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Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette 💖

Thank you very much for your interest! I have a list of requests which I will start working on after New Year. I have never heard of this song before. Maybe it never made it to Australia but it is a very cute song and I think it would sound wonderful on the accordion. Bernadette 💖💖

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette 💖💖💖

Thank you for your interest and compliments! The foxtrot is a very sweet piece and we'll take a look at it after the holidays. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and the best for 2025! Bernadette

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Merry Christmas! Bernadette 👌👌

@ Thank you Bernadette! Merry Christmas to you ✨🪗

@RhythmyVale You are most welcome! Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! Bernadette 💖💖

Thank you very much, Richard! I'd send you some snow but we don't have any yet. It seems that both the winters and the summers are getting warmer. Bernadette

Thank you very much for your compliments! I'm also a Mel Torme fan. PFEW! That is hot! For those of us now working in Fahrenheit, that's 106 degrees. I'm very glad that I'm not baking on the streets as I was eighteen years ago. Christmas is so magical over here, especially with my little Christmas angel, Stasha! Merry Christmas to you! Bernadette

Thank you for the interest! Actually, this is Ed's Giulietti which he allows me to play occasionally. It is a very early model Giulietti that was built by Serenelli. It was Giulietti's version of an Ernie Felice model. It does not have a model number. As you can hear, it has a most remarkable sound. If you watch my video of Tangerine, it shows the breadth of some of the tone colors. Bernadette

@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion the 1960s were the best for italian accordions

@@kimpossiblefan-c3g I don't know what year this Giulietti was built but this certainly was the golden age for the accordion. Bernadette

Thank you very much! I hope we'll have a chance to put something more out this year but Stasha is sick at the moment so, we'll see. Bernadette

@ Tell Stasha I’m so sorry she’s sick and that I wish her well. I’ll keep her in my prayers.

@@patriciawaites8495 Thank you very much! Stasha is slowly improving but after an ear infection, sinus infection, and a viral infection, she's coming around slowly. We stopped her swim lessons because all her troubles seemed to start at that time. We'll see what we can do. Bernadette

@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion Poor baby, so glad to hear Stasha is feeling better. More prayers promised.

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoy my videos. My husband and daughter were very interested to see the emu. By the way, where are you? Everyone around sounds British. I actually grew up in Australia so, I've seen emus before. My parents and I used to drive to Tower Hill near Warrnambool and the emus would take pieces of bread from our car windows. It's pretty neat that you have a pet emu. Bernadette 💖💖

Thank you very much! Nice to hear from you again. I'm glad you enjoy my videos. Bernadette

Thank you for your interest! Let me take a look at it after the holidays. Bernadette

Dziękuję bardzo! Cieszę się, że spodobał Ci się mój film. Pozdrawiam, Bernadette 💖💖

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette ☺☺

Thank you very much! This is my favorite time of year. I wanted to play this song since I found it again, having remembered it from my childhood. Bernadette

You are most welcome! I'm glad I made your day. Bernadette

Thank you for the compliment! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette 🤗

Happy belated birthday, Richard! I hope you had a lovely day and I was certainly thinking of you. My experiences of Christmas are exactly the inverse of yours. Growing up in Australia, I know what you mean about the swooping magpies and it's more of a case of chestnuts roasting on the sidewalk, the footpath to be exact. Eighteen years ago Ed invited me over for a white Christmas and I came over and loved it. Australia has its festivities, you're quite correct, but it was always very hot. I love the snow and Christmas always seems to shine brighter here for me, especially with my little girl. I will recommend a film to you, Donovan's Reef, starring John Wayne and Lee Marvin. It is a Christmas movie set in a beautiful island paradise and I always think of you because both John Wayne and Lee Marvin's characters have birthdays on December 7th. If anything will lift you spirits for Christmas, this film should do the trick. It's an old movie but it is just fun to watch. We actually watch it every Christmas night. That way, I have the best of both worlds, my while Christmas and the tropical one on film. By the way, as far as I know, Young and Jacksons is still running. I wish you a merry Christmas! No one should be sad at Christmas time. As far as New Years is concerned, Ed always seems to get the blues so, we watch another tropical favorite, Father Goose with Cary Grant and Leslie Caron. I wish you a bright New Year and I will play some baroque for you. Bernadette

@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion Thank you for your most kind and thoughtful reply. And a very Merry Christmas to you and your family as well Bernadette. I must tell you I'm too stubborn to be depressed, rather those four Christmas's in Australia fundamentally changed my outlook in ways I never anticipated. After all, I told a few jokes about getting old at the end of my comment. It has crossed my mind from time to time that from an anthropological viewpoint, how fundamentally changed were those explorers on ships changed when Australia and its native inhabitants were first being discovered. If anything I'm quite curious about my own reactions and responses, a kind of self reflection. I'm really looking toward 2025. I think the entire world is going to be fundamentally changed by many new revelations such that most people will be shocked and overwhelmed by the news coming out. However, I also think we're going to be fundamentally changed about new and marvelous things and changes too. But for now it's let's wait and see. For the moment May the Blessings Be. Richard.

