This week we begin a two feature focusing on the accordion. Back in those pre-cable days, we had very few TV stations to choose from, so, frequently, all through our neighborhood almost every homes was tuned to The Lawrence Welk Show. We found ourselves exposed to the accordion on that program as well as every wedding reception and ice cream festival I attended as a kid. It was years until I realized how very cool and versatile the accordion is. The next two programs demonstrate the many voices of the accordion as a lead and accompaniment instrument. We’ll hear Maria Kalaniemi, Jimmie Shand, Steve Riley and of course Frankie Yankovic … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Episode #18-22: All Things AccordionHost: Tom DruckenmillerArtist/”Song”/CD/LabelPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysLydom, Bugge & Hoirup / “Tretur-Furmandsrill-Rigel” / Gangspil / Go Danish Folk MusicThe Subdudes / “Angel to Be” / Annunciation / High StreetMaria Kalaniemi & Sven Ahlback / “Polska After Johan Erik Taklax” / Airbow / NorthsideJimmie Shand and his Band / “The Marestand Twostep” / Jimmie Shand Plays Jimmie Shand / DeltaSourdough Slim / “Roaming Cowboy” / Contagious Fun / Roundup RecordsTango-Orchestri Unto / “Juno” / Dark Wings of the Night / ARCThe Occasionals / “The Baden Powell” / Back in Step / GreentraxJody Kruskal / “She's Got the Money Too” / Concertina Valentine / Self ProducedFrankie Yankovic / “The Pennsylvania Polka” / America's Favorites / ColumbiaLydom, Bugge & Hoirup / “Springdans-O hejsa, min kone er tyk” / Gangspil / Go Danish Folk MusicSteve Riley & the Mamou Playboys / “Tout le Temps en Temp” / Live / RounderJoseito Mateo & Louis Kalaff / “Los Budegueros” / Republica Dominicana / PutumayoYale Strom / “Young Forces Grow” / “City of the Future-Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union” / ARCHigh Neighbor Boys / “Zeke Terney's Stomp” / Okeh Western Swing / CBS Special ProductsLa Famille Leger / “Tunes from Lucy Johannes” / L'Etoille Nord / Self ProducedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways