BEHIND THE BELLOWS: a Documentary about the Accordion by Steve Mobia

An hour long American documentary about the beloved but often misunderstood squeezebox; its history and variety as well as its effect on popular culture. Contains insightful interviews with accordion legends such as Anthony GallaRini, Guy Klucevsek and Dick Contino among many others. Written, Directed and Narrated by Steve Mobia ( 2009) For HD version, go to Vimeo under the same title: 0:00 Beginning Titles 3:29 Accordion Museum 4:39 Cotati Festival 6:21 Cheng 7:14 Early History 9:53 Italian Craftsman 11:27 Factory 13:55 Reeds 15:46 Concertina 18:37 Chemnitzer 19:50 Bandoneon 21:40 Piano Accordion 25:22 Chromatic Accordion 26:48 Russian Bayan 28:07 Treble Side 29:17 Bass Side 30:15 Free Bass 31:46 Diatonics 35:43 MIDI Accordions 39:16 Popular Culture 41:10 Lady of Spain 44:08 Jazz 45:23 The AAA Classical 47:25 Rock n Roll 49:25 Polka 52:00 Uncool is Cool 53:16 Morgani 54:29 Outsider Players 55:16 AvantGarde 57:07 Death Rebirth 59:04 Credits