B6. Melodeon

Music in Sweden 2 - Folk music

B6. Melodeon

B6. Melodeon

a) Jösse’s polkett (1'10)
Yngve Andersson, one-row melodeon

b) My grandfather’s hambo (1'20)
Yngve Andersson, one-row melodeon, Norrköping, Östergötland

The mouth-organ and the accordion have found it difficult to gain acceptance in folk-music circles: fiddlers have displayed a great aversion towards the accordion in particular. The accordion, relatively loud and easy to play, became a serious competitor to the fiddle as a supplier of dance music around the turn of the century.
The one-row melodeon gained great popularity as a dance-music instrument shortly before the turn of the century and a special one-row repertoire was developed.

B6. Melodeon

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B6. Melodeon
a) Jösse’s polkett (1'10) Yngve Andersson, one-row melodeon
b) My grandfather’s hambo (1'20) Yngve Andersson, one-row melodeon, Norrköping, Östergötland

The mouth-organ and the accordion have found it difficult to gain acceptance in folk-music circles: fiddlers have displayed a great aversion towards the accordion in particular. The accordion, relatively loud and easy to play, became a serious competitor to the fiddle as a supplier of dance music around the turn of the century. The one-row melodeon gained great popularity as a dance-music instrument shortly before the turn of the century and a special one-row repertoire was developed.