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Chango Spasiuk (born 1968) – Argentine folk musician of Ukrainian descent; John Spiers (born 1975) – English melodeon player; Will Starr (1922–1976) – Scottish accordionist, technically a genius and a true master of the button key accordion, famous for his expertise at playing every genre of music. Described as the true "Master of the ...
Sheryl Cormier (born March 15, 1945) is an American Cajun accordion musician. She began playing the accordion when she was 7 years old. She is "one of the few women to establish herself in Cajun music" and is the first professional Cajun accordion female musician.
Music portal; This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Accordionists. It includes accordionists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing ...
Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968) is an Irish musician, [1] best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 debut album, Sharon Shannon, was the best-selling album of traditional Irish music ever released in Ireland.
Ida Lewis "Queen Ida" Guillory (born January 15, 1929) [1] [2] is a Louisiana Creole accordionist. [3] She was the first female accordion player to lead a zydeco band. [4] Queen Ida's music is an eclectic mix of R&B, Caribbean, and Cajun, though the presence of her accordion always keeps it traditional.
This is a list of articles describing popular music acts that incorporate the accordion. The accordion appeared in popular music from the 1900s-1960s. This half century is often called the "Golden Age of the Accordion." Three players: Pietro Frosini, and the two brothers Count Guido Deiro and Pietro Deiro were major influences at this time.
Mie Miki is a classical accordion musician. She took up the accordion at age 4 [2] and has been dubbed "Queen of the Classical Accordion". [3] [4] She is a professor of accordion as well as Vice President at Folkwang University of the Arts [5] and is honorary professor at the Xinjian Arts College. [6]
Victoria Galvan (born 1986) is a singer and musician from Corpus Christi, Texas, US. [1] She performs in the Tejano style as part of the ensemble Victoria Sus Chikos (Victoria and Her Boys). [2] She records on the Hacienda Records label. [3] Galvan is one of the few female Tejano vocalists to play the accordion herself as well as being the lead ...