upper Midwest dancing for 57 years and who won an international following for his musical skill, died June 10 of cancer at St. Luke’s ...

Ankit Kumar hesitated at the door of his professor’s office at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, wondering if the idea he was about to share was a breakthrough — or a bust. Kumar ...

KALAMAZOO --In late 2005, guitarist Ken Haas and a few other members of a 10-piece cover band were waiting for a bandmate to arrive at practice when Haas started playing Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb ...

Steve Meisner, one of Wisconsin's best-known polka musicians, died June 1 at age 62 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. As part of the band that carried his name, Meisner, a lifelong Whitewater ...

Ohio’s Chardon Polka Band travels the country virtually to celebrate their genre. Polka musicians nationwide contribute to a delightful tapestry of unique performances that celebrate Americana, ...

Amid the hip-hop, towering over the pervasive bro-country and emo pop, musicians Addie Hejl and Jameson Brettmann stand out among peers. Addie Hejl,13, center, plays accordion at a tribute to the ...