accordion

Nearby, a woman with timeless preschool-teacher energy played the accordion for a ring of toddlers as shoppers crowded around nearly white ears of sweet corn.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

She said he was loved by friends, talented in music and sport, having played the fiddle, accordion and enjoyed judo, chess and sea scouts.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

They’ve championed the resurgence of norteño-sax, a subgenre that fuses the accordion sounds of norteño music with an invigorating alto saxophone, made popular by legendary groups like Conjunto Primavera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Spring is the ideal time for lunch or sunset dinner: Staff open the glass accordion windows when the temperature hovers between 50 and 80 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

As the manicurist unpacked her tools, I pointed to a tube that looked like an accordion.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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

Set to the tune of accordions and trumpets, the ballad "In Preparation" by California native Gerardo Ortiz could be mistaken for a jaunty polka. 

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 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

They are playing Mozart, but with a weird, dissonant arrangement of mandolins, accordions and a snare drum.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper