Accordionist Gary Blair presented a workshop, “Accordion Tips and Tricks” on June 20, 2016 at the Petosa Accordions in Seattle, Washington.

Gary Blair started learning accordion at the age of 8 and was taught by his father, who had a large accordion school in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a regular at competitions throughout Europe and was crowned UK accordion champion in 1978.

Gary tours the world performing concerts, workshops and dances – with recent performances in China, Russia, India, UAE, USA, Quebec, France, and Italy. Gary has also been a judge at many festivals around the world. He is a historian and has an enormous collection of vintage accordion magazines, photos, and recordings.

Gary was also the featured artist for the Leavenworth Accordion Celebration held in June.