Accordion Noir Radio

Bruce Triggs & Rowan Lipkovits
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"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.

Episodes

  1. 3D AGO

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-03-11: Birthday Conjunction and Then Some

    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 […]

  2. MAR 6

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-03-04: March Back! to Bandcamp Friday

    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 […]

  3. FEB 26

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-02-24: Last Wednesday in This February

    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 […]

  4. FEB 12

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-02-11: Welcome to our 1001th Episode

    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 […]

  5. FEB 5

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-02-04: Accordion Noir’s 1,000th Episode, with Geoff Berner

    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 […]

  6. JAN 30

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-01-28: January Closeout Sale

    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 […]

  7. JAN 22

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-01-21: Greenland for Greenlanders

    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 […]

  8. JAN 15

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-01-14: Johnny Grande Day, New Music & More Birthdays

    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 […]

  9. JAN 8

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2026-01-07: Immigrant’s Rights and Wrongs

    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 […]

  10. JAN 2

    Accordion Noir radio playlist 2025-12-31: Public Domain Day Requires a Law Degree

    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 […]

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"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.

Information

  • Creator
    Bruce Triggs & Rowan Lipkovits
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Accordion Noir Radio

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