Introduction & Cotati Accordion Festival
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The show starts with a quick visit to the Cotati Accordion Festival, an annual music festival celebrating all things accordion held in northern California, followed by a brief introduction to the history of the accordion and how it works. If you’d like to learn more about the instrument, you can go to the background page for accordion 101.
Special additional thanks to the Cotati Accordion Festival, Sheri Mignano, Volpi’s Ristorante & Bar, and Gee Rabe for their help with this story.