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This is a list of articles describing popular music acts that incorporate the accordion. The accordion appeared in popular music from the 1900s-1960s. This half century is often called the "Golden Age of the Accordion." Three players: Pietro Frosini, and the two brothers Count Guido Deiro and Pietro Deiro were major influences at this time.
| Band or musician | Accordionist | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Abnoey Park | "Captain" Robert Brown | Steampunk |
| Arcade Fire | Régine Chassagne Richard Reed Parry[1] |
Indie rock |
| The Band | Garth Hudson | Americana |
| Barenaked Ladies | Kevin Hearn | Alternative rock |
| The Beach Boys | Various session musicians[2][3] | Rock |
| Beirut | Perrin Cloutier | Combines elements of Eastern European and folk sounds |
| Brave Combo | Carl Finch | polka/rock/worldbeat band, incorporates a number of dance styles, mostly polka, but also some Latin American and Caribbean styles[4][5] |
| Calexico | Martin Wenk | Rock |
| Counting Crows | Charlie Gillingham | Rock |
| Silvestre Dangond | Juancho De la Espriella | Vallentos, Modern and very popular Colombian music |
| The Decemberists | Jenny Conlee | Folk rock |
| Detektivbyrån | Anders Flanders | Combination of electronica and folk. |
| DeVotchKa | Tom Hagerman | Indie rock |
| Alan Doyle | Todd Lumley | Folk/Country/Rock |
| The Dreadnoughts | Leroy "Slow Ride" McBride | Folk punk, polka punk, celtic punk |
| The Dropkick Murphys | Tim Brennan | Celtic punk |
| Dubioza Kolektiv | Brano Jakubović | Bosnian dub-rock |
| Elaiza | Yvonne Grünwald | Folk, indie rock, alternative rock |
| The E Street Band | Danny Federici[6] Roy Bittan Charles Giordano |
Rock |
| The Felice Brothers | James Felice | Folk/country rock |
| Finsterforst | Johannes Joseph | Folk metal, Viking metal |
| Flogging Molly | Matt Hensley | Celtic punk |
| Folkearth | Polydeykis (Zion) | Viking metal, folk metal, black metal |
| Jason Freese | Self | Alternative rock, pop punk, punk rock, garage punk |
| Gogol Bordello | Yuri Lemeshev[7] | Gypsy punk, folk punk |
| Great Big Sea | Bob Hallett | Traditional Newfoundland folk and rock |
| Haydamaky | Ivan Leno | Ukrainian folk punk |
| The Hooters | Rob Hyman | Rock |
| Bruce Hornsby | Bruce Hornsby | Rock. Played accordion at various Grateful Dead concerts. |
| Huntza | Josune Arakistain Salas | Basque folk punk |
| Jump, Little Children | Matthew Bivins | Combines Irish influences with an alternative rock sound |
| Kalevala | Alexander Oleynikov | Folk metal |
| Katzenjammer | Anne Marit Bergheim | Pop, folk rock |
| Mark Knopfler | Phil Cunningham Jim Cox Iain Lothian |
Blues Rock, Roots Rock, Celtic Rock, Folk Rock. Accordion included on most solo albums (since 1996), plus various collaboration and soundtrack projects. |
| Kongos | Johnny Kongos | Alternative rock |
| Korpiklaani | Juho Kauppinen | Folk metal |
| Lemon Demon | Neil Cicierega | Indie rock |
| Leshak | Игорь "Hurry" Ангиоз | Folk metal, death metal |
| Los Colorados | Unknown | World rock |
| Los Lobos | David Hidalgo | Rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues |
| Lucero | Rick Steff | Alternative country, Punk rock, Alternative rock, Heartland rock, Memphis soul, Blues rock |
| Mägo de Oz | Sergio Cisneros | Folk metal, folk rock |
| Madvillain | Madlib | Hip hop |
| The Mahones | Katie McConnell (Katie Kaboom) | Irish folk, Punk rock, Rock |
| John Mellencamp | Unknown | Rock. Has included the accordion in most of his music since The Lonesome Jubilee. |
| MewithoutYou | Aaron Weiss | Alternative rock |
| Mekons | Eric Bellis aka Rico Bell | Alternative rock |
| Molotov Jukebox | Natalia Tena | Gypstep |
