Accordions rule!
Speaking of accordions, NPR’s Morning Edition had a great ten minute piece yesterday about accordions in Tex-Mex music (conjunto, norteño, and polka). It was still on as I pulled into the parking lot at work, so I had to sit in the car and listen to the end. Great stuff, with a demonstration by Santiago Jimenez, Jr., of the difference between the German and Bohemian style of accordion and the Mexican style. The report was part of a great series they’re running every Friday morning called Honky Tonks, Hymns, and The Blues. Maybe some day they’ll do a piece about all the great accordion music from places other than Texas.
Posted at 6:39 AM