Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why accordions are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Bluesky
- @ProBirdRights on Bluesky
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- The Accordion In The Americas, edited and co-written by Helena Simonett
- Ksenija Sidorova demonstrating the classical accordion (YouTube / Classic FM)
- Wu Wei demonstrating the sheng (YouTube / Philharmonia Orchestra)
- The Remarkable Rebirth of the Button Accordion (Folklife Magazine)
- A Ladino Legacy: Flory Jagoda and Her Accordion (Folklife Magazine)
- Accordions on the Move (Smithsonian Folklife Festival Blog)
- “Los Gauchos de Roldán”: Button Accordion and Bandoneón Music from Northern Uruguay (Smithsonian Folkways Magazine)
- Exploring the Brazil Where Schnapps and Grappa Flow (The New York Times)
- He’s the Brusque Mr. Fix-It for Mexico City’s Accordions (The New York Times)
- Bella Ciao — Italy’s liberation anthem has deep roots (Financial Times)
- The Accordion Blues (JStor Daily)
- Miscellany: In an 1899 treatise written while in exile, Vladimir Lenin critiqued the capitalist growth of Russian industries in which factory workers had replaced skilled craftsmen. Among his concerns was a shift toward the mass production of cheap accordions, which, he complained, “have nearly everywhere displaced the primitive string folk instrument, the balalaika.” (Lapham’s Quarterly)
- Frankie Yankovic at 100: The life and times of one of Cleveland’s biggest stars (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- “Just Because” by Frank Yankovic and His Yanks, 1947 (The Library Of Congress)
- 21 Fun Facts About “Weird Al” Yankovic (Mental Floss)
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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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