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Accordion Tribe were an international accordion group featuring Bratko Bibic (Slovenia), Lars Hollmer (Sweden), Maria Kalaniemi (Finland), Guy Klucevsek (USA/Slovenia) and Otto Lechner (Austria). They have recorded three albums, have toured Europe several times and played in Victoriaville (QC) Canada in 1998.

In Ghent, Belgium in May 1996, five internationally respected accordionists convened to form an ensemble that would explore the use of the instrument in different cultures and musical contexts. They rehearsed for three days and performed in Vooruit, following it with a three-week European tour. Their performances were recorded, and a self-titled album was culled from the results.

In 1998, Klucevsek put together Accordion Tribe II, with Alan Bern, Amy Denio, and Pauline Oliveros, again touring Europe and prompting a reunion of the original ensemble.

On December 25, 2008, member Lars Hollmer died after a brief illness. The group thus performed as a quartet during their already scheduled April 2009 tour, "in memory of their friend and colleague".

In 2010 Klucevsek announced that he had decided to let the group come to an end as an ongoing project but did not rule out the possibility of a reunion concert in the future.


01 - Altered Landscapes: Part One (Klucevsek) 5:05
02 - Wave Hill (Klucevsek) 6:00
03 - The Gunks (Klucevsek) 3:11
04 - Sackamra (Bibic) 5:37
05 - 3/4 Suite (Lechner) 6:57
06 - Dolores (Bibic) 4:18
07 - Netzwerk (Lechner) 3:27
08 - Jane (Bibic) 3:31
09 - Sofia Flykt (Kalaniemi) 2:32
10 - Istunpa Sankys Laitalla  (trad.) 3:34
11 - Mita Sina Laitoit (trad.) 2:38
12 - Ellin Polka (trad.) 2:07
13 - Utflykt M. Damcykel (Hollmer)  4:09
14 - Nidoina/Quirk (The Tribe) 3:47
15 - Cirkus II (Hollmer) 2:01
16 - Fathom (The Tribe) 2:16
17 - Boeves Psalm (Hollmer) 3:06
18 - Cirkus I (Hollmer) 1:53
19 - Mad Cow (The Tribe) 2:38
20 - Inte Quanta (Hollmer) 3:05
21 - Die Wintersonnenwende II (Lechner) 2:52


Bratko Bibic (4,6,7,8,14-21): Hohner Tango piano accordion;
Lars Hollmer (3, 4,9,13-21): Zerosette piano accordion, Suzuki melodica;
Maria Kalaniemi (2-4,9-21): Bugari Etnos 5-row free brass button accordion;
Guy Klucevsek (1-4,13-21): Giuletti Super Continental V piano accordion with 5-row chromatic free bass;
Otto Lechner (5-7,13-21): Hohner Lucia piano accordion.