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