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Posted on Fri Nov 2, 2018Apprenticeships In The Folk & Traditional Arts: Felipe Perez & Lorenzo Martinez, Accordion Tuning & Repair ( Article )
Felipe Perez began playing accordion while still in elementary school. Some of his earliest memories came from watching his uncle play next door, “with a big ol’ cigar in his mouth and a can of beer,” and knew he wanted to learn himself. With little money in the family, Felipe saved up to buy his own accordion, shining shoes along the Corpus Christi cantinas, where the many sailors stationed in town provided consistent business.
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Posted on Mon Jan 9, 2017House Concert Series: Ramon "Rabbit" Sanchez (bajo sexto) and Lorenzo Martinez (accordion), Spring Fed Records CD Release ( Event )
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Posted on Mon Oct 28, 2013
Yesterday Cristina Balli and I met up with Dust to Digital founder Lance Ledbetter at Carnitas Uruapan in San Antonio's West Side, where legendary accordionist Santiago Jimenez, Jr. plays conjunto each week.
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Posted on Fri Aug 12, 2016Apprenticeships In The Folk & Traditional Arts: Augustin "Gus" Escobar & Bradley Williams, Accordion Tuning and Repair ( Article )