https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com "Ruthlessly pursuing the idea that the accordion is just another instrument." Join the front-lines of the Accordion Revolution, broadcasting around the world almost every Wednesday since 2006. From Punk to Piazzolla (a variety of loud rock and roll, and a famous tango composer). The most unexpected variety of squeezebox music you're likely to subscribe to today. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:24:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 19589084 Accordion punk-rock and classical-folk stuff from around the world, with jazz and occasional token polkas. Broadcast live on CFRO Co-Op Radio from the heart of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Earth. We welcome concertina, bandoneon, squeezebox, squashbox, button-box, bayan, melodeon, trikitixa (Basque buttonbox), and flutina (primitive accordion). We play norteño, zydeco, forro, tango, klezmer, and little kids messing with toy accordions. We like vallenato from Colombia, muzette from France, punk rock from Russia, and anything from Finland or Belgium. It's eclectic, showing the sometimes dark, unfamiliar depths of the various squeezebox traditions, while having a good time. Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs no accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonboxRuthlessly pursuing the idea that the accordion is just another instrument.accordion.noir@gmail.comRowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/06/07/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-06-03-june-it-is-acaiman-in-return-to-live-djing/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:24:13 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18268 18268unwashedmass This week, Bruce got out of his apartment and into the CFRO studios two blocks away, where he hadn’t broadcast an episode of Accordion Noir live since the Covid-19 pandemic. Many things have changed, but the music is still all very squeezy! Broadcasting live is a more spontaneous experience, and we think you’ll be able […] unwashedmass accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noThis week, Bruce got out of his apartment and into the CFRO studios two blocks away, where he hadn’t broadcast an episode of Accordion Noir live since the Covid-19 pandemic. Many things have changed, but the music is still all very squeezy! Broadcasting live is a more spontaneous experience, and we think you’ll be able […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/05/27/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-05-27-fair-winds-fallowing-seas-capt-fred/ Wed, 27 May 2026 19:45:24 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18260 18260unwashedmass Last night’s episode of CFRO’s weekly Accordion Noir alt-squeezebox broadcast was a playlist of squeezy songs arranged by your host Bruce in memory of his sailor father, who recently passed. If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to this Accordion Noir episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as […] unwashedmass accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noLast night’s episode of CFRO’s weekly Accordion Noir alt-squeezebox broadcast was a playlist of squeezy songs arranged by your host Bruce in memory of his sailor father, who recently passed. If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to this Accordion Noir episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-05-20-hearts-in-transit/ Fri, 22 May 2026 00:25:19 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18254 18254unwashedmass This week your host Bruce had a little trouble with his heart, so of course he made it the theme for this week’s radio program. (Of all his organs that could have been cause for concern, just be glad it wasn’t one of the other ones he had to find an hour of appropriate songs […] unwashedmass accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noThis week your host Bruce had a little trouble with his heart, so of course he made it the theme for this week’s radio program. (Of all his organs that could have been cause for concern, just be glad it wasn’t one of the other ones he had to find an hour of appropriate songs […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-05-13-richie-valens-birthday/ Thu, 14 May 2026 18:17:11 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18242 18242unwashedmass Yesterday was the birthday of the late, great Ritchie Valens, and Bruce took the opportunity to take us on a whirlwind audio tour of squeezy Latin music (which, of course, we could devote an entire hour to every week and barely scratch the surface!)  If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted […] unwashedmass 🪅 🪗 accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noYesterday was the birthday of the late, great Ritchie Valens, and Bruce took the opportunity to take us on a whirlwind audio tour of squeezy Latin music (which, of course, we could devote an entire hour to every week and barely scratch the surface!)  If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-05-05-three-years-till-the-bicentennial/ Wed, 06 May 2026 19:05:10 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18226 18226unwashedmass Because we are three years away from the bicentennial of Cyrill Demian’s patenting of the accordion, for this episode, observing this year’s “Accordion Day” (when you’re like us, every day is accordion day), Bruce has lined up a set of squeezy songs involving the number three. (Because there are simply quite a bit fewer songs […] unwashedmass accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noBecause we are three years away from the bicentennial of Cyrill Demian’s patenting of the accordion, for this episode, observing this year’s “Accordion Day” (when you’re like us, every day is accordion day), Bruce has lined up a set of squeezy songs involving the number three. (Because there are simply quite a bit fewer songs […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-04-29-bandcamp-friday-le-vent-du-nord-more/ Fri, 01 May 2026 19:42:12 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18210 18210unwashedmass Bandcamp Friday is upon us once again, and we like to take the opportunity to dip into Bandcamp’s catalogue of musical offerings and make curated recommendation of squeezy working musicians you might take this opportunity to purchase music from! All that, plus Bruce hypes up Quebec’s amazing, accordionic le Vent du Nord, playing in town […] unwashedmass accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noBandcamp Friday is upon us once again, and we like to take the opportunity to dip into Bandcamp’s catalogue of musical offerings and make curated recommendation of squeezy working musicians you might take this opportunity to purchase music from! All that, plus Bruce hypes up Quebec’s amazing, accordionic le Vent du Nord, playing in town […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-04-15-co-op-radios-fifty-second-birthday-time-machine/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:10:17 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18190 18190unwashedmass As we approach our parent radio station’s 52nd birthday, Bruce set his mind to wandering and contemplated what our program might have sounded like had it begun airing in that august year of 1974. (Definitely no “Weird Al”!) Come with us as he explores this historical thought experiment! If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions […] unwashedmass accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noAs we approach our parent radio station’s 52nd birthday, Bruce set his mind to wandering and contemplated what our program might have sounded like had it begun airing in that august year of 1974. (Definitely no “Weird Al”!) Come with us as he explores this historical thought experiment! If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/04/09/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-04-08-beer-barrel-wednesday/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:31:35 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18162 18162unwashedmass Thirteen years ago, Bruce workshopped a portion of his Accordion Revolution book here on the blog, a brief chapter about the squeezy cliche that is the Beer Barrel Polka. But apparently he did not get it out of his system, as this massive accordion hit through the ages is still rattling around in his noggin […] unwashedmass accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noThirteen years ago, Bruce workshopped a portion of his Accordion Revolution book here on the blog, a brief chapter about the squeezy cliche that is the Beer Barrel Polka. But apparently he did not get it out of his system, as this massive accordion hit through the ages is still rattling around in his noggin […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/accordion-noir-2026-04-01-april-fish-day/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:33:56 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18141 18141unwashedmass This late in the day you’ve already weathered the worst of it, but today was April Fool’s Day and in honour of the occasion Bruce has queued up a set of silly, funny accordion music for this week’s episode of Accordion Noir radio. (Unrepresented in this recording, but co-host Rowan is also on track to […] unwashedmass accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noThis late in the day you’ve already weathered the worst of it, but today was April Fool’s Day and in honour of the occasion Bruce has queued up a set of silly, funny accordion music for this week’s episode of Accordion Noir radio. (Unrepresented in this recording, but co-host Rowan is also on track to […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-03-25-back-to-school-with-natasha/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:35:01 +0000 http://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/?p=18121 18121unwashedmass I’m not entirely sure what the theme of this week’s episode is either, but it definitely involves accordion music, which should be sufficient! If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to this Accordion Noir episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. If […] unwashedmass accordion.noir@gmail.com (Rowan Lipkovits and Bruce Triggs)noI’m not entirely sure what the theme of this week’s episode is either, but it definitely involves accordion music, which should be sufficient! If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to this Accordion Noir episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. If […]accordion,accordian,acordion,squeezebox,concertina,bayan,trikitixa,Basque,buttonbox