Making the Accordion Hip

Thursday, 27 June 2013 | by Pat's Picks

“Showing Off the Accordion’s Hip Side” is the headline in today’s New York Times. My question: which side is hip? All sides, according to a festival going on in Manhattan this summer. The purpose of Accordions Around the World is to stage a makeover for the accordion’s image and change people’s perception that it’s just a stodgy 19th century instrument. Artists enlisted to help with the transformation are eschewing the polka for non-traditional choices like the Rolling Stones and Bob Marley.

SOURCE: New York Times