To understand the heart and soul of the rich musical tradition of Newfoundland and Labrador, it’s always going to be a bit of a squeeze. The button accordion, with its either one row of buttons or two ...

SUNDERLAND—The concertinas on the shelves in the show room at The Button Box in Sunderland are more than musical instruments, they are works of art. Though they can be made in a variety of ...

To an outsider, the scene is incredible: In the cramped living room of a first-floor apartment on scruffy East 14th Street in San Leandro, music blares and nobody complains. Los Trujillo is rehearsing ...

Alexander Sevastian is on the front line, armed with his accordion. He says he is one of the few classical music accordion players in North America. Listeners think of the accordion as “party ...