On behalf of the AWW Staff, I welcome all accordion enthusiasts to 2013, another exciting year of accordion activities. We hope you will enjoy the articles and our new feature of videos that will bring you up to date information on all types of accordionists, festivals, instruments, and much more!

The website provides a search engine, “Search on site” on the top left of each issue. Additionally, all publications are archived and easily accessible. Refer to “Past News Index” at the top of each publication.

Please remember to submit, for possible publication, your association’s or your own information/videos. Here are directions for submitting a video to the USA News:

If you have any interesting concerts of new compositions for accordion, new performers (such as a new trio or orchestra), or new arrangements, competition winners, something unusual, then we would like to have a video of that performance.  

You may send videos to us in three ways for possible publication:
1. We can supply you with a youtube address to upload the video to.
2. You can upload to your own youtube address.
3.  Using your browser, you can send the video file from the camera direct to a dropbox: Write to Rita Davidson at Ritabelll@aol.com for the dropbox address.

Please email: Ritabelll@aol.com when you upload a video to dropbox so we know to look for the video.

Youtube video upload site information:
www.youtube.com
Username:  harleyaccordion
Password: AccordionsWorldwide

Videos must be submitted before the 25th of the month to allow time for possible editing.

Best wishes for a Happy and Healthy Accordion New Year!