My daughter plays a PanItalia (Pancordion). It only has low and middle reeds but it is quite light with a nice tone. The patented direct sound gives the accordion a very nice sound. I wish you many hours of musical pleasure. Bernadette

@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion all pans are fun

@@kimpossiblefan-c3g Yes, they are! Enjoy! Bernadette

Moltes gràcies pel teu compliment! M'alegro molt que hagis gaudit del meu popurrí. Bernadette

Thank you very much! I love the title - does it come with a crown - and some jewelry, maybe? Bernadette

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette

Thank you very much for your compliment! I hope these songs get you into the Christmas spirit. Bernadette

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette

Thank you very much for your compliment! I have several Chopin pieces recorded in my classical playlist. I love the soulful quality of Chopin's music. You may also want to listen to my Rachmaninoff variation 18 in my classical playlist. These pieces are very challenging to transcribe for accordion but they are so beautiful that I wanted to play them. Bernadette

I though it might! I've already had a request from a fellow Australian subscriber for Stasha and I to play it as a duet. Bernadette

Thank you for the compliment and the proposal. As for the latter, I must warn you, you probably won't have room for all my accordions! Bernadette

Right you are! You know your accordions. I feel this could become a game show, "What's my accordion?" I had to put the Iorio out to pasture as it had developed some electronic problems. Bernadette

@@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion really what do you consider for me to buy under 2000

@@kimpossiblefan-c3g First of all, that depends on the style of music you play. That would determine what style of tuning you would find most useful. You may want to look at the Liberty Bellows website. I've bought accordions from them and have had good luck. They also post videos so you can hear how the accordion sounds. Also, they repair accordions and especially with older instruments it is good to have a source for repair. For 2000 dollars you are looking at an older second hand accordion or, if it's newer, a cheap accordion. Ebay can also be a possibility but it is hit or miss since many of the sellers don't know much about the products they are selling but still want to make money and others are just dumping the instrument. Bernadette

Thank you very much, Richard! In my own interpretation, the little white donkey is very playful and mischievous and unpredictable. I did not want all the phrases to be the same. Your white donkey reference reminds me of the tiny horse in the film, "The Valley of Gwangi," one of the early dinosaur films, maybe you remember it. I'm getting into Christmas mode at the moment so I'll get back into baroque after the New Year, among other styles of music. Bernadette

Thank you for your interest. I have not heard this song before and it would be a fun song to play as a duet. When I first started reading your comment, I thought you were going to mention Donkey Serenade, which is also a great piece for Stasha. So I will be keeping her busy after the new year. It is coming up to Christmas so, you'll have to watch "Carols by Candlelight" at the Myer Music Bowl for me. Bernadette

Donkey Serenade would certainly work in accordion duet. Here is a link to a massed brass band rendition of Donkey Serenade which might a listening pleasure for you. ua-cam.com/video/aaDxZA88V7A/v-deo.html Translating that sound to accordion might not be easy. My imagining is that after an elaborate intro, your daughter could lead in solo with the first melody in a clarinet register with you accompanying lightly. Through next verses you might progressively lift to full orchestra with your characteristic octave keyboard chords on your electronically augmented accordion. You would both revert to your daughter on solo with your quiet accompaniment closing towards the conclusion with the finale being the orchestration again on your electronic instrument.

@@DARANGULAFILM Thank you for the link. I played "The Donkey Serenade" in a massed accordion orchestra at an accordion festival thirty years ago. I'm sure Stasha and I will have fun creating an accordion arrangement. Bernadette

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've just celebrated my 18 anniversary since I arrived in the US and our love story is still going strong. Bernadette

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed this lovely piece. Bernadette

Thank you very much! We are so glad you enjoyed our duet. Bernadette and Stasha

Thank you for your compliment! I'm so glad you think so. Bernadette

Thank you very much! It is a very interesting piece in the impressionist style. It is so playful and that little white donkey is as precocious as my daughter! Bernadette

Thank you for your compliments! Actually, Stasha sewed that dress herself - with the help of her sewing teacher. Bernadette and Stasha

Thank you, Tina! I almost forgot how much fun it is to play live. Bernadette

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette 🤗

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Bernadette

Thank you for the compliment! I'm glad you enjoy my singing and I hope you enjoy dancing to this video too. I certainly had a lot of fun. It's always a lot of fun to play in front of an audience. Bernadette

Indeed, patience is a virtue! I'm glad you enjoyed my video, my virtuous friend. I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long. Bernadette

I certainly try to! I really enjoy live performances. If I'm having fun, hopefully the audience will too. Bernadette

I'm glad you enjoyed my video! Which song would you like to hear me play? Bernadette

@Rock.Pop.and.More_4accordion "Rudacīte" would be great on accordion, I've been practicing it myself but I've only got the right hand down

@RičardsBekmanis Thank you for your interest! I'll take a look at it after the holidays. Bernadette

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¡Gracias por tu cumplido! Siempre intento que mis arreglos sean lo más completos y orquestales que puedo. El acordeón es, en efecto, un instrumento muy hermoso. Puede tocar muchos estilos diferentes de música y evocar muchas emociones diferentes. Me alegra que hayas disfrutado de mi video. Bernadette

Děkujeme za váš kompliment! Stále pracujeme na prvcích její techniky. Bernadette a Stasha 🤗🤗

Thank you for your comments, Patricia! This is the first time Stasha has played in front of a large crowd and she said she was somewhat overwhelmed. She was also very curious and looked around, as curious about her audience as they were about her. Sorry about the microphone but because of the way people had moved around the tables, my husband could not get a good clear picture of both of us. Since this was Stasha's song, he concentrated and her. Bernadette and Stasha

Merci beaucoup pour votre compliment ! Vous avez tout à fait raison, c'était bruyant et Stasha n'était pas habituée à ça. Je suis sûre que cela lui a rendu la tâche plus difficile. C'était la première fois qu'elle jouait devant un grand public. Bernadette et Stasha

Thank you for your compliment and thank you for requesting this song. You are right, these are incredible memories and I hope Stasha will cherish them as much as I do. I never dreamed we'd have so much fun together. Bernadette and Stasha