accordion
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Before long the dining room had red leather booths, a seaside mural on the wall, a bar in back and sometimes a wandering accordion player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
There’s “White Hot Coal,” a pensive, acoustic folk rocker with violins as the ghost of an accordion.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Two songs with prominent accordion add a touch of border-music atmosphere to the mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
It was really very hot and the accordion music was pleasant in the hot night.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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The artist was primarily a pianist and flutist, but also played saxaphone, guitars, drums, and accordions - and frequently incorporated household objects into his work.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
There are two kinds of accordions — one with piano keys and one with buttons — but they have similar effects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
Suddenly, the song that was a hit in the mid- to late aughts has become a norteña, a ballad from a regional Mexican genre that relies heavily on accordions and other acoustic instruments.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
Latin music is probably the biggest market for accordions in the world, Triggs says, with artists such as Los Tigres del Norte packing stadiums.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
There were maps an arms’-breadth wide that folded like accordions until they could be slipped into a pocket, and dictionaries that translated words from one language into a dozen others.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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