[one_third last=”no” class=”” id=””] Our accordion collection includes hundreds of unique and beautifully handcrafted pieces, however, our visitors would agree that it’s the narrated experience that becomes most memorable after visiting NEAM. Director, Paul Ramunni, curates the exhibits and shares memories that tell a genuine story about each accordion. The New England Accordion Museum would…
Accordion Stories from the Heart The intention in creating this book was to make it a pleasurable, as well as an educational, viewing experience. But in the collecting of the many pictures, stories and in the production of the work itself, something quite unexpected happened. As you read through the stories and see the various…
Hi Everyone, I have recently released my new book “Accordion Stories from the Heart.” It’s a collection of accordions from around the world and their stories, inspired by the extraordinary people who played them. There are more than 40 tender memory-evoking stories of people who played or listened to accordions over the course of their…
Read reviewer/author Charles Cassady’s interview with Paul from Kirkus Reviews: Lavishly Illustrated Essays on Accordion Culture Find Grace Notes I’ve told that story about a hundred times. It still gives me goosebumps,” Angelo Paul Ramunni says, referring to the serendipity that led him to create an accordion-based museum in his home in Canaan, Connecticut—and, by…
Accordions And Their Stories: A Living Legacy [one_half last=”no” class=”” id=””]The New England Accordion Museum opened its doors in the Fall of 2011 in Canaan, Connecticut. How it came to be is, in itself, an interesting story. I learned to play the accordion from age 10 to 17 while growing up on Long Island. I…