This is a list of articles describing popular music acts that incorporate the accordion. The accordion appeared in popular music from the 1900s-1960s. This half century is often called the "Golden Age of the Accordion." Three players: Pietro Frosini, and the two brothers Count Guido Deiro and Pietro Deiro were major influences at this time.
| Band or musician |
Accordionist |
Style |
| Agalloch |
? |
Folk metal, doom metal, black metal, neofolk, post-rock |
| Abney Park |
"Captain" Robert Brown |
Steampunk |
| Arcade Fire |
Régine Chassagne
Richard Reed Parry [1] |
Indie rock |
| The Band |
Garth Hudson |
Americana |
| Beirut |
Perrin Cloutier |
Combines elements of Eastern European and folk sounds |
| Calexico |
Martin Wenk |
Rock |
| Counting Crows |
Charlie Gillingham |
Rock |
| The Decemberists |
Jenny Conlee |
Folk rock |
| Deep Forest |
Michel Sanchez |
Combines electronic beats with world music |
| Del Amitri |
Andy Alston |
Rock |
| Detektivbyrån |
Anders Flanders |
Combination of electronica, folk and French pop |
| DeVotchKa |
Tom Hagerman |
Indie rock |
| The Dropkick Murphys |
Tim Brennan |
Celtic punk |
| The E Street Band |
Danny Federici [2]
Roy Bittan
Charles Giordano |
Rock |
| Equilibrium |
? |
Viking metal, folk metal, symphonic black metal |
| Finntroll |
? |
Folk metal, black metal, humppa |
| Flogging Molly |
Matt Hensley |
Celtic punk |
| Folkearth |
? |
Viking metal, folk metal, black metal |
| Gogol Bordello |
Yuri Lemeshev [3] |
Gypsy punk |
| Gotan Project |
Nini Flores |
Tango, Electronic |
| Great Big Sea |
Bob Hallett |
Traditional Newfoundland folk and rock |
| Green Day |
Tré Cool |
Punk rock |
| The Hooters |
Rob Hyman |
Rock |
| Bruce Hornsby |
Bruce Hornsby |
Rock. Played accordion at various Grateful Dead concerts. |
| Jason Webley |
Self |
Combination of traditional music, romani music, punk |
| John Mellencamp |
? |
Rock. Has included the accordion in most of his music since 1987's The Lonesome Jubilee. |
| Julieta Venegas |
Self |
Latin pop |
| Jump, Little Children |
Matthew Bivins |
Combines Irish influences with an alternative rock sound |
| Katzenjammer |
? |
Pop |
| Korpiklaani |
Juho Kauppinen |
Folk metal |
| Lemon Demon |
Neil Cicierega |
Indie rock |
| Mägo de Oz |
Sergio Cisneros |
Folk metal, folk rock |
| mewithoutYou |
Aaron Weiss |
Alternative Rock |
| mekons |
Eric Bellis aka Rico bell |
Alternative Rock |
| Moonsorrow |
Henri Sorvali |
Folk metal |
| Motion Trio |
(Accordion Trio) |
Collaborations with other artists (such as Bobby McFerrin and Michał Urbaniak) |
| My Superhero |
Mike Berault |
Ska punk |
| Neutral Milk Hotel |
Julian Koster |
Indie Rock |
| Panic! at the Disco |
Brendon Urie |
Alternative rock |
| The Pogues |
James Fearnley |
Irish punk, pub music |
| Scythian |
Danylo Fedoryka |
Folk, Celtic, Celtic rock, gypsy, Americana |
| Skyforger |
? |
Folk metal, black metal |
| Silvestre Dangond |
Juancho De la Espriella |
Vallentos, Modern and very popular Colombian music |
| Sound Horizon |
Revo |
Combination of many genres, ranging from heavy metal to classical |
| Stolen Babies |
Dominique Lenore Persi |
Avant-garde metal |
| Styx |
Dennis DeYoung |
Hard rock, progressive rock |
| Svartsot |
Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen |
Folk metal, Viking metal |
| That Handsome Devil |
Jeremy Page and Andy Bauer |
Alternative rock, alternative hip hop |
| They Might Be Giants |
John Linnell [4] |
Alternative rock |
| Those Darn Accordions |
various |
Accordion-based comedy rock band |
| Tiger Lillies |
Martyn Jacques |
Brechtian and gypsy cabaret |
| Tom Waits |
? |
Jazz, rock, blues, folk, experimental |
| Tosca Tango Orchestra |
Glover Gil |
Nuevo tango, classical music |
| Turisas |
Janne Mäkinen |
Folk metal, Viking metal |
| The Twilight Sad |
Andy MacFarlane |
Scottish folk rock, indie rock |
| Vitas |
Vitas (studio), ? (live) |
Eclectic Russian pop |
| Weddings Parties Anything |
Mark Wallace |
folk rock |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic |
Self |
Parody music |
| Windir |
Valfar |
Folk metal, Viking metal, black metal |
| The World/Inferno Friendship Society |
Franz Nicolay [5] |
Cabaret punk |
| Yann Tiersen |
Self |
French, Avant-garde |
Silvestre Dangond - Vallentos (Colombia)[clarification needed]
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