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We won a 2nd place trophy at the Anchorage Fourth of July Parade.
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Other Accordion Groups
Alaska Polka Chips
Polka Power California
Fontana Button Accordion Club
Golden State Accordion Club
Joe Smiell Button Box Music
Ancient Spirit aka The Gold Dust Twins
Other Accordion Sites
National Button Accordion Festival - held in Bessemer, PA every Memorial Day weekend. This is the successor to the Fontana Button Box Jamboree and organized by Ron Pivovar and Joe Godina. Attendees provide the entertainment for a fun-filled weekend of dancing, eating and meeting friends old and new. the event is held at the Bessemer Croatian Club (link to map).
Button Box Accordion Group - this is Yahoo.com group dealing with "the alpine diatonic accordio?" The moderator states "It is my hope that we can share information on instruments, techniques, history, music, repair, and all other aspectes related to button boxes in a friendly way." Click the link above and then click the "join this group" bar and follow the instructions.
Polka Radio Melbourne - this site is run by a 14-year old accordion player who also has his own internet radio show. We sent him a CD and he has a link to our site and how to buy our music!
World Wide Polkas
Polka Time Band Links
Rod's Music
SqueezinArt
Nancy's Place for PolkasAlaska Links
Where to hear our music
Parade of Old Time Bands w/the Bearded Scandinavian Sundays 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. on KWJG 91.5FM Kasilof with translators in Sterling and Homer, Alaska
and on the internet from http://www.kwjg.org.Whole Wheat Radio - live webcast in Talkeetna, Alaska
Anchorage Folk Festival - a great place to check out Alaskan musicians and enjoy the invited Outside entertainers. Each group gets their 15 minutes of fame and then it is on to the next group or individual.
Anchorage Market and Festival - we play for them at the Saturday and Sunday Markets in the summer.Alaskan Businesses and where to buy our music
Old Time Music Company - owned by Marge Ford, Old Time Music offers lessons on many instruments as well as music for the instruments. Our recordings are available at this location.
Our recordings are also available at Anchorage Museum Gift Shop.
Alerts for Upcoming Events
If you would like to be alerted about Alaska Button Box Gang events please send an email to webmaster@alaskabuttonboxgang.org requesting to be added to our list. We will send an alert about once or twice a month for upcoming events. Alaska Button Box Gang
P.O. Box 221744,
Anchorage, AK 99522-1744
907-346-3697