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Accordion Noir Radio

"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.

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Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-04-08: Beer Barrel...

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2026/04/10

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 […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-04-01: April Fish...

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2026/04/02

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 […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-03-25: Back to...

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2026/03/26

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 […]

Accordion Noir 2026-03-18: Frog Millhouse, Joe...

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2026/03/22

Apologies for the delay, I’ve been unwell, on vacation at a donkey refuge on Vancouver Island. (That old cliche!) If Bruce instilled a stealth theme underlying this past week’s program beyond “assorted squeezy odds and ends” [& the regular birthdays, and St P. Day 🍀 B.], I have been unable to discern it from scrutinizing […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-03-11: Birthday...

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2026/03/13

Not long ago, we observed a time of year that boasted multiple accordionic holidays taking place around the same time on the calendar. This week, conversely, sees an incredible conjunction of birthdays of profoundly influential accordionists across a wide range of styles and genres. This isn’t the first time we’ve built an episode of our […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-03-04: March Back!...

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2026/03/06

Not only is it Bandcamp Friday tomorrow, but it’s also the start of the month of March! To observe these two august (no, I said March!) occasions, Bruce has shared with us this week a playlist of accordionic marching music by squeezy musicians selling music on Bandcamp. If you hear something you like, maybe you […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-02-24: Last...

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2026/02/26

Last night’s episode of CFRO’s weekly hour-long Accordion Noir broadcast of alt-squeezebox music touches on many currents of free-reed bellows music but all with the late squeezy innovator Guy Klucevsek on our mind, whose birthday is today. 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 […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-02-11: Welcome to...

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2026/02/12

All right, enough resting on our laurels. Last week we celebrated the 1000th episode of our weekly alt-accordion broadcast. This week: it’s the first episode of our second thousand. Back to work! 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 […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-02-04: Accordion...

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2026/02/05

Seems like our 500th episode extravaganza with Geoff Berner and Dawn Zoe was just yesterday, but somehow this week was a thousand weeks since our first broadcast back at the start of December 2006, meaning that this week we celebrated our thousandth episode! (Later this year we’ll be observing its 20th anniversary.) We celebrated by […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-01-28: January...

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2026/01/30

Last night’s episode of Accordion Noir observes the end of the month and … our final appearance measurable in only three digits. You can’t really hear any of that in the playlist selections, but nevertheless the songs are good and the music is hot and squeezy, so go get an earful! If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-01-21: Greenland...

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2026/01/22

With all the talk about Greenland in the news recently, Bruce was inspired to devote an episode to the topic of that big cold island. (He didn’t get very far on short notice, but it’s worth investigating further!) 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 […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-01-14: Johnny...

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2026/01/15

There are some dates and weeks that are loaded with birthdays and anniversaries for people and events that loom large in accordion history, and this week is one of them, which lends itself neatly to a musical playlist. 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 […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-01-07: Immigrant’s...

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2026/01/08

I can’t put it better than Bruce did in his words below, so I’ll leave it to him to elaborate on last night’s episode of CFRO’s weekly Accordion Noir broadcast, on themes of solidarity and unity in times of great division. If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to this […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2025-12-31: Public...

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2026/01/02

With every year that passes, more and more of our cultural heritage passes from private ownership into the public realm, where anyone can use or enjoy it without being required to pay fees — typically because the creators have been dead and the creations now forgotten for many decades hence. But in a world of […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2025-12-24: Some...

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2025/12/25

If you’re going to be playing an hour of music on Christmas Eve, you need to either be explicitly embracing or rejecting the occasion. In this week’s episode of Accordion Noir, Bruce kind of does both at the same time — the show is all Christmas music, but that Christmas music includes a lot of […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2025-12-17: A few...

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2025/12/18

We’re getting into winter holiday season, and first up is Chanukah, a primary focus in this week’s episode of our weekly hour-long all-accordion broadcast. 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. […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2025-12-10: Accordion...

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2025/12/11

Some years, we make a big deal out of the anniversary of our radio program. (The first few years we would reconvene at our original broadcast time from 2-3 am for an hour of not-ready-for-prime-time pirate radio.) Other years, such as this one, it just quietly tries to slip past us. (Tries. It’s hard for […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2025-12-03: Last...

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2025/12/04

One more time before the year is up, we’re hosting another #AccordionBandcamp special on the occasion of #BandcampFriday coming up this week, your chance to purchase accordion music from accordionic recording artists and have the lion’s share of the digital payments actually reach said artists! Happy holidays all around! If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2025-11-26: Whatever We...

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2025/11/27

Bruce is getting a little postmodern with these programs: he has taken an episode of our program first aired a bit over eighteen years ago, located all of the songs included in it in his music collection, and has offset every song by one in the sequence of his overall collection. Why? You can’t interrogate […]

Accordion Noir radio playlist 2025-11-19: Tommy...

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2025/11/24

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 you haven’t yet, please consider making a pledge to our parent radio station CFRO for the Fall membership drive! And now, here’s the playlist of […]

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