Eight accordionists plus a small rhythm section in a program that gets stuck somewhere between pop and world music. Those Darn Accordions are for those who think that accordion bands play extremely good music! certainly a revelation. For many other music lovers too. The music comes from various sources: zydeco, texmex, polka, seguin, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Costello, Louis Prima etc ..... The treatment
… of this very varied material is full of humor and is reminiscent of the former Dutch group Gruppo Sportivo. As an example: the treatment of Hendrix '' Fire 'extinguishes any interior fire. An extremely enjoyable hour of very skillfully performed music for those who don't like musical boxes. (WZ)more
