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Accordion Player Patricia Walter Posted on by
Accoridon Player Pat - Music by Patricia Walter with her Roland FR 4X Digital Accoridon

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCInVlxs1fA5xGOj1-F3BQSA

I played accordion most of my life. Started in 1951 when I was 6 years old. During the 80’s and 90’s, my ex and I played as a duo known as the Good Time Two. We parted ways in 2008 and I did not play much after that.

My wonderful Iorio Accorgon weighed 29 pounds and became way to heavy for me to lift. In 2019 I decided to get a smaller accordion that I could handle.  I bought a small, 14 pound Roland FR 1X.  It was a nice size, but the keyboard was too small. So in 2020 I bought a larger version, Roland FR 4X Accordion. It has wonderful accordion, organ and orchestra sounds. It is a virtual accordion which uses all sampled sounds.

My friends want to hear me play the new accordion, so I started making a few videos. At this age, my friends are scattered all over the US. So through the wonderful world of the internet, I can share with them. Maybe make some new friends along the way. So I am still playing at 76 and having lots of fun with the new accordion. I  enjoy playing for small groups, nursing homes and senior centers.  I play a large variety of older music.

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Dearie

Accordion Player Patricia Walter Posted on by

Dearie – a old soft shoe song. I thought it was really old, but it was written in 1950 by Bob Hilliard and Dave Mann. I was practicing it and made a recording. I liked the recording so I decided not to do a live video. I had lots of fun with this one finding all the old photos and illustrations from Pixaby. Thanks to the wonderful artists that share their work for free. I hope you decide to dance a bit with this one.… Read the rest

Those Were The Days

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Those Were the Days. A Facebook friend shared a wonderful recording of his version of the song. I enjoyed it so much I decided to look up the music. I started playing it and had so much fun that I made a video. It is a little newer song from 1968 written by Gene Raskin. Thank You to the great artists at Pixeby for the free graphics. I felt like I was in a time warp working with them. I found some wonderful sounds on the Roland for the song. I hope you enjoy it. I had fun playing it.… Read the rest

Pennies From Heaven

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Pennies From Heaven for a happy thought. Another really oldie that is so much fun to play. “Pennies from Heaven” is a 1936 American popular song with music by Arthur Johnston and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra in the 1936 film of the same name. The idiom pennies from heaven is an expression that people use to describe unanticipated gifts of money, or other surprises bringing good luck. Thank You to KissClipart for the free graphics.… Read the rest

Green Door

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Green Door. Brandy Cox Hughes DePhillip posted a list of songs from 1956. I immediately thought of THE HIT PARADE. My favorite was Green Door. So I looked up the music today in my fake books and found it. “The Green Door” (or “Green Door”) is a 1956 popular song with music composed by Bob “Hutch” Davie and lyrics written by Marvin Moore. I usually practice my pieces quite a bit, but had such fun playing it – I thought I would wing it and just have fun. I am sure I had more fun making it than anyone will have watching it. I do hope that it might bring a smile to your face. … Read the rest

It’s Been a Long, Long Time

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It’s Been a Long, Long Time cover by Pat Walter. Another oldie that we often played for dancing back in the day. Video layout is a little different than most. I was practicing to my USB and it sounded pretty good, but no video. So I did something a little different. I hope you enjoy it. A little music from the past. I have been playing with my headphones to hear how it really sounds.Wow, what a difference. Besides I was having a bad hair day to make a video.… Read the rest

Light of The Silvery Moon

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This is another old song composed in 1909 by Gus Edwards. It was featured in a Doris Day move by the same name in 1953. This is always a great sing along for us older folks. I always like pulling out the really old stuff, that way I know I am not doing the same popular songs as others. It is also nice to have a videos of the old songs, a little like sharing history of music.… Read the rest

Stranger on the Shore

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Stranger On The Shore. Stranger on the Shore is such a beautiful song. Sad lyrics, but very pretty music. Acker Bilk is the composer, Robert Mellin wrote the lyrics and the song was released in 1961. Thank You to Pixabay artists for the free graphics. I appreciate that website and all the artists.… Read the rest

Tip Toe Through the Tulips

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I always like this silly old song. Tiny Tim made it popular in the 1960’s when he played his ukulele and sang in a Falsetto voice. I couldn’t find my Falsetto voice or my ukulele, so I played my accordion. Just for fun. Hope it made you smile.… Read the rest

Home

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Home is a beautiful song written in 1931 by Peter Van Steeden and Geoffrey Clarkson. I have played it for years. Just a nice slow, touching song, at least for me. Someone had posted on the many accordion groups I belong to that he wondered why everyone had to play fast, difficult music. Why doesn’t anyone play slow pretty music. Well, here is my contribution. Thanks to Pixabay for the free photos and graphics in the video.… Read the rest

Waltzing Matilda

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Waltzing Matilda. When I was showering on my Birthday, Monday morning I ended up humming Waltzing Matilda. Where did that come from? Funny how songs pass thru our minds. It is a simple song and as I played it, I thought what could I do with it. It is normally, almost like a march, so I ended up sorta making it a Honky Tonk Piano version. Probably will upset the Aussies, but it is my American version. The song is very interesting if you read about it on the internet. I thought it was about a man waiting to dance with his sweetheart! LOL, not so. As condensed version is: The title of the song Waltzing Matilda is derived from the phrase ‘waltzing the matilda’ which means to travel from place to place in search of work with all your belongings, wrapped in a blanket, slung across your back. When Banjo Paterson wrote the song, he dropped the word “the” from the title, giving us Waltzing Matilda. I played it well when I practiced, but while making the video, my fingers were playing their own song. LOL After several tries, I gave up – it wasn’t going to be fun any more trying to be perfect. I can say that now I am 76!… Read the rest