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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Proti Mariboru – Flotte Harmonika (J. Burnik) [Sheet music]

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‘Proti Mariboru’ or ‘Flotte Harmonika’ by Jože Burnik (Slovenia) was recorded by Edi Semeja on accordion with Alpski Kvintet (Alpenoberkrainer) in the 1990s. It isn’t a widely played song but is another great instrumental which is fun to play on the accordion. Sheet music: 📝 Sheet music pdf (G key)

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Kaj mi nuca planinca (Slovenian folk song) [Sheet music]

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This is a Slovenian folk song which is played as an upbeat polka, which roughly translates to “What can I do if I can’t get to the mountain, what can I do if I can’t get to my girl” (based on its lyrics rather than the title alone, for better context). Avsenik’s recording was one of the earliest of this song (or at least with this interpretation), on the album “Klic z gora” (Call from the mountains) from 1964, followed by similar interpretations by other Slovenian pop-folk or Oberkrainer ensembles throughout the latter half of the 21st century. Quintetts tend to play this in B flat whereas trios featuring the

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Na ples – Auf zum tanz (J. Burnik) [Sheet music] [Accompaniment track]

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This is a polka by legendary Slovenian accordionist Jože Burnik who recorded this song with Alpski Kvintet (Alpenoberkrainer) in the late 1970s or early 1980s. It is typically played in a quintett but this is my solo accordion arrangement played to the baritone and guitar track recorded by Brian Pavlic from Canada (baritone) and myself earlier this year (which was made for our quintett collab, linked here). What makes this song challenging is the key of A flat, D flat and G flat, which means a lot of black keys, but I believe it’s definitely achievable with the suggested fingering that I’ve written into my arrangement. Sheet music: 📝 Sheet

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