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Playing at Mary Conrad Center 2007 |
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Tok Alaska
Fourth of July Parade float 2006 |
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Who We Are
Back row: Bev, Ziggy,Patti, Marge, Eddie, Nancy
Middle row: Flo, Fran, Mary Lu, Susan, Ida, Theresa
Front row: Carrie, Mary Lou, Roger, Trudy, Mike
Missing: Cece, Rindi
The Alaska Button Box Gang is a social and recreational group dedicated to promoting the history and enjoyment of
button box accordion music. We play music for pleasure, for recreation and for many events in the greater Anchorage community. The band plays traditional Slovenian, German and Polish accordion
music as well as songs written by members of the group.Our repertoire includes polkas, waltzes, schottisches, two-steps, swing and Latin. To see our recordings click Alaska Button Box Gang Recordings.
Some members have been playing together for about 20 years, others are newcomers to accordion music.
All play because they enjoy playing the button box accordion and playing together. Members of the group hail from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, New Jersey and
Colorado as well as Alaska.
The Alaska Button Box Gang performs regularly in the Anchorage area for non-profits and schools, as well as at the Anchorage Saturday Market, the library and other
organizations. In addition, the group occasionally travels to other parts of Alaska and to events outside Alaska. A sampling of some events are Ironworld Polka Festival in Chisholm, Minnesota in June 2008; the Far West Button Box Jamboree in Fontana, California in 2003 and 2004 and its successor the National Button Accordion Festival in Yukon, Oklahoma in 2007; Tok, Alaska Fourth of July Celebration in 2006; the Southwest Polka Party in Las Vegas in 2001 and 2002; and the Big Joe Polka Show in 2007
To see our schedule of performances click here.
Members of Alaska Button Box Gang can often be found camping out and playing their accordions for fun. So, if you hear some polkas or
waltzes on a visit to Alaska, check it out - you may be in for an impromptu jam session!
News
Occasionally we come across videos or other photos of us on the web and I try to link to them. Check out the Photos 2007 - National Button Accordion Festival for a link to a YouTube video.
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