accordionist

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ac·cor·di·on

(ə-kôr′dē-ən)

A portable wind instrument with a small keyboard and free metal reeds that sound when air is forced past them by pleated bellows operated by the player.

adj.

Having folds or bends like the bellows of an accordion: accordion pleats; accordion blinds.

[German Akkordion, from Akkord, chord, from French accord, harmony, from Old French acorder, to accord, from Medieval Latin accordāre, to bring into agreement; see accord.]

ac·cor′di·on·ist n.

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Noun

accordionist - a musician who plays the accordion

instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

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harmonikář

accordionist

[əˈkɔːdɪənɪst] N → acordeonista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

accordionist

n → Akkordeonspieler(in) m(f), → Akkordeonist(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

accordionist

[əˈkɔːdɪənɪst] n (Mus) → fisarmonicista m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Joining them for the final event in the Summer Lunchtime Fun series is local accordionist Steve Roxton, who will end the proceedings with a selection of old favourites and accordion classics.

Finale to the season of fun

Animated double-bassist Edd Harwood jumps on his bass as if he's having a fight with it, guitarist Caspar Riss looks like he fixes computers by day, and sassy accordionist Sophie Loyer looks like Cruella De Ville in charge of an out-of-control violin.

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The McPresley medley is a joint effort by Dean and accordionist Ian Muir and will be showcased at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall on Saturday.

Dean's McPresley look

The ostensible headliner is accordionist Keith Frank with his Soileau Zydeco Band, an electrified quintet which combines the southern sounds of Cajun, blues, rock and soul into a potent Creole brew.

Culture: Sounds of the Deep South; Martin Longley previews tonight's double-helping of traditional music from Louisiana

Derwentside Accordion Club will be giving a warm welcome on Thursday, September 25, to the brilliant accordionist Brian Griffen who hails from Lockerbie.

Events round up

She said: "The last recordings I will make will be a track for Dolly Parton's tribute album and Irish accordionist Sharon Shannon's album."

Sinead: No more showbiz

The duo - fiddler Gareth Westacott and accordionist Guto Dafis - are among the rising stars of the traditional Welsh folk scene.

Pick of the day

ACCORDIONIST Jack Emblow will be at the Leofric in Coventry for the next Sunday Jazz Lunch on March 23.

GO! JAZZ NOTES

The trio, Harriet Mackenzie on violin, Meg Hamilton on viola and accordionist Milos Milivojevic, are international solists in their own right, but together they redefine the relationship between classical and world music with their dazzling virtuosity, telepathic rapport and impeccable musicianship.

KOSMOS ENSEMBLE

"The attendance on the day was really good and the events on the day were well received, including from Penpont accordionist Kyle Anderson.

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With nods to Patti Smith, John Cooper Clarke and Tom Waits, poet AOIFE MANNIX and accordionist JANIE ARMOUR mix live and recorded sounds to create beautifully haunting soundscapes.

Poetry emotion; Gig of the Week: Woodpigeon

Tom Quinn from L13, who sent the picture he took in, recalls they were John Kearns,Jackie Hamilton, Pat Quigley (wellknown accordionist),George, John,Fred Pimblett,Albert Harry.