Artur Blasco: 'The accordion was a revolutionary instrument'

AI Briefing

• – Artur Blasco, a 92-year-old accordion researcher and popularizer, receives the Enderrock Honorary Award for his work reviving folk music of the Catalan Pyrenees. He has projects in the works, including a new songbook and a concert with accordionist Cati Plana.
• – The 12th volume of his 'On foot along the paths of the songbook' is about to be published and features 1,535 songs from 417 singers and informants from 244 villages in the Pyrenees.
• – Blasco's fieldwork began in 1965 and the digitized materials are stored for public consultation at the Department of Culture of the Generalitat.