BEHIND THE BELLOWS: a Documentary about the Accordion by Steve Mobia

An hour long American documentary about the beloved but often misunderstood squeezebox; its history and variety as well as its effect on popular culture. Contains insightful interviews with accordion legends such as Anthony Galla-Rini, Guy Klucevsek and Dick Contino among many others.

Written, Directed and Narrated by Steve Mobia (© 2009)
For HD version, go to Vimeo under the same title: https://vimeo.com/382265821

0:00 Beginning & Titles
3:29 Accordion Museum
4:39 Cotati Festival
6:21 Cheng
7:14 Early History
9:53 Italian Craftsman
11:27 Factory
13:55 Reeds
15:46 Concertina
18:37 Chemnitzer
19:50 Bandoneon
21:40 Piano Accordion
25:22 Chromatic Accordion
26:48 Russian Bayan
28:07 Treble Side
29:17 Bass Side
30:15 Free Bass
31:46 Diatonics
35:43 MIDI Accordions
39:16 Popular Culture
41:10 Lady of Spain
44:08 Jazz
45:23 The AAA & Classical
47:25 Rock n' Roll
49:25 Polka
52:00 Uncool is Cool
53:16 Morgani
54:29 Outsider Players
55:16 Avant-Garde
57:07 Death & Rebirth
59:04 Credits