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Gary Blair started playing the accordion at the age of 8 and was taught by his late father Jimmy Blair who ran a huge Accordion school in Glasgow, Scotland. Gary continues to play professionally to this day.
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Nils-Helge Brede lives in Forde, Norway and is a self-taught accordionist that loves to entertain people and has been doing so since 1965, when he founded the Brede Trio. |
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Gary Dahl is widely known accordionist, composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator. He resides in Puyallup, Washington near Seattle he provides lessons by correspondence for students worldwide.
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John Dickson has been playing the accordion since he was a teenager and he is now retired. He is the co-founder of the Perth Accordion Club. He enjoys making music and watching his fruit orchard grow. |
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Henry Doktorski has been playing the accordion since he was 7 years old and he is now a professor of music at Duquesne University in Pittsburg, PA and performs extensively both in the US and Europe. |
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Jessica Faltot started playing a concertina at four years of age.She is classically trained and has competed at the US division championships. She plays a beautiful free-reed Titano. |
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Len Imbery has recently returned to the accordion after a 25 years. He loves to make music on his Titano reedless and Castiglione Gold accordions. He also has a passion for digital video. |
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Mark Kenneth is a Scott that is now living in Dallas. He loves celtic music and he plays regularly around Texas with his band Jiggernaut. |
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John Kiezun hails from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, loves to play and work on accordions during those long Canadian winters. |
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Volodymyr Kurylenko has been playing a bayan since he was 9 years old and is currently touring Europe performing in various cities. |
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Henry Laurito started taking accordion lessons when he was 17 years old and his love for music has endured the test of time. |
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Bruce Metras has returned to his accordion after a 35 year absence. His enthusiasm for music is evident by the numerous songs he has recorded and generously shared. |
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Mike O'Regan lives in England and has had an on/off affair with the accordion since 1945. He also has a passion for digital photography. |
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Gary Racicot (Doc) started playing at age 11, and through the years has taught and enjoyed many different styles of music but has always came back to Jazz.
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Janet Todd has enjoyed a long carreer as a professional accordionist. |
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