Bandcamp Friday is upon us once again, and we like to take the opportunity to dip into Bandcamp’s catalogue of musical offerings and make curated recommendation of squeezy working musicians you might take this opportunity to purchase music from! All that, plus Bruce hypes up Quebec’s amazing, accordionic le Vent du Nord, playing in town tomorrow night! If your Apple or YouTube or iHeartRadio (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to this Accordion Noir episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. If you haven’t yet, please consider making a pledge to our parent radio station CFRO for its membership drive! And now, here’s the playlist of this week’s episode:

AccNoir–2026-04-29, Bandcamp Friday, Le Vent du Nord & More

Don’t Miss:

Le Vent Du Nord from Montreal
Plays Vancouver this Saturday, May 2, 7pm
MEL LEHAN HALL AT ST. JAMES
3214 West 10th Ave, Kitsilano
https://www.roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

And Next Week:

The Vancouver Squeezebox Centre
Wednesday May 6th, from 7-9 pm (First Wednesday of the month)
At the Longhouse Church
2595 Franklin (corner of Penticton)
East Vancouver.
http://squeezeboxcircle.org

This Friday, May 1, is Bandcamp Friday, when artists get around 90% of proceeds. That’s much higher than other platforms, so take the opportunity to use this cash machine to throw some support to your favourite artist.

If you like any of the bands we play, consider buying a record on Friday. Consider it a way to put a bill or two in the hat.

Click to find out the hours of Bandcamp Friday (California time) in relation to your location.
https://isitbandcampfriday.com

More info on Bandcamp Friday for 2026:
https://blog.bandcamp.com/2025/12/03/bandcamp-fridays-return-in-2026-with-more-opportunities-to-support-independent-music/

Bandcamp Fridays will continue in 2026 on the following dates:
• August 7
• September 4
• October 2
• November 6
• December 4

This week’s playlist, with artist’s Bandcamp (and other) links:

* Artist – “Song” – Album (Date) – Where they’re from – Artist Links – Comments

* The Dardanelles – ‟The Many Voices of Accordion Noir, PRA 100.5 FM” – tune “Boyd’s Cove Singles” – The Dardanelles (2009) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://thedardanelles.com/ – https://thedards.bandcamp.com/releases

* Tau Ea Matsekha – ‟Otla Sekupu” – Mohlape Oa Litau (2019) – Lesotho, Southern Africa – https://taueamatsekha.bandcamp.com  Forere Motloheloa, acc (1945-2021)
* Teija Niku – ‟Elokuu” – Tovi (2026) – Helsinki, Finland – https://www.teijaniku.com – https://teijaniku.bandcamp.com
* Johanna Juhola & Lena Jonsson – ‟Sjuplåtarlåten” – Power of Polska (2026) – Finland/Sweden – www.nordic-notes.de – https://nordicnotes.bandcamp.com/ – www.johannajuhola.net
* Teapot in the Tuba – ‟I Write Polkas Not Tragedies” – Hi Vis (2025) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Katheryn Peterson, acc; Mike Allen, clt. – https://teapotinthetuba.com – https://adoptpetproject.bandcamp.com/album/buskin-4-treats – https://katherynpetersen.bandcamp.com/album/theatre-of-the-moon – https://teapotinthetuba.bandcamp.com/album/hi-vis
* Le Vent Du Nord – ‟Marguerite” – Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent (2005) – Montréal, Québec, Canada – https://www.leventdunord.com – https://leventdunord.bandcamp.com/ – https://www.roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/
* Geoff Berner – ‟Don’t Play Cards For Money With Corby Lund” – Canadiana Grotesquica (2017) – Vancouver, BC, Canada – www.geoffberner.com – https://geoffberner.bandcamp.com
* The Tolka Hot Club – ‟Valse Bohbel” – Tolka Hot Club (2025) – Dublin, Ireland – www.thetolkahotclub.com – thetolkahotclub.bandcamp.com
* Tuulikki Bartosik – ‟Helsinki” – Playscapes (2023) – Estonia – https://tuulikkibartosik.bandcamp.com – https://tuulikkibartosik.com/
* Rachel Bell – ‟Cascade / Dial Pancake” – Tone Chamber (2016) – Pennsylvania, USA – www.RachelBellMusic.com – https://rachelbellmusic.bandcamp.com/
* Jrpjej – ‟Yapon zawem yi wored” – Şefitse: Circassian Songs of XX Century (2023) – Circassia, North Caucasus – Alan Shawdjan, acc. – https://oredrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/efitse-circassian-songs-of-xx-century
* Northern Flyway (Jenny Sturgeon / Inge Thomson) – ‟Curlew” – Northern Flyway (2018) – Fair Isle, Shetland / Scotland – https://northernflyway.bandcamp.com – https://www.ingethomson.com – https://www.jennysturgeonmusic.com – https://ingethomson1.bandcamp.com – https://jennysturgeon.bandcamp.com
* TURFU – ‟Astrale Nouba feat. Kate Young” – Astrale Nouba (2021) – Paris, France – https://turfu.bandcamp.com
* Desert Horizon – ‟Joe’s Waila” – Sunset To Sunrise: Tohono O’odham Waila (2001) – Tohono O’odham people, Sonoran desert, southeastern Arizona – https://canyonrecords.com – https://canyonrecords.bandcamp.com
* Le Vent Du Nord – ‟Petit Rève V” – La Part du Feu (2009) – Montréal, Québec, Canada – https://leventdunord.bandcamp.com/
* Those Darn Accordions – ‟Ramune” – No Strings Attached (1998) – San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA – https://thosedarnaccordions.bandcamp.com – http://thosedarnaccordions.com/
* Triple Point (Jonas Braasch, Pauline Oliveros, Doug Van Nort) – ‟Improvisation #4” – Triple Point (Jonas Braasch, Pauline Oliveros, Doug Van Nort) (2026) – Houston, Texas, USA (Oliveros originally) – https://imprec.bandcamp.com/ – http://www.importantrecords.com/ – https://paulineoliveros.us – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Oliveros

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