{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Button Box Dreams &amp; Repair-Shop Flair: Mastering the Art of Accordions with Tony Tomei and Antonio Maestas","description":"Accordions are woven into New Mexico\u2019s soundscape\u2014at fiestas, on plazas, and in the musical storytelling traditions that travel across generations. In this episode of Encounter Culture, host Emily Withnall talks with Tony Tomei and Antonio Maestas, a master-and-apprentice duo who completed the New Mexico Arts Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program in 2024, focusing on accordion restoration and traditional New Mexico tunings. Tony and Antonio fell in love with the accordion in different decades and play different styles. Tony first encountered the accordion as a child in the 1950s, growing up in an ethnically diverse community where the instrument was central to social life. \u200a\u201dAnd that was before the Beatles came in the sixties and basically wreaked havoc with the accordion and everybody switched over to the guitars,\u201d Tony laughs. Discover more: New Mexico Arts Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program \u200aNew Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs on YouTube&amp;nbsp; Hear more on Encounter Culture: The American Mystique of the Cowboy Boot with Deana McGuffin and Jes M\u00e1rquez Learn more: Hohner Albuquerque Accordion Club We\u2019d love to hear from you! Let us know what you loved about the episode, share a personal story it made you think of, or ask us a question at elpalacio@dca.nm.gov. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to.&amp;nbsp; Visit newmexicoculture.org&amp;nbsp;for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more.&amp;nbsp; Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico CulturePass. Reserve yours online!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If you love New Mexico, you\u2019ll love&amp;nbsp;El Palacio Magazine! Subscribe to&amp;nbsp;El Palacio&amp;nbsp;today. Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios.&amp;nbsp; Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio MagazineExecutive Producer: Daniel Zillmann Technical Director &amp;amp; Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. RuizRecording Engineer: Collin Ungerleider and Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa FeEditor &amp;amp; Production Manager:&amp;nbsp;Alex RieglerAssociate Producer &amp;amp; Editor: Monica Braine (Assiniboine\/Lakota) Theme Music: D\u2019Santi Nava  Instagram:&amp;nbsp;@newmexicanculture&amp;nbsp;and @elpalaciomagazine ","author_name":"Encounter Culture","author_url":"https:\/\/podcast.nmculture.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40064300\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198437685"}