TF004 Newfoundland: The First Lady of the Accordion - a podcast by Mike Tod

If you mention the accordion in Newfoundland, the name Minnie White is likely to come up. Minnie White is synonymous with accordion music in the province. But she did not gain this reputation as an icon until very late in life. In the 1970s, an entire province witnessed, watched, and listened to her comeback musical story. This episode investigates Minnie White and her beloved accordion, from her early childhood and discovery of the instrument, to the history of the accordion in the province. From her lengthy time away from playing, to the comeback that solidified her status as an icon in the province as Newfoundland's "First Lady of the Accordion." 

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