| Moonsorrow | Henri Sorvali | Folk metal |
| Motion Trio | (Accordion Trio) | Collaborations with other artists (such as Bobby McFerrin and Michał Urbaniak) |
| My Superhero | Mike Berault | Ska punk |
| Neutral Milk Hotel | Julian Koster | Indie rock |
| Maria Ney | Self | Weimar German cabaret performer |
| NOFX | Eric Melvin | Punk rock |
| Oingo Boingo | Steve Bartek, John Avila, Doug Lacy | New wave, dance-rock, ska, alternative rock |
| The Pogues | James Fearnley | Irish punk, pub music |
| The Radioactive Chicken Heads | Punky Rooster | Punk rock, comedy rock |
| Random Encounter | Careless | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Rotfront | Unknown | Dub, ska, world music |
| Scythian | Danylo Fedoryka | Folk, Celtic, Celtic rock, folk rock, Americana |
| Czeslaw Spiewa | Czeslaw Mozil, Martin Bennebo | Combines elements of Eastern European and folk with pop and alternative rock |
| Sound Horizon | Revo | Combination of many genres, ranging from heavy metal to classical |
| Steam Powered Giraffe | Isabella "Bunny" Bennett | Steampunk, folk rock, vaudeville |
| Stolen Babies | Dominique Lenore Persi | Experimental rock, avant-garde metal |
| Styx | Dennis DeYoung | Hard rock, progressive rock |
| Svartsot | Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen | Folk metal, Viking metal |
| Tesco Value | Czeslaw Mozil, Martin Bennebo | Folk, pop, rock |
| That Handsome Devil | Jeremy Page and Andy Bauer | Alternative rock, alternative hip hop |
| They Might Be Giants | John Linnell[8] | Alternative rock |
| Those Darn Accordions | Various, currently Paul Rogers and Suzanne Garramone | Accordion-based rock/pop/comedy band |
| Yann Tiersen | Self | French, avant-garde |
| Tiger Lillies | Martyn Jacques | Brechtian and modern cabaret |
| Tosca Tango Orchestra | Glover Gil | Nuevo tango, classical music |
| Turisas | Janne Mäkinen, Netta Skog | Folk metal, Viking metal |
| Twenty One Pilots | Tyler Joseph | Alternative rock, indie pop |
| The Twilight Sad | Andy MacFarlane | Scottish folk rock, indie rock |
| Varang Nord | Jeļena Kaļniša | Folk metal, Viking metal |
| Vitas | Vitas (studio), unknown (live) | Eclectic Russian pop |
| Julieta Venegas | Self | Latin pop |
| Vopli Vidopliassova | Oleh Skrypka | Ukrainian folk punk, folk rock |
| Tom Waits | William Schimmel, David Hidalgo | Jazz, rock, blues, folk, experimental rock |
| Jason Webley | Self | Combination of traditional music, Romani music, punk rock |
| Weddings Parties Anything | Mark Wallace | Folk rock |
| Windir | Valfar | Folk metal, Viking metal, black metal |
| Wintergatan | Martin Molin | Folktronica |
| The World/Inferno Friendship Society | Franz Nicolay[9] | Cabaret punk |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Self | Comedy music, parody music |
| The Zydepunks | Juan Küffner | folk punk |
- ^ On tracks "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" and "Wake Up", respectively
- ^ The Pet Sounds Sessions: "The Making Of Pet Sounds" booklet
- ^ Pet Sounds (CD Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. 1999.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Brave Combo - Official Website". Bravecombo.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Brave Combo". Grammy.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Federici of E Street Band dies at 58". Today.com. April 18, 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "Eugene Hutz, Gogol Bordello's Gypsy Punk Hero", NPR Music, August 15, 2007, retrieved 2010-01-26
- ^ "John Linnell Biography". Starpulse.com. 1959-06-12. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Best known as the keyboardist of indie rock group The Hold Steady