Lol, I created my profile back in what, 2002? Forgot to mention accordion then. Actually, I did a lot of accordion as a kid, and then all but stopped laying it in my late teens through most of my 20's. Though I'd pull it out from time to time just to remember how it worked. Then, very ironically, when I moved to Nashville I started getting work as an accordionist. I began playing a few songs per gig on accordion with the Gypsy Hombres, and next thing you know I'm getting people asking me to do sessions and gigs exclusively on acordion. One never knows how things are gonna go. I've rediscovered the fun of the accordion again. Though I never really lost it, just wasn't playing any music where it fit there for a few years.
Jerry, your Arpeggio definitely found a good home with Jeremy. e's a very good player. The album he produced does have quite a bit of accordion in it, but mostly as just pad/texture, not much feature. I've since got myself a pretty nice excelsior; not as nice as the arpeggio, doesn't have the mute. But, it does have midi, and it has a beautiful mussette, which is what I was really after. But Jeremy is really proud of the arpeggio; and it is being used often, by a very able player.
I'll tell him to send you some music from that album.
Best,
Rory