This collection by Bruce Bollerud welcomes you to the international world of Accordion music. The book contains samples of ethnic folk music from Europe and the Americas and forms the foundation of a basic folk Accordion repertoire. Access to online audio is also included. These songs are from many nations. They are crowd pleasers and they are fun to play. I have played most of these songs in the various bands I have played with over the years. These melodies have stood the test of time, so what are you waiting for? Open the book, get your accordion out and let's play some music! One word about these songs: I generally learn a song and then play it by heart-by memory as opposed to playing it by reading from a sheet of music. I believe this allows for more personal expression and interpretation which can be affected by audience response or the way I feel at the time. You'll notice that on most of the performances on the audio download available online I didn't play repeats. Because of the limited time available on a disc we found we couldn't fit all the tunes if we played them as written. - Bruce Bollerud
Cielito Lindo
Devil's Dream
El Choclo
El Rancho Grande
Forest Flower Waltz
Francuzka Polka
Goldie's Waltz
Hank's Swiss Waltz in C
Hava Nagila
Have Pity Waltz
Helena Polka
Herman's Swiss Waltz in A
Kukavica Waltz
La Golondrina
La Paloma
Life in the Finnish Woods
Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland
Redwing
Sakkajarven
Scratch Your Nose Polka
Selma's Waltz
Soldier's Joy
The Band Played On
The Clarinet Polka
The Finska Waltz
The Jolly Woodchopper
The Repasz Band
The Saturday Night Waltz
Turkey In The Straw
Under The Double Eagle
Vagabond Waltz
Wir Gehen nach Lindenau
Devil's Dream
El Choclo
El Rancho Grande
Forest Flower Waltz
Francuzka Polka
Goldie's Waltz
Hank's Swiss Waltz in C
Hava Nagila
Have Pity Waltz
Helena Polka
Herman's Swiss Waltz in A
Kukavica Waltz
La Golondrina
La Paloma
Life in the Finnish Woods
Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland
Redwing
Sakkajarven
Scratch Your Nose Polka
Selma's Waltz
Soldier's Joy
The Band Played On
The Clarinet Polka
The Finska Waltz
The Jolly Woodchopper
The Repasz Band
The Saturday Night Waltz
Turkey In The Straw
Under The Double Eagle
Vagabond Waltz
Wir Gehen nach Lindenau
| Arrangement | Accordion |
| Genres | World |
| Format | Instrumental Album |
| Level | 3 |
| NumberOfPages | 74 |
| Media | Downloads, Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
| Contributors | Bollerud, Bruce (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780786687831 |