Come celebrate Oktoberfest in Sunriver wit h accordionista\, Robin Werdal. \; \;
\nRobin will be contri buting to the festive atmosphere by playing her accordion outside of the S unriver Library as part of Sunriver Oktoberfest. Waltz on by for a song or two! Please note\, seating will not be provided. \;
\nSee what else is on the schedule at the \;2026 Sunriver Oktoberfest
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Robin Werdal \;has been an active member of the Central Oregon Accordion Club for the last several years. They meet once a month for a rehearsal and then on another day\, they play a one hour conc ert for the residents at Aspen Ridge. \; She learned to play the accor dion as a child\, taking lessons from Joe Carbonatto\, a well known musici an in Seattle\, from the ages of 7 to 14. \; She then left it\, but pi cked it up again at the age of 68\, and has been practicing daily since th en.
\nShe currently plays a Petosa Pro Compatto 96 bass accordion\, made in Italy. She also has an antique accordion that still plays. That on e is a small Hohner\, only 80 basses. It was made in Germany in 1937. It&r squo\;s very rare for an accordion of that age to still be playable. She t akes special pleasure in using it to play Hava Nagila (a traditional Jewis h celebratory folk song)\, since it was originally made while Hitler was i n power! She is most fond of the &ldquo\;musette&rdquo\; sound\, which is famous in French music for the accordion. Both of her accordions have that sound.
\nRobin is a retired RN. She has lived in Bend since 2015. S he and her husband enjoy remodeling and working in the yard. They have pla nted 60 trees (mostly pines) and hundreds of native plants in their yard i n the last ten years. She is also a Reiki volunteer in the Cancer Center a t St. Charles Medical Center. Robin played in Tin Pan Alley for the last t wo summers for the Bastille Day celebration put on by San Simon Restaurant and Bar. She also occasionally busks in front of the Downtown Bend Librar y.
\nQuestions? emilyc@ deschuteslibrary.org
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