NE Accordion Festival

03/22/2021

The Great American Accordion Ramble!
When: Mar 27, 2021 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

The purpose of the meetings is to have people who love accordions from around the country hang out for a while and get to know each other. The breakout rooms are a fun format to play your favorite songs for someone else without too much pressure. During Accordion Karaoke you get to jam along with Dee Langley on songs old and new from around the world. This is a wonderful opportunity to be social online with people who love accordions, even during the pandemic!

1:00 Accordion Mixer (breakout rooms of 3)
2:00-2:30 Accordion Karaoke with Dee - ***Important - email Dee Langley at [email protected] for music***

Blue Skirt Waltz (Frankie Yankovich hit, 1949) Country & Western
Planxty F***y Power (F***y Power's Waltz) Irish ca. 1720
Sano Duso (Shanna, Sweetheart) Serbia - prior to 1886
Song from Moulin Rouge (1952) Movie Theme

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlc-uspzorHtAVA1R5CqF8UPtMCAJ0JAcK

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Ready to Ramble?

12/08/2020

11/07/2020

The date of the NE Accordion Festival has been changed to December 11-13, 2020. COVID has made things move a little bit slower than usual so we're still getting things in place.

11/11/2019

Accordion Band Camp 2019
Music from Poland and the Balkans

It was a very rewarding and fun day. Good music, food and friends. Wonderful!

11/08/2019

"Accordion Band Camp - Music from Poland and the Balkans" 2019

Celebrate Community and Heritage, the accordion travels everywhere!

Saturday, November 9 - "Band Camp" ($15.00)

10:00 - 1:00 Music from the Balkans, exploring rhythms
1:00 Potluck bring a dish to share
2:00 - 5:00 Music from Poland, heartfelt melodies and a few surprises
5:00 Pizza Party for Participants ($5.00)
Saturday, November 9 - Concert ($10.00)
(Open to the public and handicap accessible)
6:00 Friends, family and the community are invited to hear what we learned during the day. Special guest soloists.
8:30 After Party, details announced at the concert

https://airaccordion.com/neaf/

11/03/2018

The NE Festival is pleased to have 3 different ensemble you can play in this year. For those of you who want to have a good time and play some familiar tunes in an informal setting Level 1 is perfect. The tunes are Praha Polka, Kiev Waltz, Josepfin's Dopvals and You are my Sunshine.

If you want a little more structured group try Level 2. We have Prince's 1999, Latina and Ferghana.

Want a challenge? Level 3 is for you. In fact, there's even an extra pre-festival rehearsal for those of you who are interested. The extra rehearsal is Monday night (November 5th) at 6:30. If you're interested please send a message to Dee Langley on FB to get the address. The songs are Timonya, Hoedown (Aaron Copland) and a very special treat Music of the Night which will be performed with the vocal talent of Andrew Peterson.

The full schedule is online at https://airaccordion.com/neaf/

All music can be downloaded from https://airaccordion.com/neaf/download-ensemble-music/

It would be great to see you there with or without an accordion! If you come with your accordion please bring a music stand.

Schedule and Information