Prinesi mi rože (B. Kovačič) [Sheet music] [Tutorial video]

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This is one of the most popular Slovenian folk-pop (Narodnozabavna) waltzes from the 20th century, and is one of Stanka and Boris Kovačič’s most popular songs, recorded in 1966, which has become a Slovenian evergreen. To my knowledge this song has not been widely played in German speaking alpine/folk music ensembles, except occasionally as an instrumental. In the 2000s it was popularised again by one of the earliest female-only alpine/folk music ensembles, Vesele Štajerke. What caught my attention the first time I heard it, was Vital Ahačič’s solo on chromatic button accordion in part B. Ahačič is known for his heartfelt, gentle playing, which perfectly compliments Stanka Kovačič’s vocals. ‘Learn […]

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Grandpa From Kranj Polka (J. Miskulin) [Sheet music]

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Joey Miskulin is an incredibly accomplished accordionist and music producer of Slovenian and Croatian roots from the United States. I’ve always known about him for his work with Frankie Yankovic (in the Cleveland-Style Polka genre), although Miskulin has worked with the likes of Johnny Cash, John Denver, and even contributed to the soundtrack for Toy Story 2 with his American Western Swing band “Riders in the Sky“. Recently, Joey recorded an album in Slovenia called “Back to Slovenia“, with Oberkrainer/Alpine music legends including Mike Orešar (Igor in Zlati Zvoki among other ensembles), Maja Šturm Razboršek (Alpski Kvintet) and Oto Pestner (Alpski Kvintet). ‘Grandpa from Kranj’ caught my attention because of

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Rajanje na vasi (F. Mihelič) [Sheet music] [Tutorial video]

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“Rajanje na vasi” is an instrumental polka by the ever-smiling Franc Mihelič, one of the most popular and influential diatonic button accordionists from Slovenia within the Slovenian popular-folk and Alpine styles. The Slovenian title means “Raging in the village” or “Fun in the village” while the German title “Beim Dorftanz” translates to “At the village dance”. On a recording of a 1980s live performance by Mihelič, he played this song very fast (around 172bpm) while on a CD from 2000 it was played at only 125bpm – so play at your own desired pace. Although it is commonly played on the diatonic button accordion, it can also work well on

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Pot Pod Noge (M. Kovačič) [Sheet music]

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Growing up in the 1990s and most of the 2000s, before YouTube, my only access to Oberkrainer/Alpine music videos was my dad’s video tapes and streaming some very pixelated video from TV Slovenija’s website on dial-up. One of these tapes was simply called “Narodno-zabavna glasba” (Folk-pop music) featuring random Slovenian ensembles from the 1980s, taped from TV Ljubljana back in the day. Among them was Ansambel Borisa Kovačiča with his son Matej Kovačič (better known for his role in the Austrian ensemble Kaiserwälder Musketiere) who is an extraordinary accordion player and composer in the Oberkrainer style. His style of playing, the accordion he used, the arrangements and sound of Boris

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Party Polka (H. Färber) [Sheet music]

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This is an instrumental polka composed by Helmut Färber, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from the Austrian Oberkrainer band Die Mooskirchner. The original recording featured the ensemble’s co-founder Helmut Freydl on the chromatic button accordion. It’s a technically demanding song to play on the accordion which can be challenging to find appropriate fingering and right hand chords, so I hope my arrangement helps you learn it to your best ability. Sheet music: 📝 Sheet music pdf (F key)

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