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NLFF #29
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Accordion
Revolution

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Our 2003 trip

 

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
August, 2005

Accordion Revolution

29th Annual Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival

Buying mine

If they had fallen one short of the record and I hadn't participated, I'd feel guilty.
Someone told me I could buy an inexpensive one at Provincial Music.

Provincial Music I Buy an Accordion

Sign In

To be counted, you had to sign up, then sign in and have your signature witnessed (by volunteers from VOCM).
Sign-in Begins Sign-in Begins Sign-up Sign-up Sign-up

Ask an ARSE

Volunteer ARSEs helped organize the massive event.
Sign-up ARSEs ARSEs Tom Power

Read the Rules

As you signed up, you were told to read the rules.
The Rules

Setting the Record

Since I participated, Nora took a few photos of the actual event.
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More photos of the event.    Still more photos of the event.

A face for the occasion

This lady had an accordion painted on her face!
Painted Face

Announcing the Results
There were 989 accordions!!!

At 10:00 pm, between Main Stage acts, the official results were announced.
It Was 989!!! It Was 989!!! It Was 989!!!

T-Shirts

Living Planet had made this t-shirt before the event was even conceived.
They sold much better once the event was announced.

Accordion Revolution t-shirt


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