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FRLO Anthem

from L'Autre Diatoniste by Gary Chapin

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Anthem for The Free Reed Liberation Orchestra, an apocryphal, anarcho-syndicalist accordion troupe based in post-war, central Jersey.

lyrics

There is power in the bellows
Power in the reeds
Power in the squeeze
Of the Accordion

But it all amounts to nothing
If our mothers we don't please
We are the Free Reed Liberation Orchestra

Accordions forever!
We're fleet and we're light!
Harmony on the left hand
Melody on the Right

But it all amounts to nothing
If our mothers we don't please
We are the Free Reed Liberation Orchestra

lyrics by Gary Chapin, 2010

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from L'Autre Diatoniste, released July 12, 2013
Gary Chapin, accordion (Saltarelle G/C, low reed), and guitar
Steve Gruverman, clarinet

Tune: Battle Cry Freedom (by George Frederic Root 1862) Lyric: Gary Chapin

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Gary Chapin plays music from centre France, Brittany, Alsace, and other places on diatonic accordéon.

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