It’s time to break out the lederhosen, dust off your beer steins, and roll out the barrel. Oktoberfest season has begun and it’s a busy time for accordionists. Just ask Nick Ballarini who played at Addison Oktoberfest last weekend and was profiled in the Dallas Morning News. In the piece, he talks about the variety of musical styles available to an accordionist:
“It’s a great way to express yourself. You can get a different feeling out of it by controlling the bellows or even the way you attack the keyboard. If you want to sound like a Frenchman, you put on a beret.”
Nick is a veteran of the accordion scene, having performed with Luciano Pavarotti, Mel Torme, The Chieftains, among others. Along with Frank Marocco, he also runs the annual Marocco-Ballarini Accordion Camp, which takes place January 24-28, 2007, in Mesa, Arizona.
2 Comments:
does munster, tx have an oktoberfest? if so, what are the dates of the event
thank you for your help
darcel
by DARCEL DEFIBAUGH on September 5th, 2007
Not that I know of, Darcel. (They have Germanfest, but that’s in April.) Try checking with the Muenster Chamber of Commerce.
by Chris on September 5th, 2007