The group, Immigrant Sons, performed for the one of the largest German Festival in North America from August 24-26, 2018 in Oregon Ohio. The Immigrant Sons played for a special VIP private party and then again on Friday from 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM and again on Sunday from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
In 2 & 1/2 days, the festival went through well over 1,200 kegs of beer, 15,000 sausages, 2.5 tons of potatoes. The event featured a 2 story live Coo Coo clock providing great entertainment and giveaways.
Who are the Immigrant Sons the high spirited German band from Michigan?
Excerpts from their Facebook page: The inception of Immigrant Sons is the culmination of all the musical history and heritage of the band members. Immigrant Sons allows all the Band members to come together and provide a wonderful blend of cultures.
Most importantly, it allows them to continue what they enjoys most… playing a variety of music that makes people want to dance and tap their feet, creating the kind of fun that builds life long memories.
Joe Recchia (Son of Italian Immigrants) – Accordion, Bass & Vocals – Joe Recchia is a 1st generation Italian and is very proud of his heritage and is thankful for scarifies that his Immigrant parents and grandparents have made to provide a better life for his family.
Joe currently holds the office as President of the Michigan Accordion Society and is a dedicated ambassador and promoter for the accordion. Joe’s accordion DNA comes from a long line of famous accordionists; his grandfather was Henry Ford’s personal accordionist and music director at the Ford Mansion in Dearborn,
MI and was labeled as “The Famous Accordionists of the Ford Motor Car Company”.
His uncle Tony Dannon world famous Jazz Accordionists, teacher, composer, promoter as well as one of the owners of the “Modern Accordion School” in Dearborn Michigan which was well known for the most successful accordion school in the nation.
His cousin also an accordionist is baseball legend hall of famer and former Atlanta Braves Pitcher John Smoltz. Music has been a part of Joe and his family all his life and Joe is excited to be part of a this wonderful ethnic band the “Immigrant Son”.
